# Open Sequence Order 2025

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/open-sequence-order-2025/11475>\
**Category:** Flame Questions\
**Tags:** timeline, sequence\
**Created:** [September 26, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/open-sequence-order-2025/11475 "2024-09-26T23:15:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![HugeRichards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@HugeRichards](https://forum.logik.tv/u/HugeRichards)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/open-sequence-order-2025/11475/1 "2024-09-26T23:15:28Z")

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A small but somewhat frustrating update in 2025 is the random order in how open sequences appear in the timeline. I have always opened sequences based on their duration 60,30,15,10 etc. and have worked that way for many years. In 2025 I right click and open sequences in the order in which I want the them to appear but it re-orders and shuffles them around in the timeline. I can’t work out if it’s doing it in alphabetical order, it’s def not duration.

Has anyone else noticed this and has a work around?

Is there a new setting that I am missing?? There is a button in prefs that is **use localised sort order** but changing the sorting order in the media tab with this option on has no effect on the timeline order… or am i missing something?

Anyone know why this has changed? Was it a requested addition?

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**Author:** ![philm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/philm/32/9286_2.png) [@philm](https://forum.logik.tv/u/philm)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/open-sequence-order-2025/11475/2 "2024-09-26T23:17:47Z")

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[Timeline Improvements (What’s New in 2025)](https://help.autodesk.com/view/FLAME/2025/ENU/?guid=wn-2025-timeline-improvemnts)

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**Author:** ![HugeRichards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@HugeRichards](https://forum.logik.tv/u/HugeRichards)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/open-sequence-order-2025/11475/3 "2024-09-26T23:21:05Z")

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Legend… Thanks Phil!! Funny this is beginner level stuff for this old veteran. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![fredwarren](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/fredwarren/32/158_2.png) [@fredwarren](https://forum.logik.tv/u/fredwarren)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/open-sequence-order-2025/11475/4 "2024-10-24T12:19:12Z")

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For those interested, in 2025.2 Update we have added an option named **Use Media Panel Order / Use Custom Order** setting located in Preferences → User → Timeline → Open Sequences. This allows you to choose between the legacy behaviour and the one introduced in the 2025 version.

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**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/open-sequence-order-2025/11475/5 "2024-10-24T15:43:06Z")

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