CS3 premiere import ppj. project problem

Hi,
I gotta problem with CS3 premiere importing a project file.
I'm grabbing Premiere project file ppj. from Premiere 6.5 on
PC and transferring it to CS3 on Mac. Problem is when I try
to do this. I can't, it has an error message saying "this project
was saved in a version prior to adobe premiere pro cs3 and
can not be opened on a mac." Is there anyway to fix this
problem?
Thank You
Paul

Yep...
Open it in 1.5 and save it
...then open it in 2.0 and save it...
then open it in CS3
then you only have to deal with opening it cross platform.

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