Import files with the Media Browser

The Media Browser makes it easy to browse to files, and to find them by their type. Unlike the Import dialog box, the Media Browser can be left open, and docked, like any other panel. The Media Browser gives you quick access to all your assets while you edit. Also, you can use the Media Browser to import clips copied from video storage media such as P2 cards, SxS cards, XDCAM disks, and DVDs. When you import an asset Adobe Premiere Pro leaves it in its current location, and creates a clip in the Project panel that points to it. By default, Adobe Premiere Pro writes XMP files to the directory where the media files are located, but you can turn off this behavior in Preferences. For best performance, first transfer files from their file-based media to a local hard disk. Then, import them into Adobe Premiere Pro projects from the hard disk.

The Media Browser panel

A
Recent Directories menu

B
Files Of Type menu

C.
View As menu

  1. Select Window > Media Browser.
  2. To browse to the desired files, do one of the following:

    • To open a folder recently opened, click the triangle in the Recent Directories menu, and select the folder.

    • In the list of hard drives and folders in the Media Browser, click the triangles next to folder names to open them.

  3. To view only files of certain types, click the triangle in the Files Of Type menu, and select a file type. To select an additional type, open the menu again and make another selection. Repeat until all desired types have been selected.
  4. Select one or more files from the list of files. To select more than one non-contiguous file, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the filenames. To select more than one contiguous file, Shift-click the filenames.
  5. Do one of the following:

    • Select File > Import From Browser, or right-click the file in the Media Browser and select Import. Alternatively, you can drag the file from the Media Browser into the Project panel, or drag the file from the Media Browser into a Timeline.

      The Media Browser imports the file into the Project panel.

    • Right-click the file in the Media Browser and select Open In Source Monitor. Alternatively, double-click the file in the Media Browser to open it in the Source Monitor.

      The Media Browser imports the file into the Project panel, and opens it in the Source Monitor.