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Importing sequences, clip lists, libraries, and compositions


 

    Import clips from Adobe OnLocation projects using the Media Browser

    In Adobe OnLocation, you can set In and Out points on clips. When you import a clip from an Adobe OnLocation project using the Media Browser, Premiere Pro retains these In and Out markers. You can mark the good segments of clips in Adobe OnLocation, and select only the good segments for importing into Premiere Pro.

    1. (Optional) If necessary, copy the Adobe OnLocation project and clips to the machine running Premiere Pro.
    2. (Optional) If the Media Browser is not open, select Window > Media Browser to open it.
    3. In the Media Browser, browse to the desired Adobe OnLocation project file, and select it.
    4. From the View As menu, select Adobe OnLocation Project.

      The clips contained in the selected Adobe OnLocation project file appear in the pane on the right side of the Media Browser. You can sort clips by their metadata fields.

    5. Select the clips desired.
    6. Do one of the following:

      • Select File > Import From Media Browser,

      • In the Media Browser, right-click any of the selected clips. Select Import.

      • Drag the clips from the Media Browser and drop them into the Project panel. In Premiere Pro CS6, you can drag clips to the Project tab, and they are then imported.

    Importing earlier Premiere Pro projects

    You can add the contents of a project made with Premiere Pro CS3 on either Mac OS or Windows. In addition, on Windows, you can import a project made with earlier versions of Premiere Pro, or Premiere 6.0 or 6.5. The imported project’s clips and sequences are added to the Project panel in a bin named after the imported project. The bin hierarchy of the imported project is maintained within its new bin. Discontinued transitions and effects are not maintained. Use caution when importing a project into another project with a different time base or audio sample rate, because these differences may affect edit positioning and audio quality.

    Importing a project into another project is the only way to transfer its complete sequence and clip information.

    Also, you can open projects made with Premiere Pro for Windows, including any contents that may have been imported from earlier versions, in Premiere Pro for Mac OS.

    Note: In earlier versions of Adobe Premiere, storyboards were stored in files independent of project files. Premiere Pro contains all storyboard features within the Project panel. On Windows, you can import storyboard files created in earlier versions by choosing File > Import.

    Import selected sequences from Premiere Pro projects

    You can import one or more sequences of your choosing from another Premiere Pro project.
    To make the assets for a sequence easy to import with the sequence, first consolidate the project that contains the sequence. Collect the files and copy them to a new location with the Project Manager.
    1. Select File > Import, and browse to the project file containing the desired sequence or sequences, and select them.
    2. Click Open.
    3. In the Import Project dialog box, choose whether to import the entire project or selected sequences, and click OK.
    4. In the Import Premiere Pro Sequence dialog box, select each sequence you want to import, and click OK.

    Import a Premiere Elements project (Windows only)

    1. Select File > Open Project.
    2. Browse to an Adobe Premiere Elements project file, with file extension PREL.
    3. Click Open.

    Premiere Pro converts the Premiere Elements project file to a Premiere Pro project file.

    Importing libraries (Windows only)

    Adobe Premiere 6.5 supports containers called libraries, which store clips from one or several projects in files. A library (PLB) is a file apart from any project file. Although Premiere Pro doesn’t directly support libraries, it allows you to import PLB library files, in Windows only. A library converts to a bin when you import it into a Premiere Pro project. To store a set of clips to make them available for other projects, simply save a project that contains the clips, and import that project into other projects.

    Importing After Effects compositions

    You can import After Effects compositions like any other supported file type by using the File > Import command. You can export a Premiere Pro project file from After Effects and open it for editing in Premiere Pro. You can also copy and paste layers and assets between Premiere Pro and After Effects. If you have Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium, or Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection installed, you can create or import After Effects compositions by using Adobe Dynamic Link. You can also select clips in a Premiere Pro timeline and replace them with an After Effects composition via Adobe Dynamic Link. Adobe Dynamic Link allows changes made to a file in either application to appear in both, instantaneously, without a need for rendering.
    To move an After Effects project from another computer to the one on which you are running Premiere Pro, make sure to move all the files associated with the After Effects project.

    Import After Effects compositions

    1. Do one of the following:

      • Select File > Import, and browse to the desired AEP file.

      • (Production Premium only) Select File > Adobe Dynamic Link > Import After Effects Composition.

    2. Select the AEP file and click Open.

      If the After Effects project contains more than one composition, the Import After Effects Composition dialog opens.

    3. Select one or more compositions. Shift-click to select contiguous compositions. Ctrl-click (Windows), or Command-click (Mac OS) to select non-contiguous clips.

    Premiere Pro imports the selected After Effects compositions and places them into the Project panel. If you selected more than one composition. Premiere Pro creates a bin with the name of the AEP file, and places the compositions within that bin.

    Import CMX3600 EDL projects

    You can import project files in the EDL file format.

    1. Select File > Import, and browse to the project file containing the desired EDL file, and select it.
    2. Click Open.
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