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Importing sequences, clip lists, libraries, and compositions



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    Importing earlier Adobe Premiere Pro projects

    You can add the contents of a project made with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 on either Macintosh® or Windows. In addition, in Windows only, you can import a project made with earlier versions of Adobe 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 timebase 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 Adobe Premiere Pro for Windows, including any contents that may have been imported from earlier versions, in Adobe Premiere Pro for Mac OS.

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

    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 Adobe 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 an Adobe 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 an Adobe Premiere Pro project file from After Effects and open it for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. You can also copy and paste layers and assets between Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Finally, if you have Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium installed, you can create or import After Effects compositions by using 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.