Start an HDV or HD sequence

You can edit HDV footage in the 720p, 1080p, or 1080i formats, and HD footage in 720p or 1080i. When creating a new sequence for these formats, make sure you select the preset that best matches the specifications of your source footage.

The DVCPROHD presets included with Adobe Premiere Pro are for editing material recorded to MXF files with a Panasonic P2 camcorder. Adobe Premiere Pro has presets also for AVCHD, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM EX. Additional HD sequence presets are usually installed into Adobe Premiere Pro when an HD capture card that supports Adobe Premiere Pro is installed.

For best playback performance, it is sometimes helpful to render HD footage when you first place it into a sequence.

Select File > New > Sequence.
The New Sequence dialog box opens with the Sequence Preset tab selected.
Select a preset that matches your footage.
(Optional) Select the Custom Settings tab, and customize the preset as needed.
To edit DVCPROHD 720p footage shot at 25fps (e.g. 25pN native mode footage from PAL versions of the Panasonic HVX200 camera), choose the DVCPROHD 720p 50p preset. Then, select the General tab. Then, from the Timebase drop-down menu, select 25.00frames/second.
(Optional) To set the number of channels in the Master audio track, select the Tracks tab. In the Master menu in the Audio pane, select one of the following:
Mono

Outputs a single mono channel.
Stereo

Outputs two mono channels with stereo panning intact.
5.1

Outputs four mono channels respecting the Left-Front, Right-Front, Left-Rear, and Right-Rear panning.
Enter a location and name for the project file and click OK.

Note: In Windows, you can create a custom project preset for previewing uncompressed 10-bit or uncompressed 8-bit footage. For more information, see Create a sequence with uncompressed video playback (Windows only) in Adobe Premiere Pro Help.