About importing files

The Import command brings files that are already on your hard disk or other connected storage device into your project. Importing files makes them available to an Adobe Premiere Pro project. Adobe Premiere Pro lets you import numerous types of video, still images, and audio. You can also locate files in Adobe Bridge and use the File > Place command to import them into Adobe Premiere Pro. Finally, you can export an Adobe Premiere Pro project from After Effects, and import it into Adobe Premiere Pro.

You can import video, audio, and still files in a variety of file formats into an Adobe Premiere Pro project. You can import a single file, multiple files, or an entire folder. Frame sizes cannot exceed 4096 x 4096 pixels.

If the software you use to create art doesn’t let you specify pixels as a unit of measure, try specifying points.

In Adobe Premiere Pro, you can import files by using the Media Browser or the Import command. You can also place files into Adobe Premiere Pro from Adobe Bridge.

Adobe Premiere Pro indexes certain types of files and transcodes others after importing them. You cannot edit these types fully until these processes are completed. The filename of a clip appears in the Project panel in italics until it has been fully indexed or transcoded.

To import files that Adobe Premiere Pro doesn’t support natively, install the appropriate capture card or third-party plug-in software. For more information, check the manual that came with the installed card or plug-in.

You can also import files and folders by dragging them from Windows Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac OS) into the Project panel.