User Guide

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0
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Importing Illustrator images
You can import an Adobe Illustrator still-image file directly into an Adobe Premiere Pro project. Adobe Premiere
Pro converts path-based Illustrator art into the pixel-based image format used by Adobe Premiere Pro, a process
known as rasterization. Adobe Premiere Pro automatically anti-aliases, or smooths, edges of the Illustrator art.
Adobe Premiere Pro also converts all empty areas into an alpha channel, so that empty areas become transparent.
If you want to define the dimensions of the Illustrator art when it is rasterized, use Illustrator to set crop marks in
the Illustrator file. For information about setting crop marks, see Illustrator Help.
To import a layered Photoshop or Illustrator file
When you import a layered file saved in Photoshop or Illustrator file formats, you can choose how to import the
layers in the Import Layered File dialog box:
• Merge the layers, combining all layers into a flattened clip.
• Import only one of the layers from the file.
• Convert the layers into a sequence of frames.
Adobe Premiere Pro imports attributes that were applied in the original file, including position, opacity, visibility,
transparency (alpha channel), layer masks, adjustment layers, common layer effects, layer clipping paths, vector
masks, and clipping groups. A white background in Photoshop exports as opaque white, whereas a checkerboard
background indicates areas that translate into alpha channel transparency when the Photoshop file is exported to a
format that supports alpha channels.
Converting layers into a sequence makes it easy to set up graphics using layers in Photoshop or Illustrator. When
AdobePremiereProconvertslayerstoasequence,thesequenceisimportedintotheProjectpanelasabin;eachlayer
in the file becomes an individual clip in the bin. Each clip’s name consists of the layer name followed by the name of
the file that contained it. In addition, Adobe Premiere Pro automatically creates a sequence in which each layer is
inserted in order at the default still-image duration. You can use this sequence as a clip in other sequences.
Note: Some Photoshop layer attributes aren’t supported, such as special blending modes and the Knockout option. For
best results, use basic transparency and opacity in Photoshop.
1 Choose File > Import.
2 In the Import dialog box, locate and select the layered file. (If the file name doesn’t appear, make sure that All
Supported Files is selected for Files Of Type.)
3 In the Import Layered File dialog box, select either Footage or Sequence from the Import As pop-up menu.
4 Choose Merged Layers to import all layers in the file as a single layer, or choose the layer you want to import from
the file.
5 Choose one of the following options from the Footage Dimensions pop-up menu, and then click OK:
Document Size Resizes the file to the size of the document as specified in Project settings.
Layer Size Imports the file at the size of the merged layers or selected layer.
Note: When you import one layer as a single clip, its name in the Project panel consists of the layer name followed by the
original file name.
Preparing still images
When you prepare still images in applications that support color management, such as Photoshop, colors may appear
more consistent between the application and Adobe Premiere Pro if you prepare images in a video-friendly color
space, such as sRGB or NTSC RGB.