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Adobe Premiere Pro Help Capturing and Importing Source Clips
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Importing clips
You can import a single clip, multiple clips, or an entire folder of clips, either by using the
File > Import command or simply dragging them into the Project window. Clips cannot
exceed 4000 x 4000 pixels. If the software you use to create art does not let you specify
pixels as a unit of measure, specifying points may be sufficient.
If you import a clip and it appears horizontally or vertically distorted (stretched), its pixel
aspect ratio may not be interpreted correctly. If this is the case, inspect the pixel aspect
ratio for the clip and change it if necessary (see
“Capturing or importing various aspect
ratios” on page 100). Adobe Premiere Pro continuously rasterizes EPS images, so you can
scale these files without pixelization. See “Adjusting position, scale, rotation, and anchor
point” on page 241.
Adobe Premiere Pro can import a number of video and audio formats.
Video formats: Type 2 AVI, MOV, MPEG/MPE/MPG, Open DML, and WMV
Note: Type 1 AVI clips must be rendered before they can be previewed from your DV device.
To render a Type 1 AVI clip, add it to a sequence in a DV project, and build a preview file of
that section of the timeline.
Audio formats: AIFF, AVI, MOV, MP3, WAV, WMA
Still-image formats: AI, BMP/DIB/RLE, EPS, FLC/FLI, GIF, ICO, JPEG/JPE/JPG/JFIF, PCX,
PICT/PIC/PCT, PNG, PRTL (Adobe Title Designer), PSD, TGA/ICB/VST/VDA, TIFF
Sequence formats: AI, BMP/DIB/RLE, Filmstrip, animated GIF, PICT/PIC/PCT, TGA/ICB/VST/
VDA, TIFF, PSD
File format support is provided by plug-in software modules. Most software modules for
these formats are automatically installed with Adobe Premiere Pro. Some formats may
require that Apple QuickTime be installed.
If you’re using an Adobe application to create a clip for use in Adobe Premiere Pro,
turn on the Embed Project Link option in the originating Adobe application so that
you can use Adobe Premiere Pro’s Edit Original command to open the clip in the appli
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cation used to create it. See “Editing a clip in its original application” on page 145.
To import one or more clips into the Project window:
Do one of the following:
• To import a single clip, choose File > Import. Locate and select the file,
and then click Open.
• To import multiple clips, choose File > Import. Hold down Control as you select each file
you want to import. Click Open.
• To import a clip that was recently imported into Adobe Premiere Pro, choose the file
from the File > Import Recent File submenu. The file may not appear if many other files
have been imported more recently or if Adobe Premiere Pro preferences have been
reset.