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Importing footage
Last updated 12/16/2014
If you transfer video files to a scratch disk folder before creating the project for them, specify the folder containing the
video files for Captured Video.
Captured Audio
Audio files that you create using File > Capture, or by recording through the Audio Mixer as when recording a voice-
over.
Video Previews
Files created when you use the Sequence > Render In to Out, export to a movie file, or export to a device. If the
previewed area includes effects, the effects are rendered at full quality in the preview file.
Audio Previews
Audio preview files are created by all of the following commands:
• Sequence > Render In to Out
• Use export to a movie file
• Export to a DV device
If the previewed area includes effects, they are rendered at full quality in the preview file.
Specify scratch disks
You set up scratch disks in the Scratch Disk pane of the Preferences dialog box. Before changing scratch disk settings,
you can verify the amount of free disk space on the selected volume. by The amount appears in the box to the right of
the path. If the path is too long to read, position the pointer over the path name. The full path appears in a tool tip.
1 Choose Project > Project Settings > Scratch Disks.
2 Identify a location for each type of file named in the dialog box. Premiere Pro creates a subfolder named for each
file type (for instance, Captured Video) and stores the folder’s associated files in it. The menu lists three default
locations:
My Documents (Windows) or Documents (Mac OS) Stores scratch files in the My Documents folder (Windows) or
Documents folder (Mac OS).
Same As Project Stores scratch files in the same folder where the project file is stored.
Custom Allows you to specify a location of your choosing. Choose Custom, then click Browse and browse to any
available folder.
Optimizing scratch disk performance
For optimum performance, follow these guidelines:
• If your computer has only one hard disk, consider leaving all scratch disk options at their default settings.
• Set up scratch disks on one or more separate hard disks. In Premiere Pro, you can set up a separate scratch disk for
each type of media. For example, you can set up one disk for captured video and another for captured audio.
• On Windows, specify only partitions formatted for the NTFS file format as scratch disks. On Mac OS, use partitions
formatted for Mac OS Extended. FAT32 partitions are not recommended for video. They do not support large file
sizes.
Note: Third-party tools are available that allow NTFS drives to work with Mac OS. See Tuxera NTFS for Mac, and Paragon
NTFS for Mac.
• On Mac OS, disable journaling for best performance.