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Compressed audio

•Premiere Pro does conform all compressed audio, such as audio found in mp3, WMA, MPEG, or compressed MOV files. It conforms this audio at the sample rate of its source file. For example it will conform a 44100Hz mp3 file at 44100Hz. However, if the conformed audio is used in a sequence with a non-matching sampling rate, as when a 44100Hz clip is used in a 44000Hz sequence, the audio will play back at the sample rate of the sequence without further conforming.

Premiere Pro does not conform a file that was conformed in one sequence when you import it into another sequence with the same audio sample rate, so long as you haven’t moved or renamed the file since it was conformed. Premiere Pro keeps the location of the conform files for all files it has conformed in the Media Cache Database.

To avoid conforming, use audio editing software, or transcoding software, to convert your files to natively-supported uncompressed formats at the supported sampling rates.

In addition to conforming some files, Premiere Pro also creates a PEK file for any file containing audio when it is first imported into a project. It uses these PEK files for drawing the audio waveforms in Timeline panels. Premiere Pro stores PEK files in the location specified for Media Cache Files through the Media pane of the Preferences dialog box.

Importing sequences, clip lists, libraries, and compositions

Import clips from Adobe OnLocation projects using the Media Browser

In Adobe OnLocation, you can set In and Out points on clips. When you import a clip from an Adobe OnLocation project using the Media Browser, Premiere Pro retains these In and Out markers. You can mark the good segments of clips in Adobe OnLocation, and select only the good segments for importing into Premiere Pro.

1(Optional) If necessary, copy the Adobe OnLocation project and clips to the machine running Premiere Pro.

2(Optional) If the Media Browser is not open, select Window > Media Browser to open it.

3In the Media Browser, browse to the desired Adobe OnLocation project file, and select it.

4From the View As menu, select Adobe OnLocation Project.

The clips contained in the selected Adobe OnLocation project file appear in the pane on the right side of the Media Browser. You can sort clips by their metadata fields.

5Select the clips desired.

6Do one of the following:

•Select File > Import From Media Browser,

•In the Media Browser, right-click any of the selected clips. Select Import.

•Drag the clips from the Media Browser and drop them into the Project panel.

Last updated 1/16/2012

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Importing earlier Premiere Pro projects

You can add the contents of a project made with Premiere Pro CS3 on either Mac OS or Windows. In addition, on Windows, you can import a project made with earlier versions of Premiere Pro, or Premiere 6.0 or 6.5. The imported project’s clips and sequences are added to the Project panel in a bin named after the imported project. The bin hierarchy of the imported project is maintained within its new bin. Discontinued transitions and effects are not maintained. Use caution when importing a project into another project with a different time base or audio sample rate, because these differences may affect edit positioning and audio quality.

Importing a project into another project is the only way to transfer its complete sequence and clip information.

Also, you can open projects made with Premiere Pro for Windows, including any contents that may have been imported from earlier versions, in Premiere Pro for Mac OS.

Note: In earlier versions of Adobe Premiere, storyboards were stored in files independent of project files. Premiere Pro contains all storyboard features within the Project panel. On Windows, you can import storyboard files created in earlier versions by choosing File > Import.

Import selected sequences from Premiere Pro projects

You can import one or more sequences of your choosing from another Premiere Pro project.

To make the assets for a sequence easy to import with the sequence, first consolidate the project that contains the sequence. Collect the files and copy them to a new location with the Project Manager.

1Select File > Import, and browse to the project file containing the desired sequence or sequences, and select them.

2Click Open.

3In the Import Project dialog box, choose whether to import the entire project or selected sequences, and click OK.

4In the Import Premiere Pro Sequence dialog box, select each sequence you want to import, and click OK.

Import a Premiere Elements project (Windows only)

1Select File > Open Project.

2Browse to an Adobe Premiere Elements project file, with file extension PREL.

3Click Open.

Premiere Pro converts the Premiere Elements project file to a Premiere Pro project file.

Importing libraries (Windows only)

Adobe Premiere 6.5 supports containers called libraries, which store clips from one or several projects in files. A library (PLB) is a file apart from any project file. Although Premiere Pro doesn’t directly support libraries, it allows you to import PLB library files, in Windows only. A library converts to a bin when you import it into a Premiere Pro project. To store a set of clips to make them available for other projects, simply save a project that contains the clips, and import that project into other projects.

Last updated 1/16/2012