PremierePro

File formats supported for import

Adobe Premiere Pro can import a number of video and audio formats. It also supports 10‑bit color depth, necessary for editing standard and high‑definition footage.

File format support is provided by plug-in software modules. Most of these software modules are installed automatically with Adobe Premiere Pro.

Supported video and animation file formats

  • Animated GIF (GIF)

  • DV-AVI (AVI)

  • Filmstrip (FLM) (Windows only)

  • Microsoft AVI Type 1 and Type 2 (AVI) (Windows only)

  • MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (MPEG, MPE, MPG, M2V)

  • M2T

  • Netshow (ASF) (Windows only)

  • QuickTime (MOV)

  • Sony VDU File Format Importer (DLX) (Windows only)

  • Windows Media Video (WMV) (Windows only)

Note: Type 1 AVI clips must be rendered before they can be previewed from a 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 panel.

Supported audio file formats

  • Audio Interchange File Format, AIFF (AIF)

  • Audio Video Interleaved Audio (AVI)

  • Audio Waveform (WAV)

  • MP3

  • MPEG, MPG

  • QuickTime Audio (MOV; requires QuickTime player)

  • Windows Media Audio (WMA) (Windows only)

Supported still‑image and sequence file formats

  • Adobe Illustrator and Illustrator sequence (AI, EPS)

  • Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop sequence (PSD)

  • Adobe Premiere 6.0 Title (PTL)

  • Adobe Title Designer (PRTL)

  • Bitmap and Bitmap sequence (BMP, DIB, RLE)

  • EPS

  • Filmstrip (FLM)

  • GIF

  • Icon File (ICO) (Windows only)

  • JPEG and JPEG sequence (JPE, JPG, JFIF)

  • PCX and PCX sequence (PCX) (Windows only)

  • PICT and PICT sequence (PIC, PCT)

  • Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

  • PSQ

  • PTL, PRTL (Adobe Title Designer)

  • Targa and Targa sequence (TGA, ICB, VDA, VST)

  • TIFF and TIFF sequence (TIF)

Note: You can import layered Illustrator and Photoshop files as sequences.

Supported video project file formats

  • Adobe Premiere 6.x Library (PLB) (Windows only)

  • Adobe Premiere 6.x Project (PPJ) (Windows only)

  • Adobe Premiere 6.x Storyboard (PSQ) (Windows only)

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (PRPROJ)

  • Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) (Windows only)

  • After Effects Project (AEP)

  • Batch lists (CSV, PBL, TXT, TAB)

  • Edit Decision List (EDL)