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Supported file formats in Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0

This table lists the file formats that Adobe Premiere Pro can import and export. For more information about importing and exporting files, see Adobe Premiere Pro Help.

Format Import Export
Video    
Flash Video (.flv) - - x
Microsoft AVI Type 1 (.avi) x - -
Microsoft AVI Type 2 (.avi) x x1
MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (.mpg, .mpeg, .mpe, .m2v) x x
NetShow (.asf) x - -
QuickTime Movie (.mov, .moov) x2 x
RealMedia (.rm, .ram, .rmvb) - - x
Sony VDU File Format Importer (.dlx) x - -
Windows Media (.wmv, .wma) x x
Still image and sequence    
Adobe Illustrator and Illustrator sequence (.ai, .eps) x x
Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop sequence (.psd) x3 - -
Animated GIF (.gif) x x
Bitmap and Bitmap sequence (.bmp, .dib, .rle) x4 x
EPS (.eps) x x
Filmstrip (.flm) x x
GIF and GIF sequence (.gif) x x
Icon File (.ico) x - -
JPEG and JPEG sequence (.jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif) x x
PCX and PCX sequence (.pcx) x - -
PICT and PICT sequence (.pic, .pct, .pict) x - -
Portable Network Graphics (.png) x - -
Targa and Targa sequence (.tga, .icb, .vst, .vda) x x
TIFF and TIFF sequence (.tif) x5 x
Audio    
Audio Interchange (.aif, .aiff) x - -
Audio Waveform (.wav) x x
AVI Audio (.avi) x x
Dolby Digital (.ac3) - - x6
MP3 Audio (.mp3) x - -
MPEG Audio (.mpeg, .mpg, .mpa) x x
QuickTime Audio (.mov) x2 x
RealMedia (.rm, .ram, .rmvb) - - x
Windows Media Audio (.wma) x x
Other    
Adobe After Effects Project (.aep) x7 - -
Adobe Premiere 6.x Bins (.plb) x - -
Adobe Premiere 6.x Storyboards (.psq) x - -
Adobe Premiere 6.x Projects (.ppj) x - -
Adobe Premiere 6.0 Titles (.ptl) x - -
Adobe Premiere Elements Projects (.prel) x - -
Adobe Premiere Pro Clip Notes File (.pdf) - - x
Adobe Premiere Pro Clip Notes Comment File (.xfdf) x - -
Adobe Title Designer (.prtl) x x
Advanced Authoring Format (.aaf) x x
Batch Lists (.csv) x x
Batch Lists (.txt, .tab) x - -
Edit Decision Lists (.edl) x x

Note: Still image formats are supported in RGB or grayscale color modes only.

1. AVI Type 2 is an OpenDML subset that allows file sizes greater than 2 GB in Windows.

2. QuickTime import requires QuickTime 6 or later.

3. PSDs containing a 32-bit alpha channel are not supported. Convert your image to an 8- or 16-bit PSD before importing.

4. Alpha channels in BMP files are not supported.

5. Premiere Pro supports import only of 8-bit TIFF files.

6. After 3 free trial uses, you must purchase encoder.

7. Import of AEP files requires Premiere Pro to be installed using Adobe Production Studio.

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ID:332612
OS:Windows (All)

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