Importing still images

You can import individual still images or convert a numbered sequence of still images into a single animation as you import (see Importing an animation or still-image sequence). When you import an individual still image, it uses the duration specified in the dialog box that appears when you choose Edit > Preferences > General and Still Image. You can change the duration of a still image after you import it.

To change the default duration for still images:

1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General and Still Image.

2 In the Still Image section, specify the number of frames you want as a default duration for a still image.

Note: Changing the default duration of still images does not affect the duration of still images that are part of a sequence.

To change the duration of a still image you have already imported:

Select the clip and choose Clip > Duration. Type the new duration and click OK.

By default, Premiere will alter the size and aspect ratio of a still image to match that of the frame size you specified for your project. You can specify that still images retain their original aspect ratio (see Maintaining the original aspect ratio of a clip). You can also scale an image to a size other than the size of the frame (see Scaling a clip).

If you're planning to use many still images that use different aspect ratios from your project frame size, you can lock the aspect ratio of each still image before you import it.

To lock the aspect ratios of still images before you import them:

1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General and Still Image.

2 Select Lock Aspect to preserve the proportions of a still image in Premiere. When Lock Aspect is deselected and you import a still image that has a different aspect ratio than the video frame in the project, Premiere resizes the image to fit.

If you import a nonsquare-pixel file that was created and saved at an odd size or a smaller frame size than used by your project (for example, 400 x 400), select it and choose Clip > Video Options > Maintain Aspect Ratio. Then, with the file still selected, choose Clip > Advanced Options > Pixel Aspect Ratio, choose Square Pixels from the Pixel Aspect Ratio menu, and click OK. Setting both of these options prevents Premiere from resizing the image to fill the screen and from resampling the file to match the pixel aspect ratio of the project.

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