Importing another project

You can add the contents of an existing project to an open project. For example, you can break up a large project into smaller, more manageable pieces in separate projects, and then import each project into a main project to create the final video program. When you import a project into an open project, the imported project's clips are added to the Project window in a bin named after the imported project. You can import a project's Timeline contents at the beginning, end, or edit line in the open project's Timeline. All of the imported project's special effects, such as transitions and effects, are included. If there are tracks in the imported project that do not match track names in the open project, they are added to the Timeline.

Premiere imports the project as an insert edit: Any clips on all tracks at or after the insertion point are moved later by an amount corresponding to the duration of the imported project. If you import a project at the edit line, it bisects any clips at the edit line. Before importing a project, you may want to examine both projects to anticipate any potential track conflicts, and save the destination project in case importing a project creates results you didn't anticipate.

Note: You cannot import a Premiere 5.0 or earlier project directly into a Premiere 6.0 project because of differences in these versions. To import a Premiere 5.0 or earlier project, first convert it to a Premiere 6.0 project by opening and saving it in Premiere 6.0 (see Opening a project). Make sure that both projects have the same timebase. Projects created in Premiere 5.1 or later can be imported directly into a Premiere 6.0 project.

To merge a project into a currently open project:

1 Make sure that the destination project is open.

2 Choose File > Import > Project.

3 Locate and select the project, and then click Open.

4 Click Beginning, Edit Line, or End to specify where in the Timeline you want the imported project to appear, and then click OK.

Capturing and Importing Source Clips > Importing another project