Editing a clip in its original application

The Edit Original command opens clips in their original application so that you can edit them and then have those changes automatically incorporated into the current project without exiting Premiere or replacing files. Exported Premiere movies can also be embedded with information that allows them to be opened using the Edit Original command that is in other applications, such as Adobe After Effects.

To edit a clip in its original application:

1 Select a clip in either the Project Window or the Source View of the Monitor Window.

2 Choose Edit > Edit Original.

To save a Premiere project with the information necessary to use the Edit Original command:

When exporting a clip or the Timeline, choose Project Link from the Embedding Options menu in the Export Settings dialog box. For information on exporting a movie, see Exporting a video.

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