How to Import an Image Sequence in Premiere

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

This wikiHow teaches you how to import a series of sequential still images into Adobe Premiere Pro.

Steps

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Format the file names of the images in the sequence. Each file’s name must contain the same number of digits at the end, as well as the correct file extension.^{[1]
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- Example: file001.bmp, file002.bmp, file003.bmp.
- Example: joe123.tiff, joe124.tiff, joe125.tiff.
It’s the purple and blue icon that says ″Pr″ inside. You’ll find it in the Applications folder (macOS) or in the All Apps area of the Start menu (Windows).

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It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
It’s at the top of the window. The value you select determines the number of frames-per-second in your sequence.
It’s at the top of the screen.
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Select the first image in the sequence. This should be the image with a file name that ends in the lowest number.
- For example, if your sequence consists of file001.bmp through file110.bmp, click file001.bmp.
Premiere will now import your images in order.