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Preparing and Importing Source Clips
Premiere can import the Adobe Illustrator (.AI), Adobe Photoshop (.PSD), Graphics Inter-
change Format (.GIF), Joint Photographics Experts Group (JPEG)(.JPG), Macintosh Picture
(PICT), Storyboard Image, Targa (.TGA), and Tag Image File Format (TIFF) file formats.
In addition, the Windows version can import PCX (.PCX) and Windows Bitmap (.BMP)
file formats.
To change the default duration for still images:
1
Choose File > Preferences > General.
2 In the Still Image section, specify the number of frames you want as a default duration
for a still image.
To change the duration of a still image you 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 video
frame 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” on page 164). You can also scale an
image to a size other than the size of the frame (see “Scaling a clip” on page 156).
If you’re planning to use many still images that use different aspect ratios than your project
frame size, you can lock the aspect ratios of each still image before you import them.
To lock the aspect ratios of still images before you import them:
1
Choose File > Preferences > General.
2
In the Still Image section, 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 Monitor window, Premiere resizes the image to fit.
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