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User Guide
Importing Adobe Illustrator files
You can import an Adobe Illustrator still-image file directly into a Premiere project.
Premiere converts path-based Illustrator art into the pixel-based image format used by
Premiere, a process known as rasterization. Premiere automatically anti-aliases, or smooths,
edges of the Illustrator art. Premiere also rasterizes all empty areas in an Illustrator file with
an alpha channel premultiplied with white, which means it can be transparent when you
superimpose it over other clips, but you must apply the White Alpha Matte key type. See
“Using keys for composites and superimposing” on page 263 and “Using Black Alpha Matte
and White Alpha Matte keys” on page 268.
You can import Illustrator art up to 2000 pixels wide by 2000 pixels high. If you want to define
the dimensions of the Illustrator art as it will be rasterized by Premiere, use the Illustrator
program (sold separately) to set crop marks in the Illustrator file. For information about
setting crop marks in Illustrator, see the Adobe Illustrator User Guide.
To rasterize and import an Adobe Illustrator file:
Choose File > Import > File. Locate and select an Illustrator file, and click Open.
Importing Adobe Photoshop files
Premiere can import files from Photoshop 3.0 or later. You can also import an individual layer
from a multi-layer Photoshop file. If the Photoshop file uses an alpha channel for transparency,
Premiere preserves it. If you superimpose the Photoshop file over another track in Premiere,
you can see through the transparent areas marked by the alpha channel. For information about
alpha channels and superimposing, see “Using the Alpha Channel key” on page 268.
Note: If you have trouble importing a Photoshop file that uses a layer mask or multiple layers,
flatten (combine) the layers in the Photoshop file before importing it into Premiere; for information
see the Adobe Photoshop User Guide.
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