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How do I import still images as single frames and create a sequence out of them?
Ok, this is probably a super newbie question.
I’m exporting single frames of an animated sequence from a 3D program and I need an easy way to condense them all into a movie.
Basically, how can I import the rendered stills into Premiere CS4 as one frame images and connect them all together into fluid sequences?
Keep in mind that I’ll be importing thousands of frames of animation. I tried to follow this method here:
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WS1c9bc5c2e465a58a91cf0b1038518aef7-7f5ca.html
but it didn’t seem to work. When I import the images they all come in as 5 second clips. I can select all of them and turn the Speed/Duration all the way down but they’ll each still be several frames instead of just one. This method also scoots the frames away from each other and it will be extremely time consuming to position each image individually (again, thousands of frames to work with).
So, is there a way for Premiere to recognize a group of images as a sequence and import each image as one frame and then connect them all together in order?
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
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2 Replies
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I’ve been using this method for years, works every time. Only difference is I’ve never done step one, I just Import and the “default” frame rate must have been correct.
At Import, make SURE that you only select the FIRST FRAME, don’t select ALL the stills. Click first one, then the Numbered Stills checkbox, and OK. You should then have ONE clip imported that you can put on the timeline
Jeff Pulera
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Thanks for your reply Jeff! I guess I just needed somebody to point out the obvious for me, ha ha.
It looks like Premiere is indeed importing all the clips and stringing them together for me.
I didn’t realize this though because, by default, it names the new clip the same name as the first frame so when I looked at it I thought it was just the first still image. I was also expecting to see the clip with a cut for each frame so seeing it as a solid clip also made me think it was just one image with a longer duration, (I think this might be due to how it looked in Final Cut when I did this same process a few years ago).
So now, when I scrub through my clip I can see the different frames that make up the animation. Thanks again Jeff!
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