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Adds a file folder to your Project panel with all the Photoshop CS5 layers 
listed as separate clips
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Creates a new sequence with all the layers on separate video tracks
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 Note:
Adobe Premiere Pro up-converts all audio to the project setting, thereby ensuring no 
quality is lost during editing. Floating-point data allows for even more precise and smoother edits.
6
Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) Medieval_Axe.mp3 in the 
Project panel, and choose Properties from the context menu to see information 
about the file.
7
Close the Properties dialog.
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Another way to see information about an asset is with the Info panel. Click the 
Info panel located in the lower-left area of the workspace. Now click various 
assets in the Project panel to observe the properties being displayed in the 
Info panel.
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 Note:
This is a 
different and faster 
way to open the 
Import dialog. You 
can also press the 
keyboard shortcut 
Ctrl+I (Windows) or 
Command+I (Mac OS).
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 Note:
Notice that 
when you choose to 
import the Photoshop 
file as a sequence, the 
dialog shows the layers 
of the Photoshop image 
and allows you to turn 
on and off individual 
layers.
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 Note:
If you are 
not in the Editing 
workspace, choose 
Window > Workspace > 
Editing.

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LESSON 2
Selecting Settings, Adjusting Preferences, and Managing Assets
Taking a closer look at images
Adobe Premiere Pro can import just about any image and graphic file type. You’ve 
already seen how it handles Photoshop CS5 layered files—giving you the option to 
import the layers as separate graphics within a sequence, import them as single lay-
ers, or merge the entire file into one graphic clip.
What’s left to cover is how Adobe Premiere Pro handles Adobe Illustrator files and 
JPEG image files. You’ll start this exercise where you left off. If you need to start 
fresh, just open Lesson 02-02.prproj from the Lesson 02 folder.
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Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) Illustrator_file.ai in the 
Project panel, and choose Properties from the context menu.
This file type is Adobe Illustrator Artwork. Here’s how Adobe Premiere Pro 
deals with Adobe Illustrator files:
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Like the Photoshop CS5 file you imported in step 4 in the previous exercise, 
this is a layered graphic file. However, Adobe Premiere Pro doesn’t give you 
the option to import Adobe Illustrator files in separate layers. It merges them.
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It also uses a process called 
rasterization
to convert the vector (path-based) 
Illustrator art into the pixel-based (raster) image format used by Adobe 
Premiere Pro.