Importing assets from tapeless formats in Premiere Pro
During recent workflow studies, I asked several video editors to import files of various formats into Adobe Premiere Pro. When they came to a set of files shot on a Panasonic P2 camera, and another set shot on a Sony XDCAM EX camera, most of the editors imported these files with the Import command (File > Import). They found this method time-consuming and confusing ("What should I do with all these XML files?" "Will the audio stay with the video?"), and seemed unaware that the Media Browser could have made importing these tapeless assets a breeze. They had never seen, apparently, the very helpful video tutorial, Importing tapeless assets in Media Browser, nor read the sections dealing with the Media Browser in the Help topic, Import assets from file-based sources. If you work with tapeless assets, spare yourself some confusion. Save yourself some time. Consult these resources