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Upload media to Frame.io

Last updated on Dec 14, 2023

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Learn how to upload media to the Frame.io panel from Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Frame.io will accept any file uploaded to a project. File types that support viewers and reviewing features include all standard video, image, audio, and PDF types.

Frame.io uses an accelerated file uploader, so you don’t need to compress your media beforehand. Upload your largest files, and Frame.io encodes the files into H.264 videos to play seamlessly on the web while making the original file available for download.

Before you begin

Learn about Frame.io and its collaboration capabilities. Enable the Frame.io panel by selecting Window > Workspaces > Review.

Upload media in Premiere Pro

Log in to your Frame.io account.
Select Upload > Active Sequence on the top of your Frame.io panel.

Choose the Active Sequence option to upload an active sequence that you are currently working on to Frame.io.

Note:

If you’re using the Frame.io web app, upload your media by dragging and dropping the file or folder anywhere onto the project.

Upload media in After Effects

Select Window > Workspaces > Review to enable the Frame.io panel.
Log in to your Frame.io account.
Select Upload.

Select Upload > Active Comp (or any other option) in the Frame.io panel.

Use Active Comp to upload selected comps from the Timeline panel or use Queued Comps to upload compositions that are queued for render in the Render Queue.
Enter the following details and select Upload.

The Upload Sequence dialog box that has four fields that needs to be filled – Name, Preset, Range,Render to. — Use the Upload Sequence dialog box to specify the details of the file that is being uploaded.

Name: What you want the file to be called in Frame.io
Preset: The render preset you want to use.
Range: Whether you want to export the whole sequence or what's between an In & Out point.
Render to: Where the exported file lives on disk.
Export markers at comments: Turns timeline markers into Frame.io comments when uploaded.

Read more about how the various upload options work.

Upload active sequence and active comp

With the Active Sequence option in Premiere Pro and the Active Comp and Queued Comps options in After Effects, you can render and upload the Timeline directly into Frame.io for sharing without leaving the app.

Select Window > Workspaces > Review to enable the Frame.io panel.
Log in to your Frame.io account.
Select Upload > Active Sequence on the top of your Frame.io panel in Premiere Pro, or Active Comp or Queued Comps in After Effects.
Enter the following details and select Upload.

The Upload Sequence dialog box that has four fields that needs to be filled – Name, Preset, Settings, Range,Render to. — Use the Upload Sequence dialog box to specify the details of the file that is being uploaded.

Name: What you want the file to be called in Frame.io
Preset: The render preset you want to use.
Range: Whether you want to export the whole sequence or what's between an In & Out point.
Render to: Where the exported file lives on your system’s disk.
Export markers at comments: Turns timeline markers into Frame.io comments when uploaded.
Keep rendered file: Keeps the exported file on the disk at the location specified in the Render to field. Unchecking the Keep rendered file option deletes the files once the upload is complete
Auto-version: Adds new versions of a sequence to a Frame.io version stack.

Result

After the upload is complete, Frame.io instantly creates hover scrubs for videos, and thumbnails for your still images. Non-media file types are identified with a file icon.

Note:

When you use Active Sequence in Premiere Pro or Active Comp in After Effects and choose to upload folders, Frame.io retains the folder structure automatically.