Import selected Premiere sequences

Last updated on Apr 2, 2026

Learn how to import selected sequences and clips from other Adobe Premiere projects.

You can add the contents of a project made with earlier version of Premiere on either macOS or Windows. In addition, on Windows, you can import a project made with earlier versions of Premiere. The imported project’s clips and sequences are added to the Project panel in a bin named after the imported project. The bin hierarchy of the imported project is maintained within its new bin. Discontinued transitions and effects are not maintained. Use caution when importing a project into another project with a different time base or audio sample rate, because these differences may affect edit positioning and audio quality.

Importing a project into another project is the only way to transfer its complete sequence and clip information. You can import one or more sequences of your choosing from another Premiere project.

Also, you can open projects made with Premiere for Windows, including any contents that may have been imported from earlier versions, in Premiere for macOS.

Note

In earlier versions of Adobe Premiere, storyboards were stored in files independent of project files. Premiere contains all storyboard features within the Project panel. On Windows, you can import storyboard files created in earlier versions by selecting File > Import.

To make the assets for a sequence easy to import with the sequence, first consolidate the project that contains the sequence. Collect the files and copy them to a new location with the Project Manager.

Select File and browse to the project file containing the desired sequence or sequences, and select them.

Select Open.

In the Import Project dialog box, choose whether to import the entire project or selected sequences, and select OK.

In the Import Premiere Pro Sequence dialog box, select each sequence you want to import, and select OK.

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