How to Import Music Files into Adobe Premiere Pro

If you are a new-comer to Adobe Premiere Pro, but have a basic understanding of non-linear editing systems, you may want to add music to your edited footage, or try making a music video. If you are looking for a way to bring some excitement to your video edits, it is easy to bring music files into Adobe Premiere Pro.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Need Digitized Footage
• Adobe Premium Pro
• Music File (MP3 or other type) or CD with music on it

1. Open Premiere Pro, start a project and save it.

2. Go to File, and Import.

3. Find the file where you have it saved, and click on it. If your music is not saved to your computer and you only have it on CD, find the CD file, and locate the track you want to use. Click OK.

4. Bring the file into a timeline by clicking on it and dragging it into one of the Audio tracks in the Timeline.

5. You can now use the Audio track of the file to edit your video footage to.

Tips & Warnings

• You may have trouble importing directly from the CD. If so, save your music files on your computer with a program like iTunes or Windows Media Player, and then import them into Premiere Pro.
• Music file are copyrighted material. You will not be able to sell your footage without an agreement from the artist. Generally, for student films and for personal use only, it is ok to use audio files with your video footage.