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Bring Premiere Pro projects into Kino for search, collaboration, and browser editing.

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Archive import

The easiest way to import a Premiere Pro project is to use Project Manager to create an archive folder containing both your timeline and all media files.
Archive import lets Kino ingest the media and timeline together.
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Open Kino's import page

Visit Kino’s import page to begin importing your Premiere project.
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Open Project Manager

With your project open in Premiere Pro, go to File → Project Manager
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Select sequences and settings

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  • Select the sequences you want to import.
  • Uncheck preview files and other generated files. Kino only needs the project and source media.
  • Choose “Collect Files and Copy to New Location”
  • Select a destination folder
4

Create the archive

Click OK to create the archive. This creates a folder containing your .prproj file and all linked media files.
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Drag into Kino

Open the import page in Kino and drag the entire archive folder onto the drop zone. Kino will:
  • Detect the Premiere Pro project
  • Start ingesting media files in the background
  • Parse and display your timeline
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Select a sequence

If your project has multiple sequences, select which one you want to import.
7

Create your storyboard

Enter a name for your new storyboard and click Create Storyboard to complete the import.
You can delete the archive after import, but Kino works best when it can still access the original media on your computer.

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Manual import

If you already have the media in Kino, you can drag in the .prproj file directly. Kino matches timeline clips to your library by filename, so the filenames in Kino must match the filenames used in Premiere.

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What gets imported

ImportedNot Imported
Clip positions on timelineEffects and plugins
Multiple video tracksColor corrections (Lumetri)
Multiple audio tracksSpeed ramps
Transform properties (scale, position)Nested sequences
Source file referencesAdjustment layers
Bins from the Premiere projectNested-sequence audio in-points may need review

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Troubleshooting

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Missing or incorrect properties

Reach out to support@kino.ai and include the Premiere version, the .prproj file, and a screenshot of the sequence settings.

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Exporting back to Premiere

Timeline XML export from Kino is not available in the current editor. Export a finished video from Kino, or keep the original Premiere project if you need a full round trip.