Tip
There are good reasons to import individual PSD layers with separate layer sizes. For
example, some graphic designers create multiple images for editors to incorporate
into video edits, with each image occupying a different layer in the PSD. The PSD
itself is a kind of one-stop image store when used this way.If you choose Sequence or Individual Layers, you can choose one of the following from the
Footage Dimensions menu:
Document Size: This brings all the selected layers into Premiere Pro at the size of the
original Photoshop document.
Layer Size: This matches the frame size of the new Premiere Pro clips to the frame
size of their individual layers in the original Photoshop file. Layers that do not fill the
entire canvas will be cropped tightly, as transparent areas outside of the rectangle
containing the layer’s pixels are removed. Layers are also then centered in the frame,
losing their original relative positioning.
For this exercise, choose Sequence, and choose Document Size. Click OK.
Look in the Project panel for the newly created bin called Theft_Unexpected_Layered.
Double-click it to open it.
Inside the bin, double-click the sequence Theft_Unexpected_Layered to open it in the
Timeline panel.
Sequences have a unique icon in List view and displayed over their thumbnail in Icon
view.If you’re unsure which item is which, hover the pointer over an item name to find out
whether it is a clip or a sequence by reading the tooltip.
Note
Remember, bins in the Project panel look and behave a lot like folders in your
computer file system. Bins exist only inside the project file and are a great way to
stay organized.