Question

Read Only Effects

Forum|Forum|7 months ago
December 24, 2025
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Hello,

I am trying to use transitions from Adobe on Premiere Pro. I find what I'm looking for, download it, open the zip file and put it on my project drive but whenever I try to edit the special effect the files say it is "read only" and won't let me change anything. What am I doing wrong?

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PaulMurphy

Community Expert

Instead of opening the project file that contains the transitions directly, try this workflow:

1. Create a new Premiere Pro project.
2. Go to File > Import and select the unzipped project file that includes the transitions.

This method will allow you to import the assets and sequences from the downloaded project without encountering the "read-only" issue, since you’ll be working within your own editable project.

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watchLAAuthor

Thanks Paul- I will try this!

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Peru Bob

Community Expert

Let us know haw that works for you.

Peru Bob

Community Expert

Where are you downloading the transitions from?

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watchLAAuthor

Hi Peru Bob,

I downloaded the templates from Adobe Stock=> Templates=> Premiere Pro

Liz

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Sumeet_Kumar_Choubey

Adobe Employee

Hi watchLA,

Please let us know if you are using an effect/transition or if it's a project template. If possible, please share a screen recording of your workflow. It will help us understand the issue properly.

Thanks,

Sumeet

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watchLAAuthor

Hi Sumeet,

I downloaded the file from Adobe Stock=> Templates=> Premiere Pro (Horizontal).

Top left shows the full title of the sequence under edit media that says "Read Only" which prevents me from adding the footage I want to use in the template.

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