FAQ: Batch processing files in Photosohop for use in Premiere Pro

[Kevin-Monahan]

Hello Community,

I'm working on a personal project in my spare time for testing and came across a terrific way to batch-process still image files with Photoshop for use in Premiere Pro projects.

1. In Photoshop, choose File > Scripts > Image Processor.

2. Make choices suitable for your production in the Image Processor dialog box. In my case, .heic > .jpg was needed.

Those .heic files my iPhone creates are not well supported in Premiere Pro, so transcoding the files to .jpg smoothed out my workflow nicely. If you have still images you need to use in your production, consider doing all this work ahead of time as you prepare your edit sessions.

I used to create a custom Batch Action preset in Photoshop for this, but this method is much simpler, and everyone can get results faster. Image processing was quick and easy for me here. It looks like you even have resizing options for those overly huge images or those that need to be scaled up. Try it, and let me know if it helps you. If so, give the post the thumbs up!

Cheers,
Kevin

[Alex_5553]

How do you handle batch-processing images in Photoshop for seamless use in Premiere Pro? Any tips or alternate methods that simplify the workflow?

[Kevin-Monahan]

Hi, @Alex_5553,

You can create an Action in Photoshop, but it does the same thing. I think this is easier. You can't batch still images from Premiere Pro to Photoshop from what I can see here. I hope someone else may have a solution.

Cheers,
Kevin

[AidanEdits]

Appreciate this tip Kevin, I will certainly give this a shot as heic files have given me plenty of issues in the past. It always suprises me how much a simple still image file can impact the performance of a project, and I have made the mistake of choosing to work with heic files instead of transcoding a few times too many. Having a reliable method to make this process a little less tedious should hopefully leave me with no excuses to not tackle it ahead of time in the future. Just to confirm, my understanding from your post is the script will process all photos inside of a specified folder, without having to actually import the photos into Photoshop, correct? If I am mistaken let me know. Thanks again. 

[AidanEdits]

@Deleted User

I'll start by saying I have no affiliation with Adobe other than being a longtime subscriber to the Adobe Suite, so I only speak for myself here. I normally wouldn't respond to a complaint like this but as you chose to post it in this thread (for some reason) it popped up in my notifications. You seem to be speaking on behalf of all Adobe customers, so as an Adobe customer who shares quite literally none of your concerns, I thought I'd chime in.

You have knowingly continued your subscribtion to the Adobe Suite for three years, despite the fact that it does not provide the tools you are looking for. This is no one's fault but your own. You purchased a toolkit complete with drills, hammers, screwdrivers, and anything else you'd ever need to build a house. Now, after 3 years using the toolkit, you are trying to return the toolkit because it didn't include a handyman to build the house for you. 

As for your assertion that the Adobe Suite is in competition with the AI tools you've listed, this is simply incorrect. The handyman is not in competition with the company that makes his tools, as a video editing suite like Premiere is not in competition with the third party plug ins that can be integrated with and used inside of Premiere (which will likely eventually include tools for AI generated video). Premiere's real competitors are editing programs like Davinci Resolve and Avid Media Composer, none of which have any sort of AI based video creation tools that you are claiming to be so commonplace.

In reality, when it comes to AI tools Adobe is actually far ahead of its (real) competitors. Photoshop provides extremely useful AI tools like Generative Fill and Generative Expand, which cannot be found in any other similar program. Premiere Beta is currently testing a Generative Expand feature which allows a video clip to be extended beyond the actual end point of the source clip. By generating new frames at the end of the clip, it is extending the clip beyond its own duration, giving the editor more frames to work with which can be invaluable for all editors. This Generative Expand option is not an entirely new Adobe application, it is an example of Adobe integrating AI tools to further improve its preexisting programs. AI text to video generation is simply a tool for generating stock footage, and it likely isn't a massive focus for programs like Premiere because before using an editing program it is assumed that you already have footage to edit. 

Ultimately, I wouldn't expect a refund and I absolutely don't think your situation warrants a refund. My advice would be to just hire a handyman next time.

[Richard van den Boogaard]

My experience with lossy formats (jpg or png) inside PPro has not been flawless. Also, since you're essentially re-encoding images, you sacrifice quality as well. Therefore, provided that hard drive space is not necessarily a limiting factor, I would convert to PSD files instead of JPGs.