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Heirloom Bob
Heirloom Bob
Inspiring
August 1, 2018
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Import media from Google Drive?

Premiere Pro CC 2018 - I can't see my Google Drive or OneDrive from my media browser, only local disks. Any way I can assess these cloud drives?

Bob

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      SAFEHARBOR11Correct answer
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      August 1, 2018

      Bad idea, just copy photos to computer first. What happens is that you might later open the Premiere project and if for whatever reason Google Drive cannot be accessed, then the photos are missing from the project. Just do it right and no regrets later.

      Please note that when "Importing" media into Premiere, the original assets are not actually being physically moved anywhere, there is just a link in Premiere pointing to the original media location. That is why we are recommending against this practice.

      Thanks

      Jeff

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      eileend82357952
      Participant
      April 27, 2021

      i want to open a video on google drive in Premier pro. the video is too big to download.

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      Ann Bens
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      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 27, 2021

      Get a bigger drive.

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      excited_Genie16B8
      Legend
      August 1, 2018

      I would recommend using Windows Explorer to move any media located there onto a dedicate Media drive first.

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      Heirloom Bob
      Heirloom BobAuthor
      Inspiring
      August 1, 2018

      I understand but in my case, I only want to import a few photos from Google drive, into Premiere Pro. The output will be stored to the local drive.

      Is there anyway I can get Premiere Pro to see my Google drive?

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        SAFEHARBOR11Correct answer
        Participating Frequently
        August 1, 2018

        Bad idea, just copy photos to computer first. What happens is that you might later open the Premiere project and if for whatever reason Google Drive cannot be accessed, then the photos are missing from the project. Just do it right and no regrets later.

        Please note that when "Importing" media into Premiere, the original assets are not actually being physically moved anywhere, there is just a link in Premiere pointing to the original media location. That is why we are recommending against this practice.

        Thanks

        Jeff

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        R Neil Haugen
        R Neil Haugen
        Legend
        August 1, 2018

        During actual editing, it is FAR preferred to have the media on a local drive and not the cloud. Read/write is not going to be adequate for most media.

        Neil

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