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Importing Media from Your Phone into Adobe Premiere Pro

This beginner-friendly guide walks you through importing media from your Android or Apple device into Adobe Premiere Pro. It explains how to transfer videos and photos from your phone to your computer, organize your files, and safely bring them into your

Step 2: Organize Your Media Files on Your Computer

  1. Create a dedicated folder for your project (e.g., MyFirstPhoneEdit_Project).

  2. Inside that folder, create sub-folders such as:

    • Footage → for video clips

    • Photos → for still images

    • Audio → for any audio files from phone or voice recordings

    • Graphics → for overlays, logos, etc

  3. Move the media files you transferred from your phone into the correct sub-folders.

  4. Use meaningful file names (for example: PhoneClip_2025-11-12_Track.mp4) to help you identify what they are later.

  5. Avoid renaming or moving files once you’ve imported them into Premiere Pro — doing so can lead to missing media problems.