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Using Air for Adobe Premiere Pro

Written by Lauren Ford

Who can use Air for Adobe Premiere Pro?

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Supported on any Air plan

✏️ Active users of Air with edit access to a workspace or board

💻 Adobe Premiere Pro 25.6 or later installed on their Mac

The Air Adobe Premiere Pro plugin is now available in beta. The plugin lets you browse Air, import assets, sync feedback as markers, add transcripts, and export finished cuts back to Air without leaving Premiere Pro.

Installing the plugin

  1. Download the .ccx installer from the Air public share page

  2. Double-click the downloaded con.air.premiere-plugin-1.0.0.ccx file

  3. Follow the Creative Cloud Desktop prompts to install the plugin

  4. Confirm the installation is complete before opening Premiere Pro

Opening the Air panel

  1. Open Premiere Pro

  2. Create a project or open an existing project

  3. Go to Window → UXP Plugins → Air

  4. Login to your Air account via the Air panel

  5. Complete authentication in your browser

  6. Accept the Open Premiere Pro browser prompt to return to Premiere

  7. Confirm your Air workspace libraries load in the Air panel

Browsing, reviewing, and importing assets

Import assets from Air into your Premiere Project Media Bin, then place them on the timeline.

  1. Use the Air panel’s left navigation to browse workspaces, libraries, and boards.

  2. Open the board that contains the footage you need.

  3. Search within the board to find a specific video asset.

  4. Select Import to Premiere.

  5. Confirm the video appears in the Premiere Project Media Bin.

  6. Drag the asset from the bin onto the timeline to create or populate a sequence.

Syncing comments, chapters, and transcripts

Sync comments and chapters as markers

  1. Open the imported asset in the Air panel.

  2. Select Sync comments to bring timestamped Air feedback into Premiere as clip or timeline markers.

  3. Double-click a marker in Premiere to view the synced comment text.

  4. Clear markers when you need to reset the sequence.

  5. Select Sync chapters to add Air chapters as sequence markers.

Import a transcript

  1. Download the available transcription or SRT file from the Air panel.

  2. Drag the SRT file onto the subtitle track in Premiere.

  3. Confirm the captions align with the sequence audio.

Exporting a finished cut to Air

  1. Finish your sequence edits in Premiere Pro.

  2. Select Export in the Air panel.

  3. Choose an encoding preset, such as Adaptive High Bitrate.

  4. Select the Air library or board where the exported file should upload.

  5. Edit the export name if needed.

  6. Select the final Export button to render the sequence and upload it to Air.

  7. Open the selected Air board to confirm the exported asset appears while processing.

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