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Mark the folder
Drag any folder onto the panel. It starts being watched from that moment on.
Watch folders
Folders that
import themselves.
Point at a folder on disk and forget about it. Everything that lands there, from the card, from the client, from a render, goes into your project and into its matching bin.
- ✔ Included in the Pro plan
- ✔ Premiere Pro 2022+
- ✔ No rendering
/Shoot/CamA
A001_0412.mp4
imported
A001_0413.mp4
imported
A001_0414.mp4
imported
ambiente_02.wav
imported
6 files imported today
12 s ago
Folders
8 active
24/7
background watching
8
simultaneous folders
Auto
organised by bin
Demo
The project organises itself while you edit.
In the video: six files are copied into a watched folder from the file explorer and show up in the matching bin without switching windows.
Folders
Up to 8 at a time
Filters
By extension and by name
Safety
Waits until writing finishes
Destination
One bin assigned per folder
How it works
Footage finds its own place.
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Assign a bin
Decide where each folder lands: camera A, audio, graphics, client deliveries.
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It shows up on its own
As soon as a file is copied inside, it is imported into the project without you switching windows.
Capabilities
For long shoots and clients who send footage in dribs and drabs.
When footage arrives mid-edit, manual importing is where files get lost.
Extension filter
Watch only .mp4 and .wav if you want, and ignore .txt and hidden system files.
Waits for the full copy
Nothing is imported until the file finishes writing. Never a half clip.
Intake log
History with time and origin of every imported file, so you know what arrived and when.
Under the hood
What it does inside.
It never imports a half-copied file
Copying 40 GB from a card takes minutes. Watch Folders checks that the file size has stopped growing and that the system has released it before touching it, so you never end up with truncated clips that fail halfway through the edit.
Bin structure mirrored from disk
If the watched folder has subfolders, it can reproduce that hierarchy inside the project. The organisation that already exists on your drive no longer has to be rebuilt by hand inside Premiere.
Frequently asked
What people usually ask about Watch Folders.
Missing something? Support replies within one working day.
Does it use resources while I edit?
Very few. Watching uses file system events, not a continuous scan of the folder.
Can I pause the watching?
Yes, per folder and at any time, without losing the destination settings.
What if I delete a file from the folder?
The clip already imported stays in the project. Watching only acts on new files.
Does it work with network folders or a NAS?
Yes, as long as the drive is mounted on the system as a reachable path.
Works well with
Better with company.
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