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Last updated on
Jun 23, 2025
Learn how to use AI-powered media intelligence and the new Search panel to quickly locate your perfect shot in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Try the app
Follow along with any project to learn how to locate media using Media Intelligence.
Search for your perfect shot using language based on imagery, spoken words, or content with embedded metadata like shoot date, location, or camera type, all at the same time.
Media intelligence visual search works by analyzing your footage using on-device models. The analysis is collected and saved in the media cache. Then, when you search for visuals, the description you type is analyzed and compared to your footage to find the best matches.
Note:
Currently, visual search supports English language searches only.
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Let the analysis process finish in the background. You can see the progress in the upper-right corner of the main window or open the Progress panel by choosing Window > Progress.
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Open the Search panel by selecting the magnifying glass button in the upper-right corner of the main Premiere Pro window.
Search for visuals in footage based on imagery, spoken words, or content with embedded metadata.
Search for visuals in footage based on imagery, spoken words, or content with embedded metadata. A. Media Search B. Search window
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Type in the search field. Describing the scene specifically helps visual search return better results.
The Search panel shows results for Visuals, Metadata, and Text at the same time. You can use the drop-down to select only one type of result.
Visual search works differently from the traditional search used in other apps or search engines. Searches that seem very similar in English may lead to different results.
Tip:
- Multi-word searches will often work better than single words.
- Be descriptive, including things like lighting or camera angle.
- Try different phrasings or descriptions, as if you were describing the scene to a person who hadn’t seen it before.
- The AI model analyzes a smaller version of your footage as a series of still images, so it won’t pick up as well on small details or fast motion.
Advanced filtering in the Search panel
Advanced filtering allows you to refine your search results with precision in the Search panel. By applying filters based on metadata, you can quickly locate specific clips or assets in large projects.
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Open the Search panel and enter a term in the search field.
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Select the filter button next to the search field to open the advanced filtering options.
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In the advanced filtering panel, select Create New Filter.
You can add metadata-based rules (e.g., File Type, Frame Rate, Status, Audio/Video, Label Color) and stack up to 8 different filters to combine search criteria.
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For each category, choose the specific criteria to include or exclude.
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Select Apply to update your search results based on the selected filters.
Apply advanced filtering to refine your search results and save time by surfacing only what’s relevant to your current task.
Apply advanced filtering to refine your search results and save time by surfacing only what’s relevant to your current task.
Privacy and data usage
Your footage, analysis data, and searches never leave your computer and are never seen by Adobe. The AI models for analysis and search are installed locally on your computer and don't require the internet to work. Adobe does not train on your footage or searches.
