Import images as an image sequence

Last updated on Jun 23, 2025

Learn more about importing images as a GIF or sequence of still-image files in Adobe Premiere Pro.

You can import an animation contained in a single file, such as an animated GIF. You can also import a sequence of still-image files and automatically combine them into a single video clip, with each still image becoming one frame of video. Importing a sequence is useful for animations exported as an image sequence by applications like After Effects.

  1. Set the frame rate for the still-image sequence.

  2. Select Edit > Preferences > Media (Windows) or Premiere Pro > Preferences > Media (macOS).

  3. Select a frame rate from the Indeterminate Media Timebase menu.

  4. Make sure that each still-image filename contains an equal number of digits at the end and has the correct filename extension — for example, file000.bmp, file001.bmp, and so on.

  5. Select File > Import.

  6. Locate and select the first numbered file in the sequence, select Image Sequence, and select Open (Windows) or Import (macOS). When Image Sequence is selected, Premiere Pro interprets each numbered file as a single frame in a video clip.