How do I Export Effects from Premiere Pro?

To export your work in Premiere Pro, including the effects you've applied within your project, you typically export the project file itself. This process saves the entire project structure, sequences, applied effects, and settings in a format that can be opened on another computer with Premiere Pro installed.

Exporting your Premiere Pro project is a fundamental way to save your work and share it with collaborators or back it up. When you export the project file, you are essentially saving the blueprint of your edit, including all the decisions you've made, such as which effects are applied to which clips and their settings.

Steps to Export Your Premiere Pro Project

According to Adobe documentation, the standard method for saving your project file for sharing or backup involves these steps:

1. Select File from the top menu bar in Premiere Pro.

2. Hover over Export.

3. Choose Export Adobe Premiere Pro Project.

   • Reference Information: "Select File Export Export Adobe Premiere Pro Project. Specify a filename and location for the project, and select Save."

4. In the dialog box that appears, specify a filename for your exported project file.

5. Choose a location on your computer where you want to save the file.

6. Click Save.

This action creates a new .prproj file (Premiere Pro project file) at the specified location.

What Does Exporting the Project Include?

When you export the Adobe Premiere Pro Project file, you are saving:

• The sequences you have created.
• The clips linked within the project (the actual media files are not embedded but linked).
• All edits and arrangement of clips on the timeline.
• Any applied effects on clips or sequences, along with their specific parameters and keyframes.
• Transitions, titles, and other project elements.
• Project settings and configurations.

This means anyone opening the exported .prproj file in Premiere Pro will see and have access to the effects exactly as you set them up in your original project.

Important Considerations

• Media Files: Exporting the project file (.prproj) does not include the actual video, audio, or image files you used. These remain separate. To share a project with others, you often need to use features like Project Manager to consolidate and copy your media files along with the project file, or ensure the recipient has access to the original media on their system.
• Effect Presets: This method exports the applied effects within the project. If you have created custom effect presets (saved configurations of effect settings to reuse easily), exporting the project file alone does not automatically export these presets for use in other projects. To export custom presets, you would typically go to the Effects panel, right-click your preset, and select 'Export Presets'.
• Final Video: Exporting the project file is different from exporting the final video or audio file. To create a movie or audio file to watch or listen to outside of Premiere Pro, you would use the File > Export > Media option, which renders the timeline, including all effects, into a viewable/listenable format like MP4, MOV, WAV, etc.

In summary, exporting the project file is the way to save and share the structure of your edit, including how and where you've applied effects.