Auto Image 📸

The Ultimate Chrome to Adobe Premiere Pro Image Importer & Workflow Automation Tool.

Auto Image is a powerful, free Adobe Premiere Pro extension designed to revolutionize your video editing workflow. It acts as a seamless bridge between your web browser and your timeline, eliminating the tedious "Download -> Show in Folder -> Drag to Premiere -> Create Bin" cycle.

Whether you are a documentary editor, YouTuber, or content creator, Auto Image allows you to right-click any image on the web and instantly import it into your active Premiere Pro project, fully converted and ready to edit.

✨ Key Features

• 🚀 Instant One-Click Import: Simply right-click an image in your browser and select "Send to Premiere Pro".
• 🌐 Universal Browser Support: Works perfectly with Google Chrome, Brave, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Arc, and all other Chromium-based browsers.
• 🖼️ Auto-Convert WebP & AVIF: Natively converts modern web formats (WebP, AVIF) into editor-friendly PNG files automatically. No more "File Format Not Supported" errors in Premiere.
• 📂 Intelligent Organization: Automatically creates an "Auto Image" bin in your project and sorts your downloads there, keeping your workspace clutter-free.
• 💾 Smart Project Detection: Detects your currently open .prproj file and saves downloaded images in the same directory, maintaining a clean file structure on your hard drive.
• 📊 Modern Dashboard: Includes a sleek, dark-mode panel inside Premiere Pro to track download history, status, and logs in real-time.

⚖️ License

This project is licensed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 License. See the LICENSE file for details. (Free for personal use. Commercial use prohibited).

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🛠️ Installation Guide

This tool consists of two components: a Browser Extension (Frontend) and a Premiere Pro Panel (Backend).

Prerequisites

• OS: Windows 10 or 11.
• Software: Adobe Premiere Pro (2020 or newer recommended).
• Browser: Any Chromium-based browser (Google Chrome, Brave, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc, etc.).

Part 1: Install the Premiere Pro Extension

1. Download or Clone this repository.
2. Copy the entire premiere_extension folder.
3. Navigate to your Adobe Extensions folder:
   • Press Windows Key + R
   • Paste this: %AppData%\Adobe\CEP\extensions
   • Click OK.
4. Paste the premiere_extension folder here.
   • Final path should look like: ...\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions\premiere_extension

Part 2: Enable "Debug Mode" (Crucial Step)

Since this is a custom open-source tool (not from the Adobe Store), you must allow unsigned extensions to run.

1. Open the enable_debug_mode.reg file included in this repo.
2. Double-click it and select Yes to confirm.
3. Restart Premiere Pro if it is currently open.

Part 3: Install the Browser Extension

1. Open your browser (Chrome, Brave, Edge, etc.) and go to your extensions page:
   • Chrome/Brave: chrome://extensions
   • Edge: edge://extensions
2. Toggle Developer mode (usually a switch in the top right or bottom left).
3. Click the Load unpacked button.
4. Select the chrome_extension folder from this repository.
5. (Optional) Pin the "Auto Image" icon to your toolbar for easy access.

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🚀 How to Use

1. Open Adobe Premiere Pro and load your project.
2. Go to the top menu: Window > Extensions > Auto Image.
3. The Auto Image panel will open. Wait for the status indicator to turn Green (Server Running).
   • Note: If Windows Firewall asks for permission, click "Allow". This is required for the browser to communicate with Premiere Pro locally.
4. Go to your Browser, and find any image on the web.
5. Right-click the image and select "Send to Premiere Pro".
6. Switch back to Premiere. The image will appear in an "Auto Image" folder, highlighted and ready to use!

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❓ Troubleshooting

"Connection Refused" / Red Error in Browser Console

• Ensure Premiere Pro is OPEN.
• Ensure you have opened the panel (Window > Extensions > Auto Image). The local server only runs when that panel is active.

Extension not showing in Window > Extensions menu

• You likely skipped Part 2 (Debug Mode). Run the .reg file and restart Premiere Pro.
• Verify the folder path is exactly %AppData%\Adobe\CEP\extensions.

"Download Error" in the Panel

• The panel logs will provide details.
• Check your internet connection.
• Some stock photo sites block programmatic downloads; try a different image to verify the tool is working.

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👨‍💻 Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js (Integrated within Adobe CEP environment).
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.
• Communication: Localhost HTTP Server (Port 8088).
• Image Processing: HTML5 Canvas (Native Browser Conversion for WebP/AVIF support).

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