Rembrand supports numerous ways for creators to upload and download videos from the Rembrand Platform. For creators who do a lot of post-production editing in Adobe Premiere, with effects, picture-in-picture, and text overlays, the best way to upload and download files with Rembrand is through the use of project files.

Project files containing the original footage are needed to effectively integrate virtual product placement. These files enable Rembrand to seamlessly insert products into the base video content, independently from other elements like picture-in-picture frames, transitions, effects, and text overlays. This approach empowers your team to retain full control over the various video layers while Rembrand seamlessly incorporates products into the main footage. It's important to note that providing a project file with only a singular edited video, similar to sending a .mp4 file, limits Rembrand's ability to modify content with transitions, effects, or overlays.

Takes less than 5 minutes to complete. Jump to quick video tutorial below

{% video_player "embed_player" overrideable=False, type='hsvideo2', hide_playlist=True, viral_sharing=False, embed_button=False, autoplay=False, hidden_controls=False, loop=False, muted=False, full_width=False, width='688', height='387', player_id='127070961520', style='' %}

{% video_player "embed_player" overrideable=False, type='hsvideo2', hide_playlist=True, viral_sharing=False, embed_button=False, autoplay=False, hidden_controls=False, loop=False, muted=False, full_width=False, width='688', height='387', player_id='127076785207', style='' %}

{% video_player "embed_player" overrideable=False, type='hsvideo2', hide_playlist=True, viral_sharing=False, embed_button=False, autoplay=False, hidden_controls=False, loop=False, muted=False, full_width=False, width='688', height='387', player_id='127070911589', style='' %}

​Once I upload to the Compressed/Zip file to Rembrand, what happens?
​Rembrand's AI will virtually insert products into your underlying source video files, rename and relink these new files into your project, and provide you a download link to download the Adobe Premiere Project back to your computer.

​I downloaded the Adobe Premiere Project from Rembrand, and the Project File appears unchanged.
​Rembrand will do product insertion in the source video files, directly. Generally you will see no changes, or very few changes, to your Adobe Premiere editor timeline. Most of the changes that Rembrand makes will be rendered directly into the video assets. When Rembrand does disclosures, they may appear as layers in the timeline, but the virtual product insertion itself occurs directly within the video.

What is an Adobe Premiere Project File?
Every video that you produce in Premiere Pro is produced in a Project file. Project files are files that simply point to source files – or the files that will be used in the video that you're producing using Premiere Pro. The Project file is NOT the actual media file. While a Project file doesn't actually contain media, it is more of a database that stores locations of different media, and contains all of the edits, changes, cuts, and effects that a video editor does to their raw videos.

​If Project Files don't contain Media, then why is this useful?
​As will be explained below, you can export your Adobe Premiere Project file, along with all of your media. This export can be created directly from Adobe Premiere, zipped, and uploaded directly to Rembrand. By doing this, Rembrand has all the necessary files that it needs to do virtual product insertion, including the Project File and all the underlying source video files. Note these underlying source files are the most important as it allows us to do product placement behind any added overlays or graphics; a project file with media that is already edited is the same to us as a .mp4 file.

​Do I have to use the Adobe Premiere Project file I download from Rembrand, or can I re-link the video files to a different project file ?
​It is critical to use the exact files that Rembrand provides. In certain occasions, Rembrand may add layers to the Adobe Premiere timeline (including FTC regulated disclosures).

​Why doesn't Rembrand render the Adobe Premiere Project File and send me an MP4 back?
​Sometimes editors use custom fonts, Adobe Premiere plugins and effects libraries, or other assets which are not readily available to Rembrand. If Rembrand were to render the final video asset and hand it back to a creator, it might not look the same as if the editor/creator rendered the video. In order to preserve all of the custom elements that happen post-production, if Rembrand receives a Adobe Premiere Project file, Rembrand will return a Adobe Premiere Project file, which can then be rendered down by the creator or editor.
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I download the Adobe Premiere Project file, but it is linking to old video assets!
​Adobe Premiere heavily caches video assets, and sometimes caching can be an issue. Rembrand renames and relinks files before providing them for download as a way to attempt to mitigate these issues. Editors can try clearing their Adobe Premiere media cache (https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/kb/clear-cache.html), or can get in touch with the Rembrand team ([email protected]) for further assistance.