Adobe Premiere Pro

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Overview

The Iconik Adobe Panel lets editors search indexed storage, import proxies or originals, and save Premiere projects to collections without manually managing downloads or file transfers.

When media lives across multiple storage systems (on-premise NAS, AWS S3, or regional servers), editors typically download files locally before they can work. This means waiting for transfers, managing local disk space, and manually tracking project files for team handoffs. The Iconik Adobe Panel addresses this by indexing storage locations and making content searchable inside Premiere Pro. Editors can import lightweight proxies for editing, reconnect originals for final delivery, and save projects to Iconik, where the entire team can access them.

Core features

What happens when you connect Adobe Premiere Pro 

• Search indexed storage without downloading first: Browse assets stored on connected NAS, S3 buckets, or other locations through the panel. Preview proxies to confirm content before importing.
• Choose proxy or original on import: Import proxy files for editing when bandwidth or local storage is limited, or pull originals when you have fast network access to your storage.
• Save Premiere projects to Iconik collections: Store project files in specific collections where remote team members can open them, see which assets were used, and continue editing without file handoff coordination.
• Import Iconik comments as timeline markers: Feedback added in Iconik review sessions appears as Premiere markers with in/out points, showing exactly where changes need to be made on source clips.
• Reconnect originals for final export: After editing with proxies, reconnect high-resolution files for render through the panel. No manual relinking required.
• Automatic tracking of used assets: Iconik logs which clips were used in each sequence. Later, you can see which projects used a specific asset or view all source files for a finished sequence.

Who it's for

Reduce the time spent moving files and tracking project components

The Adobe Panel helps teams work with media stored remotely by making indexed content searchable in Premiere and automating the proxy-to-original workflow that typically requires manual relinking. 

For technology teams and integrators

• Network bandwidth management: When editors work with proxies, original high-resolution files stay on centralized storage until final render. This reduces sustained network load compared to everyone downloading full assets to local machines.
• Storage location flexibility: The panel can access any storage location connected to Iconik—NAS with Storage Gateway, S3 buckets, Backblaze, and others. Editors see indexed content regardless of physical location.
• Project file centralization: Premiere projects saved to Iconik are backed up with version history. If an editor's machine fails or they leave the organization, projects remain accessible to the team without relying on local drives.

For creative teams and operations

• Faster access to archived content: When searching for footage from past projects, editors can preview proxies of archived assets without restoring full files from cold storage. If they need the original, they can request it through the panel.
• Handoff projects between editors: When a project moves from one editor to another, save the Premiere file to an Iconik collection. The next editor opens it from the panel, and Iconik handles relinking assets from shared storage.
• Review notes appear where you edit: Instead of tracking feedback in emails or spreadsheets, comments added during Iconik review sessions import as timeline markers. You see exactly which clip needs trimming or which section needs a graphics addition.

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Case study

Arthrex

The Challenge

Arthrex's team produces 1,600+ video projects annually using 4K surgical footage. With 700TB of on-premise storage growing by hundreds of terabytes yearly, local expansion costs were unsustainable. Remote editors struggled to access archived content efficiently, and FDA regulations prohibited deletion, necessitating affordable archival solutions with rapid retrieval capabilities.

The Outcome

Arthrex indexed 1.4 million assets across on-premise NAS and AWS S3 in Iconik. Editors work with proxies via the Adobe Panel, avoiding full-resolution downloads. Content archived to S3 Glacier remains searchable through proxies. Automatic metadata tagging from existing folder structures made archived assets discoverable without manual entry.

Key results:

• Controlled storage costs while scaling production: Moved older content to S3 Glacier while keeping proxies searchable, avoiding the need to expand on-premise NAS capacity at the same rate as content growth.
• Remote editing without full downloads: Editors work with proxy files through the Adobe Panel, then reconnect originals for final renders, enabling production from multiple locations without large file transfers.
• Found archived content in seconds: Automatic tagging from folder names made 1.4 million archived assets searchable without requiring the team to add metadata manually after migration.