Paper Edit Bridge
A free Premiere Pro & DaVinci Resolve plugin that sends your timeline and transcript to Paper Edit App — then builds the finished edit back in your project.
Requires DaVinci Resolve Studio
What it does
Traditional paper edit workflows mean exporting reference videos, copy and pasting timecode, xml-reimport work arounds, duplicate bin entries, and broken media links.
The Bridge skips all of it: it reads your source sequences and transcripts directly, and when you click build, it assembles the new timeline from the media already in your project — video and audio correctly linked, markers in place, multicam intact.
Between those two clicks, you (and anyone you collaborate with) craft the paper edit in the browser: drag across the words you want, reorder blocks, label sections, leave comments. The paper edit becomes an editable timeline in a click.
How it works
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Download the Paper Edit Bridge panel and install it in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve Studio (instructions below).
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Generate a Bridge key in Paper Edit App under Settings → Bridge Connection and paste it into the panel. You only do this once.
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Open your transcribed sequence and click Add sources (tick several to batch send). The Bridge reads each one and its transcript directly — no files to export, no media uploaded anywhere.
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Craft the edit in your browser — drag across words to select moments, reorder, label, comment. Then click Build in the panel and the Bridge assembles the finished timeline from your source media.
Installation
Download the .ccx file and double-click it — Creative Cloud Desktop installs the panel.
You'll see a one-time warning since it's not yet listed on Adobe Exchange — click through it.
Restart Premiere and find it under Window → UXP Plugins.
Requires Premiere Pro 25.0 or later with UXP plugin support.
Then connect it
In Paper Edit App, go to Settings → Bridge Connection, generate a Bridge key, and paste it into the panel. The key is shown once and stored securely on your machine.
FAQ
Does it import or upload my media?
No. Your footage never leaves your project. The Bridge sends only the transcript and clip references to Paper Edit App, and builds the finished sequence from the media already in your project — nothing is re-imported and no video is uploaded.
Do my sequences need transcripts?
Yes — the Bridge reads a word-level transcript your NLE already created. Transcribe your source clips first (Premiere: Text panel → Transcript. Resolve: Text-based Edit or the Transcription panel) before sending.
Do notes and labels from the paper edit appear in the timeline?
Yes. Block notes and span labels become timeline markers at the correct timecodes, so anyone opening the sequence can see the thinking behind the edit.
What versions are supported?
Premiere Pro 25.0 or later (with the built-in Speech-to-Text transcript feature), or DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 or later. Resolve's free edition doesn't expose the scripting API the Bridge needs, so it won't work there at all.
Does it support multicam?
Yes, on both, with one caveat each — neither host's scripting API lets a panel choose or enable multicam angles automatically. In Premiere, select all clips in the built sequence, right-click, and choose Multi-Camera → Enable (the Bridge reminds you when it detects multicam clips). In Resolve, set the angle you want active before sending, and switch angles afterward in the built timeline as normal.
What if two of my tracks have overlapping audio — a scratch camera track and a separate recorder, say?
The Bridge detects it when you send and asks you to Keep both as separate sections, Pick one as the transcript source, or Bake them into one interleaved transcript ordered by real timing (for two people on separate lav mics, say). Picking one only changes the transcript — every file is still placed when you build.
Is it Mac and Windows?
macOS is fully tested for both Premiere and Resolve. Windows should work for both (Adobe and Blackmagic both document the same install paths) but hasn't been verified live yet on either — let us know if you hit anything.
What happened to the old Premiere CEP panel and XML export?
The original CEP panel and XMEML/SRT workflow were retired in July 2026 (Adobe ends CEP support in September 2026). The UXP Bridge replaces both with a faster workflow: no file exports, word-level editing, and correct video/audio linking on build.
Download Paper Edit Bridge to use Paper Edit App for free to transform your first transcript into a timeline.