Photoshop

Place a video or image sequence (Photoshop Extended)

Use the Place command if you want to transform the video or image sequence as you import it into a document. Once placed, the video frames are contained within a Smart Object. When video is contained by a Smart Object, you can navigate through the frames using the Animation palette, and you can also apply Smart Filters.
Note: You can’t paint or clone directly on video frames contained by a Smart Object. However, you can add a blank video layer above the Smart Object, and paint on the blank frames. You can also use the Clone tool with the Sample All Layers option to paint on blank frames. This lets you use the video in the Smart Object as a cloning source.
  1. With a document open choose File > Place.
  2. In the Place dialog box, do one of the following:

    • Select a video file and click Place.

    • Select one image sequence file, select the Image Sequence option, and then click Place.

      Note: Make sure all the image sequence files are in one folder.
  3. (Optional) Use the control points to scale, rotate, move, or warp the imported content.
  4. Click the Commit Transform button  in the options bar to place the file.
You can also place video directly from Adobe Bridge CS3. Select the video file and then choose File > Place > In Photoshop.