Premiere Pro UXP Extension Development

Historical Cinematic Look Converters for Premiere Pro

Modular Adobe UXP extensions that manipulate Premiere's native Lumetri Color effect in real time via ExtendScript orchestration. Experience zero-delay timeline grading for 1950s (Technicolor, VistaVision, CinemaScope) and 1980s (Panavision, Ultracam, Neon) cinematic formats.

Adobe UXP Native Lumetri Real-Time QE DOM Auto-Injection Zero Render Wait

Download & Test on Adobe Premiere Pro Ready to Install

Download the production .ccx package (double-click to install via Creative Cloud) or .zip archive to test directly in Premiere Pro CC 2022 - 2026+.

Timeless: .CCX .ZIP

ChronosLook: .CCX .ZIP

Timeless v1.0.0

PPRO 22.0 - 99.0

Decade Era 2 Eras

Target Camera Profile 4 Profiles

Arriflex 35 CinemaScope / VistaVision

Balanced mid-tones, gentle warm tint, moderate contrast

Temp +14.0

Tint +3.5

Sat 112%

Contrast +18.0

Optics: Spherical Cooke Speed Panchro II

Timeline Target: 2 clips armed on Video 1

Engine Ready

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Timeless Architecture Overview Manifest v4

The Timeless plugin utilizes Adobe UXP Manifest v4 targeting Premiere Pro (PPRO) versions 22.0 through 99.0. It uses Adobe Spectrum Web Components (<sp-dropdown>, <sp-menu>, <sp-button>) for clean native rendering inside Premiere Pro's workspace.

Look Profiles Config

presetsConfig.js

Modular ES6 config with 1950s (CinemaScope & VistaVision) and 1980s film matrices.

ExtendScript Orchestration

index.jsx

Zero-render property injection querying app.project.activeSequence and QE DOM.

Historical Profile Breakdown

1950s Era Arriflex 35, Mitchell NC, Bell & Howell Eyemo, Cinerama 35mm Rig

Technicolor & Eastman 5248

1980s Era Panaflex Gold C-Series, Panavision Gold Standard, Ultracam 35mm

Optical Flare & Neon Chemistry

Zero-Render Lumetri Color Orchestration Layer

Instead of exporting intermediate frames or baking destructive 3D LUTs, the ExtendScript orchestration engine interacts natively with Premiere Pro's timeline track items, resolving Lumetri properties directly in real-time.

1. Sequence & Clip Discovery

Queries app.project.activeSequence.videoTracks and scans track items to isolate user-selected clips (clip.isSelected === true).

2. QE DOM Auto-Injection

If the target clip does not have a Lumetri Color component, it invokes app.enableQE() and applies the effect via qeClip.addVideoEffect(...) dynamically.

3. Real-Time Mutation

Maps Temperature, Tint, Saturation, and Contrast using getParamForDisplayName() with fallback traversal and calls .setValue(val, 1).

Core ExtendScript Property Mapping Signature

// index.jsx: Resilient property mutation with UI keyframe notification
function mapValueToParam(props, paramKey, value) {
    if (typeof value === "undefined" || value === null) return false;
    var aliases = PARAMETER_ALIASES[paramKey] || [paramKey];
    var param = locateParam(props, aliases);
    if (param && typeof param.setValue === "function") {
        // (value, 1) triggers real-time playback refresh without re-rendering
        param.setValue(Number(value), 1);
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Premiere Pro UXP Extension Development UXP v4/v5

Historical Cinematic Look Converters for Premiere Pro

Download & Test on Adobe Premiere Pro Ready to Install

Timeless v1.0.0

Timeless Architecture Overview Manifest v4

Historical Profile Breakdown

ChronosLook v1.0.0

ChronosLook Converter Architecture Manifest v5

Zero-Render Lumetri Color Orchestration Layer

Core ExtendScript Property Mapping Signature

Production Installation Targets

Adobe UXP Developer Tool (UDT) Loading