I upgraded to the new UI and somehow ended up in the import tab. I have no idea how it works; I accidentally started importing an entire hard drive. It's understandable they want to make stuff easier for new users, but this is really not intuitive. (We're all new to this interface)

For this comment I wanted to test it out again, so I could give some constructive criticism, but it crashed Premiere Pro when I accidentally selected a folder with tens of thousands of frames in it.

I would consider using this if it was updated to be less clunky, a single click on a folder didn't start counting all the files and crash Premiere Pro and if it has the option for watch folders, so I can import my SFX folder into a bin and just access all the existing files and newly added files straight away. Maybe it does, I don't know, because I can't actually use it lol

The UX/UI designers should look at Blender, they completely revamped their UI around update 2.8, and it was a great update, it actually made Blender more relevant and useable. It didn't hide critical functionality or add clunky stuff for new users, it just made the stuff that was already there more visible, logical and easy to access.

Nobody needs 6 ways of importing stuff, just a good way that works reliably, quickly and with easy access to all functionality. The new additions either do not work reliably or hide functionality. When learning a new software, the most annoying part is always finding out how to change a setting, especially if it's an obscure one. The more you make it visible and clear, the easier it will be to learn and use.

I just took this for a spin... this new interface, this decision, it's really quite strange. For the most part, nothing really has changed but it begs the question. Why? Who was this for? Ultimately it adds nothing. It introduces a new UI language just for Importing/Exporting. But all other aspects of Premiere are as they were. AME is as it was. It's abrasive. It doesn't look right, and it moves poorly (stutters on Win10). The arrangement of project and sequence name fields reminds me of that scene in Jurassic Park where Nedry breaks the sign and doesn't know which direction to go.

What was this supposed to offer? As an alternative file browser it makes less sense, it doesn't have traditional pro features like looking for clips through all folders in a hierarchy, or previewing an image sequence as a clip.

It's a strange path we're heading down. In trying to simplify this Premiere moment, it inadvertently makes things more complicated.

Start referring to the update as "Ugly Sonic." Maybe that will clue in Adobe to what they could gain by listening to their customers. The movie producers listened and salvaged a franchise.

I figured a stopgap solution where the old interface is available in Media Encoder.

Obviously, I'd prefer Adobe to bring the old interface in Premiere myself too and we shouldn't be expected to figure out solutions on our own.

What are the things you do not like? Can you recommend any changes other than changing it back?