Overview

CaraOne integrates with Adobe Premiere Pro through an extension plus a small local REST helper. Once installed, you can search in CaraOne and send a clip — together with its media — straight into Premiere bins. This guide covers requirements, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting for both macOS and Windows.

Requirements

  • Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 or newer (older versions often work, but testing focuses on 2023+).
  • The CaraOne desktop client installed, with the Premiere Pro integration component selected (see the client install guide).
  • Network: the workstation needs port 3000 open for Premiere, plus the standard client ports 8080 and 9090 (or 9091, depending on the server’s port setting).

Contact Scale Logic support for the CaraOne client download link, which also contains the Adobe integration files.

Install the extension — Windows and macOS

  1. During CaraOne installation, click the box to install the Premiere Integration
  2. Re-installing the CaraOne client and checking the box for Premiere Integration is safe to do and works if you don't remember if it was installed or not.
  3. In almost all cases, the extension is ready to use with the default port 9090.  You can proceed to testing.  Configuration is only required if something doesn't work.

Configuration (macOS plugin files)

On Mac, the plugin configuration lives under:

/Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/com.ObviousFuture.CaraOne/Plugins/

That directory contains plugins.json, which should read:

{ "EnabledPlugins": ["PremierePro"] }

The port configuration is in plugin_config.json under .../Plugins/PremierePro/:

{ "Port": 9090 }

The plugin talks to the CaraOne core API, which is 9090 by default — make sure this value matches the server’s REST port.

Using it

Run CaraOne alongside Premiere (ALT-TAB or a second monitor). Search, adjust the in/out points if needed, then click the send-to-Premiere arrow. CaraOne creates two bins — CaraOneClips (your selected in/out references) and CaraOneMedia (the full master clips) — and imports the high-res media, ready instantly in Premiere.

Troubleshooting

  • Pymiere Link not listed under Extensions: confirm the extension installed and that Premiere was fully quit and relaunched.
  • No connection / clips don’t arrive: ensure premiereapiRest is running and shows “Starting RestController,” and that ports 3000 and the core port (9090) are open.
  • Wrong port: verify plugin_config.json matches the server’s REST port (default 9090). Note that 9091 is the Node Manager, not the core API.