Shutterstock Adobe Creative Cloud plugin gets video support, comes to Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and InDesign

When you need to use an image or video for a website, advertising campaign, or other project, you can't simply grab something from the web and use it. Well, you can, but that isn't a smart idea. Why? Someone else could own the image or video and bring legal action against you. Instead, you should use a reputable service where you can obtain properly licensed media.

We here at BetaNews use a few such services, but Shutterstock is obviously one of our favorites -- we probably use it more than any other. The company even offers a cool plugin for Adobe Photoshop that can make things even easier. Today, Shutterstock enhances that plugin with video support, while also bringing it to other Adobe Creative Cloud programs -- Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and InDesign.

"This is the first time Shutterstock has made its high quality video collection of 8 million clips available through a plugin, giving amateur filmmakers and veteran film editors another powerful tool at their disposal within Premiere Pro. With these integrations, Shutterstock intends to not only save creative professionals time and increase productivity, but also emerge as an all-in-one content platform, meeting and assisting customers where they perform their professional work," says Shutterstock.

Jon Oringer, Founder and CEO of Shutterstock says, "As soon as we announced the Photoshop plugin last year, people started to ask us when we'd provide them the same service for other applications within the Adobe suite. We're pleased to bring together the images and video customers love into the tools they use every day."

Shutterstock shares the following plugin features.

• Streamlined workflow: Gain access to Shutterstock's library of images, vectors, and footage without switching applications.
• Design previews: Make edits and share designs using preview images or clips before purchasing a license.
• Content curation: Get inspiration from pre-curated collections of imagery or video clips, or from user-generated collections shared with a team of colleagues.
• Simple licensing: Download assets within the applications without losing the integrity of the work.

If you are an Adobe Creative Cloud user on either Windows or macOS, you can download the free plugin here. Not yet a Shutterstock subscriber? No worries; you can check out the affordable pricing here.

You can see examples of the plugin in action in the videos below.

Photo Credit: ayzek / Shutterstock