Krotos brings Video to Sound plugin to Premiere Pro

SOFIAH NICHOLE SALIVIO

News Editor

Krotos has released its Video to Sound plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro, available to Krotos Studio subscribers.

The launch brings Adobe’s editing software into Krotos’ broader effort to move more sound design work into the edit timeline rather than a separate audio workflow.

Within Premiere Pro, editors can analyse footage, choose the types of sounds to include, and generate synchronised sound effects on the timeline without leaving the project. Users can set in and out points before creating a sound pass, then swap in alternative sounds while keeping them aligned to picture.

The plugin launches with support for ambiences, whooshes, transitions, risers, impacts and cloth effects. These sounds come from Krotos’ royalty-free library of recorded audio rather than being generated from scratch.

The distinction matters because a growing number of post-production tools now use artificial intelligence not only to organise audio assets but also to create them. Krotos uses machine learning to analyse footage and identify relevant sound moments, while the clips placed on the timeline come from professionally recorded effects and ambience recordings.

That positions the product in a part of the editing market where speed is increasingly important, especially for smaller teams, social video producers and editors expected to complete rough sound design without handing a project to a dedicated audio department. For those users, the appeal is less about replacing full post-production sound work and more about cutting the time spent searching libraries, placing clips manually and rebuilding simple sound beds.

Krotos is based in Edinburgh and develops sound design software for film, television and games. Its tools have been used on productions including Game of Thrones, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Stranger Things, according to the company.

The Premiere Pro release also broadens access to a feature Krotos previewed earlier this year. By making it part of Krotos Studio, Krotos is tying the plugin to its existing subscription platform rather than offering it as a separate standalone product.

Workflow shift

The broader shift in post-production has been toward tighter integration between specialist tools and mainstream editing platforms. Video editors are increasingly handling more of the finishing process themselves, particularly on digital-first projects with smaller budgets and faster turnaround times. That has created an opening for software makers that can automate repetitive parts of sound editing while keeping editors inside familiar applications.

Adobe Premiere Pro is one of the most widely used editing platforms across online video, broadcast packages and independent production. A plugin that works directly in that environment lets Krotos target users who may not move projects into dedicated digital audio workstations until late in the process, if at all.

There are limits to what such tools can do. Complex dramatic sound design, detailed Foley work and final mix decisions still depend on human judgment and, in many productions, specialist teams. Even so, software that can create a first pass of matched effects may appeal to editors producing explainers, trailers, branded clips, documentaries and social content, where time pressure often outweighs the need for highly detailed sound construction.

Subscribers can install the Premiere Pro extension through Adobe Marketplace. The plugin is included with Krotos Studio, Pro and Max subscription plans.

Krotos has built its business around simplifying sound design tasks that have traditionally required specialist knowledge or lengthy manual work. Its products are aimed at a range of users, from professional sound teams to creators with less experience in audio post-production.

For Premiere users, the immediate question is whether automated sound placement can produce results useful enough to keep, or at least strong enough to serve as a draft. Krotos is positioning the tool as a way to turn silent footage into a workable soundtrack quickly, with room for later adjustments rather than a finished mix in one step.

Orfeas Boteas, Chief Executive Officer of Krotos, said the product addresses production schedules that leave editors handling more work in less time.

“Video editors are under constant pressure to deliver more content in less time. With Video to Sound for Premiere Pro, users can go from silent footage to a professional soundscape in just a few clicks, without ever leaving their edit. By combining intelligent analysis with real recordings from our sound library, we’re helping editors spend less time searching for sounds and more time creating,” said Orfeas Boteas, Chief Executive Officer of Krotos.