get_footage_interpretation
Gets the footage interpretation settings (frame rate, pixel aspect ratio, field type, etc.) for a project item.
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What get_footage_interpretation does on Adobe Premiere Pro
AI agents call get_footage_interpretation to retrieve information from Adobe Premiere Pro without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
projectItemId | string | Yes | The ID of the project item |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why get_footage_interpretation is rated Low
This tool retrieves metadata about footage properties in Adobe Premiere Pro. Reading configuration or metadata settings has no destructive, executable, or financial implications. The worst-case misuse would be information gathering, which poses minimal risk. Classification as Read is appropriate.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_footage_interpretation' and description 'Gets the footage interpretation settings' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. It queries properties (frame rate, pixel aspect ratio, field type) without modifying or executing anything.
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The rule that runs get_footage_interpretation safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Adobe Premiere Pro, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_footage_interpretation, this is the rule to start with:
get_footage_interpretation is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Adobe Premiere Pro, apply this rule, and every get_footage_interpretation call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_footage_interpretation
Gets the footage interpretation settings (frame rate, pixel aspect ratio, field type, etc.) for a project item. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_footage_interpretation accepts 1 parameter: projectItemId. Required: projectItemId. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_footage_interpretation: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Adobe Premiere Pro. Nothing to install.
get_footage_interpretation is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_footage_interpretation rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_footage_interpretation. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_footage_interpretation is provided by the Adobe Premiere Pro MCP server (adobe-premiere-pro-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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