Color Finesse 3 & Premier CS6 ?

Hello
i have Production Premium CS6 on my Win 7 x64, i am still new to editing, just learning, but what i noticed is that i have in my AE - Color Finesse 3, but for now AE is too complicated for me and i dont like working in AE as when i import my projects from PP my time line changes to just 1 clip (but same timeline in PP has like 50 small clips usually).... for me its too hard...
So i would like to ask is it possible to work in PP with the same Color Finesse 3 plug in? i kind of really like it, its maybe just my own opinion, but i find it very simple and easy to used compared to other color correction options!
Regards

Their web site says it can work in PP. Research how.

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Thanks for the reply! I am acutally serialized in AE and had been working in CF within it. When I mentioned the downloaded program I was refering to the Pi version that allows you to work right within PP instead of taking each clip out to AE and then back in to PP. I am going to assume that the Pi version does not come with my CS6 purchase.
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