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1. he Adobe Premiere Pro user interface is a combination of a video IN THIS CH TER editing studio and an electronic image editing studio If you re famil iar with film video editing or audio editing you should feel right at Premiere Pro s panels home working within Premiere Pro s Project Monitor and Audio windows If you have worked with such programs as Adobe After Effects Macromedia Premiere Pro s menus Flash or Macromedia Director then Premiere Pros Timeline digital tools and panels should also be familiar to you If you re completely new to video editing and computers don t worry Premiere Pro panels windows and menus are efficiently designed to get you up and running quickly To help get you started this chapter provides an overview of Premiere Pro windows and menus Consider it a thorough introduction to the program s workspace and a handy reference for planning and producing your own digi tal video productions Premiere Pro s Panels After you first launch Premiere Pro several panels automatically appear onscreen each vying for your attention Why do you need more than one panel opened at once A video production is a multifaceted undertaking In one production you may need to capture video edit video and create titles transitions and special effects Premiere Pro windows help keep these tasks separated and organized for you You can access any Premiere Pro panel by clicking its name in the2. Transform Provides visual transformation commands Position Scale Rotation and Opacity Select Provides commands for selecting stacked objects Arrange Sends stacked objects forward and backward Position Positions a selected item onscreen Align Objects Aligns deselected objects Distribute Objects Distributes or spreads out selected objects onscreen View Allows viewing of title and action safe areas text baselines 52 tab markers and video The Window menu The Window menu enables you to open Premiere Pro panels Most of the commands work identi cally to each other When you choose the name of the panel that you want to open in the menu that panel opens Open panels display with a check mark in front of them Premiere Pro s panels include the following Effects Effect Controls Events History Info Tools Title Tools Title Styles Title Actions Title Properties Audio Master Meters Audio Mixer DVD Layout Multi Camera Monitor Project Program Monitor choose sequence in submenu Reference Monitor Project Source Monitor Timelines choose sequence in submenu Title Designer and VST Editor for third party audio effects You can open panels that are specific to different types of editing work by choosing Window gt Workspace Editing Window gt Workspace Effects Window Workspace Audio or Window Workspace Color Correction You can also save your viewing setup by choosing Window Workspace
3. a Velocity 0 0 second v Wavewidth 40 3 v Direction D WaveSpeed 1 0 Pinning None Iv D Phase bypass gt reva Premiere Pro Basics i The Tools panel The tools in Premiere Pro s Tools panel shown in Figure 1 8 are primarily used to edit clips in the Timeline You can activate each tool by clicking it in the Tools panel Here is a brief summary of the tools E The Selection tool is often used for selecting and moving clips on the Timeline The Track Select tool selects all items on a track Pressing Shift while clicking the Track Select tool selects multiple tracks E The Ripple Edit Rolling Edit Slip and Slide tools covered in Chapter 12 are used to adjust edits on the Timeline E The Razor tool allows you to cut a clip simply by clicking it Pressing Shift while clicking he Razor tool cuts footage in multiple tracks a ye The Rate Stretch tool allows you to change the speed of a clip by clicking and dragging a clip edge with the tool E The Pen tool allows you to create keyframes on the Timeline when adjusting video and audio effects Audio effects are covered in Chapter 7 Video effects are covered in Chapter 13 E The Hand tool enables you to scroll through different parts of the Timeline without changing the Zoom level E The Zoom tool provides yet another means of zooming in and out in the Timeline With the Zoom tool activated you can clic
4. BiG rove Premiere Pro CS3 z Search Contents Index P r Home Page Getting started ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3 E Workspace E gt Projects Setting up and bringing m assets Adobe Help resources Managing and viewing assets New features ae ee Editing a sequence Editing Beyond the basics Workflows ce T tion TO Using Help in the product Audio E ntes E Applying Effects E Animation Fi Effect reference F Compositing F Exporting F Keyboard shortcuts Fi Legal notices Other Help menu commands access information from the Web You can choose Help Online Support to access Adobe s Web site To register your version of Premiere Pro online you can choose Help Registration Summary Premiere Pro s panels and menus provide you with an efficient interface and powerful tools to create digital video productions This chapter covered the following topics The Project panel displays production elements E The Timeline panel provides a visual display of your project You can edit audio and video directly in the Timeline 53 Getting Started with Premiere Pro E You can use the Effect Controls panel to create video and audio effects and audio transitions E The Monitor panels allow you to edit and preview your production The Audio Mixer enables you to mix audio and create audio effects 54
5. Custom folder 39 Getting Started with Premiere Pro If you are using the same transitions throughout a production you can create a bin name it and keep the transitions in the custom bin for quick access See Chapter 9 for more information on creating transitions see Chapter 13 for more information on using video effects The Effect Controls panel The Effect Controls panel shown in Figure 1 7 allows you to quickly create and control audio and video effects and transitions For example you can add an effect to a clip by selecting it in the Effects panel and then dragging the effect over the clip in the Timeline or directly into the Effect Controls panel As shown in Figure 1 7 the Effect Controls panel includes its own version of the Timeline as well as a slider control for zooming into the Timeline By clicking and dragging the Timeline and changing effect settings you can change effects over time As you change settings you create keyframes indicated by diamond icons in the Effect Controls panel and in the Timeline If you create multiple effects for one clip you can see the settings for the different effects by select ing the clip and opening the Effect Controls panel CUR 7 The Effect Controls panel enables you to quickly display and edit video and audio effects Effect Controls x Sequence 01 Waves avi gt OR Motion gt Opacity gt Time Remapping Vv Wave Warp Gwavetype Sne Jy
6. Mixer s ability to work in real time gives you the advantage of mixing the audio tracks and applying audio effects while viewing the accompanying video 37 O Partl Getting Started with Premiere Pro You can raise and lower audio levels for tracks by clicking and dragging the volume fader controls with the mouse The round knob like controls enable you to pan or balance audio You can change the settings by clicking and dragging the knob icon The buttons below the balance con trols let you play all tracks select the tracks that you want to hear or select the tracks that you want to mute The familiar controls at the bottom of the Audio Mixer window enable you to start and stop recording while the audio runs Chapter 4 covers how to record audio using the Audio Mixer Chapter 8 provides an in depth discussion of how to mix and apply effects using the Audio Mixer CURE s Use the Audio Mixer to mix audio and create audio effects Left Right balance Solo Show Hide Effects Volume Mute Enable Track for recording nce di x 00 00 00 00 t Audio 2 i Master A 7 9 0 9 0 9 0 master w master w Master Go to In Point Record Go to Out Point Loop Play Play In to Out 38 Premiere Pro Basics The Effects panel The Effects panel allows you to quickly apply a variety of useful audio effects video effects and transitions For example the Vid
7. Shortcut Description Reveal in Bridge Opens information about a file in Adobe Bridge Interpret Footage Changes the frame rate and pixel aspect ratio of a selected item in the Project window this command also inverts and ignores the alpha channel Timecode Sets the timecode starting point of a selected clip in the Project panel Exit Ctrl 38 Q Quits Premiere Pro The Edit menu Premiere Pro s Edit menu consists of standard editing commands such as Copy Cut and Paste which you can use throughout the program The Edit menu also provides special paste functions for editing as well as preferences for Premiere Pro s default settings Table 1 2 describes the Edit menu commands ME Edit Menu Commands Command Shortcut Description Undo Ctrl 3 Z Undoes the last action Redo Ctrl 88 Shift Z Repeats the last action Cut Ctrl 36 X Cuts a selected item from the screen placing it into the Clipboard Copy Ctrl 88 C Copies a selected item into the Clipboard Paste Ctrl 8 V Changes the out point of a pasted clip so that it fits in the paste area Paste Insert Ctrl 88 Shift V Pastes and inserts a clip Paste Attributes Ctrl 88 Alt V Pastes attributes of one clip to another Clear Backspace Cuts an item from the screen without saving it in the Clipboard Ripple Delete Ctrl 88 Shift Delete Deletes selected clips without leaving a gap in the Timeline Duplicate Ctrl 88 Shift Copies a selected element in the Project panel Select All Ctrl
8. gt New Workspace Workspace Later you can delete the workspace by choosing Window gt Workspace Delete To reset the current workspace to its original settings choose Window gt Workspace Reset Current Workspace The Help menu Premiere Pro s Help menu provides formatted documents that are viewable in the Adobe Help Center Choose Help Adobe Premiere Pro Help to load the main Help screen From this screen you can choose to view help about different Adobe applications and search for a topic to learn Premiere Pro Basics about it Figure 1 12 shows the Help screen after choosing help for Premiere Pro If you click Index the alphabet appears Clicking a letter loads the index listings for terms that begin with that letter If you click the Search button you can search for help by entering a word or words to search for For example if you type the word edit and click Search a long list of topics related to the word edit appears Clicking one of the edit topics brings you to the Help page for that item To work effi ciently when searching put quotes around search phrases For example searching for timecode effect produces one listing related to the Timecode effect If you type timecode effect without quotes the search responds with a long list containing all content with the words timecode or effect CUR a ccc Premiere Pro s online help allows you to search for help topics 2 Adobe Help Viewer 1 1 ale
9. panel that can be used for footage to be captured New Title F9 Opens the Title Designer for creating text and graphic titles New Photoshop File Creates a new blank Photoshop file using project dimensions New Bars and Tone Adds color bars and a sound tone to the bin in the Project panel New amp Black Video Adds a pure black video clip to the bin in the Project panel New Color Matte Creates a new color matte in the Project panel New Universal Automatically creates a countdown clip Counting Leader New Transparent Creates a transparent video that can be placed in a track Video and used to display a timecode Open Project Ctrl 8 O Opens a Premiere Pro project file Open Recent Project Opens a recently used Premiere Pro movie Browse Ctrl 38 Alt Opens Adobe Bridge Option O Close Ctrl 38 W Closes the Project panel 44 Premiere Pro Basics Command Shortcut Description Save Ctrl 38 S Saves a project file to disk Save As Ctrl 88 Shift S Saves a project file under a new name or saves it to a different disk location this command leaves the user in the newly created file Save a Copy Ctrl 38 Alt Creates a copy of the project on disk but the user remains Option Shift in the current project Revert Reverts a project to the previously saved version Capture Captures clips from videotape Batch Capture Automatically captures multiple clips from the same tape this command requires device control Adobe Dyna
10. waveform set the Take Audio Video button to audio or double click unlinked audio See Chapter 7 for more details Program Monitor The Program Monitor displays your video program the clips graph ics effects and transitions that you have assembled in a video sequence in the Timeline window You can also use the Lift and Extract buttons in the Program Monitor to remove footage To play a sequence in the Program Monitor you can either click the window s Play button or press the Spacebar Trim Monitor The Trim Monitor allows you to precisely fine tune edits You can access the Trim Monitor from the Program Monitor either by clicking Trim in the Program Monitor panel menu or by clicking the Trim button In the Trim panel the left and right sides of an edit are shown on either side of the win dow To edit you can click and drag between the two monitor views of the edit to add or subtract frames from either side of the edit see Figure 1 4 You can also click and drag in the left or right monitor to edit only the left or right side of the edit You can also choose to edit one frame or five frames at a time by simply clicking a button Using the Trim Monitor is covered in Chapter 12 Reference Monitor In many respects the Reference Monitor is a second Program Monitor Many Premiere Pro editors use it when making color and tonal adjustments because it allows them to view video scopes which display hue and saturation levels in the Refer
11. 88 A Selects all elements in the Project panel Deselect All Ctrl 88 Shift A Deselects all elements in the Project panel 46 Premiere Pro Basics Command Shortcut Description Find Ctrl 38 F Finds elements in the Project panel the Project must be opened Label Allows a choice of label colors in the Project panel Edit Original Ctrl 88 E Loads a selected clip or graphic from disk in its original application Edit in Adobe Opens an audio file for editing in Adobe Soundbooth Soundbooth Edit in Adobe Opens a graphic file for editing in Adobe Photoshop Photoshop Keyboard Assigns keyboard shortcuts Customization Preferences Allows you to access a variety of setup preferences The Project menu The Project menu provides commands that change attributes for the entire project The most important commands enable you to set compression frame size and frame rate Table 1 3 describes the Project menu commands ESEE ccc Project Menu Commands Command Description Project Settings General Sets the video movie timebase and time display displays video and audio settings Project Settings Capture Provides settings for capturing audio and video Project Settings Video Rendering Sets options for rendering video Project Settings Default Sequence Sets Timeline defaults for video and audio tracks Link Media Replaces an offline file in the Project panel with a captured file on disk Make Offline Makes a clip offline so
12. Windows menu For example if you want to open the Timeline Monitor Audio Mixer History Info or Tools panel you can choose the Window menu and then click the desired panel name If the panel is already open a check box 29 Getting Started with Premiere Pro appears by its name If the panel isn t open it opens in a window when you choose it in the Windows menu If you have more than one video sequence on the screen you see them listed in the Window Timelines submenu This section provides an overview of the panels that enable you to create the various elements of your digital video project Manipulating Premiere Pro panels You can work more efficiently if you know how to group and dock Premiere Pro s panels Grouping and docking panels helps to ensure that you re making the best use of available screen real estate All of Premiere Pro video editing tools reside in panels that you can group or dock together in virtu ally any combination When panels are docked they are attached to each other so resizing one panel resizes another Figure 1 1 shows the Program Monitor being resized Notice in the second frame of Figure 1 1 that enlarging the Program Monitor reduces the size of the Source Monitor panel ENA YD The images in Figure 1 1 are from the Premiere Pro CS3 QuickStart chapter The Clock Mita image bc0104 mov is in the FilmDisc folder The Airport image BG113 mov is in the Artbeats folder CURE ccc Resizin
13. clip into the Timeline at the current time indicator Drops a clip into the area of the current time indicator position overlaying any existing footage Replaces selected clip in Timeline with clip from Source monitor Replaces selected clip in Timeline with clip from Source monitor and matches frame Premiere Pro Basics Command Shortcut Description Replace with Replaces selected clip in Timeline with clip from Project panel bin Clip From Bin Enable Allows clips in the Timeline to be enabled or disabled Disabled clips are not viewed in the Program Monitor and are not exported Link Unlink Unlinks audio from a video clip and links audio to video Group Ctrl 88 G Places Timeline clips in a group so they can be manipulated together UnGroup Ctrl 88 ShifttG Ungroups clips Synchronize Lines up a clip on the Timeline according to the clip s start end or timecode Multicamera amp Camera 1 2 3 or 4 Replaces footage created in a multicamera edit with footage from a different camera Video Options gt Frame Hold Video options Field Options Specifies settings for making a still frame from a clip Sets interlace options also sets reverse field dominance Video options Frame Blend Smoothes the motion of clips whose speed or frame rate has been changed Video options gt Scale to Frame Size Audio Options Audio Gain Scales a clip or graphic to the project size Allows a c
14. core chapter marker Allows editing of an Encore chapter marker Allows editing of Timeline markers The Title menu Most of Premiere Pro s Title menu is activated after you create a new title in Premiere Pro s Title Designer The commands in the Title menu alter text and graphics created in the Title Designer Table 1 7 summarizes the Title menu commands MS Command New Title gt Default Still New Title Default Roll New Title Default Crawl New Title gt Based on Current Title New Title Based on Template Font Size Type Alignment Orientation Word Wrap Tab Stops Title Menu Commands Shortcut Description Creates a new title screen with options for creating still titles Creates a new title screen with options for creating rolling titles Creates a new title screen with options for creating crawling titles Creates a new title screen from current titles Creates a new title screen from a template Provides a choice of fonts Provides a choice of sizes Allows left center or right alignment Controls horizontal and vertical orientation of objects Turns word wrap on and off Sets tabs in a text box continued 51 Getting Started with Premiere Pro TABLE 1 7 continued Command Shortcut Description Templates Ctrl 36 J Allows the use and creation of templates for titles Roll Crawl Options Allows the creation and control of animated titles Logo Allows graphics to be imported into a title
15. cription Description Creates a preview of the work area stores the preview file on disk Removes render files from disk Cuts a project at the current time indicator in the Timeline Removes frames from in to out points set in the Program Monitor and leaves a gap in the Timeline Removes frames from a sequence from in to out points set in the Program Monitor without leaving a gap in the Timeline Applies a default video transition between two clips at the current time indicator Applies a default audio transition between two clips at the current time indicator Zooms into the Timeline Zooms back from the Timeline Turns on off snap to edges for clips Adds tracks to the Timeline Deletes tracks from the Timeline Sets a clip marker for a clip in the Source Monitor at a point specified in the submenu Goes to a clip marker at a point specified in the submenu Clears a selected clip marker Command Set Sequence Marker Go to Sequence Marker Clear Sequence Marker Set Encore Chapter Marker Go to Encore Chapter Marker Clear Encore Chapter Marker Edit Encore Chapter Marker Edit Sequence Marker Premiere Pro Basics Description Sets a sequence marker specified in the submenu Goes to a sequence marker specified in the submenu Clears a sequence marker specified in the submenu Creates an Encore chapter marker at the current time indicator position Sends the current time indicator to an Encore chapter marker Removes an En
16. ect panel menu Close Panel Close Frame New Sin Rename Delete Automate to Sequence Find View humbnats Refresh Edit Columns Chris Backspace Cirit F Laha Frame Rate Mecia Sart Mediz Esd Media Duration o 29 97 fpe 108 Hz 03 00 00 00000 m 29 97fps 93 00 00 00 CI 29 97 fips 5 29 97 fps wis E 29 97 fps 2 00 00 00 00 00 20 23 00 00 13 08 l 0 Sequence Offline File Tate Bars and Tone Black Video Color Mette Universal Courting Lesder Transparent Video List View Clear Icon View New Item Automate to Bin Sequence Find 32 Premiere Pro Basics The New Item button shown in Figure 1 2 enables you to quickly create a new title or other pro duction element such as a transparent video clip often used with Premiere Pros Timecode video effect to overlay timecode over other clips color matte covered in Chapter 15 or bars and tone used to calibrate color and sound when editing The New Item button also allows you to add new sequences offline files black video and universal counting leaders If you click the Icon but ton all production elements appear as icons onscreen rather than in list format Clicking the List button returns the display of the Project panel to List view If you want to quickly add Project panel elements to the Timeline you can simply select them and then click the Automate to Sequence button If you expand the Project panel b
17. ence Monitor while simultaneously viewing the actual footage in the Program Monitor The Reference Monitor can be ganged or set to play in sync with the Program Monitor or it can be unganged Using the Reference Monitor is discussed in Chapter 17 Multi Camera Monitor The Multi Camera Monitor allows you to view four different clips simultaneously in one monitor As footage plays in the monitor you can use the mouse or keyboard to select a scene to insert into your program sequence The Multi Camera Monitor is most helpful when editing event footage shot simultaneously from different cameras See Chapter 12 to learn more about using the Multi Camera Monitor Premiere Pro Basics i Mica The Source Program and Trim Monitors Play Stop Step Forward Step Backward Take Audio Video Source P123 mov x Program Sequencedily x 00 00 05 13 fo0 00 00 00 04 00 g i Di ip 00 00 04 16 08 00 i252 ae e led ege i tJ earb oo es i tnt a rt i GB te eei eae i i Set In Point Jog Shuttle Slider Lift Trim Set Out Point Play In to Out Extract Trim x 1 00 00 14 05 a 00 00 14 05 Y 00 00 21 11 t 00 00 07 06 tit u 00 00 04 09 w ALALA ott AIAR 8 06 TE RU i 1 5 le of In shift 00 00 00 00 i 5P123 mov ss SESS sees SP127 mov ti The Audio Mixer panel The Audio Mixer panel shown in Figure 1 5 enables you to mix different audio tracks create audio effects and record narration The Audio
18. ent bin Clicking the tab displays the contents of the child bin fe You can change the speed and duration of a clip by right clicking the clip in the Project panel and choosing Speed Duration You can also quickly place the clip in the Source Monitor by right clicking the clip and choosing Open in Source Monitor The Timeline panel The Timeline panel shown in Figure 1 3 is the foundation of your video production It provides a graphic and temporal overview of the video sequences effects titles and transitions that comprise your project The Timeline is not just for viewing it is also interactive Using your mouse you can build your production by dragging video and audio clips graphics and titles from the Project panel to the Timeline By clicking and dragging the current time indicator the blue triangle you can jump to any part of your production As you click and drag the time display at the top left corner of the Timeline indicates the position of the current frame Using Premiere Pro tools you can arrange cut and extend clips By clicking and dragging the work area markers at either end of the work area bar edges of the light gray bar at the top of the Timeline you can specify the portion of the Timeline that Premiere Pro previews or exports The thin colored bar beneath the work area bar indicates whether a preview file for the project exists A red bar indicates no preview and a green bar indicates that a video pr
19. eo Effects bin folder includes effects that correct color change an image s contrast and distort and blur images As shown in Figure 1 6 the effects are organized into bins For example the Distort bin contains effects that distort clips by bending or pinching them Applying an effect is simple Just click and drag the effect over a clip in the Timeline You can then edit the effect using controls in the Effect Controls panel X Sy T Hage The Effects panel allows you to create your own bins and move effects into them so that e SELES you can quickly access the effects you want to use in each project Premiere Pro s Video Transitions bin which also appears in the Effects panel features more than 70 transitional effects Some transitions such as the Dissolve group can provide a smooth transition from one video clip to another Other transitions such as Page Peel can be used as a special effect to dramatically jump from one scene to another Ma Use the Effects panel to apply transitions and special effects Contains gt G Presets gt Audio Effects gt Audio Transitions Y Video Effects D O adjust D Blur amp Sharpen D L channel D O Color Correction b distort D cpueffecs D CD Generate O Image Control b Keying D O Noise amp Grain D Perspective D Render b stylize D O Time D O Transform D O Transition b O utility b O video gt video Transitions Delete New
20. eview has been created If an audio preview exists a thinner light green bar appears To create the Preview file choose Sequence Render Work Area or press Enter to render the work area Rendering the work area helps ensure that your project plays back at the project frame 3 rate If you create video and audio effects the Preview file stores the rendered effects Thus t the next time you play back the effect Premiere Pro does not have to process the effect again Undoubtedly the most useful visual metaphor in the Timeline window is its representation of video and audio tracks as parallel bars Premiere Pro provides multiple parallel tracks so that you can both preview and conceptualize a production in real time For example parallel video and audio tracks enable you to view video as audio plays The Timeline also includes icons for hiding or viewing tracks Clicking the video Toggle Track Output button Eye icon hides a track while you preview your production clicking it again makes the track visible Clicking the audio Toggle Track Output button Speaker icon turns audio tracks on and off Beneath the Eye icon is another icon that sets the display mode for clips in the track Clicking the Set Display Style icon allows you to choose whether you want to see frames from the actual clip in the Timeline or only the name of the clip Premiere Pro Basics At the bottom left corner of the window the Time Zoom Level slider enables you
21. fo window shows the size duration and starting and ending points of the clip or gap as shown in Figure 1 10 The Info panel can be very useful when editing because the panel displays starting and ending points of the clips as you edit them in the Timeline panel The Event panel The Event panel lists errors that may occur when using third party video and audio plug ins Selecting the error message in the Event panel and then clicking Details provides more informa tion about the specific error Premiere Pro Basics The Info panel displays information about clips and transitions Info x Surfing mov Type Video Duration 00 00 12 19 Video 29 97 fps 720 x 486 0 9 In Not Set Out Not Set Cursor 00 00 01 00 The Title Designer Premiere Pro s Title Designer allows you to quickly create titles for video projects You can also use the Title Designer to create animated title effects To aid title placement the Title Designer can display video behind the titles you are creating Tools and other options for creating titles can be opened onscreen from the Title Designers menu or by choosing Window Title Tools Title Styles Title Actions or Title properties In Figure 1 11 the Title tools are in the upper left corner displayed vertically the Title Actions are below the Title tools and also display vertically To create a title with the Title Designer choose File New Title If you wish to edit a title that i
22. g panels Project Escape x Escape prproy Project Escape x Escape prproj Ji sequence 01 POT rote z 00 04 16 00 24 SmartSound The Great Ese M itjrares co Be usr 3 te ette corrr ee Premiere Pro Basics i Figure 1 1 shows the Project panel grouped with the Effects and Audio Mixer tabs peeking out from behind in the same panel group You can easily add or remove a panel from a group by click ing the indented dots at the left hand corners of the tabs and dragging the panel tab If you want a panel to appear as a standard window that floats above other panels you can drag the panel out from behind the others As you read through the following sections that explain how to resize group and separate panels try adjusting a few panels Resizing docked panels Windows that are grouped together are referred to as panels To resize a panel move the cursor over the dividing line between panels When the cursor changes to two arrows as shown in Figure 1 1 you can drag left or right on the vertical border between panels or up and down on the horizontal border between panels If you want to resize the panel both horizontally and vertically position the mouse cursor over a panel corner When the mouse pointer changes to four arrows click and drag the corner Docking and grouping panels If you want to dock one panel with another one the target panel click and drag it over to the top bottom lef
23. ge Below the tread area is a triangular icon called the shuttle slider You can click and drag the shuttle slider to jump to a specific clip area As you click the time display in the Monitor panel indicates your position in the clip The Monitor panels can also be used to set in and out points As discussed in The Premiere Pro QuickStart chapter the in and out points determine which part of a clip appears in your project 35 O Partl Getting Started with Premiere Pro y The images in Figure 1 4 are from the SP123 mov file in the Artbeats folder on the Premiere Pro Bible CS3 DVD Premiere Pro provides five different monitor panels the Source Monitor the Program Monitor the Trim Monitor the Reference Monitor and the Multi Camera monitor You can access the Trim Reference and Multi Camera monitors from the Program Monitors panel menu Premiere Pro provides five different monitor panels the Source Monitor the Program Monitor the Trim Monitor the Reference Monitor and the Multi Camera monitor You can access the Trim Reference and Multi Camera monitors from the Program Monitor s panel menu 36 Source Monitor The Source Monitor shows source footage that has not yet been placed on the video sequence in the Timeline You can use the Source Monitor to set in and out points of clips and then insert or overlay them into your production The Source Monitor can also display audio waveforms of audio clips To display the audio
24. hange of audio level Audio Options Source Channel Mappings Allows mapping of a mono audio clip as stereo Audio Options Render and Replace Replaces a selected audio clip with a new clip and maintains effects Audio Options Extract Audio Creates a new audio clip from a selected clip Speed Duration Allows changing speed and or duration The Sequence menu The Sequence menu enables you to preview the clips in the Timeline window and to change the number of video and audio tracks that appear in the Timeline window Table 1 5 describes the Sequence menu commands 49 O Partl Getting Started with Premiere Pro ELGE O Sequence Menu Commands Command Render Work Area Delete Render Files Razor at Current time Indicator Lift Extract Apply Video Transition Apply Audio Transition Zoom In Zoom Out Snap Add Tracks Delete Tracks Shortcut Enter Ctrl 38 K Ctrl 38 D Ctrl 38 Shift D The Marker menu Premiere Pro s Edit menu provides commands for creating and editing clip and sequence markers Markers are designated by pentagon like shapes just below the Timeline ruler or within a clip in a Timeline You can use markers to quickly jump to a specific area of the Timeline or to a specific frame in a clip Table 1 6 summarizes the Marker menu TABLE1 6 1 6 Marker Menu Commands Command Set Clip Marker Go to Clip Marker Clear Clip Marker 50 Des
25. indow s thumbnail monitor choose View Preview Area in the Project Panel Menu This toggles the monitor display off and on To keep your production assets well organized you can create bins to store similar elements For example you can create a bin for all sound files or a bin for all interview clips If the bin gets full you can see more elements at one time by switching from the default Thumbnail view to List view which lists each item but doesn t show a thumbnail image Using FlexBins If you create several bins you can easily manage them by using Premiere Pro s FlexBin feature This allows you to open up different bins in separate windows or as tabs To open a bin as a separate window simply double click it Once the bin opens in a separate window it can function like any other panel This means you can dock it or embed it within other panel groups To change the default preferences for how flex bins open choose Edit Preferences General On a Mac choose Premiere Pro Preferences General 33 Getting Started with Premiere Pro 34 If you don t want to change preferences for FlexBin operations you can use the following keyboard commands to open up bins E Ctrl Double click Opens the bin in the project panel with no other bins displayed To close the bin click the tiny folder icon beneath thumbnail monitor display in the Project panel E Alt Option Double click Creates a tab for the bin in the par
26. k to zoom in and Ctrl 8 click to zoom out Mia Premiere Pro s Tools panel Rolling Edit Slide Edit Selection Rate Pen Stretch 41 Getting Started with Premiere Pro The History panel Premiere Pro s History panel shown in Figure 1 9 lets you perform virtually unlimited Undo operations CURE o ccc The History panel provides virtually unlimited Undo operations History x New Open B imporcie 4 Setin Point 4h Set Out Point Fz Insert gt Razor All 5Undos 42 As you work the History panel records your production steps To return to a previous version of your project just click that history state in the History panel After you click and begin working again you rewrite history all past steps following the state you returned to are removed from the panel as new ones appear If you want to clear all history from the panel choose Clear in the panel menu opened by clicking the right triangle icon To delete a history state select it and then click the Delete button trashcan icon in the panel If you click a history state in the History panel to undo an action and then begin to work all steps after the one you clicked are removed from your project The Info panel The Info panel provides important information about clips and transitions and even about gaps in the Timeline To see the Info panel in action click a clip transition or empty gap in the Timeline The In
27. mic Link New After Effects Composition Allows you to create a new Adobe After Effects Composition linked to a Premiere Pro project Adobe Dynamic Link Import After Effects Composition Creates a link and imports the file from Adobe After Effects Import Ctrl 88 1 Imports a video clip audio clip or graphic Import Recent File Imports recently used files into Premiere Pro Import Clip Notes Comments Imports clip comments from Adobe Acrobat Export Movie Exports a movie to disk according to the settings in the Export Movie dialog box Export Frame Exports a frame to be used as a still image Export gt Audio Export Title Exports Timeline audio to disk according to the settings in the Audio Settings dialog box Exports a title from the Project panel Export Export to Tape Exports a Timeline to videotape Export Export to DVD Burns a DVD from the Timeline Export Export to EDL Exports the Edit Decision List Export gt Adobe Media Encoder Exports in different formats MPEG1 MPEG2 Real Media QuickTime Windows Media Get Properties for File Get Properties for gt Selection Provides size resolution and other digital information about a file Provides size resolution and other digital information about a selection in the Project panel continued 45 O Partl Getting Started with Premiere Pro TABLE11 continued Command
28. s already on the Timeline double click the title and it opens in the Title Designer MS The Title Designer with tools and options for editing titles XPosition YPosition EP width Height ie gt Rotation 20 Yr Properties wo Font Family Microsoft Sa eye Font Style Xda Font Size an Aspect Leading Keming 0 0 Trecking 0 0 Baseline Sift Slant gt i Align Small Caps l Small Caps Size 75 0 Underline 43 O Partl Getting Started with Premiere Pro Premiere Pro s Menus Premiere Pro features nine main menus File Edit Project Clip Sequence Marker Title Window and Help The following sections provide an overview of the different menus and include tables that summarize each menu s commands The File menu The File menu consists of standard Windows commands such as New Open Close Save Save As Revert and Quit The menu also includes commands for loading movie clips and folders full of files You can use the File gt New Sequence command to add Timelines to a project Table 1 1 summarizes the File menu commands MEQ File Menu Commands Command Shortcut Description New Project Ctrl 88 Alt N Creates a new file for a new digital video production New Sequence Ctrl 88 N Adds a new sequence to the current project New Bin Ctrl 88 Creates a new bin in the Project panel New amp Offline File Creates a new file entry in the Project
29. t or right portion of the target panel Before releasing the mouse wait for the dim preview of the docked panel to appear If you are satisfied with the results release the mouse otherwise press Esc If you want to place one panel into another panel or group the panels click and drag the panels tab Drag it into the target panel and then release the mouse The panels tab now appears on the far right of all existing tabs Creating floating windows To separate a panel so that it floats on the screen independently like a standard window choose Undock panel in the panels menu Alternatively press Ctrl 8 while clicking the panels tab Release the mouse to create the new floating window and then release Ctrl 8 Alternatively you can click and drag the panel outside of Premiere Pro provided you have the screen space Once you create a new floating window you can create a panel group by clicking and dragging other panels to it Closing and saving workspaces Premiere Pro s primary panels sometimes open automatically onscreen If you want to close one of them simply click its Close window X icon If you have organized your windows and panels in specific positions at specific sizes you can save this configuration by choosing Window Workspace gt New Workspace After you name your workspace and save it the name of the workspace appears in the Window Workspace submenu Whenever you want to use that workspace simply click i
30. that it is unavailable in a project Automate to Sequence Sequentially places the contents of Project panel files into the Timeline Import Batch List Imports a Batch list into the Project panel continued 47 O Partl Getting Started with Premiere Pro TABLE1 3 continued Command Export Batch List Project Manager Remove Unused Export Project as AAF Description Exports a Batch list from the Project panel as text Opens the Project Manager this command allows the creation of a trimmed version of a project Removes unused assets from the Project panel Exports a project in Advanced Authoring Format for use in other applications The Clip menu The Clip menu provides options that change a clips motion and transparency settings It also includes features that help you edit clips in the Timeline Table 1 4 describes the Clip menu commands TABLE1 4 1 4 Command Shortcut Rename Make Subclip Edit Subclip Capture Settings Set Capture Settings Capture Settings gt Clear Capture Settings Insert Overlay Replace with Clip gt From Source Monitor Replace with Clip gt From Source Monitor Match Frame 48 Clip Menu Commands Description Renames the selected clip Creates a subclip from a clip that was edited in the Source Monitor Allows editing of in and out points of a subclip Sets capture settings for offline files Clears capture settings for offline files Automatically inserts a
31. to change the Timeline s time intervals For example zooming out shows your project over less Timeline space and zooming in shows your work over a greater area of the Timeline Thus if you are viewing frames in the Timeline zooming in reveals more frames You can also zoom in and out by clicking the edges of the Viewing Area bar at the top of the Timeline To learn more about the many features of the Timeline panel see Chapter 6 Ma The Timeline panel provides an overview of your project and enables you to edit clips Set Display Style Toggle Track Output Current Time Indicator Time Display Viewing Area Bar Work Area Bar Timne Sequence O1 x 00 42 4 00 09 12 00 lt 50 c0 00 00 04 00 00 00 08 00 00 09132 00 ip Videos 00 00 16 00 vw Video inte Clock 7 vVideot ee Ceds Airport ec ial r v audio 1 SmattSound The Great Escape Origin 00 30 06 wav Volume Leve a ee er gi D audioz di D Audios b maste i B a aaa gt Change Zoom Level Toggle Track Output The Monitor panels The Monitor panels shown in Figure 1 4 are primarily used to preview your production as you create it When previewing your work click the Play button to play it in the Source or Program Monitor As you work you can also click and drag in the tread area serrated lines just below the clip to jog or slowly scroll through your foota
32. ts name 31 The ng Started with Premiere Pro Project panel If you ve ever worked on a project with many video and audio clips as well as other production elements you can appreciate Premiere Pro s Project panel shown in Figure 1 2 The Project panel provides an overview of your production elements often called assets and even enables you to preview a clip by clicking its Play button which point you can drag production elements from one bin to another CURE 2 ccc Premiere Pro s Pr Play ject Oly Scenes x Bars and Tone Movie 725 00 00 05 00 3 City Scenes proecj oject panel stores production elements x430 2 9 video used 1 time 29 97 fps 32 bit Float ereo audio used 1time 6 Rems Finck In Name Name A Ti Sequence 01 al Traffic H coy Scene Ky Basand Tone Bleck Video E universal Counting B44 7 45 1 As you work Premiere Pro automatically loads items into the Project panel When you import a file the video and audio clips are automatically loaded into the Project panel If you import a folder of clips Premiere Pro creates a new bin or folder for the clips using the folder name as the bin name When you capture sound or video you can quickly add the captured media to a Project panel bin before closing the clip Later you can create your own bins by clicking the Bin button at Proj
33. y clicking and dragging the panel border you see that Premiere Pro lists the start and stop times as well as the in and out points and the duration of each clip If you click the Project panels menu you can choose to add or remove columns from the Project panel You can also rearrange the column order by dragging them In the Project panel production assets are grouped according to the current sort order You can change the order of production elements so that they are arranged by any of the column headings To sort by one of the column categories simply click the category The first time you click it pro duction items are sorted in ascending order To sort in descending order click the column heading again The sort order is represented by a small triangle When the arrow points up the sort order is ascending When it points down the sort order is descending f To find a production item in the Project panel simply click in the Project panel s Find do field and type what you re looking for Next choose the category that you are searching for such as Name Scene Shot Take in the In drop down menu After the item or items are found you can return the Project panel view back to normal by clicking the X that appears in the Find field E To play a clip in the thumbnail monitor in the Project panel click the clip and then click the Play button the small triangle next to the thumbnail monitor To preserve space and hide the Project w
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