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Determine your project settings The best way to ensure that Premiere handles your video clips correctly is to use the preset included with your capture card software or the appropriate preset included with Premiere. If none of the available presets meet your needs, choose project settingsthat are identical or at least compatible with your capture settings (see your capture card or DVD camcorder documentation) and your clip settings. For example, if you capture DV video at 720 x 480 frame size, use that same frame size for your project.If you don’t see a preset that matches your video, select the closest match, and then click Custom and choose the settings from the New Project Settings dialog box.
Once you have selected all the appropriate custom settings, click Save to create a preset for use in other projects. Be sure to review and compare all of the settings in your project using the Settings Viewer: choose Project > Settings Viewer. In most cases, it is important that the capture, project, and individual clip settings are the same in any given project. Discrepancies between these settings can cause unexpected behavior in your previews and final output. By default, your export settings match your project settings. However, they do not have to match any other project settings, so you can change them if you want without affecting the project. For more information, see “Comparing settings using the Settings
Looking at the A/B Editing workspace If you plan to perform only simple cuts and edits, and prefer to work with a separate transition track, you may want to use the A/B Editing workspace. This workspace displays Premiere’s windows in their most basic format, so that they are easy to understand and use The primary workflow for A/B editing is dragging clips from the Project window to the Timeline window, and from there trimming, editing, and rearranging clips. When you use the A/B Editing workspace, clips open in individual Clip windows, the Monitor window is in Dable View, and the Timeline display one Video track and one audio track
In the A/B Editing workspace, you drag clips from the Project window to the Timeline window.
Using tools and palettes The Premiere toolbox contains tools for selecting, editing, and viewing your clips. The Adobe floating palettes contain additional features that help you monitor, modify, and enhance your work. You can hide and rearrange the palettes to organize your work area as needed. For more information on palettes, see “Working with palettes” on page 100. For more information on tools, see individual tool names in the index. Select a tool
The toolbox is located at the top leftof the Timeline window. Some tools in the toolbox To select a tool, click its icon in the toolbox. Display the palettes When you first start Adobe Premiere, floating palettes appear stacked in default groups. Use the following techniques to show and hide palettes: To minimize or expand a palette in Windows, click the left-most button at the top right of the palette group. •To minimize or expand a palette in Mac OS, click the small square at the top right of the palette group. •To hide or display all open palettes, press Tab.
Looking at the Timeline window Once you’ve captured or imported clips into your project, use the Timeline window to organize your clips sequentially, make changes to a clip’s duration and location, add transitions, superimpose clips, and apply effects, opacity, and motion. Once you’ve completed all your editing, export the Timeline contents to any variety of file formats or directly to videotape. Explore the Timeline window Premiere’s Timeline window provides an overview of all the clips in your video program, as well as their durations, locations, effects, opacity, fades, waveforms, and other features.
You can add transitions between clips on the Video 1 track, and superimpose clips that are on the Video 2 or higher tracks. Timeline window in the Single-Track Editing workspace: A. Work area bar B. Edit line C. Tools D. Superimpose track E. Adjustable track header border F. Keyframe and Opacity icons G. Shy Video track icon H. Video track I. Audio track J. Waveform, Keyframe, Volume, and Pan icons K. Lock track icon L. Shy Audio track icon M. Time Zoom Level N. Timeline window menu button O. Track Options Dialog button P. Toggle Snap to Edges button Q. Toggle Edge Viewing button R. Toggle
Timeline window in the Single-Track Editing workspace: A. Work area bar B. Edit line C. Tools D. Superimpose track E. Adjustable track header border F. Keyframe and Opacity icons G. Shy Video track icon H. Video track I. Audio track J. Waveform, Keyframe, Volume, and Pan icons K. Lock track icon L. Shy Audio track icon M. Time Zoom Level N. Timeline window menu button O. Track Options Dialog button P. Toggle Snap to Edges button Q. Toggle Edge Viewing button R. Toggle Shift Tracks Options button S. Toggle Sync Mode button
Looking at the Monitor window Use the Monitor window to view individual clips, preview the Timeline, set In and Out points, set markers, add and remove clips from the Timeline, and trim clips. When you use the Single-Track Editing workspace, the Monitor window includes the Source view (left side of window) and the Program view (right side of window). When you use the A/B Editing workspace, the Monitor window displays only the Program view and uses individual Clip windows instead of the Source view (you can change this default at any time by choosing a new Monitor window view). The Source view (or Clip window) displays a single clip as it appears on your hard disk (project settings do not affect playback from this view). Use the Source view (or Clip window) to prepare a clip for inclusion in the Timeline or to edit a clip you’ve opened from the Timeline. The Program view displays the current state of the Timeline—when you preview the Timeline, it plays in the Program view.
Dual View mode displays both the Source and Program views. Video editors experiencedin using high-end video editing systems may beable to edit faster and more precisely using boththe Source and Program view controllers. This is the default window display for the Single-Track Editing workspace.
Applying transitions Use transitions between clips in your video program to create a visually pleasing, creative transition from one clip to the next. Premiere provides a variety of transitions, including blends, wipes, and doors. Other transitions, such as QuickTime transitions, are also available. If necessary, choose Window > Show Transitions. Premiere stores all of its transitions in the Transitions palette, sorted in folders by type. You can arrange them any way you want or even create new folders for your favorite transitions to enhance your workflow. 3 In the Transitions palette, click the triangle next to a folder name and locate the transition you want. 4 Drag the transition’s icon from the Transitions palette to the Transition track, at the point where the two clips overlap. Premiere automatically expands the transition to fill the overlap. Drag a transition to the transition track (left). The transition fills the overlapping space (right). Apply a default transition If you frequently use one transition in a project, you can set it as the default transition and apply it using a Monitor window control. Premiere automatically uses Cross Dissolve as the default transition. You can use the default transition in any workspace. To add a default transition when using the A/B workspace, do the following: 1 Position two clips in the Video 1 track in the Timeline so that they meet. 2 In the Timeline, press Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS) and click in the overlap between the two clips. To change the default transition, select a transition in the Transitions palette, and then choose Set Selected as Default from the Transitions palette menu.
Mixing audio Adjusting audio levels You can adjust the level (also called gain or volume) of an audio clip at precise locations in your video program using either the Volume rubberbands in the Timeline or the volume faders in the Audio Mixer. Adjusting volume in the Timeline Under each audio clip in the Timeline is a Volume rubberband on which you can create and adjust handles to adjust the volume in an audio clip. • To see the Volume rubberband in the Timeline, click the triangle to the left of the audio track name, and then click the red Display Volume Rubberbands ( ) icon. • To add volume handles, click anywhere along the Volume rubberband. Premiere includes a default handle at the beginning and end of every clip. To fade volume in from the beginning of a clip, click to create a handle where you want the audio to fade in, and then drag the first default handle (located at the beginning of the clip) down to the bottom of the track. The clip’s volume will fade in from the first to the second handle. Panning or balancing audio in the Audio Mixer Use the Pan control in the Audio Mixer to precisely position audio in a stereo channel. For more information, see “Panning or balancing in the Audio Mixer window using automation” 1 In the Timeline, position the edit line where you want to begin editing. 2 Do one of the following: • Choose Window > Workspace > Audio to change your workspace to one optimized for editing Audio. • Choose Window > Audio Mixer to leave your workspace as is and just display the Audio Mixer
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Panning or balancing audio Panning an audio clip shifts the sound from a single (monophonic) channel to either the left or right stereo channel; balancing adjusts the balance of sound between both channels in a stereo clip. In Premiere, you can use the pan controls to pan or balance audio in the Timeline or the Audio Mixer. To use pan controls, your project must use stereo audio settings. To determine your project’s audio
settings, choose Project > Project Settings > Audio and look at the Format setting.
Panning or balancing audio in the Audio Mixer Use the Pan control in the Audio Mixer to precisely position audio in a stereo channel. For more information, see “Panning or balancing in the Audio Mixer window using automation” 1 In the Timeline, position the edit line where you want to begin editing. 2 Do one of the following: • Choose Window > Workspace > Audio to change your workspace to one optimized for editing Audio. • Choose Window > Audio Mixer to leave your workspace as is and just display the Audio Mixer window. 3 Click the Automation Write ( ) button above the track you want to pan. When Automation Write is activated, Premiere records all of your adjustments. For more information on automation, see “Working with the Audio Mixer window” . 4 Press the spacebar to play the audio and then drag the Pan control ( ) to the left or right. As you drag, handles are added to the Pan rubberband in the Timeline.
Exporting to the Web In addition to its movie export feature, Premiere includes three built-in export options that provide unique solutions for creating Web-based media: Save for Web, Advanced Windows Media (Windows only), and Advanced RealMedia Export. For detailed information on each of these options, see the online Help within each plug-in’s dialog box.
Export to a Web-ready file format You can take any video program in Premiere and export it as a file optimized for viewing on the Web. Do this by choosing one of the three Web export options in the File > Export Timeline menu or the File > Export Clip menu. For information on any of these plug-in export options, see the plug-in’s online Help. • Use the Save for Web option (a Terran Media Cleaner plug-in) to export a video program to one of a variety of Web-optimized file formats. This is a one-stop Web output option that includes presets for exporting as QuickTime hinted and streaming video, RealMedia SureStream video, ASF Intelligent Streaming video, MPEG-1 video, and MP3 audio, as well as other video and audio formats. • Use the Advanced Windows Media option (Windows only) to export a video and audio (audio required) program as a Windows Media file (.WM). Windows Media files can be played back within Premiere or over the Web using the Windows Media Player, which is available as a free downloadable file from Microsoft’s Web site (http://microsoft.com). • Use the Advanced RealMedia Export option to export a video program as a RealMedia file (.RM). RealMedia is a streaming media file format that can be played back within Premiere or over the Web using the RealPlayer application, which is available as a free downloadable link.
How to Import Video from a Camera in Premiere Pro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woJFGtM7E1E Premiere Tutorial - Importing Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQiFWfReGmM Basic Editing Introduction Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWTHWOY1usU Using Video Effects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOYD4JYKTN0 Working With The Audio Clip Mixer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Od5BtTIsM Creating Text https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc9eHhfXokQ Save(Export) Video [Tutorial] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSx4w-tzApY
