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Learning About Adobe Premiere Pro

Welcome

Welcome to Adobe® Premiere® Pro, a revolutionary nonlinear video-editing application that delivers a breakthrough render-free experience. Its high-performance toolset takes video and audio production to a new level, giving you a professional edge. Built for the superior performance of Microsoft Windows XP systems, Adobe Premiere Pro delivers the power and precision you need to tell a story better and faster than ever before.

Adobe provides a variety of options for you to learn Adobe Premiere Pro, including online Help and tool tips. You can also use the Adobe Web site to easily access a host of contin ually updated Web resources for learning Adobe Premiere Pro, from tips and tutorials to technical support information.

Adobe Acrobat® Reader® software, included on the Adobe Premiere Pro CD, makes it possible to view Adobe PDF ﬁles. Many of the ﬁles on the Adobe Web site are in PDF format.

Getting help

There are a number of ways to get the help you need in Adobe Premiere Pro. The following table can help you ﬁnd speciﬁc resources, based on the type of information you require.

If you . . . Try this . . .

Are new to all versions of Adobe Premiere

Want information on installing Adobe Premiere Pro

• Browse through the information in “Working with Adobe Premiere

Pro” on page 5 for information on speciﬁc tasks.

• Choose Help > Contents. Then select “Looking at the Work Area”

from the links on the Contents tab.

• Go to www.adobe.com/products/premierepro and look for train-

ing information.

• Move the pointer over a tool to display the name of the tool.

• Use the Tip of the Day topics to get information on some of the key

Adobe Premiere Pro tasks. Choose Help > Tip of the Day.

Install the Adobe Premiere Pro application from the Adobe Premiere Pro CD onto your hard drive; you cannot run the program from the CD. Follow the on-screen installation instructions. For more detailed information, see the HowToInstall.rtf ﬁle on the CD.

Are upgrading from a previous version of Adobe Premiere

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Go to the “Key Features” chapter to get information on functionality that is improved from Adobe Premiere 6.0 and 6.5.

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If you . . . Try this . . .

Want step-by-step instructions

Are looking for detailed information about a feature

Are looking for background information on digital video

Want answers to common troubleshooting questions

Want a complete list of keyboard shortcuts

Try one of the tutorials available on the Adobe Web site. (See “Adobe

Premiere Pro support page” on page 8.)

Use the index or search for the feature in Help.

Go to www.adobe.com/products/premierepro and look for background information.

Search the Adobe Support Knowledgebase and Premiere Pro Top Issues, which you can access from the Adobe Premiere Pro support Web site at www.adobe.com/products/premierepro. (See “Adobe

Premiere Pro support page” on page 8.)

Look at the Keyboard Shortcuts Appendix.

Working with Adobe Premiere Pro

People work with Adobe Premiere Pro in many different ways. In this section, you’ll ﬁnd directions to speciﬁc information to help you accomplish some common Adobe Premiere Pro tasks.

If you want to mix audio

• Create audio crossfades using the audio transitions in the Effects palette (see “Cross-

fading or fading out audio” on page 176).

• Record a voiceover microphone or other external analog source directly to a track by

using the Audio Mixer (see

• Control the volume level of each track in a sequence using the track sliders in the Audio

Mixer, and control clip gain using the Clip > Audio Options > Audio Gain command (see

“Adjusting gain or volume levels” on page 175).

• Apply effects to audio tracks using the Audio Mixer, or to audio clips using the Effects

palette (see

“Applying effects to audio tracks” on page 184 and “Applying effects to

audio clips” on page 185).

• Vary audio settings over time by using mixer automation (see “Automating audio

changes in the Audio Mixer window” on page 190) or by setting keyframes in the

Timeline window (see “Working with keyframes in the Timeline window” on page 222).

• Apply advanced editing techniques to your source clips by using Adobe Audition

(see “Using audio from Adobe Audition” on page 78).

“Capturing analog audio” on page 79).

If you want to superimpose or composite clips

Superimposing and compositing can be as simple as importing clips and stills, stacking them on video tracks in the Timeline window, and using transparency to let clips on lower tracks show through. Alpha channel transparency is automatically applied. For clips without alpha channels, Adobe Premiere Pro provides many ways to apply transparency.

• Import clips (see “Importing clips” on page 81) containing an alpha channel

(see “Deﬁning transparency terminology” on page 219).

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• Make a clip uniformly transparent by changing the Opacity value (see “Adjusting

opacity” on page 221).

• If a clip’s transparency is deﬁned by a speciﬁc color, apply a keying effect (see “Using

keys” on page 227).

• If transparent areas are marked by another ﬁle, such as a matte, apply the matte to the

clip (see

“Using matte keys” on page 230).

If you want to color correct a clip

Adobe Premiere Pro includes a number of image adjustment ﬁlters, including a comprehensive color correction ﬁlter. Moreover, you can accurately measure your adjustments using industry standard waveform monitor and vectorscope.

• Select a clip in a sequence and cue the current frame to the clip (see “Editing clips in the

Timeline window” on page 138).

• If you plan to use the scope views, open a reference monitor and gang the reference

monitor and program view together (see

• Set the reference monitor’s display mode so that it displays one of the waveform

monitor or vectorscope options (see and “Understanding the waveform monitor and vectorscope” on page 111).

• Apply the Color Corrector ﬁlter to the clip and adjust its parameters (see “Correcting

color in a clip” on page 254).

“Using a reference monitor” on page 112).

“Choosing a Display Mode setting” on page 110

If you want to prepare media created in other Adobe products for Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro accepts a wide range of ﬁle formats, but is particularly well integrated with ﬁles created by other Adobe products. When you import ﬁles created with other programs, such as Adobe Photoshop smoothest and most efﬁcient workﬂow:

• Make image adjustments (such as retouching or color correction) before importing a

ﬁle into Adobe Premiere Pro. Though you can make many of the same adjustments later in Adobe Premiere Pro, making them beforehand can spare you unnecessary processing time (see

“About Fixed effects” on page 235, “About Standard effects” on

page 235, and “Previewing a sequence” on page 157).

• Crop or resize still images to dimensions that are compatible with your Adobe Premiere

Pro project, taking differences in pixel aspect ratio into account (see

ratio” on page 99).

• Crop or resize oversized images that you want to animate in Adobe Premiere Pro to the

minimum dimensions you need to achieve the effect, and make sure that the image doesn’t exceed the maximum dimensions allowed (see

page 102 and “Animating effects by using keyframes” on page 245).

• Create and save transparent areas as an alpha channel, and understand how Adobe

Premiere Pro interprets aspects of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop ﬁles, such as empty areas and clipping masks (see

• Understand which elements of an Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro project (see

page 299).

and Adobe Illustrator®, take steps to achieve the

“About pixel aspect

“File-size limitations” on

“Importing still images” on page 82).

project can be transferred to an

“Opening a project in Adobe After Effects” on

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If you want to customize your editing environment

Adobe Premiere Pro’s ﬂexible interface lets you work the way that’s best for you and your projects. You can fully customize the windows, workspaces, and most keyboard commands to maximize your efﬁciency:

• Customize each window according to your editing style or the task at hand (see

“Customizing the Project window display” on page 50, “Using labels” on page 53, “Customizing the Monitor window” on page 108, and “Using the Timeline window” on page 114).

• Arrange and resize windows and palettes to suit your system or personal preferences,

and save the arrangement as a custom workspace (see

“Working with windows in

Adobe Premiere Pro” on page 44).

• Familiarize yourself with standard keyboard shortcuts, and create your own custom

shortcuts for nearly any command or function (see

“Using keyboard shortcuts” on

page 55 and the Keyboard Shortcuts Appendix).

If you want to burn your movies onto DVD discs

You can create DVDs directly in Adobe Premiere Pro if you have a DVD burner connected to your computer. Adapt your projects easily for the DVD format:

• Ensure that your clips and transitions play back correctly by preparing your audio and

video clips for DVD (see

• Set sequence markers in the Timeline window to designate chapters in your DVD movie

(see

“About chapter links” on page 127).

• Select from a comprehensive list of transcoding options by choosing File > Export >

Export to DVD and selecting Encoding (see

“Requirements for DVD output” on page 291).

“Exporting to DVD” on page 289).

If you want to capture and export video

Adobe Premiere Pro is designed speciﬁcally to make DV capture and export a snap:

• Conﬁgure your video capture hardware according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Make sure that your hard drive has adequate space available and is fast enough for video capture (see

• When you create a new project, choose a preset that matches your capture device's or

source material’s video speciﬁcations (see

• Choose File > Preferences > Device Control to set up your device controller. Select the

Scratch Disks preference to specify the hard disk that you'll capture video and audio to (see

“Setting up device control equipment” on page 68 and “Using scratch disks” on

page 57).

• Choose File > Capture and set In and Out points as your video plays. Or use the Scene

Detect feature to capture DV segments that were created each time the camera's Record button was pressed. When all your clips are logged, click the In/Out button to capture them to the hard disk (see

page 69).

• Make sure that you specify the correct compressor and data rate for video export.

Review the steps for exporting to videotape in

recording” on page 297 and “Video export settings” on page 304.

“Avoiding DV capture problems” on page 96).

“Specifying project settings” on page 58).

“Using Capture window device controls” on

“Preparing a DV program for videotape

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Other learning resources

In addition to the information included with your application, Adobe provides several other learning resources.

Adobe Premiere Pro support page

On the Adobe Premiere Pro support page on the Adobe Web site, you’ll ﬁnd product information and links for downloading plug-ins and updates, as well as information on training, support, vertical market solutions, and Adobe Premiere Pro–related products. The many useful learning tools available at www.adobe.com/products/premierepro include the following:

• Step-by-step tutorials

• Updates, patches, and plug-ins

• Links to the Adobe Support Knowledgebase, containing the latest Adobe Premiere Pro

technical support solutions

• Training resources in print and online form

• A searchable database of answers to technical questions

• Links to user forums

Adobe Press

Adobe Press offers books that provide in-depth training in Adobe software, including the acclaimed Classroom in a Book purchasing Adobe Press titles, visit the Adobe Web site at www.adobe.com, or contact your local book distributor.

series developed by experts at Adobe. For information on

The Adobe Certiﬁcation program

The Adobe Certiﬁcation program offers users, instructors, and training centers the opportunity to demonstrate their product proﬁciency and promote their software skills as Adobe Certiﬁed Experts, Adobe Certiﬁed Instructors, or Adobe Authorized Learning Providers. Certiﬁcation is available for several different geographical regions. Visit the Partnering with Adobe Web site at www.partners.adobe.com to learn how you can become certiﬁed.

Adobe Solutions Network

The Adobe Solutions Network (ASN) provides various product and technical resources for developing with Adobe Premiere Pro. Here, you can ﬁnd software developer kits (SDKs), sample libraries, the Developer Knowledgebase, and technical guides for areas such as JavaScript.

To access the Adobe Solutions Network for Adobe Premiere Pro:

Go to partners.adobe.com/asn/premierepro/ (English only) on the Adobe Web site.

Registration

In order for Adobe to provide you with the highest quality software, offer technical support, and inform you about new Adobe Premiere Pro software developments, please register your application.

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You can choose to submit the form directly or fax a printed copy. You can also register by ﬁlling out and returning the registration card included with your software package.

Customer support

When you register your product, you may be entitled to technical support. Terms may vary depending on your country of residence. For more information, refer to the technical support card provided with the Adobe Premiere Pro documentation.

Adobe also provides several forms of automated technical support:

• See the ReadMe ﬁle installed with the program for information that became available

after this guide went to press.

• See the Adobe Premiere Pro support page for information on top support issues and

troubleshooting information for common problems. (See

page” on page 8.)

“Adobe Premiere Pro support

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Key Features in Adobe Premiere Pro

Introduction

Adobe Premiere Pro is a high-performance toolset that takes video and audio production to a new level, giving you a professional edge. Delivering frame-accurate control for shortand long-format projects, Adobe Premiere Pro enables you to produce precise results every time.

Create projects in a streamlined user interface

Adobe Premiere Pro allows you to arrange clips, view media, and create motion paths with unprecedented ease. In addition, nested timelines allow new methods of displaying footage for complex projects. The capture controls, keyframing features, and media management tools allow you maximum ﬂexibility with your media projects.

Browse media in the revised Project window Quickly arrange your clips by storyboarding in Icon view, which presents media in an orderly, interactive grid. Or, display media in a detail-rich List view, which offers many information columns, plus an unlimited number of user-deﬁned columns. For information on the Project window, see

clip information in the Project window” on page 46.

Expanded Monitor window View a much wider range of media in the Monitor window, including still images, audio, and color mattes allowing three-point edits. Dock or undock the Effect Controls window with the Source view window for easy access to these controls. Dynamically update the targeted timeline with changes. For information on the Monitor window, see

Enhanced media management Select ofﬂine clips in Project window folders and easily recapture them. Link and unlink clips in the Project window with ﬁles on your hard disk. Delete an unwanted clip from the Project window and optionally delete it from your hard disk to reclaim storage space. Use expanded criteria to search for clips. View the contents of multiple folders at once and move content between them, or sort folder contents using multiple criteria. For information on media management in Adobe Premiere Pro, see

“Naming, ﬁnding, and deleting Project window items” on page 47 and “Using List view columns” on page 51.

Improved motion paths Create more exacting motion paths along which traveling mattes, still images, and video clips can smoothly animate using revamped controls and built-in support for subpixel positioning. New Ease-in, Ease-out keyframes provide more natural and ﬂuid motion. For information on motion paths, see

on page 240 and “Animating effects by using keyframes” on page 245.

“Using the Monitor window” on page 103.

“Using the Motion effect”

“Viewing

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Keyframeable visual effect parameters Use the new Effect Controls window to set

keyframes for individual effect parameters and create effects with unprecedented control. For information on keyframing, see

“About the Effect Controls window” on page 237.

Customizable keyboard shortcuts Use the new Keyboard Customization window to edit shortcuts for commands, tools, and other options to match your preferences. Save custom shortcut sets to share with colleagues. For information on customizing keyboard shortcuts, see

“Using keyboard shortcuts” on page 55.

Improved scene detection Specify a target folder in the Project window from the Capture window. Keep an eye on available hard disk space, deck activities such as seeking and shuttling, and other information during capture. For information on the capture controls, see

“Using the Capture window” on page 64.

Create projects as part of a larger workﬂow

Adobe Premiere Pro works with leading Adobe tools such as Adobe After Effects®, Adobe Photoshop hardware. You can import and export your projects in a variety of formats to suit your needs.

, and Adobe Encore™ DVD. It also works effortlessly with processors and video

Tighter Adobe integration Move easily between Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects because they work similarly. Import layered Adobe Photoshop ﬁles as ﬂattened clips, or as timelines with each layer on a separate track. Export projects as AVI and MPEG ﬁles for use in Adobe Encore DVD, a creative tool for authoring sophisticated multilanguage DVDs. Timeline markers from Adobe Premiere Pro turn into DVD chapter points. For information on how Adobe Premiere Pro works with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator ﬁles, see

“Importing still images” on page 82. For information on how Adobe

Premiere Pro works with Adobe After Effects, see “Opening a project in Adobe After

Effects” on page 299. For information about using chapter marks for use in Adobe Encore

DVD, see “Using sequence markers for comments, chapter links, and Web links” on

page 126. For information on working with audio in Adobe Audition, see “Using audio from Adobe Audition” on page 78.

Extensive hardware support Work with a wide range of video hardware from Sony DVCAM equipment and the latest digital video decks and camcorders to third-party boards. Expand the capabilities in Adobe Premiere Pro to include support for SD and HD thanks to its resolution independence and its built-in support for the new pixel aspect ratios, time bases, and frame rates required for these formats. For information on hardware supported in Adobe Premiere Pro, see

“About digital and analog sources” on page 92.

Extensive import and export capabilities Produce video and audio content for all leading delivery media, including broadcast formats such as DV, SD, and HD; popular optical formats, such as DVD, CD, VCD, and SVCD; and the Web. Adobe Premiere Pro works with virtually any codec that Windows XP supports. A sample of supported video formats includes MPEG1, MPEG2, DV, AVI, Windows Media 9 Series, Real Media 9 (export only), QuickTime, Open DML (import only), and more. For information on export formats in Adobe Premiere Pro, see

“File types available for export” on page 302.

Continuous rasterization of EPS ﬁles Scale imported EPS ﬁles freely without worry of pixelization. Adobe Premiere Pro continuously rasterizes EPS ﬁles as you scale them. See “Adjusting position, scale, rotation, and anchor point” on page 241.

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Export to AAF Easily exchange Adobe Premiere Pro projects for more ﬁnishing work:

Export them as AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) ﬁles, an industry-endorsed open inter change format. For information on AAF, see “Exporting to AAF” on page 300.

Work with enhanced audio capabilities

Take advantage of powerful new audio controls and built-in ASIO and VST support to make your audio punch like never before.

Powerful new audio controls Import and export the highest quality 24-bit, 96 KHz audio ﬁles. Edit audio clips at the subframe, audio-sample level with precision up to 1/ 96,000 of a second with 32-bit ﬂoating-point mathematical precision—for example, to remove small pops and crackles. Create and work with multichannel audio to produce surround-sound and other multichannel audio effects. Record professional voiceovers directly to a timeline as it plays back. See

VST (Virtual Studio Technology) compatibility Sweeten audio with 17 powerful industry-standard VST plug-ins that come with Adobe Premiere Pro, including Reverb, EQ, Pitch Shift, Dynamics, DeNoiser, and MultibandCompressor. New VST plug-in support enables you to expand your audio toolkit and use your favorite VST plug-ins with Adobe Premiere Pro. Improve effects and mixing workﬂow and processing efﬁciency using sends and submixes. For information on audio controls in Adobe Premiere Pro, see

your audio workﬂow” on page 171.

ASIO (Audio Stream Input/Output) compatibility Access the multichannel capabilities in a new generation of high-quality sound cards through built-in ASIO support in Adobe Premiere Pro. For information on ASIO, see

page 182.

“Applying effects to audio tracks” on page 184.

“Planning

“Setting a track’s input source” on

Adjust color values with ease

Use native YUV processing and three-point color correction to adjust your colors to the needs of your project.

Native YUV processing Preserve the color values of original DV and other source footage—and improve application performance by avoiding color conversions—with native support for YUV processing. For information on YUV processing in Adobe Premiere Pro, see

Three-point color correction Make sure shots match, and correct exposure, colorbalance, and other jarring errors caused by lighting, cameras, and environment with the new color correction ﬁlters in Adobe Premiere Pro. Adjust the hue, saturation, and lightness for highlights, midtones, and shadows; replace a color throughout a clip with a single selection; and more. Use built-in waveforms and vectorscopes to make sure that clips share the same color spectrum and that your color adjustments fall within legal broadcast limits. The Color Corrector uses 32-bit ﬂoating-point mathematical precision. For information on color correction, see

vectorscope” on page 111, “About Fixed effects” on page 235, and “About Standard effects” on page 235.

“Correcting color in a clip” on page 254.

“Understanding the waveform monitor and

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Edit with precision

Take advantage of Adobe Premiere Pro’s ability to apply transitions to multiple clips. Move clips around easily and work with multiple edit points at once. Then preview how your rendered footage will look before actually rendering it.

Take advantage of editing improvements Apply transitions on any video track, and automatically apply default transitions to overlapping clips. Overwrite, as well as insert, clips in a single move by dragging and dropping them on a timeline. Remove a group of clips from one area—closing the open gap with a ripple delete—and insert them in another area in a single action. Select and trim multiple edit points at once. Copy and paste noncontiguous clip selections. View live updates in the Trim window, which shows an edit in progress as you’re adjusting the clip. Toggle between video-frame-accurate and audio-sample-accurate editing with a single click. For information on editing improve ments in Adobe Premiere Pro, see “Applying and controlling Standard effects” on

page 244, “About the Effect Controls window” on page 237, “Removing parts of a sequence” on page 146, “Trimming clips in the Timeline window” on page 148, and “Using the Trim window” on page 156.

Render-free editing experience Play back full-resolution frames, including titles, transitions, effects, motion paths, and color correction on two channels, on-screen or on an external video monitor—with no additional hardware support required. This new renderfree editing experience enables you to see exactly how your work will look, so you can make more rapid edit decisions and ultimately deliver ﬁles more quickly. For information on render-free editing, see

“Previewing a sequence” on page 157.

Work easily with digital video and export to DVD

Edit DV footage easily and export projects directly to DVD from Adobe Premiere Pro.

Enhanced DV device control Use the new scene-detection controls in Adobe Premiere Pro to divide raw DV footage into scene-based clips. Also create low-resolution, scenebased clips for ofﬂine editing. Then, after assembling your rough cut, batch-capture fullresolution versions of only the clips you need. For information on DV device control, see “Using device control” on page 67.

Direct export to DVD Export projects directly and burn DVDs for distribution of highquality video content. For information on exporting to DVD in Adobe Premiere Pro, see “Exporting to DVD” on page 289.

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Tutorials

Logging and Capturing Clips from DV Tape

In Adobe® Premiere® Pro, y ou can use the comprehensive set of controls in the Capture window to log and automatically capture DV footage to your hard disk. You can quickly and efﬁciently log clips you want to capture, then batch-capture them all in one session.

1. Connect your DV device.

Connect your camera or deck to your computer using an IEEE 1394 cable, and make sure both the device and the computer are turned on. Make sure that the tape you want to capture is loaded into the device.

2. Prepare a project for the clips you’ll capture.

Start Adobe Premiere Pro and open or create a project that was created using one of the DV presets in the New Project dialog box. When you use a DV-based preset, make sure the preset’s audio sample rate (48 kHz or 32 kHz) matches the setting on your camera at the time the tape was recorded.

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3. Open the Capture window and make sure it sees the device.

Choose File > Capture, or press F5. The status line above the preview area tells you about the connection between your device and Adobe Premiere Pro. If the status line reads “Capture device ofﬂine,” check to make sure all cable connections are secure and the device is on. In some cases, you may need to click the Settings tab in the Capture window and make sure the Device Control options are set correctly.

4. Set up the Logging tab.

In the Logging tab in the Capture window, make sure the settings in each section are the way you want them.

The Setup section speciﬁes whether to capture audio, video, or both, and where in the project Adobe Premiere Pro will log the clip.

Note that logged clips are not captured immediately; they are stored as ofﬂine ﬁles in the Project window until you use the Batch Capture command to actually capture them. If you want to stored logged ofﬂine ﬁles separately in the Project window, create a new bin in the Project window and it will appear in the Log Clips To option. You can set the locations of captured ﬁles using the Settings tab.

Use the Clip Data section to set up the information you want entered with each logged clip. This data becomes the default for each clip you log, so it’s a good idea to enter this information before you start. You can also adjust the clip data as the content changes during playback, because you can edit clip data while the tape is moving.

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The only other options you may want to set before logging are Scene Detect and Handles. Scene Detect automatically splits a tape into multiple clips based on scene breaks that Adobe Premiere Pro detects, such as when you pause the tape while recording. Handles are extra frames you capture so that you have ﬂexibility for editing and transitions. For transitions, you should capture the equivalent of at least one second of handles before and after each scene.

5. Adjust the Settings tab.

In the Settings tab in the Capture window, make sure the settings in each section are the way you want them.

The Capture Locations settings let you specify the folder or disk where Adobe Premiere Pro saves clips when they’re captured. By default, captured ﬁles are saved in the My Documents folder.

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The Device Control section includes Device settings you can adjust if Adobe Premiere Pro has trouble recognizing your device. The lower part of the Device Control section contains settings you can adjust in the course of normal capture; however, for DV capture the only option you might use is Abort Capture On Dropped Frames. The Preroll Time and Timecode Offset options are more commonly used when capturing footage from analog devices.

6. Log clips.

In the Capture window, use the tape transport controls to move to the ﬁrst frame of the ﬁrst clip you want to capture, and then click Set In. Use the controls to move to the last frame of the clip and then click Set Out. Click Log Clip, change the clip data as needed, and then click OK. Adobe Premiere Pro adds the logged clip as an ofﬂine ﬁle in the Project window. Repeat this step as many times as needed for the other clips you want to log.

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As you log clips, feel free to adjust options as necessary as the content on the tape changes. For example, as the tape plays back, you can adjust the Log Clips To Bin or the Clip Data options as you anticipate an upcoming scene. Or if you clicked Set In or Set Out a little earlier or later than you intended to, you can type in a new timecode or slide the In or Out point slightly by dragging the timecode numbers to the left or right.

7. Batch-capture logged clips.

You can batch-capture any clips you’ve logged, as long as your capture device is online. Select ofﬂine ﬁles in the Project window, choose File > Batch Capture, and click OK.

You’ll see options in the Batch Capture dialog box, but you do not need to use them unless you want to override the default capture settings. When batch capture ﬁnishes, the ofﬂine clips in the Project window are replaced with the captured clips.

If you simply want to capture one or two clips quickly, there’s no need to log clips in advance. Use the device controls in the Capture window to ﬁnd the ﬁrst frame you want to capture and click Set In. Use the controls to ﬁnd the last frame you want to capture, click Set Out, and then click In/Out in the Capture section. When the clip is captured, enter clip data when asked.

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Generate a Sequence Automatically

Of all ﬁlmmaking tools, few are as useful as the storyboard. Before you shoot, a storyboard helps you visualize and plan your project. During production—when you're acquiring shots out of sequence, sometimes days apart—a storyboard can preserve your sense of continuity. So once the shots are complete, it only seems natural to arrange them into storyboard form before committing them to a rough cut. With Adobe can organize clips in the Project window in storyboard fashion, then generate a sequence automatically with video and audio transitions.

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1. Set up the Project window.

In the Project window’s pop-up menu, choose View > Icon to display your clips in a storyboard-style grid. Go to the Project window’s pop-up menu again and choose Thumbnails > Off to uncheck the option and make the clips appear as thumbnail images. To change the size of the thumbnails, choose Thumbnails and select the size you prefer. Resize the Project window to show all of your clips if necessary.

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2. Set each clip’s thumbnail image.

Select a clip to view it in the preview area at the top of the Project window. Press the Play button next to the preview image, or drag the scroll bar under the preview image to cue the clip to a representative frame. When you’ve found an image that best signiﬁes the clip’s contents, click the Poster Frame button to set the clip’s thumbnail image.

If you do not set the poster frame, each clip’s In point (initially, a clip’s ﬁrst frame) is used as the thumbnail image. Even if you change the In point later for editing, it may not make the best representative frame in a storyboard.

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3. Arrange the clips into a storyboard.

In the Project window, drag the clips into the order you want them to appear in the sequence. Arrange them from left to right, top to bottom, in storyboard fashion. You can drag a marquee to select a group of clips or Ctrl-click to add or subtract from your selection. Clips shift forward in the storyboard to make room for clips you drop into an occupied space in the grid. To quickly move clips back into view that have shifted outside the Project window, and to eliminate empty spaces between clips, choose Clean Up from the Project window’s pop-up menu.

4. Edit your clips as needed.

You can double-click a clip to open it in the Source view of the Monitor window and use the Source view’s playback controls to watch the clip. Deﬁne the ﬁrst frame you want to include in the sequence by clicking the Set In Point button in Source view, and deﬁne the last frame you want to include by clicking the Set Out Point button.

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You should set In and Out points to deﬁne the parts of the clips you want to use, especially when the source clips include more footage than you plan to include in the ﬁnal sequence. However, you don’t need to be too meticulous: Many editors use the storyboard method to create a quick rough cut and reﬁne the sequence later.

5. Create duplicate clips as needed.

If you want to use parts of a clip more than once in a storyboard, you can create a duplicate clip. Select a clip and choose Edit > Duplicate. With the duplicate clip selected, choose Clip > Rename and give the clip a unique name. Repeat steps 2 through 4 for duplicate clips.

It’s important to understand that you can add a source clip to a sequence as many times as you want without creating a duplicate clip. However, duplicate clips can come in handy when you want parts of the same media to appear in different places in a storyboard. Similarly, you might create one or more duplicate clips from a very lengthy and unwieldy clip. This way, you could treat each portion of the shot as a different clip.

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6. Select the clips to add to the sequence.

Once you’ve completed your storyboard, select the shots you want to include in the sequence. To select all the shots in the Project window, choose Edit > Select All. If you don’t want to include everything in the storyboard, you can drag a marquee to select a group of shots or Ctrl-click to add and subtract shots from your selection.

The whole idea of a storyboard is to put your shots in sequential order. Nevertheless, you can have Adobe Premiere Pro place them in the sequence according to the order you select the clips instead.

7. Add clips to a sequence.

Click the Automate To Sequence button at the bottom of the Project window. Specify the options you want in the Automate To Sequence dialog box. For Ordering, you can choose Sort Order, because you’ve arranged your clips into a storyboard. For Placement, choose Sequentially; because you’re creating a rough cut, you can place the clips one after the other rather than at predeﬁned points in the sequence. It does not matter what you choose for Method—Insert Edit or Overlay Edit—because in this case, there aren’t any clips in the sequence already. If you want a speciﬁc transition between each clip, check the appropriate box or boxes to apply the default audio or video transition. Specify the duration of the transitions by entering a value for Clip Overlap. To exclude either the video or audio tracks, select the appropriate Ignore option.

When you click OK, the clips in your storyboard are instantly assembled into a sequence according to the options you speciﬁed.

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Animating an Adobe Photoshop File

You can make sophisticated compositions in Adobe® Premiere® Pro by adding motion graphics to your video clips. Import multilayered graphics from Adobe manipulate their scale, skew, and position. Every track is a compositing track that includes an alpha channel so that transparency is built in. Just add layers, adjust, and go!

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1. Import Adobe Photoshop ﬁles.

To take full advantage of new compositing capabilities in Adobe Premiere Pro, use Photoshop ﬁles with transparent backgrounds, or add an alpha channel to an existing Photoshop ﬁle. For example, you can create a logo on a single, transparent layer to animate over video. (For instructions, see Adobe Photoshop Help.)

Import the Photoshop ﬁle as footage with merged layers and then add it to the topmost track in the Timeline window. Add video clips to the lower tracks. Use the rate stretch tool in the Timeline window to adjust the duration of the graphic to around ﬁve seconds.

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2. Optimize your work area to use effects.

Adobe Premiere Pro uses effects to animate layers and provides a workspace setting designed speciﬁcally for this task. Choose Window > Workspace > Effects to open the Effect Controls window, docked in the Monitor window. Click the tab to view its contents.

3. Set keyframes for the Motion effect.

To animate clips, use the Motion effect. This effect allows you to adjust the position, scale, and rotation properties of a clip. Because these properties are intrinsic characteristics of a clip, they are built into every clip. As such, the Motion, Opacity, and Volume effects appear in the Effect Controls window whenever you select a clip in the Timeline window. To view these effects, select the Photoshop ﬁle in the Timeline window.

To make Motion properties vary over a speciﬁc duration, you must set at least two keyframes for each property. Adobe Premiere Pro interpolates values between these keyframes. Expand the Motion effect in the Effect Controls window and click the stopwatch for each property to establish starting keyframes.

4. Adjust the clip handles.

The easiest way to animate scale and position is by directly manipulating clip handles in the Program view of the Monitor window. To activate clip handles, select the Motion effect in the Effect Controls window. Handles appear around the edges of the image and an anchor point appears at its center. All adjustments are calculated around the anchor point.

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Next, position the selection tool on the image in the Program view. To adjust scale or rotation, position the selection tool over a handle and drag when the rotation or scale cursor appears. To adjust position, place the selection tool anywhere on the clip (except on a clip handle) and drag. Use a combination of adjustments to set the graphic’s starting position.

5. Animate the graphic.

In the Effect Controls window, move the current-time indicator to the end of the timeline. When you adjust the Photoshop ﬁle in the Program view, Adobe Premiere Pro automati

cally creates new keyframes for each property value that you change. Change the Photoshop ﬁle’s position, scale, and angle in the Program view, using the area in and around the video frame. To see the entire video frame and work area, select a setting such as 25% for the View Zoom Level in the Program view.

When you reposition the graphic, a dotted motion path appears in the Program view. Each dot represents a frame in the timeline; X’s represent keyframes.

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6. Adjust the motion path in the Program view.

To create more interesting animations, you can adjust the shape of the motion path and change the interpolation method for your keyframes. In the Effect Controls window, move the current-time indicator to the middle of the timeline and click the Add/Remove Keyframe button to add a new Position keyframe. In the Program view, drag the new keyframe (which appears at the center of the anchor point) so that the motion path forms an angle.

Next, change the interpolation methods of the keyframe so that the graphic’s speed varies, simulating realistic movement. Right-click the center keyframe you just created in the Effect Controls window and choose Fast In from the menu that appears to accelerate the clip’s movement as it approaches the keyframe. Right-click the keyframe again and choose Easy Curve Out to slow its movement as it exits the keyframe.

7. Add other effects.

You can add other video effects by dragging them to the clip in the Timeline window from the Effects window. Or you can animate the Opacity effect to make the Photoshop ﬁle fade to black by setting two keyframes: one with a value of 100%, the second with a value of 0%.

8. Preview the animation.

When you’ve completed your animation, press the spacebar to preview the results.

You can animate any clip using the methods discussed here or you can use the Transform effect to skew the clip in addition to adjusting its position, scale, and angle.

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Apply an Effect to an Entire Nested Sequence

In Adobe® Premiere® Pro, y ou can nest a sequence within another sequence. When you apply an effect to a nested sequence, the effect applies uniformly to all clips in the sequence, so nesting is a great way to apply an effect to multiple clips at one time. Once you organize each section of a video program into sequences, you can nest them all in a master sequence for your video program.

1. Set up the sequences.

You’ll need to have at least two sequences to use nesting. An Adobe Premiere Pro project contains one sequence by default, so create a second sequence by clicking the New Item button in the Project window and choosing New Sequence.

2. Arrange the clips to which you want to apply an effect.

Choose File > Import, select a folder or one or more clips, and click Open. Drag the imported clips from the Project window to one of the sequences and arrange them as needed.

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You’ll be nesting the sequence containing clips in the other sequence, which is still empty. You’ll use the other sequence as the master sequence for your video program.

3. Add the sequence of clips to the master sequence.

In the Timeline window, click the tab for your master sequence to bring it to the front. Then, in the Project window, drag the icon for the sequence containing clips to the master sequence in the timeline.

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4. Apply the effect.

Choose Window > Effects, locate the effect you want to apply, and drag it to the nested sequence in your master sequence.

5. Preview the effect.

Play back your master sequence. The effect is applied uniformly to all clips in the nested sequence.

If you play back the nested sequence, you won’t see the effect applied, because it is applied within the sequence where it’s nested.

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