Macromedia Prelude - CS6 User Guide

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February 2013

Help and tutorials

Getting Started tutorials 1.................................................................................................................................

About Prelude 2..........................................................................................................................................................................

The Prelude Workspace 4..........................................................................................................................................................

Keyboard shortcuts 8..................................................................................................................................................................

Importing media 12...........................................................................................................................................

Working with Adobe Prelude CS6 13.........................................................................................................................................

Ingesting movie clips 14.............................................................................................................................................................

Logging movie clips 17.....................................................................................................................................

Logging movie clips 18...............................................................................................................................................................

Rough cuts 22...................................................................................................................................................

Rough cuts 23.............................................................................................................................................................................

Logging movie clips 25...............................................................................................................................................................

Setting preferences 29......................................................................................................................................

Setting Prelude preferences 30..................................................................................................................................................

Keyboard shortcuts 34......................................................................................................................................

Keyboard shortcuts 35................................................................................................................................................................

Getting Started tutorials

To learn more, view these recommended resources online.

Introduction to Adobe Prelude

video-tutorial (May. 7, 2012)

Getting Started with Prelude

video-tutorial (May. 4, 2012)

About Prelude

Workflow Extending Prelude

Adobe Prelude software is a video ingest and logging tool that helps you quickly tag and transcode raw footage from file- based cameras. It is an open platform that supports customized integration with third- party technologies and management systems.

Adobe Prelude is part of Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium, Master Collection software, and Adobe Creative Cloud.

Note:

You could also check out this video from Video2Brain. http://www.video2brain.com/en/videos-13357.htm

Workflow

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1. Create a project / Open an existing project

Adobe Prelude creates a project (.plproj) file for every project that you create in Prelude. The project file contains references to the media you add to your project.

A project file stores only references to the source files that you ingest. For this reason, project files remain fairly small. Because only references to the source files are stored, avoid moving, renaming, or deleting your source files. Prelude cannot locate moved or renamed files.

2. Ingest raw footage

Ingest entire movie clips, or only portions of a clip (partial ingest). Choose a codec that best suits your editing requirements. File-size and byte-level checks help you immediately identify whether the footage was ingested successfully.

3. Organize ingested footage

You can reorder the sequence of clips by moving them in the project view. Use bins to organize project contents much as you use folders to organize files. Bins can contain clips, subclips, and rough cuts.

4. Log video clips

Use interface options or keyboard shortcuts to add temporal metadata to clips, and create subclips. Markers and other temporal metadata help you quickly organize and search clips. You can leverage the metadata information when you export to other software such as Adobe Premiere Pro.

5. Create rough cuts

Create rough cuts from clips and subclips before sending the rough cut to other software such as Adobe Premiere Pro for final editing.

6. Export to Adobe Premiere Pro/Final Cut Pro

You can export a rough cut for use in other software such as Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro. Alternatively, you can send the rough cut to Adobe Premiere Pro directly for editing.

The organization and metadata information from Prelude is carried over to Adobe Premiere Pro. This seamless workflow reduces post-production time and effort when you create the final cut of a movie.

Extending Prelude

Adobe technical partners can use the Prelude SDK to customize Prelude.

Leverage XMP-based open platform capabilities of Adobe Prelude to integrate with third-party technologies and asset management systems.

Create searchable, custom, temporal-based markers through ActionScript panels that capture information for your project or organization.

Import event metadata from other workflow- specific sources. Then add it to your footage in Prelude by importing it as an XMP stream or file.

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The Prelude workspace

Welcome screen Ingest, Logging, List, and Rough Cut workspaces Creating custom workspaces Panels in Prelude

Video tutorial

To view the video in full screen mode, click on the video.

Welcome screen

The Welcome Screen appears when you open Prelude. Use the Welcome Screen to create a project, open an existing project, or access Help for Prelude.

Ingest, Logging, List, and Rough Cut workspaces

The Ingest workspace

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Ingest workspace A. Movie clip thumbnail B. Folder containing clips selected for ingest C. List view D. Icon view E. Zoom slider for movie thumbnails F. Slider to scrub the thumbnail G. Clip selected for ingest H. Search box for filtering clips in current folder

Use the Ingest dialog box to select and ingest movie clips. You can also select folders and rough cuts. When you choose a folder, all the associated movie clips in it are ingested.

You can ingest clips from your computer, other software, or attached devices such as an external hard disk, video camera, or camera card. You can ingest a portion of a clip (partial ingest) by setting In and Out points on the clip thumbnail. You can also choose a transcode option that

best suits your editing requirements. To view the location of the clips on your computer, right-click the clip in the list or thumbnail view. Select Reveal in Explorer (Windows), or Reveal

in Finder (Mac OS).

The Logging workspace

Logging workspace

The Rough Cut workspace

A. Metadata marker panel B. Marker buttons C. Current Time Indicator (Playhead) D. Metadata marker applied to the movie clip E. Search option for markers F. Panel to edit metadata info

Use the Logging workspace to quickly add metadata and create subclips. Add markers and other metadata to quickly organize and search clips. You can leverage the metadata when you export to Adobe Premiere Pro or other applications.

The List workspace

List workspace A. Bin B. Movie clip C. Movie clip open in the Timeline D. Subclip open in the Timeline E. Rough cut open in the Timeline F. Create rough cut G. Create bin

Use bins in the Project panel to organize project contents much as you use folders to organize files. Bins can contain clips, subclips, and rough cuts. Use the Project panel to create a rough cut, and then add subclips to the rough cut.

Reorder content in the Project panel by dragging it to a new location.

Rough cut workspace

A. Project panel containing clips and rough cuts B. Timeline containing the subclips for the rough cut C. Monitor panel D. Search option for markers E. Track containing metadata and subclip info F. Video track G. Audio track

Open the rough cut that you created in the List workspace and add clips and subclips to the timeline. When you export the rough cuts to Adobe Premiere Pro or other applications, all the organizational and metadata information of the clips is retained.

Use the options in the Show menu to selectively display markers in the timeline.

Creating custom workspaces

Use the Window menu to access panels in Prelude. As in other Adobe applications, you can float and dock panels and frames. You can also create custom workspaces.

To access custom Workspaces, select Window > Workspace, and choose from the options.

Note:

A frame is a set of grouped panels.

Reorder contents in a panel and across panels by dragging them to their new location.

Panels in Prelude

Panel Description

Extensions

Audio Master Meters

Events

Contains extensions or plug-ins for extending the functionality of Prelude. If no Extensions or plug-ins are available, this option is disabled.

Displays the audio level for the movie being played in the timeline.

Lists warnings, error messages, and other information for identifying and troubleshooting problems.

Use the History panel to jump to any state of the project created during the current working session. Every time you apply a change to some part of the project, the new state of that project is added to the panel. You can modify the project from the state you select.

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History

Right-click a state in the History panel to view the available options. The History panel is cleared when a document is saved.

The History panel is cleared when you switch between an open

Marker List

The Monitor panel

clip and a rough cut. It is also cleared when you save the open clip or rough cut.

Displays all the markers in the movie that is currently open. This panel also allows you to change the timecode of the In and Out points, or edit the marker description.

Monitor workspace

A. Timecode B. Current- Time-Indicator (Playhead) C. Loop video D. Step back E. Play/Pause F. Magnification options G. Step forward H. Output settings I. Clip duration

Double-click a movie clip in the Project panel to open it for playback in the Monitor panel. The monitor gives you access to the standard play and navigation options. You can use the timecode, playback buttons, or the playhead to navigate the movie.

Use the keyboard shortcuts J, K, and L to preview the movie clip. For greater control, use a combination of J and K keys to move backward slowly, and K and L keys to move forward slowly.

Set display quality

Some formats are difficult to display in full -motion playback because of their high compression or high data rate. A lower resolution permits faster motion playback but at the expense of image quality. This tradeoff is most noticeable when you view AVCHD and other H.264 -codec based media. Below full resolution these formats have error correction turned off, and artifacts are common during playback. These artifacts, however, do not show up in exported media.

Use separate playback and pause resolutions to gain more control over the monitoring experience. With high-resolution footage, set playback resolution to a lower value (for example, 1/4) for smooth playback, and set the Pause resolution to Full. These settings allow you to check the quality of focus or edge details when you pause playback. Scrubbing puts the monitor in playback resolution, not pause resolution.

1. Click the Output button.

2. Select an option for Playback Resolution and Paused Resolution.

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Keyboard shortcuts

Application shortcuts Panel shortcuts Customize keyboard shortcuts

Application shortcuts

New Project

Open Project

Close Project

Save

Ingest

Export

Create Rough Cut Quit Prelude

Undo

Redo

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Ctrl+Alt+N (Win), Opt+Cmd+N (Mac OS)

Ctrl+Shift+O (Win), Shift+Cmd+O (Mac OS)

Ctrl+Shift+W (Win), Shift+Cmd+W (Mac OS)

Ctrl+W (Win), Cmd+W (Mac OS)

Ctrl+S (Win), Cmd+S (Mac OS)

Ctrl+I (Win), Cmd+I (Mac OS)

Ctrl+M (Win), Cmd+N (Mac OS)

Ctrl+N (Win), Cmd+N (Mac OS)

Ctrl+Q (Win), Cmd+Q (Mac OS)

Ctrl+Z (Win), Cmd+Z (Mac OS)

Ctrl+Shift+Z (Win), Shift+Cmd+Z (Mac OS)

Cut

Copy

Paste

Clear

Select All

Deselect All

Set Marker In Point

Set Marker Out Point

Select Previous Marker

Select Next Marker

Select Previous Clip

Select Next Clip

Ctrl+X (Win), Cmd+X (Mac OS)

Ctrl+C (Win), Cmd+C (Mac OS)

Ctrl+V (Win), Cmd+V (Mac OS)

Delete (Win), Forward Delete (Mac OS)

Ctrl+A (Win), Cmd+A (Mac OS)

Ctrl+Shift+A (Win), Shift+Cmd+A (Mac OS)

I (Use Alt+I or Opt+I when Heads Up Display is enabled

during playback.)

O (Use Alt+O or Opt+O when Heads Up Display is enabled during playback.)

Ctrl+Left Arrow (Win), Cmd+Left Arrow (Mac OS)

Ctrl+Right Arrow (Win), Cmd+Right Arrow (Mac OS)

Alt+Left Arrow (Win), Opt+Left Arrow (Mac OS)

Alt+Right Arrow (Win), Opt+Right Arrow (Mac OS)

Move Clip Left

, (comma)

Move Clip Right Add Selected Markers

Add Subclip Marker Add Comment Marker

Add Flash Cue Point

Add Web Link

Add Chapter

Add Speech Transcription Marker Marker Inspector Marker List Marker Type Metadata Monitor Timeline Adobe Prelude Help Go To Selected Clip End Go To Selected Clip Start Go To Time View End Go To Time View Start

Maximize or Restore Frame

. (period)

Shift+= 1 (Main keyboard)

2 (Main keyboard) 3 (Main keyboard)

4 (Main keyboard)

5 (Main keyboard)

6 (Main keyboard) Shift+5 Shift+6 Shift+4 Shift+7 Shift+2 Shift+3 F1 Shift+End Shift+Home End Home ' (accent under tilde)

Play Stop Toggle Select Find Box

Select Next Panel

Select Previous Panel Shuttle Left

Shuttle Right Shuttle Slow Left Shuttle Slow Right Shuttle Stop Skip Back While Playing Step Back Step Back Five Frames - Units Step Forward Step Forward Five Frames - Units

Workspace 1 Workspace 2

Workspace 3 Workspace 4 Workspace 5 Workspace 6 Workspace 7

Space Shift+F Ctrl+Shift+. (period)

Ctrl+Shift+, (comma)

J L Shift+J Shift+L K H Left Arrow Shift+Left Arrow Right Arrow Shift+Right Arrow Alt+Shift+1 (Win), Opt+Shift+1 (Mac OS)

Alt+Shift+2 (Win), Opt+Shift+2 (Mac OS) Alt+Shift+3 (Win), Opt+Shift+3 (Mac OS) Alt+Shift+4 (Win), Opt+Shift+4 (Mac OS) Alt+Shift+5 (Win), Opt+Shift+5 (Mac OS) Alt+Shift+6 (Win), Opt+Shift+6 (Mac OS) Alt+Shift+7 (Win), Opt+Shift+7 (Mac OS)

Workspace 8

Alt+Shift+8 (Win), Opt+Shift+8 (Mac OS)

Workspace 9 Zoom In

Zoom Out

Alt+Shift+9 (Win), Opt+Shift+9 (Mac OS) =

- (hyphen)

Zoom To Clip

Panel shortcuts

History Panel

Step Backward

Step Forward

Ingest Dialog

Check All Uncheck All Check Selected Item(s)

Clear In Out Points

Select Directory List

Select Media List

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Left Arrow

Right Arrow

Shift+V Ctrl+Shift+V

Ctrl+Left Arrow (Win), Cmd+Left Arrow (Mac OS)

Ctrl+Right Arrow (Win), Cmd+Right Arrow (Mac OS)

Set In Point

Set Out Point

Timeline Panel

Ripple Delete Show Next Screen

Show Previous Screen

Alt+Backspace (Win), Opt+Delete (Mac OS)

Down Arrow

Customize keyboard shortcuts

When you open the Keyboard Shortcuts panel for the first time, the only option in the Set menu is Adobe Prelude Factory Defaults. You can edit keyboard shortcuts and save the new set. After you save the new set, it appears in the Set menu.

1. Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows), or Prelude > Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac OS) to open the Keyboard Shortcuts panel.

2. In the Keyboard Shortcuts panel, select the option for which you want to create or update the keyboard shortcut.

3. Press the keys that you prefer for the keyboard shortcut.

4. Click Save As to save the updated Keyboard Shortcut set.

5. Enter a name for the new set, and click Save.

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Macromedia Prelude - CS6 User Guide

Contents

Getting Started tutorials

About Prelude

The Prelude workspace

Keyboard shortcuts