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USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
User interface
Last updated 1/16/2012
unchanged. For more information about using the Rate Stretch Tool, see “
Change clip speed and duration with the
Rate Stretch tool
” on page 300 or
this video about the Rate Stretch Tool
by Andrew Devis..
Razor Tool
Select this tool to make one or more incisions in clips in a Timeline. Click a point in a clip to split it at that
precise location. To split clips in all tracks at that location, Shift-click the spot in any of the clips. For more information
about using the Razor Tool, see “
Split or cut one or more clips with the Razor tool
” on page 201 or
this video about the
Razor Tool
by Andrew Devis.
Slip Tool
Select this tool to simultaneously change the In and Out points of a clip in a Timeline, while keeping the time
span between them constant. For example, if you have trimmed a 10-second clip to 5 seconds in a Timeline, you can
use the Slip Tool to determine which 5 seconds of the clip appear in the Timeline. For more information about using
the Slip Tool, see “
Make slip and slide edits
” on page 191 or
this video about the Slip Tool
by Andrew Devis.
Slide Tool
Select this tool to move a clip to the left or right in a Timeline while simultaneously trimming the two clips
that surround it. The combined duration of the three clips, and the location of the group in the Timeline, remain
unchanged. For more information about using the Slide Tool, see “
Make slip and slide edits
” on page 191 or
this video
about the Slide Tool
by Andrew Devis.
Pen Tool
Select this tool to set or select keyframes, or to adjust connector lines in a Timeline. Drag a connector line
vertically to adjust it. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) on a connector line to set a keyframe. Shift-
click noncontiguous keyframes to select them. Drag a marquee over contiguous keyframes to select them. For more
information about using the Pen Tool, see “
Select keyframes
” on page 420.
Hand Tool
Select this tool to move the viewing area of a Timeline to the right or left. Drag left or right anywhere in the
viewing area.
Zoom Tool
Select this tool to zoom in or out in a Timeline viewing area. Click in the viewing area to zoom in by one
increment. Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to zoom out by one increment. For more information about
using the Zoom Tool, see “
Navigate in a sequence
” on page 136.
Open the Options panel
•
Select Window
>
Options.
Dock the Tools panel to the Options panel
1
In the Tools panel, click the panel menu icon.
2
Select Dock In Options Panel.
Undock the Tools panel from the Options panel
❖
In the Options panel, click the dotted area to the left of Selection Tool.
Premiere Pro removes the Tools panel from the Options panel, and returns the Tools panel to the location it had
before docking to the Options panel.
Clip details in the Info panel
The Info panel displays several data about a selected item, and timecode information for clips under the current-time
indicator in the Timeline.
At the top of the panel, information is displayed for the current selection. This information varies depending on its
media type, the active panel, and so on. For example, the Info panel displays information unique to an empty space in
a Timeline panel, or a clip in the Project panel.
Video
Indicates frame rate, frame size, and pixel aspect ratio, in that order.