ADOBE PREMIERE PRO CS3
User Guide
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Do one of the following:
•
To perform an overlay edit, drag the clip from the Source Monitor to an appropriate track in the Timeline panel
at the point you want the clip to start. The destination area is highlighted, and the pointer appears with the
Overlay icon
.
•
To perform an insert edit, Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) the clip from the Source Monitor
to an appropriate track in the Timeline panel at the point you want the clip to start. The destination area is
highlighted, and the pointer appears with the Insert icon
. Arrows appear at the insertion point in all tracks.
•
To perform an insert edit and shift only target tracks, Ctrl+Alt-drag (Windows) or Command-Option-drag (Mac
OS) the clip from the Source Monitor to an appropriate track in the Timeline panel at the point you want the clip
to start. The destination area is highlighted, and the pointer appears with the Insert icon
. Arrows appear at
the insertion point only in the tracks to which the clip is added.
•
To zoom into or out of a clip as you drop it into the Timeline panel, drag and press the equal sign key (=) to
increase the zoom factor or press the minus sign key (–) to decrease it. Do not use the keys on the number pad.
Note:
You can also drag, or Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS), a clip into the Program Monitor to
overlay or insert a clip. Make sure the track you want is targeted in the Timeline panel and the current-time indicator
is at the location where you want to add the clip in the sequence. To prevent an insert edit from shifting clips in another
track, lock that track.
See also
“
Targeting tracks
” on page 116
“
Adding clips to a sequence
” on page 115
Add clips to a sequence automatically
You can quickly assemble a rough cut or add clips to an existing sequence. The automated sequence can include the
default video and audio transitions.
1
Set In and Out points to define each clip’s starting and ending points.
2
Arrange clips in the Project panel. You can add the clips to the sequence in either the order you select them, or
in the order that they are arranged in a bin in icon view. You can also add sequences or clips in nested bins.
You can arrange clips in a bin in storyboard fashion by setting the Project panel to icon view. (See “
Change Project
panel views
” on page
84.)
3
Select the clips in the Project panel. Either Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) them in the order
you want or by dragging a selection marquee around them.
4
In the Project panel, click the Automate To Sequence button
.
5
Set the following options in the Automate To Sequence dialog box, and then click
OK:
O
rdering
Specifies the method used to determine the order of the clips when they are added to the sequence. If you
choose Sort Order, clips are added in the order they’re listed in the Project panel: from top to bottom in List view;
or from left to right, top to bottom in Icon view. If you choose Selection Order, clips are added according to the
order in which you selected them in the Project panel.
Placement
Specifies how clips are placed in the sequence. If you choose Sequentially, clips are placed one after
another. If you choose At Unnumbered Markers, clips are placed at unnumbered sequence markers. Choosing At
Unnumbered Markers makes the Transitions options unavailable.
April 1, 2008
