change your project settings—instead, change your export settings.
You can customize the project settings (General, Capture, Video Rendering, and Default
Sequence settings). However, it’s usually not necessary to do this because most
workflows
are addressed by the presets in the New Project dialog box. Capture cards certified as
compatible with Adobe Premiere Pro may install their own optimized presets when you
install the software that comes with the card. If no preset is appropriate for your workflow,
see “Working with windows in Adobe Premiere Pro” on page 44.
Note: The project settings must be correct when you create the project file. Once a project
is created, some project settings are locked, such as the timebase. This prevents
unwanted
inconsistencies that could result from changing project settings later.
To start a new project:
1
Do one of the following:
•
If Adobe Premiere Pro is closed, start Adobe Premiere Pro.
•
If Adobe Premiere Pro is open but no project is open, click New Project.
•
If an Adobe Premiere Pro project is already open, choose File > New Project.
2
When the New Project dialog box appears, do one of the following:
•
To apply a preset, select it from the list of Available Presets.
•
To customize settings, choose the preset that most closely matches your editing
environment, click Custom, and then select your specific project settings. See “Creating
project presets” on page 61.
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3
For Location, specify where you want to store the project on disk.
4
For Name, type the name of the project, and then click OK.
Note: Whenever possible, specify a location and name that you won’t have to change
later. By default, Adobe Premiere Pro stores rendered previews, conformed audio files,
and
captured audio and video in the folder where you store the project. Moving a project later
may require moving associated files also. To change default locations of captured files,
preview files, and conformed audio, choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks.
Opening a project
Adobe Premiere Pro can open project files created using Adobe Premiere Pro or Adobe
Premiere 6.5 or later on Windows or Mac OS.
You can open only one project at a time. If you want to transfer the contents of one project
into another, import it. See “Importing another project” on page 85.
To open an existing Adobe Premiere Pro project:
Do one of the following:
•
If Adobe Premiere Pro is closed, double-click the project file on the desktop.
•
If Adobe Premiere Pro is open but no project is open, click Open Project, locate and
select the file, and then click Open. You can also click the project name in the Recent
Projects list if the project name is in the list.
•
If Adobe Premiere Pro is open and a project is open, choose File > Open, locate and
select the file, and then click Open. You can also choose the project name from the File
> Open Recent Projects submenu if the project name is on the menu.
Adobe Premiere Pro doesn’t store original source files in the project—it stores only a
reference to each source file based on its filename and location at the time you imported
