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recording to 297, 299 
viewing area bar 
in the Monitor window 108 
in the Timeline window 118, 119 
viewing mode in a reference monitor 112 
Virtual Studio Technology 

See 

VST plug-ins 

visual timecode 92 
voiceovers 79, 182 
Volume effect 242, 286 
volume, keyframes 223 
VST plug-ins 184, 186 
VU meters 174 

W 

WAV (Windows Audio Waveform) file format 
303 
Wave effect 280 
waveform monitor 
about 111 
in a reference monitor 112 
RGB Parade setting 111 
viewing in the Monitor window 111 
YCbCr Parade 111 
Web content 8 
Web links 127 
wedge tool 200 
Wind effect 281 
window dub timecode, setting manually for a 
clip 92 
window menus 45 
Windows Bitmap (BMP) file format 82, 303 
Windows Media 295, 303 
windows, tabbed 45 
WMA format 78 
work area 
exporting 296 
exporting audio 300 
work area bar 
about 118 
markers 159 
moving 158 
resizing 159 
setting 158 
workflow 92 
workspaces 45 
World Wide Web 308, 310 

Y 

YCbCr Parade 111 

Z 

ZigZag effect 281 
Zoom In button 119 
Zoom Out button 119 
zoom tool 119 

 

Summary of Contents for PREMIER PRO 7

Page 1: ...bottom of the page or click Back to return to the last page you viewed You can navigate Help topics by using bookmarks the table of contents the index or the Search Acrobat 6 or Find Acrobat 5 command...

Page 2: ...d the next occurrence choose Edit Find Again Printing Help Although Help is optimized for on screen viewing you can print selected pages or the entire file To print Help Choose File Print or click the...

Page 3: ...mber 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 version...

Page 4: ...ion on page 78 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...

Page 5: ...moothest 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 late...

Page 6: ...available and is fast enough for video capture see Avoiding DV capture problems on page 96 When you create a new project choose a preset that matches your capture device s or source material s video...

Page 7: ...ts 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 premier...

Page 8: ...Monitor window on page 103 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...

Page 9: ...th 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 dec...

Page 10: ...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 processin...

Page 11: ...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 se...

Page 12: ...ay 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...

Page 13: ...ally 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 s...

Page 14: ...e 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 f...

Page 15: ...n of the graphic to around five seconds Using Help Contents Index Back 26 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Tutorials Using Help Contents Index Back 26 2 Optimize your work area to use effects Adobe Premiere Pr...

Page 16: ...tion 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...

Page 17: ...in the sequence where it s nested Using Help Contents Index Back 32 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Tutorials Using Help Contents Index Back 32 Create Rolling Multicolumn Titles Give the performers and crew i...

Page 18: ...this decrease the Font Size value or increase the size of the text box After you type all the characters for that line press Enter and repeat for the next line of text To view text that you type outs...

Page 19: ...an existing project Make sure all clips in the project have the same frame rate 29 97 fps for NTSC or 25 fps for PAL Projects that use DV presets and clips are best suited for DVD because they all us...

Page 20: ...y burning the DVD 8 Play your movie When your DVD burner is done recording play it on the DVD player in your computer or on a standard DVD player to check the quality For a wider range of options you...

Page 21: ...s Using Help Contents Index Back 41 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 locati...

Page 22: ...on t have to close the project and then open it again Instead use the Link Media command For more information see Using offline files on page 87 Note Because a clip is only a reference to its source f...

Page 23: ...each project file you want to save For example if you type 5 Adobe Premiere Pro saves five versions of each project you open To open a project file created by the Auto Save preference 1 Close the proj...

Page 24: ...ring video see Using the Capture window on page 64 creating titles see Setting up a new title on page 194 applying and controlling effects see About the Effect Controls window on page 237 and mixing a...

Page 25: ...indows and palettes For example you may prefer to lower the brightness when working in a darkened editing suite or when performing color corrections To adjust the brightness of window and palette back...

Page 26: ...new name and pressing Enter In addition the Rename command is also available when you right click a clip To manage project items Do any of the following To rename an original source file on disk exit...

Page 27: ...the Project window Using bins The Project window can include bins which you can use to organize project contents in much the same way as folders in Windows Explorer Bins can contain media sequences an...

Page 28: ...he Icon View button at the bottom of the window Choose View List or View Icon from the Project window menu To arrange items in Icon view Drag an item to any square As you drag a vertical bar indicates...

Page 29: ...ntents Index Back 51 Name By default displays the clip name on disk You can change the name the clip uses inside the project You cannot remove the Name field See Naming finding and deleting Project wi...

Page 30: ...ther the source of an offline clip contains video audio or both Scene Text that was entered using the Capture window s Scene option when capturing video using Adobe Premiere Pro Shot Take Text that wa...

Page 31: ...e monitor desktop you can drag palettes to any monitor Using the Info palette The Info palette displays information about a selected item For clips the Info palette displays information such as durati...

Page 32: ...ts Adobe Premiere Pro provides a set of keyboard shortcuts You can view and modify them by using the Edit Keyboard Customization command see Customizing keyboard shortcuts on page 56 In the Keyboard C...

Page 33: ...lus and minus keys on the keyboard however To remove a shortcut In the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box select the shortcut you want to remove and click Clear To remove a set of shortcuts In the Keyboard...

Page 34: ...Specify your fastest hard disks for capturing media and storing scratch files You can use a slower disk for audio preview files and the project file Specify only disks attached to your computer A har...

Page 35: ...ects Using Help Contents Index Back 58 Default Sequence Control the number of video tracks and the number and type of audio tracks for new sequences you create See About audio channels and tracks on p...

Page 36: ...If you use a pixel aspect ratio that is different from your video the video may play back and render with distortion For more information see About aspect ratios on page 98 Using Help Contents Index...

Page 37: ...ents Index Back 60 Specifying Video Rendering settings Video rendering settings affect how Adobe Premiere Pro generates video when you select Sequence Render Work Area To specify video rendering setti...

Page 38: ...If you have a capture card that is certified for use with Adobe Premiere Pro and it includes presets for capturing from Adobe Premiere Pro installing the card s software also installs the presets for...

Page 39: ...orting another project on page 85 Using Help Contents Index Back 64 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Capturing and Importing Source Clips Using Help Contents Index Back 64 To use placeholders for missing files...

Page 40: ...ve capture workflow in Adobe Premiere Pro Setting up A batch list of logged clips appears as a list of offline files in the Project window If you plan to capture many clips you may want to create bins...

Page 41: ...o the end of the Out point select the entire Out point timecode type 5 and press Enter Batch capturing tips When you want to batch capture a set of logged offline clips simply select them in the Proje...

Page 42: ...ences Device Control In the Capture window click the Settings tab 2 Select DV Device Control from the Device pop up menu Using Help Contents Index Back 68 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Capturing and Importi...

Page 43: ...er information into the Logging Data section as needed Note To avoid confusion make sure that the Tape Name is unique Some types of device control software may ask you to specify the Tape Name each ti...

Page 44: ...dow to move to the last frame in the clip and click the Set Out button To move or play in relation to the In and Out points Do either of the following To move the tape to the In point click the Go To...

Page 45: ...pecific capture settings assigned to it If none is assigned the clip uses the default capture settings You can capture any number of logged offline clips by selecting them and choosing the File Batch...

Page 46: ...from this tape 7 If you have another tape from which you want to capture clips insert it update the Tape Name in the Capture window and repeat steps 2 through 8 8 Save the project To log clips manual...

Page 47: ...cally captures a separate file at each scene break it detects Scene Detect works whether you are capturing an entire tape or specific In and Out points If you turn on Scene Detect and capture using In...

Page 48: ...ettings the Batch Capture command is available but only clips with all three required settings will actually be captured If necessary verify this in the Project window List view or doubleclick each of...

Page 49: ...so that the clips become offline files because clips can be captured only from offline files The unlinked source files are either deleted from the disk or are stored under a filename other than the c...

Page 50: ...audio You can use CD audio CDA files in a project but before you can import them into Adobe Premiere Pro you need to convert them to a supported file format You can convert CDA files using an audio ap...

Page 51: ...ixer recording controls A Record Enable button for track B Record button for Audio Mixer 4 In the Audio Mixer window click the Record button for the sequence Adobe Premiere Pro prepares the sequence f...

Page 52: ...may require that Apple QuickTime be installed If you re using an Adobe application to create a clip for use in Adobe Premiere Pro turn on the Embed Project Link option in the originating Adobe applic...

Page 53: ...of still images does not affect the duration of still images that are already part of a sequence When importing files through the Import dialog box you can identify files visually if you set the view...

Page 54: ...original file including position opacity visibility transparency alpha channel layer masks adjustment layers common layer effects layer clipping paths vector masks and clipping groups Note that a whi...

Page 55: ...include layers so you need to flatten images that will be part of a sequence For information on layers and flattening see the documentation for the application that created the file Note Changing the...

Page 56: ...thin the Using Help Contents Index Back 86 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Capturing and Importing Source Clips Using Help Contents Index Back 86 Project window you can import storyboard files created in earl...

Page 57: ...the Project window you set the default gain level for new clip instances If you select a clip in the Timeline window you change the level for that clip instance only To create color bars and a 1 kHz...

Page 58: ...or editing high resolution recapture for final output For more information see Understanding offline and online editing on page 98 To create an offline file 1 In the Project window click the New Item...

Page 59: ...nce of any dropped frames in a clip you just captured Use the data rate graph to evaluate how well the output data rate matches the requirements of your delivery medium It charts each frame of a video...

Page 60: ...practice the following procedures while shooting As you start a shot record at least 5 seconds of extra video before shooting the action Before you stop recording record at least 5 seconds of extra v...

Page 61: ...ecode of a source video is captured when you use device control DV or analog Timecode capture with controllable analog devices depends on the precision of your tape deck If your tape deck cannot read...

Page 62: ...g a DV source To capture DV video your computer must be able to connect to a DV device using IEEE 1394 FireWire i Link For detailed instructions on connecting your device see your device documentation...

Page 63: ...er such as the Sony DVMC DA1 to digitize the analog video to DV format without using a camcorder Note Some capture cards support both analog and DV capture Preparing for DV capture Capturing DV video...

Page 64: ...outside Adobe Premiere Pro such as on a camera s built in monitor Turning off this option and the next one may improve capture performance Select Preview Audio on Desktop to play audio from the captur...

Page 65: ...ng brands of capture cards specific options and supported formats can vary This complex relationship between video capture cards and Adobe Premiere Pro can make it difficult to identify which part of...

Page 66: ...However using offline clips is part of an offline workflow About online editing Online editing is the practice of editing including the rough cut the same clips that are used to produce the final cut...

Page 67: ...ect ratio right When you import clips shot in one frame aspect ratio into a project that uses another frame aspect ratio you must decide how to reconcile the different values For example there are two...

Page 68: ...ge with the D1 or DV resolution of 720 x 576 Adobe Premiere Pro automatically sets the pixel aspect ratio for that file to D1 DV PAL 1 067 However it is always a good idea to make sure that all files...

Page 69: ...C Widescreen Uses a 1 2 pixel aspect ratio Use this setting if your source clip has a 720 x 480 or 720 x 486 frame size and you want it to maintain a 16 9 frame aspect ratio D1 DV PAL Uses a 1 0666 pi...

Page 70: ...limited by the file system although files will still be subject to limitations that may be imposed by other components of your videoediting system Using Help Contents Index Back 103 Adobe Premiere Pro...

Page 71: ...ck Though the playback controls in the Source view and Program view operate in a similar manner they serve slightly different purposes Use the Source controls under the Source view to play or cue a cl...

Page 72: ...or Shift L repeatedly For most media types the clip plays in slow motion from 1 to 2 times Pressing J plays reverse pressing L plays forward To play around the current time from preroll to postroll A...

Page 73: ...ime ruler You can drag the handles to change the width of the bar and thereby change the scale of the time ruler below This way expanding the bar to its maximum width reveals the entire duration of th...

Page 74: ...the safe zones in the Project Settings dialog box see Specifying project settings on page 58 A B Using Help Contents Index Back 109 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Assembling a Sequence Using Help Contents I...

Page 75: ...on the waveform monitor and vectorscope see Understanding the waveform monitor and vectorscope on page 111 Using Help Contents Index Back 110 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Assembling a Sequence Using Help C...

Page 76: ...age determines the angle of the pattern Small boxes indicate where fully saturated magenta blue cyan green yellow and red present in a color bars test pattern should appear In NTSC video chrominance l...

Page 77: ...ps to any video track in a sequence and audio clips to any compatible audio track Transitions appear as objects between clips see Dragging transitions between clips on page 163 Video tracks 2 and high...

Page 78: ...tracks reveal a video or audio Display Style button according to the type of track in the track header area of the Timeline window and additional information in the clips in the sequence Expanding a t...

Page 79: ...from previews and export Clips in excluded video tracks do not appear in the Program view clips in excluded audio tracks are not output to the Audio Mixer window or to the speakers To exclude a track...

Page 80: ...up menu for audio and audio submix tracks For more about audio channel types see About audio channels and tracks on page 173 3 Click OK An audio track can accept only audio clips that use the matching...

Page 81: ...click where you want to position the current time indicator At the left of the Timeline window drag the time display At the left of the Timeline window click the time display type a valid time and pre...

Page 82: ...e or Program view 1 Do one of the following To set In and Out points for a source clip open a clip from a Project window Using Help Contents Index Back 120 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Assembling a Sequenc...

Page 83: ...ton choose Set Clip Marker and select Video In Video Out Audio In or Audio Out 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set the remaining video and audio In and Out points When you add the clip to a sequence the vid...

Page 84: ...ruler as small icons Clip markers also become icons within the clip as it appears in the timeline and sequence markers appear in the sequence s time ruler In general use clip markers to signify impor...

Page 85: ...9 You can also add a marker to a clip in a sequence by selecting the clip positioning the Timeline window s current time indicator on the frame you want and choosing an option from the Marker menu To...

Page 86: ...rs in either the clip or sequence depending on the view you re using Numbered deletes a numbered marker from a list of all numbered markers Note You can t remove a sequence marker by dragging it away...

Page 87: ...d page You can further define the link by typing a specific frame number within the site for Target Frame Web link markers work only with sequence markers and supported output formats such as QuickTim...

Page 88: ...in the appropriate corresponding tracks When you add clips to a sequence using Monitor window controls or keyboard shortcuts you must specify target tracks in advance In the track header area of the...

Page 89: ...window at the point you want the clip to start in an appropriate track of the sequence The destination area is highlighted and the pointer appears with the Overlay icon To perform an insert edit Ctrl...

Page 90: ...the Source view to the Program view In the Program view the pointer becomes the Insert icon To prevent an insert edit from shifting clips in another track lock the track Using Monitor controls to perf...

Page 91: ...nts Index Back 133 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Assembling a Sequence Using Help Contents Index Back 133 Trim Clip s Tail Right Side automatically changes the source clip s Out point so that its duration m...

Page 92: ...Index Back 134 Perform Audio Cross Fade When checked creates an audio cross fade at each audio edit using the default audio transition defined in the Effects window Perform Audio Cross Fade is availa...

Page 93: ...sequence to contain or click the up and down arrow buttons to change each number 3 Click OK to create the sequence Note See Planning your audio workflow on page 171 to learn more about the different...

Page 94: ...ing a nested sequence may require additional processing time as Adobe Premiere Pro applies the actions to all of its component clips A nested sequence always represents the current state of its source...

Page 95: ...a clip in the Timeline window To select only the audio or video portion of a linked clip use the selection tool and Alt click that portion To select multiple clips by clicking use the selection tool a...

Page 96: ...e a clip s duration by altering its In or Out point But you can also use a menu command to specify a duration as measured from the clip s In point Still image durations can be set like other clips exc...

Page 97: ...he adjacent clips you can use the slip tool to adjust the clip without changing the clip s program In and Out point or duration See Removing parts of a sequence on page 146 Freezing a video frame You...

Page 98: ...Pro Help Editing a Sequence Using Help Contents Index Back 143 If you have applied settings to a clip and want to use the same settings in one or more other clips you can easily copy the settings For...

Page 99: ...Sequence Using Help Contents Index Back 144 To link video and audio 1 Shift click a video and audio clip to select them both 2 Choose Clip Link Audio and Video To unlink video and audio Select a linke...

Page 100: ...der in which the fields are recorded and displayed When the field dominance is reversed motion appears jerky because the fields no longer appear chronologically Fields can become reversed in the follo...

Page 101: ...ween clips Select the empty space and choose Sequence Ripple Delete You can also right click a gap and choose Ripple Delete Removing a clip or a range of frames from the sequence You can remove an ent...

Page 102: ...lips in the Timeline window on page 138 To move a clip to a different track Drag the clip up or down into the track you want Note When you first drag a clip containing both video and audio linked clip...

Page 103: ...ce on page 127 Whether an insert or overlay edit is performed depends on whether you press the Ctrl key when you perform the edit Lift Overlay is the default mode and is indicated by the Lift Overlay...

Page 104: ...ou want to adjust the cut or edit point between two clips use variations of simple trimming known as rolling edits and ripple edits By using specialized tools you can make adjustments in a single acti...

Page 105: ...e Though slip and slide tools are typically employed on the center of three adjacent clips each tool functions normally even if the clip is adjacent to a clip on one side and blank space on the other...

Page 106: ...m button at the bottom of Program view To find the edit you want to trim 1 Select the target tracks by clicking near the tracks names in the track header area in the Timeline window 2 In the Trim wind...

Page 107: ...ence You can preview all or part of a sequence at any time in the Program view of the Monitor window With the proper hardware you can also display previews on a compatible NTSC or PAL monitor Previewi...

Page 108: ...ition the current time indicator and press Alt to set the end of the work area Alt click the work area bar to resize it to the width of all contiguous clips under the point you click Double click the...

Page 109: ...he playback on the desktop and the playback on a television via a camcorder VCR If the video and audio seem out of sync try to preview both video and audio through the same device Working with preview...

Page 110: ...lay transitions Choose Window Effects expand the Video Transitions bin and expand any Video Transitions bin Using default transitions While you can manually drag transitions to the timeline you can in...

Page 111: ...s can limit a transition s duration causing it to be shorter than the default If neither clip contains handles Adobe Premiere Pro warns that the last frame of the first clip or the first frame of the...

Page 112: ...click the transition and make sure that the timeline view is displayed in the Effect Controls window If the timeline view is hidden click the Show Hide Timeline View button 2 In the timeline view of t...

Page 113: ...s window when a transition is selected To display and preview transition settings in the Effect Controls window Do any of the following To play back the transition in the Effect Controls window click...

Page 114: ...place a transition the alignment and duration are preserved however the settings for the old transition are discarded and replaced by the default settings for the new transition See Changing transitio...

Page 115: ...ng Transitions Using Help Contents Index Back 170 About clip handles and transitions Adobe Premiere Pro creates a transition by using the handles at the beginning or end of a clip if available Handles...

Page 116: ...to an audio clip or track You can achieve an efficient audio mixing workflow by identifying the Adobe Premiere Pro audio features that best match your workflow and skill level Because audio features a...

Page 117: ...ing and deleting tracks on page 117 Sequence audio can contain two kinds of tracks Regular audio tracks contain actual audio Submix tracks output the combined signals of tracks routed to it submix tra...

Page 118: ...window A Timecode B Automation options C Effects D Sends E Effect or send option F Pan balance control G Input H Mute Solo Track Record Enable buttons I VU meters and faders J Output K Window menu L...

Page 119: ...the Timeline window or in the Effect Controls window The Gain command is independent of the level setting in the Audio Mixer window and Timeline window but its value is combined with the track level f...

Page 120: ...two audio clips 1 If necessary click the triangle to the left of each track name to expand the audio tracks that you want to cross fade 2 Make sure that the two audio clips are adjacent 3 Do one of th...

Page 121: ...lp Mixing Audio Using Help Contents Index Back 178 Cross fading existing clips in the Timeline window usually requires extending the duration of one or more audio clips Whenever you extend the duratio...

Page 122: ...source to the master track or other submix tracks Therefore the number of channels in a submix track affects the pan or balance controls available in tracks that output to it and the number of channel...

Page 123: ...Help Contents Index Back 181 3 Click the pop up menu at the top left corner of the track then choose Panner Balance or Panner Pan For 5 1 surround audio choose the dimension you want to edit from the...

Page 124: ...urce view If a clip contains video and audio you can view its audio in the Source view by clicking the Take Video Take Audio button repeatedly until it displays the Take Audio icon To view time in aud...

Page 125: ...o See the documentation for the ASIO device and driver you are using Routing track output By default track output is routed to the master track You can also route the complete track signal to a submix...

Page 126: ...ing them because you can t move an effect to a different position in the list You can turn an effect off at one position in the list and turn it on at another position but the settings at the previous...

Page 127: ...e accessible in the Audio Mixer window You apply VST effects the same way you apply other effects to tracks or clips see Applying effects to audio tracks on page 184 and Applying effects to audio clip...

Page 128: ...le instances Like audio tracks that contain clips submixes can be mono stereo or 5 1 surround Submixes appear as fully functional tracks in both the Audio Mixer window and the Timeline window you can...

Page 129: ...se a submix name from any of the send assignment pop up menus in the sends list for the track you want to apply a send to Using Help Contents Index Back 189 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Mixing Audio Using...

Page 130: ...Touch or Latch Adobe Premiere Pro plays back the track with the automated adjustments As you make adjustments in the Audio Mixer window Adobe Premiere Pro applies your changes by creating track keyfra...

Page 131: ...p button to play the program in a continuous loop or click the Play In To Out button to play from the In point to the Out point 5 As the audio plays back adjust any automatable properties 6 To stop au...

Page 132: ...A Sync To Timeline Timecode button B Send Frame To External Monitor button C Selection tool left rotation tool right D Type tool left vertical type tool right E Horizontal area type tool left vertica...

Page 133: ...hare templates make sure that each system includes all the fonts textures logos and images used in the template For information on textures see Loading textures on page 210 To load a template 1 In the...

Page 134: ...play frame is located Note The current time indicator does not change location when you perform either of the above procedures Using Help Contents Index Back 196 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Using the Adob...

Page 135: ...sing type tools The Adobe Title Designer includes several tools for creating text Use the type tools to create text that is oriented horizontally vertically or along a path You can choose to create te...

Page 136: ...t characters To move the text box Using the selection tool do one of the following Drag the text box Select the text box and use the arrow keys to nudge the text box in 1 pixel increments or press Shi...

Page 137: ...a font size Change the Font Size value in the Object Style section To change the text justification 1 Select a text box 2 Choose Title Type Alignment and choose Left Center or Right You can also set...

Page 138: ...ick anywhere away from all objects or select a different tool in the toolbox Using Help Contents Index Back 201 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Using the Adobe Title Designer Using Help Contents Index Back 20...

Page 139: ...eate the previous anchor point Drawing the second point in a curve A Starting to drag second smooth point B Dragging away from previous direction line creating a C curve C Result after releasing mouse...

Page 140: ...nvert a corner point to a smooth point drag a direction point out of the corner point To convert a smooth point to a corner point without direction lines click the smooth point To convert a corner poi...

Page 141: ...mands to line up or evenly space selected objects in the Adobe Title Designer You can align or distribute objects along the vertical or horizontal axes When you choose horizontal alignment the selecte...

Page 142: ...the arrow keys to nudge the object in 1 pixel increments or press Shift arrow key to nudge the object in 5 pixel increments To scale one or more objects 1 Select the object or Shift click to select m...

Page 143: ...measured from the center of one line of type to the center of the next line In the Adobe Title Designer the baseline is the line underneath the text You can apply more than one leading amount within...

Page 144: ...below Distort distorts shape objects Click the triangle to reveal the options Adjust the X value to distort the image along the x axis Adjust the Y value to distort along the y axis Fillet Size specif...

Page 145: ...specify the color and opacity respectively of the selected color stop Click the triangle above the color stop you want to define and make adjustments as necessary Using Help Contents Index Back 210 A...

Page 146: ...ifies that the texture aligns to the clipped area face face minus the inner strokes The Face option specifies that the texture aligns to the regular face and it does not consider the strokes in the ex...

Page 147: ...e Edge creates a stroke that encompasses the entire inner or outer edge of the object Drop Face creates a copy of the object which you can subsequently offset and apply values to Size Specifies the si...

Page 148: ...rent Adobe Title Designer window These are saved as PRSL files in the Premiere Pro Presets Styles folder Because Adobe Premiere Pro stores each style or set of styles as a separate file you can share...

Page 149: ...Style dialog box and click OK Names containing more than 32 characters are truncated To set a default style 1 In the Styles section select the style you want to set as the default style 2 Choose Set...

Page 150: ...ere Pro Help Using the Adobe Title Designer Using Help Contents Index Back 216 To create rolling or crawling titles 1 Choose Roll or Crawl from the Title Type menu Note For best results choose this op...

Page 151: ...o create a tab Drag the tab stop to adjust its position As you drag use the vertical guides that appear in the Adobe Title Designer window to track the position of the stop The Adobe Title Designer wi...

Page 152: ...y or all areas of a clip Adobe Premiere Pro refers to transparent areas using the following terms Alpha channel A channel that defines transparent areas for the clip that contains the channel An alpha...

Page 153: ...emiere Pro preserves and displays the clip with transparency in all sequences where you use the file as a clip If a clip s source file doesn t contain an alpha channel you must manually apply transpar...

Page 154: ...in the Timeline window 2 In the Effect Controls window click the triangle next to the Opacity property to expand it 3 Enter a new opacity value Note If Opacity keyframes exist for a clip and you want...

Page 155: ...ific to each clip For audio effects the Timeline window can also display the keyframes for an entire track Each clip or track can display a different property However within an individual clip or trac...

Page 156: ...o or audio effect you want to animate is applied to the track or clip See Applying and controlling Standard effects on page 244 2 Enable keyframe display for the track or clip effect property you want...

Page 157: ...value of an effect property in the Timeline window 1 Make sure that the video or audio effect you want to animate is applied to the clip See Applying and controlling Standard effects on page 244 2 Mak...

Page 158: ...o one of the following Select the clip where you want to paste the keyframes Target the video or audio track where you want the copied keyframes to appear 5 Make sure that the clip or track displays t...

Page 159: ...lip Threshold Controls the amount of shadows in the range of color you keyed out Higher values retain more shadows Cutoff Darkens or lightens shadows Drag to the right to darken shadows but do not dra...

Page 160: ...nsparency from green or blue backgrounds It is similar to the Blue Screen and Green Screen keys but it also lets you blend two clips In addition it helps reduce fringing around the edges of nontranspa...

Page 161: ...ues To get the most predictable results choose a grayscale image for your image matte unless you want to alter colors in the clip Any color in the image matte removes the same level of color from the...

Page 162: ...y the key settings Using the Track Matte key Use the Track Matte key to show one clip through another using a third file as a matte that creates transparent areas in the superimposed clip This effect...

Page 163: ...matte Any color in the matte removes the same level of color from the superimposed clip Creating a garbage matte Sometimes the subject of a scene is properly keyed except for undesired objects Use a g...

Page 164: ...e a clip or adjust its size and position within the frame The intensity of an effect is determined by values that you control Standard effects generally affect a clip s image quality and appearance wh...

Page 165: ...n the Audio Mixer window or the Timeline window see Adjusting gain or volume levels on page 175 and see Applying effects to audio clips on page 185 Working with Fixed effects Because Fixed effects are...

Page 166: ...t Controls window open select the clip in the Timeline window To expand or collapse video or audio effects headings Click the Show Hide button in the heading When the arrows are pointing up the headin...

Page 167: ...by clicking the triangle next to the property name if available and then drag the slider or angle control depending on the property To set a color value Do one of the following Click the color swatch...

Page 168: ...tly manipulate the clip and adjust the Motion effect properties Although the anchor point also appears in the Program view it can be adjusted only in the Effect Controls window However the Program vie...

Page 169: ...to edit the time graph for the audio s level To edit a clip s audio level choose Volume Level from the keyframe pop up menu after the clip name Be sure that you re editing the correct clip on the tra...

Page 170: ...the Effect Controls window if the clip is selected You can even apply the same effect multiple times using different settings each time Alternatively you can view and adjust a clip s effects in the Ti...

Page 171: ...the keyframe s placement or deselect the Pin To Clip option To copy and paste effect keyframes see Copying and pasting keyframes on page 249 To copy and paste one or more effects 1 In the Timeline wi...

Page 172: ...erty Any effect property that allows keyframes includes a Toggle Animation button that you use to activate keyframes Once keyframes are activated you can add and adjust as many keyframes as you need t...

Page 173: ...from one keyframe to the next to adjust property values A keyframe must be at the current time for you to edit the value settings for that keyframe However you can move copy or delete keyframes that...

Page 174: ...ing and pasting keyframes You can copy keyframes and paste them either to a new time in the clip s property or to the same effect property in a different clip When you paste keyframes into another cli...

Page 175: ...or your reference only Both windows allow you to adjust the timing and values of keyframes but each works in a different way Whereas the Effect Controls window displays all effect properties keyframes...

Page 176: ...e of a keyframe appears square the values don t interpolate but rather stay the same until the next keyframe Using Help Contents Index Back 251 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Applying Effects Using Help Cont...

Page 177: ...howing a motion path with fast motion left and slow motion right Animating Motion properties for a clip When the Motion effect is selected in the Effect Controls window you can manipulate a clip in th...

Page 178: ...s procedure changes the position value at a keyframe To change the timing of keyframes move Keyframe icons in the Effect Controls window see Moving keyframes on page 249 Correcting color in a clip You...

Page 179: ...ge and releasing the mouse 7 Set the White Point value by dragging the eyedropper to the whitest value of the image and releasing the mouse 8 Set the Gray Point value as necessary by dragging the eyed...

Page 180: ...s 118 Standard audio and video effects which are listed in the Effects window Audio Effects Adobe Premiere Pro includes the following audio effects 5 1 Bandpass Bass Channel Volume DeNoiser Delay Dyna...

Page 181: ...lug ins folder you may have a different set of effects than those described in Adobe Premiere Pro Help You can find a complete list of third party plug in vendors on the Adobe Web site www adobe com N...

Page 182: ...horizontal axis Distance to Image Specifies the image s distance from the viewer As the distance gets larger the image recedes Specular Highlight Adds a glint of light that reflects off the surface o...

Page 183: ...ect disable the clip you selected from the Blend with Layer menu by selecting the clip and choosing Clip Enable Blue Screen Key The Blue Screen Key effect makes all image pixels that are similar to a...

Page 184: ...lt setting Reduce Saturation moves the pixel toward a gray of similar brightness making it less colorful Key Out Unsafe makes unsafe pixels transparent Key Out Safe makes safe pixels transparent Maxim...

Page 185: ...output channel To mix channels in an image 1 Drag the Channel Mixer effect to the clip 2 Drag any existing or source channel s slider to the left to decrease the channel s contribution to the output...

Page 186: ...hat should represent neutral gray A B C D Using Help Contents Index Back 263 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Applying Effects Using Help Contents Index Back 263 Tonal Range Definition Changes the highlights m...

Page 187: ...d Provides options for adjusting out of limit colors Reduce Saturation tends to wash out colors that are limited Reduce Luma preserves colors but can make them muddy if overly corrected Smart Limit li...

Page 188: ...of an object in an image by selecting it and then adjusting the controls to create a different color To replace a color 1 Choose the color to be replaced by clicking a color in the Clip Sample view or...

Page 189: ...pattern by clumping adjacent pixels into a solid colored polygon shape or cell You can set the cell size from 3 pixels to 300 pixels Difference Matte Key The Difference Matte Key effect creates transp...

Page 190: ...e For example if this is set to 1 the first frame is combined at its full intensity If this is set to 0 5 the first frame is combined at half intensity Decay Specifies the ratio of intensities of subs...

Page 191: ...the range that is converted to white and black Using Help Contents Index Back 269 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Applying Effects Using Help Contents Index Back 269 Facet The Facet effect clumps pixels of s...

Page 192: ...age pixels that are similar to a standard greenscreen so that they become transparent Horizontal Flip The Horizontal Flip effect reverses each frame in a clip from left to right however the clip still...

Page 193: ...ntrast and Invert effects The Levels Settings dialog box displays a histogram of the current frame The x axis of the histogram represents brightness values from darkest 0 at the far left to brightest...

Page 194: ...points Lower values keep the lightning bolt close to the line higher values create significant bouncing Use Stability with Pull Force to simulate a Jacob s Ladder effect and cause the lightning bolt t...

Page 195: ...the center pixel Operate on Alpha Channel Applies the effect to the alpha channel of the clip Mirror The Mirror effect splits the image along a line and reflects one side onto the other The reflectio...

Page 196: ...sual and surprising distortions that can vary greatly depending on the image and the controls you select The standard coordinate system specifies points by measuring the horizontal distance x axis and...

Page 197: ...ts Create linear or radial ramps and vary the position and colors of the ramp over time Use the Start and End of Ramp options to specify the start and end positions Use the Ramp Scatter control to dis...

Page 198: ...rames cannot be applied to this effect Shear The Shear effect distorts a clip along a curve Drag the band in the middle of the dialog box to form a curve that indicates how you want the image distorte...

Page 199: ...xture in the middle of the clip Stretch Texture to Fit stretches the texture to the dimensions of the selected clip Tiles The Tiles effect breaks up a clip into a series of tiles In the effect s dialo...

Page 200: ...to make it wave shaped Number of Generators Specifies the number of waves which can range from 1 to 999 Using Help Contents Index Back 279 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Applying Effects Using Help Contents...

Page 201: ...ro Help Applying Effects Using Help Contents Index Back 280 Bass The Bass effect allows you to increase or decrease lower frequencies 200 Hz and below Boost specifies the number of decibels by which t...

Page 202: ...io is 5 1 and the input level increases by 5 dB the output increases by only 1 dB Attack sets the time between 0 1 and 100 milliseconds that the compressor takes to respond to a signal that exceeds th...

Page 203: ...carding the original clip s left channel information The Fill Right effect duplicates the left channel information in the right channel discarding the existing right channel information Apply to stere...

Page 204: ...North America and Japan type 60 Hz and in most other countries type 50 Hz Parametric EQ The Parametric Equalization effect increases or decreases frequencies near the specified Center frequency Center...

Page 205: ...efore other Standard effects The Volume effect creates an envelope for a clip so that you can increase the audio level without clipping Clipping occurs when the signal exceeds the dynamic range that s...

Page 206: ...xport a video file for viewing over the World Wide Web Export an AVI or QuickTime video file for viewing from a hard disk removable cartridge or CD ROM Through plug in software modules Adobe Premiere...

Page 207: ...when it reaches the end of the program The following settings are available in the Encoding panel Preset Select a preset of transcoding settings from the menu To customize see Using Adobe Media Encode...

Page 208: ...rd runs the test and then writes a DVD if there aren t any errors during the test Requirements for DVD output All DVD content is compressed according to narrowly defined specifications so that it will...

Page 209: ...Export Adobe Media Encoder 2 Choose a format from the Format menu 3 Choose a preset from the Preset menu and click OK The list of presets depends on the Format you choose Note the preset summary in t...

Page 210: ...sses Enabled for VBR only Specifies the number of times the encoder will analyze the clip before encoding Target Bitrate Specifies the number of megabits per second you want the encoded file to have M...

Page 211: ...options Alternates and Audiences options are available for streaming media formats such as QuickTime RealMedia and Windows Media Alternates and Audiences are different names that describe the same con...

Page 212: ...elp Contents Index Back 296 Exporting video as a file The sequence you edit in the Timeline window is not available as an independent video file until you export it After export you can play it in oth...

Page 213: ...e control see Using device control on page 67 When you record to videotape using non IEEE 1394 connections video quality depends on the settings you specified in the Project Settings dialog box Many v...

Page 214: ...the correct tape is in the device If necessary locate and note the timecode for the location at which you want to begin recording This requires a tape striped with timecode See Striping a tape with ti...

Page 215: ...ffect translates to the Opacity property in After Effects Photoshop layers and sequences convert as if you had imported them directly into After Effects The Crop video filter converts to an After Effe...

Page 216: ...llation Exporting a still image You can export any frame or still image clip to a still image file The frame is exported from the current time position in the Timeline window Clip window Source view o...

Page 217: ...of video rather than paint a filmstrip file in Adobe Photoshop Using Help Contents Index Back 302 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Producing Final Video Using Help Contents Index Back 302 A filmstrip is a sin...

Page 218: ...Animated GIF MPEG RealMedia QuickTime and Windows Media The last four are available through the File Export Adobe Media Encoder command DVD is supported through the File Export Export To DVD command...

Page 219: ...select to prevent exporting video tracks Export Audio Select to export the audio tracks or deselect to prevent exporting audio tracks Add to Project When Finished Select if you want the exported file...

Page 220: ...tput type uses rectangular pixels Because computers generally display pixels as squares content using nonsquare pixel aspect ratios will appear stretched when viewed on a computer but will appear with...

Page 221: ...lets Adobe Premiere Pro store longer audio segments that need to be processed less often but higher interleave values require more RAM Most current hard disks operate best with 1 2 to 1 second interl...

Page 222: ...this may improve picture quality of video on a system or in presentation software that can display only 256 colors 8 bit color Crop the picture for optimum viewing at a small size reduce video noise...

Page 223: ...f your audience You have many choices for delivering video over the Internet Each method has specific capabilities and workflow requirements so consider the choices carefully Streaming video Streaming...

Page 224: ...rocesses them using settings in the Export Settings dialog box When exporting to Web media or MPEG File Export Adobe Media Encoder Adobe Premiere Pro starts with the settings in the Project Settings d...

Page 225: ...they are limited in scope intranets generally use higherquality communications lines than standard telephone lines so they are usually much faster than the Internet Streaming video over the World Wid...

Page 226: ...act resolution you should use depends on the film stock to which you will print For best results discuss the project with your postproduction facility before you begin Using Help Contents Index Back 3...

Page 227: ...demarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries M...

Page 228: ...alling 4 learning resources 8 task lists 5 Adobe Title Designer 198 Advanced Authoring Format 300 AI See Adobe Illustrator AI file format AIF AIFF file format 81 303 aligning clips 148 objects 205 Alp...

Page 229: ...spect ratio 98 See also pixel aspect ratio and frame aspect ratio D4 D16 101 DVD 292 frame 99 pixel 59 99 square pixels 101 Audiences encoding settings 295 audio analog capturing 79 audio lead edit 17...

Page 230: ...Mixer window 173 audio preferences Audio Hardware 182 Audio Transition Default Duration 177 Automatch Time 192 audio units toggling a sequence s time ruler 115 using in the Timeline and Monitor window...

Page 231: ...ack White effect 260 Blend effect 260 Blue Screen Key effect 260 Blue Screen key type 229 Blur Sharpen effects category 257 BMP file format 82 303 Breakout to Mono Clips command 181 Brightness Contras...

Page 232: ...or points to another type 203 shape 200 Channel Blur effect 262 Channel effects category 257 Channel Mixer effect 262 Channel Volume effect 281 channels See audio See also alpha channel chapter links...

Page 233: ...cently viewed clips 104 organizing in project 48 playing in reverse 141 poster frame 46 properties 89 relinking 144 removing all from one track 147 selecting 138 139 simulating texture in 279 slow mot...

Page 234: ...mpositing 220 compression Compressor video option 61 Data Rate Analyzer and 89 final video settings 309 playback 61 previewing 61 compression keyframes 89 310 conformed audio 43 192 Constant Gain audi...

Page 235: ...sing Help Contents Index Back 320 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Index Using Help Contents Index Back 320 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Delete Render Files command 161 Delete Workspace...

Page 236: ...89 preventing 94 Dual View about 108 setting the Monitor window 109 duplicate clips 47 duration about 140 audio 174 default transitions 163 markers 127 still image default 82 transition 165 DV connec...

Page 237: ...lips 147 navigating 107 offline 98 online 98 overlay 132 overlay edit 128 149 performing a four point edit 133 performing a three point edit 133 previewing in Trim window 157 ripple edit 152 156 rolli...

Page 238: ...ile types for 302 frame size 305 Keyframe and Rendering settings 306 keyframes for 310 motion picture film 311 movie file embedding a project link 145 Using Help Contents Index Back 322 Adobe Premiere...

Page 239: ...o preferences 5 1 Mixdown Type 190 surround audio See 5 1 surround audio 5 1 surround audio effects category 256 Fixed effects effect 235 Flc Fli file format 85 303 Flicker Removal option 146 flicker...

Page 240: ...n 125 Go To Out Point button 121 Go To Previous Marker button 125 Gradient Wipe transition 168 gradients creating 277 graphics setting styles for 208 grayscale adjusting values 260 creating from color...

Page 241: ...Trim window 156 In points and Out points 120 In Shift 156 Info palette 45 Input menu audio tracks 174 Insert button 133 insert edits 128 149 Insert icon 130 insert icon 131 interlace artifacts 142 int...

Page 242: ...ta rate for 89 Keying effects category 257 keys See also transparency applying 227 230 Blue Screen 229 Chroma 228 Difference Matte 231 Green Screen 229 Image Matte 230 Luminance 229 matte keys 230 Mul...

Page 243: ...ing in Trim window 157 Lowpass effect 284 Luma Key effect 274 luminance 111 Luminance key type 229 M Macintosh Picture file format See PICT file format Make Palette from Movie option 304 markers about...

Page 244: ...0 motion path modifying 254 Motion Picture Experts Group 308 motion keying out a static background 231 motion picture film 311 movie analysis 89 Movie Capture command 69 71 Movie command 296 301 movin...

Page 245: ...forming 205 odd field 145 offline editing 98 offline files 42 66 87 online editing 98 online Help 5 opacity adjusting 221 animating 224 editing in Timeline window 225 objects 205 titles 205 Opacity ef...

Page 246: ...ective effects category 257 Photoshop See Adobe Photoshop PSD file format PICT file format exporting as sequence 303 importing as sequence 85 importing as still image 82 Pinch effect 275 PitchShifter...

Page 247: ...m view about 103 ganging with a reference monitor 112 Program window 45 progressive downloadable video 308 project settings Capture 60 customized workflow 40 Editing Mode 59 General 59 playback 59 pre...

Page 248: ...xels 99 Reduce Interlace Flicker effect 277 reference monitor 112 113 reflections creating 275 refraction simulating 272 relinking clips 144 Remove Matte effect 277 Remove Unused Clips command 47 rena...

Page 249: ...Monitor window 109 sample editing audio 182 sample rate Using Help Contents Index Back 329 Adobe Premiere Pro Help Index Using Help Contents Index Back 329 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V...

Page 250: ...more detail 119 viewing in a separate Timeline window 136 viewing more of a sequence 119 sequences of still frames 84 Set Clip Name Alias command 47 Set In button 121 Set Marker button Timeline windo...

Page 251: ...rize effect 278 split edits 122 151 177 split track tool 116 square pixels 99 102 Standard effects listed 256 Steinberg VST plug ins See VST plug ins Stereo audio effects category 257 stereo audio tra...

Page 252: ...ctions 96 T tabbed windows 45 tabs 217 Take Audio icon 129 Take Video Take Audio button 130 Take Video icon 129 Take Video Take Audio button 129 Targa TGA file format 82 303 target tracks specifying 1...

Page 253: ...s 170 in Effect Controls window 238 Timeline window about 44 114 animating in 224 audio levels 176 customizing 107 keyframe editing in 222 224 keyframe graph 223 Tint effect 279 Title Safe Area option...

Page 254: ...aming 118 resizing 116 routing output 183 showing and hiding audio waveforms 115 specifying source and target 128 transcoding 291 292 Transform effect 280 Transform effects category 257 transforming o...

Page 255: ...in a reference monitor 112 viewing in the Monitor window 111 velocity adjusted by keyframes 251 Vertical Flip effect 280 Vertical Hold effect 280 vertical text 197 video deinterlacing 145 effects list...

Page 256: ...11 in a reference monitor 112 RGB Parade setting 111 viewing in the Monitor window 111 YCbCr Parade 111 Web content 8 Web links 127 wedge tool 200 Wind effect 281 window dub timecode setting manually...

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