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INDEX

390

rate stretch tool

159

razor tool

181

Recompress option

301

351

recording final video

311

348

rectangle tool

245

redigitizing clips

104

Reduce icon

139

registering Premiere

Remove Background Clip

command

235

Remove Unused command

replacing frames

171

Replicate filter. see online Help

resampling

308

Resize filter. see online Help

resizing clip in Timeline

156

resizing when exporting

310

resolution, defined

344

Reverb filter. see online Help

Reverse Field Dominance option

162

reverse playback

136

RGB Difference key type

266

ripple edit

177

ripple edit tool

179

372

Ripple filter. see online Help

Roll filter. see online Help

Roll Options command

243

rolling edit

176

rolling edit tool

179

372

rolling title tool

243

rolling titles

242

rotating a clip

284

287

rotoscoping

326

rough cut, defined

rough cuts

online

rounded-corner rectangle tool

245

rubber bands

218

225

run-length encoding

348

safe zones

236

sample rate

audio capture

115

audio capture (Mac OS)

116

audio preview or playback

Save a Copy command

Save As command

Save command

scaling clip in Timeline

156

scaling when exporting

310

scratch disks

116

Scratch Disks / Device Control

command

197

Screen key type

267

scrubbing

194

SCSI, connecting devices

367

SECAM

capturing requirements

359

frame rate

336

frame size

345

frames and fields

341

timebase

335

selection tool

173

Send to Back command

254

Sequence window

329

sequences of video files

329

sequences of still frames

124

325

370

shadows, in titles

248

Sharpen Edges filter. see online

Help

Sharpen filter. see online Help

Sharpen More filter. see online

Help

Shear filter. see online Help

Shift Material in All Unlocked

Tracks option

140

Shift Material Only in Target

Tracks option

140

shuttle slider

137

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Summary of Contents for PREMIERE 5

Page 1: ...User Guide Adobe Premiere 5 0 c00 book for PS Page 1 Tuesday March 31 1998 1 28 PM...

Page 2: ...Apple Computer Inc registered in the U S and other countries QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Di...

Page 3: ...ere Creating the bicycle advertisement first steps 15 Specifying project settings 17 Importing the clips 18 Creating a rough cut 20 Previewing in the Monitor window 23 Trimming clips in the Monitor wi...

Page 4: ...Naming finding and deleting items 82 Printing window contents 83 Creating a text list of project or library files 83 Changing the startup window 84 Working with palettes 84 Preparing and Importing So...

Page 5: ...Mixing Audio Understanding how Premiere processes audio 217 Adjusting gain 218 Fading and cross fading 218 Panning a clip 225 Viewing audio clips 227 Applying audio filters 228 Audio filters included...

Page 6: ...ying video filters to a clip 292 Applying multiple filters 293 Producing Final Video About output settings 297 Specifying compression for final video 298 File types available for exporting 303 Exporti...

Page 7: ...tanding scenarios that affect compression 347 About video compression 348 Finding an appropriate codec 352 Maximizing Performance Preserving quality and performance during video capture 359 Techniques...

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Page 9: ...pe to an Edit Decision List EDL or to MPEG or Animated GIF format About this guide The Adobe Premiere User Guide provides detailed information about using Premiere It is designed to be used as a refer...

Page 10: ...tor CD ROM drive We recommend the following Multi processor system Windows NT only 64 MB or more of RAM Large capacity hard drive or hard disk array 24 bit color display adapter Microsoft Video for Wi...

Page 11: ...Large capacity hard disk or hard disk array QuickTime compatible video capture card 24 bit color display adapter Registration We are confident you will find that the Premiere program greatly increases...

Page 12: ...d party reference materials that have been saved as PDF Portable Document Format files Contents of the Premiere discs The Adobe Premiere Application CD ROM disc contains the following The installer pr...

Page 13: ...d register the product online or with the registration card you use for Premiere Additional tryout versions of Adobe products on the discs include Adobe After Effects Adobe Illustrator Adobe PageMaker...

Page 14: ...their product proficiency and promote their software skills as Adobe Certified Experts Adobe Certified Instructors or Adobe Authorized Learning Providers Visit the U S Web site at http www adobe com...

Page 15: ...can run If the plug in does not have an installer you can install it easily by dragging To install additional plug in software Make sure Premiere is not running and drag the plug in software from its...

Page 16: ...uts in the Timeline window Control Windows or Command Mac OS Shift the Left or Right arrow keys moves to the next or previous edit points Deselect clips in the Timeline by clicking any selected clip a...

Page 17: ...iting tasks rather than dragging clips into the Timeline Flexible viewing options Take advantage of NTSC or PAL monitors by collapsing detaching the controllers from the Monitor window You can switch...

Page 18: ...on of a clip But now you can easily create multiple keyframes in a clip and apply different filter settings to each one The filter effect can change over time within a single clip or be limited to a s...

Page 19: ...ndow highlighting the area currently visible in the Timeline Simply drag the highlighted area in the palette to move to a different portion of the Timeline The Windows version of Premiere now includes...

Page 20: ...hat Mac OS and Windows versions of Premiere share the same code base Premiere includes cross platform support for titles profiles motion graphics filters story boards batch lists libraries and most sy...

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Page 23: ...Tour with Premiere or on the Adobe Premiere Application CD ROM disc if you did not install the Tour Note To complete the tour or to view the Tour mov file QuickTime 2 5 or later must be installed on y...

Page 24: ...temporarily you ensure that Premiere starts with fresh settings for the current project At the completion of the project you can then restore the custom settings specified in the Preferences file curr...

Page 25: ...a still image or sequence of still images a video or audio clip might be only a few seconds long 1 Start Adobe Premiere 2 In the New Project Settings dialog box choose QuickTime for the Editing Mode 3...

Page 26: ...importance to the success of your work Now Premiere is set to work with clips you import Importing the clips There are several ways to bring clips into a project In this chapter you ll import clips di...

Page 27: ...les appear in the Project window For each file that you import the Project window lists its name type and duration Other columns let you add your own descriptions or labels You can scroll or enlarge t...

Page 28: ...a clip there is more than one approach to editing a video in Premiere Experienced video editors for example might prefer to rely on the Monitor window described later in this chapter rather than the T...

Page 29: ...ollowing illustration 3 Select the Cyclers mov clip and drag it into the Video 1A track this time positioning it just after the Boys mov clip so that the beginning of the Cyclers clip is up against th...

Page 30: ...on though you ll change how the clips are represented in the Timeline 5 Click the Timeline window title bar to make sure the window is active and choose Window Timeline Window Options 6 For Icon Size...

Page 31: ...The Monitor window displays two views Source view on the left side of the window lets you preview a clip trim it and then insert it into the Timeline window This view can store many clips at a time b...

Page 32: ...t always produce much more material than you ll actually use in your video program To create scenes cuts and transitions you ll need to trim your clips removing the parts that you don t need Trimming...

Page 33: ...or both An In point is the frame at which a clip begins an Out point is the last frame of the clip You ll change the Out point for the Boys mov clip 4 To get an idea of exactly where you ll trim the c...

Page 34: ...and 5 00 seconds 6 Click the Mark Out point button After you ve positioned the Out point correctly you need to apply the change to the clip in the Timeline Note that the Apply button is now visible ab...

Page 35: ...ng the Out point using any trimming method Because you set a new Out point there is now a gap in the Timeline between the first and second clips To preserve a continuous flow from one clip to the next...

Page 36: ...made 13 Save the project Adding audio Now you ll add some music to the project by importing and placing an audio file in the first audio track The music in the audio file was recorded in a studio dig...

Page 37: ...con to lock the audio track 5 Click the Program view Play button in the Monitor window to preview the video and the audio together Trimming clips in the Timeline window In addition to trimming clips i...

Page 38: ...of all other clips the same The trim however ripples through the project other clips are pulled in or pushed out depending on whether you shorten or lengthen the clip The duration of the entire video...

Page 39: ...duration and the starting and ending points of the selected clip In addition it displays the current location of the pointer you ll use the pointer infor mation to help you trim 6 With the ripple edit...

Page 40: ...the next By placing the first two clips together Boys mov and Cyclers mov you created a cut between them To add texture nuance or attention getting special effects between scenes you can use special...

Page 41: ...ential to your project since the transition will obscure them both somewhat 4 In the time ruler drag the edit line to one second before the Out point of the Cyclers mov clip 0 00 07 01 you ll use this...

Page 42: ...ov clip Previewing transitions and other effects The Program view play button previews only the video clips in the Video 1 track and the audio clips but does not play transitions filters or superimpos...

Page 43: ...specifies the portion of your project that you want to preview with transitions filters and other effects or output In this case you d like to preview the first three clips of your project including t...

Page 44: ...re displays a status bar as it generates a preview file When complete the preview of your video program plays in the Program view of the Monitor window Splitting a clip Sometimes you may want to super...

Page 45: ...ted bleachers 11 18 Leave the edit line positioned at this point 2 In the Timeline window select the razor tool 3 Position the pointer over the Fastslow mov clip at the current edit line and click Pre...

Page 46: ...lip which requires it to be placed in a superimpose track you ll place it there now 1 Collapse the Video 1 track by clicking the downward pointing arrow to the left of the track 2 Click the selection...

Page 47: ...p has increased proportionally approximately tripling in length Note that this clip now overlaps some of the Finale mov clip Because you want the slowed down clip to fade to black you need to move the...

Page 48: ...e visible at the same time You ll superimpose clips later in the tour For now you ll use the superimpose track to fade out a clip by manually adjusting its opacity over time By default Premiere includ...

Page 49: ...a downward slope in the control bar starting at the first handle you created A downward slope decreases opacity In this case the opacity of the clip begins at 100 and decreases to 20 Make sure you pr...

Page 50: ...f special effects using video filters For the last clip in the video program you ll add the Camera Blur effect which blurs a clip as if it were leaving the focal range of the camera 1 Select the Final...

Page 51: ...nt of blurring Since you d like the blurring to start about midway through the Finale mov clip you move the first keyframe Moving a keyframe scrubs the clip in the Program view of the Monitor window 6...

Page 52: ...at the far right and click Edit 13 Once again drag the slider bar until the Blur is at 80 Click OK 14 In the Filters window click OK Let s briefly review what you ve just done By setting three keyfram...

Page 53: ...logo on top of this clip making it appear as if the camera is now focusing on the image 1 Choose File Import File Then locate and select the Veloman eps file in the Clips folder within the Tour folder...

Page 54: ...erlapping area is where the logo will be superimposed on the bike race Note Hold down the Alt key Windows or the Option key Mac OS and drag in the time ruler over the area where the two clips overlap...

Page 55: ...articular color is called keying out that color To superimpose the Veloman eps image you need to key out the white background 6 Select the Veloman eps image in the Timeline window and then choose Clip...

Page 56: ...where the superimposition occurs 11 Save the project Animating a clip For additional special effects Premiere lets you move rotate or zoom a clip within the area bounded by the video program s frame Y...

Page 57: ...rting outside the frame on the left and ending outside the frame on the right The area on the left half of the dialog box previews the motion for you You ll now define a new motion path 3 In the Motio...

Page 58: ...at these points and you can create other motion points each with particular animation values Like keyframes for filters motion points let you specify a particular value at a point in time In order to...

Page 59: ...hen recede into the distance 10 With the end point still selected type 720 in the Rotation text box near the bottom of the dialog box and press Tab Rotation values are specified in degrees The value o...

Page 60: ...t into a QuickTime movie The QuickTime format is a standard format for both Windows and Mac OS systems 1 Choose File Export Movie 2 Click the Settings button 3 Make sure QuickTime is selected for File...

Page 61: ...t process by pressing the Esc key 8 When the movie is complete you can open and play it from within Premiere choose File Open and double click the file you just exported 9 Click the Play button to wat...

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Page 65: ...project and substitute placeholders for clips Starting a project You start a new project by specifying project settings It s a good idea to save the project immediately See Saving and autosaving a pro...

Page 66: ...o directly from a deck or camera Other Project Settings panels do not affect capturing The settings in these categories are described in more detail later in this chapter except for Capture Settings F...

Page 67: ...sion and the World Wide Web When you specify project settings for the first time the settings are copied to the export settings making your export settings the same as your project settings unless you...

Page 68: ...ch edit In general choose 24 for editing motion picture film 25 for editing PAL and SECAM video 29 97 for editing NTSC video or 30 for other video types Timebase is not to be confused with the frame r...

Page 69: ...dits are processed quickly For more information see Finding an appropriate codec on page 352 Note If you use a clip in your video program without applying effects or changing frame or time characteris...

Page 70: ...r type a lower value to process previews faster In many cases this value should match the timebase For more information about specifying standard frame rates see Understanding frame rates in relation...

Page 71: ...iting Mode you specified in the General panel in the Project Settings dialog box For more information about each codec see Finding an appropriate codec on page 352 Interleave Specifies how often audio...

Page 72: ...Fades Controls how audio gain increases or decreases are perceived during playback in Premiere Select this option to process gain levels using the logarithmic scale used by the human ear and by conve...

Page 73: ...he equivalent of progressive scan the correct setting for previewing on a computer display Select Upper Field First or Lower Field First when playing back video on a television monitor using an interl...

Page 74: ...oject saves your editing decisions references to source files and the most recent arrangement of the program s windows Protect your work by saving often If you prefer Premiere can save your project au...

Page 75: ...he number of minutes after which Premiere will save the project In the Project Archive section type a number for Maximum Files in Archive to specify how many copies of project files from all projects...

Page 76: ...t If you move rename or delete a clip after you import it Premiere displays the Locate File dialog box the next time you open the project You can resolve this situation using the Locate File options e...

Page 77: ...its source file do not delete source files while you are using them as clips in a Premiere project After you deliver the final movie you can delete source files if you do not plan to edit the project...

Page 78: ...ose the original project Choose File Open locate the trimmed version and click OK 8 Examine the trimmed version of the project If it s satisfactory you can delete the original project and its source c...

Page 79: ...rip files FLM libraries PLB Motion settings PMT Project files PPJ project settings PRS sequences PSQ and titles PTL The following settings files cannot be transferred across platforms Filter Factory a...

Page 80: ...udio files you digitize using Premiere 3 For Video Preview Temps select the volume where Premiere will store files generated when previewing video clips 4 For Audio Preview Temps select the volume whe...

Page 81: ...opening a previous version of your project which may be stored in the Project Archive folder The degree to which you can go back depends on the settings you specified for automatic project archiving...

Page 82: ...nd palettes Premiere also provides specialized windows for tasks such as capturing video and creating titles those windows are described with their tasks elsewhere in this user guide When you exit Pre...

Page 83: ...Monitor window source view 2 Select Single View from the Monitor window menu This displays only the monitor repre senting the active controller Source or Program When editing the program make sure the...

Page 84: ...n page 131 Saving window positions Mac OS only Adobe Premiere lets you save your favorite window layouts and apply them to any project In this way different editors working on the same computer can ea...

Page 85: ...layout to the Commands palette See Using the Commands palette on page 87 Organizing clips using bins Clips in a project or library can be arranged in bins with bins inside of bins just as files are ar...

Page 86: ...example you can use a library to store a set of clips that you want to have available for several projects Once you have created and saved a library you can open it while you re using any project All...

Page 87: ...tomizing a Project Bin or Library window display Each clip appears in a Project Bin or Library window with its filename file type and duration You can customize the kind of information that a Project...

Page 88: ...Options or Window Library Window Options depending on the active window 2 At the top of the dialog box choose IconView ThumbnailView or ListView The remaining options depend on which view you choose...

Page 89: ...r Still Image Video Info The clip s video characteristics such as the frame size Audio Info The clip s audio characteristics such as sample rate and bit depth Video Usage The number of times the video...

Page 90: ...see Opening a project on page 68 To delete an item from a Project Bin or Library window select the item and then press the Delete key To delete all clips in a project that are not currently used in t...

Page 91: ...ware To save paper when printing a wide window such as the Timeline choose File Page Setup and set the paper orientation to Wide or Landscape Creating a text list of project or library files To docume...

Page 92: ...e with the palettes from the previous session New Project opens the New Project dialog box when you start Premiere Open Dialog opens the Open dialog box when you start Premiere Working with palettes A...

Page 93: ...dock a palette to another palette group Drag a palette tab to the bottom of another palette until the bottom of the destination palette is highlighted Then release the mouse You can dock a palette by...

Page 94: ...lette displays information about a selected clip or transition If you drag a clip in the Timeline you can watch the starting and ending time change in the Info palette The information displayed in the...

Page 95: ...r fast access to your favorite menu commands and assign a function key to each button for instant keyboard access B A C D F E G A Click type a time to position the edit line and press Enter Windows or...

Page 96: ...onal The menu displays only keys that are not already assigned to other commands Windows or dims keys that are already assigned to other commands Mac OS Then click OK To manage command sets Choose any...

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Page 99: ...be digitized or converted to digital form before a computer can store and process it Some examples of analog media are motion picture film conventional audio tape and slides You can use Premiere to d...

Page 100: ...iting you ll capture clips once at the highest level of quality your computer and peripherals can handle Note When you edit Digital Video DV format clips all editing is online At the time this guide w...

Page 101: ...final cut By batch capturing video using low quality settings you can edit the faster using smaller files When you re ready to create the final cut you can redigitize the video at the final quality se...

Page 102: ...gth of a captured clip may be limited by the file size limits of your operating system At the time this guide was printed file sizes were limited to 1 to 2 GB depending on the video capture card for A...

Page 103: ...or Rate the sample Rate for digitizing audio Format the bit depth of digitized audio and Type the compression method for digitized audio For QuickTime capture or if these options are not available cli...

Page 104: ...he data rate of the captured video use Premiere s Data Rate graph as explained in Analyzing clip properties and data rate on page 127 Capturing video without device control If you don t have a control...

Page 105: ...d Out points ending timecode for each clip and then record all clips in the list automatically You can capture the timecode that exists on the tape so that Premiere uses it during editing Use this che...

Page 106: ...l 1 Choose File Capture Movie Capture 2 Type the Reel Name when asked by Premiere You may be asked to specify the Reel Name each time you insert a new tape depending on the device control software and...

Page 107: ...the clips in the list B A C D E F A Look at this column to see the status of a clip If the column has no icon the clip has not been captured and is not set to be captured The diamond indicates that th...

Page 108: ...access to the computer connected to that deck This can happen because device controllable decks are more expensive than decks without device control For example you may be using a device controllable...

Page 109: ...le Capture Batch Capture The Batch Capture window appears 2 Choose File Save As Specify a location type a name and then click Save 3 Click Add and specify the following options For Reel Name type the...

Page 110: ...st creates a tab delimited ASCII text file that lists each entry but does not retain the capture settings However the text file is useful for moving entries between batch lists For example you can add...

Page 111: ...e Movie Capture window for individual capture The first three commands in the Batch Capture menu Recording Settings Video Source and Audio Settings are identical to corresponding options or buttons in...

Page 112: ...After the batch capture is complete captured clips appear in a Library window For more information see Storing clips and bins in libraries on page 78 Creating a batch list to redigitize project clips...

Page 113: ...To redigitize project clips manually 1 Create or open the Batch Capture window you want to use to redigitize the clips 2 In the Project window select all the clips you want to redigitize 3 Drag the c...

Page 114: ...page 96 With device control you can use videotape timecode left to precisely edit a program in Premiere right Timecode is only visible in the tape counter on equipment that can recognize timecode unl...

Page 115: ...ears not on the video track but as a window dub or window burn superimposed on each video frame This window dub lets you see the timecode on a deck that doesn t read invisible timecode Window dub time...

Page 116: ...t Frame For Reel Name Description type the name of the clip s videotape Reading burned in timecode Mac OS only While capturing Premiere can read timecode from a window dub using optical character reco...

Page 117: ...ning the rectangle around the window dub 5 Adjust the Contrast slider until Premiere can read all the digits in the window dub If Premiere cannot read a digit it displays an X in its place The readout...

Page 118: ...ode Most professional video decks let you superimpose window dubs as the tape plays To calibrate timecode automatically 1 Insert a tape that has a timecode track and a window dub that is visible for a...

Page 119: ...mes by four and type the result as the Timecode Offset Capturing stop motion animation The Stop Motion feature lets you perform manual and time lapse single frame video captures using a connected came...

Page 120: ...e Type based on whether you want to capture a single frame Still Image control stop motion by clicking the Capture button in the Stop motion window Manual Capture or capture stop motion frames at regu...

Page 121: ...ng Capture Limit and typing in a number of frames 7 For Minimum Disk Free Space _ K Windows or Stop When Disk Space Falls Below _ K Mac OS type a value that specifies how low available disk space can...

Page 122: ...the clip and click OK To manage stop motion animation Mac OS only To capture a series of consecutive frames during stop motion choose Stop Motion Grab Frames Specify the number of consecutive frames t...

Page 123: ...tings dialog box determine how precisely the analog audio signal is represented in digital form Higher sample rates and bit depths reproduce sound at higher levels of quality but with correspondingly...

Page 124: ...5 Premiere remembers the program you chose for recording audio The next time you choose Capture Audio Capture Premiere automatically starts the same audio program Note In Windows audio input options...

Page 125: ...t recording If you still can t hear it the audio source may not be properly connected Check hardware connections settings in the Multimedia Control Panel Windows or the Sound or Monitors and Sound con...

Page 126: ...nerations removed from the original will display a noticeable reduction in quality To import video from a digital video camera or deck into Premiere 1 Connect the camera or deck to a FireWire port ava...

Page 127: ...of the highest possible quality try to set up all digital connections Once the digital audio is in a format Premiere can read you can include it in your project using the Import command See Importing...

Page 128: ...video clip or still image to match that of the video frame you specified for your project You can preserve the original aspect ratio of a clip see Maintaining the original aspect ratio of a clip on pa...

Page 129: ...r Select foldername Mac OS To examine a clip before adding it to the project 1 Choose File Open 2 Locate and select the file you want to examine and then click Open The clip appears in the Monitor sou...

Page 130: ...d aspect ratio of a still image to match that of the video frame you specified for your project You can specify that still images retain their original aspect ratio see Maintaining the original aspect...

Page 131: ...by Premiere use the Illustrator program sold separately to set crop marks in the Illustrator file For information about setting crop marks in Illustrator see the Adobe Illustrator User Guide To raster...

Page 132: ...ed Graphics Interchange Format GIF Macintosh Picture PICT Targa TGA and TIFF TIF sequences In addition the Windows version can import Autodesk Animation FLC FLI and Windows Bitmap BMP sequences and th...

Page 133: ...which do not match track names in the open project they are added to the Timeline Premiere imports the project as an insert edit Any clips on all tracks at or after the insertion point are moved later...

Page 134: ...fline file 1 Choose Project Create Offline File 2 Type a filename You generally use the filename of the actual source video that is missing 3 For Duration type the length for the offline file 4 For Ti...

Page 135: ...d vertical lines and click OK Target Color Click to specify a color for the double circles around the numeral and click OK Numeral Color Click to specify a color for the countdown numeral and click OK...

Page 136: ...a location and filename and click Save 3 To see the Data Rate Graph click Data Rate Use the data rate graph to evaluate how well the output data rate matches the requirements of your delivery medium...

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Page 139: ...way to accomplish a task This flexibility lets you adapt how you use Premiere to match the requirements of your work Using the Monitor window The Monitor window displays individual frames of clips an...

Page 140: ...e displays the clip and adds its name to the Source menu below the Source view To see a clip you previously viewed since opening the current project choose the name of the clip from the Source menu be...

Page 141: ...double click the clip in the Source view To always open a clip in its own window choose Preferences General select Open Movies in Clip Window and click OK To override the current window preference for...

Page 142: ...roller under the Program view to play or view the video program in the Timeline and to specify a clip s program In and Out points which define where the clip s source In and Out points are located on...

Page 143: ...the following To set the active view and controller click the Source or Program view To limit the view to either the source or program click the triangle below the Monitor window title bar and choose...

Page 144: ...o go forward five frames press Shift as you click the Frame Forward button To go backward one frame click the Frame Reverse button To go backward five frames press Shift as you click the Frame Reverse...

Page 145: ...jog or shuttle through frames Do one of the following Click the shuttle slider at the time position you want Drag the shuttle slider to the time position you want Drag the jog tread left or right past...

Page 146: ...the In and Out points of each clip and the duration of the entire video program When you do anything that repositions the edit line such as clicking the Next Frame button you change the current frame...

Page 147: ...ne Do one of the following Select the zoom tool and then press Alt Windows or Option Mac OS as you click the part of the Timeline you want to be centered in the new view In the Navigator palette drag...

Page 148: ...displays the fastest Deselect Show Audio Waveforms if you want the Timeline window to draw faster by not displaying a graphic representation of audio when you expand an audio track 4 In the Options se...

Page 149: ...Video 1 track to show three subtracks Video 1A Transitions and Video 1B This resembles a conventional editing method called A B roll editing which uses two video tapes or rolls A and B and an effects...

Page 150: ...splays the results of the A B and transition subtracks together When you expand track Video 1 it displays the A B and transition tracks individ ually Because other video tracks are superimposed expand...

Page 151: ...press Control Windows or Command Mac OS as you click the eye icon for video or speaker icon for audio at the left edge of a track The icon appears as an outlined eye for video or outlined speaker for...

Page 152: ...dio tracks You add or remove tracks at any time except for the Video 1 Transition Audio 1 and Audio 2 tracks which cannot be deleted New video tracks appear on top of existing video tracks and new aud...

Page 153: ...ol the video program in the Timeline They govern which Timeline video or audio track is set to receive the video or audio track from the source clip It is possible to target no Timeline track for eith...

Page 154: ...tracks Do any of the following to specify how video and audio tracks are added to the Timeline To include the source video track make sure that the Take Video icon below the Source view is not crosse...

Page 155: ...rget track menu the track will no longer be the target and its name is no longer bold Locking and unlocking tracks Locking an entire track is useful for preventing changes to any clips on that track w...

Page 156: ...ideo program Marking and finding In and Out points For numerical precision you can set In and Out points using the Monitor Source or Program view For visual precision or if you prefer to use the mouse...

Page 157: ...point go to the frame you want and then click the Mark Out button To clear the Out point press Alt Windows or Option Mac OS as you click the Mark Out button To clear both the In and Out point press G...

Page 158: ...ubclip If you re working with a subclip that was trimmed see Using named subclips and unnamed instances of clips on page 152 you may want to set a new In or Out point beyond the In and Out point of th...

Page 159: ...the source Out point can appear in the Timeline See Understanding timecode and time display options on page 339 To set a source In point between timebase divisions 1 Open the clip in the Source view o...

Page 160: ...are also deleted A subclip is an independent duplicate of its master clip that refers directly to the source file on disk so if you delete the master clip subclips created from it remain in the proje...

Page 161: ...ith markers in much the same way you work with In and Out points but unlike In and Out points markers are only for reference and do not alter the video program In general add a marker to a clip for im...

Page 162: ...location where you want to set the marker 3 Choose Clip Set Marker and choose the marker you want to add from the Set Marker menu A marker appears at the top of its frame in the Monitor window A and i...

Page 163: ...ps in time on page 174 To hide markers or move them when moving multiple tracks use the Show Markers and Block Move Markers options respectively in the Timeline Window Options dialog box see Customizi...

Page 164: ...tire individual clips Scaling a clip When a clip is in the Timeline you can scale and position a clip You ll use the scaling options provided by the Motion feature this procedure describes how to scal...

Page 165: ...s in the correct position and size click OK Changing clip duration and speed The duration of a video or audio clip is the length of time it plays the difference in time between a clip s In point and O...

Page 166: ...peed of a clip containing interlaced fields you may need to adjust how Premiere treats the fields especially when speed drops below 100 of the original speed See Processing interlaced video fields on...

Page 167: ...ive value to play a clip in reverse and click OK Applying this command to a clip in a Project Bin or Library window won t affect clips already in the Timeline To specify a new speed by changing the so...

Page 168: ...ere aren t enough source clip frames to match the project frame rate and movement may appear jerky In this situation Premiere makes up for the missing frames by repeating the last available source fra...

Page 169: ...utput settings on page 297 To change frame rate of a source clip in order to change the speed of action 1 Select a clip in a Project Library or Bin window or in the Timeline 2 Choose File Interpret Fo...

Page 170: ...iting or animation software that last rendered the clip You have set an interlaced clip to play backwards in Premiere Premiere can process fields for an interlaced clip in the Timeline so that its pic...

Page 171: ...e Upper Field unless you selected Reverse Field Dominance in which case it keeps the lower field This option is useful when freezing a frame in the clip Select Flicker Removal to stop a small object i...

Page 172: ...lor for the empty areas For more information see Aspect ratio on page 344 To maintain the original aspect ratio of a clip Select a clip in the Timeline and choose Clip Video Maintain Aspect Ratio To s...

Page 173: ...les you export A locked clip is still displayed in the Timeline with a hatch pattern of slashes If you want to lock all clips on the same track you can lock the entire track instead see Locking and un...

Page 174: ...on of the clip as if you imported the frame as a still image You can freeze on the clip s In point Out point or at marker 0 zero if present Original clip After applying frame hold one frame displays f...

Page 175: ...out you can quickly make large changes see Using the Timeline window on page 138 Editing using the keyboard Some experienced video editors can edit faster using the keyboard than the mouse Premiere pr...

Page 176: ...edits to be performed entirely within the Monitor window You can use either method at any time When you add clips to the Timeline by dragging the clip is added to the track and time position where you...

Page 177: ...video and audio and start them at the same time If you don t need to trim a clip or you don t want to trim it yet you can drag it directly from a Project Bin or Library window to the Timeline Note If...

Page 178: ...t Insert at Edit Line Any video and audio clips following the edit point are moved later in time by the duration of the inserted source clip If the edit line bisects an existing clip Premiere splits t...

Page 179: ...remiere provides three point and four point edits standard techniques in traditional video editing In a three point edit for the source and program together you mark either two In points and one Out p...

Page 180: ...48 3 Click the Insert button or the Overlay button To perform a four point edit 1 Set up the Take Video and Take Audio icons and the target program tracks see Specifying source and target tracks on pa...

Page 181: ...andle various selection tasks To select one or more clips Do any of the following To select a single clip select the selection tool and click a clip in the Timeline To select multiple clips by draggin...

Page 182: ...a certain time select the multitrack select tool and click the clip at the beginning of the time span you want to select To select a video clip to edit independently of its linked audio clip select th...

Page 183: ...ou drag and Premiere will move the audio clip to the next empty audio track at that time so that you can complete the drag To snap the edge of a clip to the edge of another clip or a marker 1 Make sur...

Page 184: ...at happens to clips adjacent to the clip you want to adjust making it easier to edit right the first time and preserve the integrity of the rest of the video program Premiere supports the following ed...

Page 185: ...gged earlier in time shortening the preceding clip and the program duration A slip edit lets you shift the starting and ending frames of a clip forward or backward without affecting anything else in t...

Page 186: ...program duration remain unchanged In this slide edit a clip is dragged left so that it starts earlier in the program shortening the preceding clip and lengthening the following clip Note When you perf...

Page 187: ...edit tool 2 Position the ripple edit tool on the Out point of the clip you want to change and drag left or right The program duration is extended or shortened to compensate for your edit but the durat...

Page 188: ...drag C The Out point of the clip you drag and D The In point of the following clip Premiere updates the source In and Out points for the clip displaying the result in the Monitor window and maintainin...

Page 189: ...litting a clip creates a new and separate instance of the original clip It can be useful when you want to use different effects that can t both be applied to a single clip such as different clip frame...

Page 190: ...ed space of a different duration If you have applied settings to a clip and want to use the same settings in another clip you can easily copy the settings For example you might want to apply identical...

Page 191: ...5 Click Paste Deleting space between clips You can quickly delete empty space between clips on a track using ripple deletion This option closes a gap by moving all subsequent clips To delete empty sp...

Page 192: ...e of frames use the program controller to specify the In and Out points to remove and click the Lift button in the Monitor window To remove frames and close the resulting gap extract Do one of the fol...

Page 193: ...ink clips manually For example you might want to move previously unlinked audio or video clips together or edit the In or Out point of the video or audio portion of a clip independently You don t have...

Page 194: ...nd the current In or Out point For example if you didn t trim the beginning or ending of a source clip before adding it to the Timeline the edit line may already be at the first or last frame availabl...

Page 195: ...ames edited by the Trim Left 5 Frames or Trim Right Five Frames buttons see page 188 To perform a ripple edit numerically type a negative number to move left or a positive number to move right in the...

Page 196: ...OS To perform an interactive rolling edit drag left or right in the empty space in between the two views To apply an edit Click the Next Edit or Previous Edit button To cancel an edit Click the Cance...

Page 197: ...gram that you create in the Timeline but separately from the main video program Like the main program a virtual clip can contain multiple clips transitions and effects and can span multiple tracks Onc...

Page 198: ...only by combining transitions However you cannot apply more than one transition to the same point in time unless you use a virtual clip For example you can apply a transition between two clips in the...

Page 199: ...es to many clips actions involving a virtual clip may require additional processing time as Premiere applies the actions to all component clips To create a virtual clip 1 Drag the work area markers to...

Page 200: ...ne that is the source for a virtual clip just by dragging the edge of the virtual clip You can observe the difference if you double click the virtual clip before and after you trim it Previewing a vid...

Page 201: ...ect Settings dialog box see Specifying project settings on page 58 To set the area to be previewed the work area Do any of the following Drag the work area bar over the section you want to preview Dra...

Page 202: ...t time you preview there may be a slight delay as effects are processed However once effects are processed subsequent previews play back instantly unless you have edited effects within the work area s...

Page 203: ...utton or Next Frame button on the controllers to compare frames using other controls will turn ganging off As you use one controller the other controller will move the same amount of time in the same...

Page 204: ...In the Monitor window click the Collapse button at the lower right edge of the window The Monitor window divides into a Monitor window containing the source and program controllers and a Monitor View...

Page 205: ...e final video program by using the processed effects already stored in the preview files Premiere stores the preview files in a folder you can specify If no preview file exists for a clip the area abo...

Page 206: ...n the Monitor window activate the Source view To play the program in the Timeline activate the Program view in the Monitor window and make sure the work area you want to preview is specified in the Ti...

Page 207: ...project frame sizes 320x240 or smaller For Screen Mode choose Current to play on the main computer screen or choose NTSC if you have an NTSC monitor connected to your system The plug in software inclu...

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Page 211: ...is the most effective way to move from one scene to the next Other transitions however are useful in setting a mood or adding a creative element to your project The transitions included with Premiere...

Page 212: ...ns choose Animate from the Transitions palette menu To stop icon animation deselect Animate on the Transitions palette menu To display large icons and brief descriptions choose Hide Descriptions from...

Page 213: ...B tracks You can add a transition to the Video 1 track either when it is collapsed or expanded You can also click the default transition button in the Monitor window or use keyboard shortcuts in the M...

Page 214: ...sition one clip in theVideo 1A track and another clip in theVideo 1B track so that some or all of the two clips overlap The amount of overlap determines the default size of the transition 2 If the Tra...

Page 215: ...frames which Premiere uses to create the transition For example you create extra frames by extending the Out point of the first clip and the In point of the second so the two overlap This method of c...

Page 216: ...the overlapping frames that you added when you extended the In and Out points It is recommended that you do not switch back and forth between the two methods of adding transitions since it may not be...

Page 217: ...B track so that some or all of the two clips overlap If the Video 1 track is collapsed position the clips so that they either meet or overlap 2 Position the edit line where the two clips meet or overl...

Page 218: ...in the Transition Settings dialog box To change transition settings 1 Open the Transition Settings dialog box in one of the following ways To change the settings for a single instance of the transiti...

Page 219: ...the transition drag the Border slider The default Border is None Some transitions do not have borders To select a border color click the color swatch select a color from the color selection window an...

Page 220: ...transition appear less abrupt You can also set anti aliasing from the transition s thumbnail in the Timeline window To adjust the center point of the transition drag the small box that appears in the...

Page 221: ...tion Adobe Premiere can use any importable grayscale image as a gradient wipe In a gradient wipe image B fills the black area of the grayscale image and then shows through each level of gray as the tr...

Page 222: ...de Settings dialog boxes The Settings dialog box provides up to eight sliders for adjusting the transition s effect When you design a transition you include user supplied slider information in the exp...

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Page 225: ...hapter 4 Editing Video You control how audio plays back from the Timeline by specifying settings in the Project Settings dialog box and you control how audio is processed during export by specifying s...

Page 226: ...io clip and choose Clip Audio Gain 2 Do one of the following Type a Gain value A value above 100 amplifies the clip A value below 100 attenuates the clip making it quieter Click Normalize to set an au...

Page 227: ...control Note When adjusting gain ignore the blue L and R labels at the left end of the waveform graph They indicate stereo channels for the blue pan control and are not relevant to the red fader contr...

Page 228: ...ith red arrows Press and hold the Shift key so that the pointer changes into the fade adjustment tool icon and drag the fade handle A numeric display appears over the audio track to indicate the curre...

Page 229: ...t up or down When you use the fade adjustment tool you adjust gain by moving two adjacent fade handles simultaneously In some situations you may want to leave the gain level of the previous segment in...

Page 230: ...e fader within an audio track click the triangle below the Timeline window menu bar to choose Timeline Window Options from the Timeline window menu select a larger Icon Size and click OK However press...

Page 231: ...performing a split edit or L cut where a clip s video and audio start or end at different times In one version of a split edit the audio Out point is later than the video Out point so that you can con...

Page 232: ...nking video and audio clips in the Timeline on page 185 3 With the selection tool selected hold down the Control Command key and begin dragging the In or Out point of the audio portion of one of the c...

Page 233: ...se for adjusting gain For best results when previewing panning make sure that your computer or audio card is connected properly to speakers in stereo Make sure the left and right channels are not reve...

Page 234: ...h blue arrows 2 As you continue to press Alt Option press and hold the Shift key so that the pointer changes into the pan adjustment tool icon and drag the pan handle A numeric display appears over th...

Page 235: ...trols and its waveform in the Timeline You can also view an audio clip in its own window which is useful in situations such as setting precise In and Out points see Setting an audio source In point be...

Page 236: ...ter multiple times to the same clip with different settings For example you can add multiple instances of the Equalize filter for situations when you would chain together multiple equalization hardwar...

Page 237: ...filters Many are software versions of the audio processing hardware found in many conventional audio studios Some filters are intended for enhancing or correcting audio characteristics such as the Ba...

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Page 241: ...and import it into Premiere see Importing still images on page 121 If you create and import a title with an alpha channel you can superimpose it over other clips in Premiere see About transparency on...

Page 242: ...irst frame in the clip or for a QuickTime clip the poster frame if one was defined but you can specify which frame to use by setting marker 0 zero in the clip See Using markers on page 153 To import a...

Page 243: ...window To remove a sample frame Select Title Remove Background Clip You can change the frame displayed in the Title window by setting a new marker 0 for the source clip The frame at the new marker 0 p...

Page 244: ...ndow options include an option to display NTSC title safe and action safe zones For best results play back the video on a television monitor connected to your computer see Previewing on another monito...

Page 245: ...lors somewhat If you are creating titles for NTSC television and you do not select this option colors outside the NTSC safe range may display poorly or bleed across television scan lines When the Titl...

Page 246: ...osing a command from the menu Creating text objects You can use the tools and commands in the Title window to create objects containing text which are known as text objects Premiere gives you a number...

Page 247: ...nt shape behind the type see Creating graphic objects on page 244 Note Make sure that the fonts you use in the title file are installed on any other computer where you plan to open the title file or t...

Page 248: ...y a blue color to one word and then you use the selection tool to apply a red color to the text object containing the blue word all the characters in the text object become red However any text attrib...

Page 249: ...h type With the selection tool click a text object Hold down Control Windows or Option Mac OS as you drag any of the object handles The selection tool changes to a stretch tool as you drag Text object...

Page 250: ...ly Rolls can move up or down and crawls can move left or right Credits rolling vertically in a title When you add the title to a program the speed of moving text is determined by the duration you spec...

Page 251: ...eded and click OK For Pre Roll specify how many frames you want to appear motionless starting with the title clip In point to the frame in which the title starts moving For Ramp Up specify how many fr...

Page 252: ...h as straight lines rectangles ellipses and polygons Your polygons can have sharp defined corners or you can have Premiere smooth the corners into curves Lines and shapes initially use the default lin...

Page 253: ...e a rounded corner square or a circle To create a polygon shape 1 Click the left half of the polygon tool for a framed polygon or click the right half of the polygon tool for a filled polygon 2 Positi...

Page 254: ...d polygon left and closed filled polygon right To change a filled object to a framed object or vice versa 1 With the selection tool select the graphic object 2 Choose Title Convert to Filled or Title...

Page 255: ...framed copy appears in the same position as the original To create a filled duplicate of a framed object Select a framed object and choose Title Create Filled Object A filled copy appears in the same...

Page 256: ...help distinguish type from its background However a shadow tends to make small type less legible You can apply color transparency or a gradient to a shadow See Using color transparency and gradients...

Page 257: ...w Offset control displays the message No Shadow you have successfully removed it Using color transparency and gradients You can apply color transparency gradient color and gradient transparency to typ...

Page 258: ...r tool on the color you want to apply To match a color and apply it to individual text characters 1 Click in an area without objects to make sure nothing is selected 2 Select the eyedropper tool 3 Cli...

Page 259: ...ect just those characters 2 Click the Object Color swatch or the Shadow Color swatch 3 Click the Beginning Color swatch specify a color see Using the Color Picker on page 253 and click OK Beginning Co...

Page 260: ...Shadow Color swatch 3 Do one of the following Click the triangle to the left of the Beginning Transparency menu or to the right of the Ending Transparency menu and then click or drag to specify an op...

Page 261: ...or swatch the color you specified is outside the color gamut or range that NTSC video can reproduce accurately If you are editing for NTSC video click the swatch or gamut warning symbol to automatical...

Page 262: ...ptions for arranging text and graphic objects To arrange the stacking order of text and graphic objects 1 With the selection tool select a text or graphic object 2 Do one of the following Choose Title...

Page 263: ...a superimposition track and change trans parency options in Premiere When you move a title from the Title window into the project empty and semi transparent areas of the title are automatically conver...

Page 264: ...nd choose Black Alpha Matte from the Key Type menu 4 To view the title with transparent areas press Alt Windows or Option Mac OS as you drag in the time ruler over the frames you want to examine or pr...

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Page 267: ...0 opacity an image contains no transparency at all at 0 opacity the image is completely transparent allowing other clips to show through At other percentages the image is partially transparent allowin...

Page 268: ...ound You often see such composites in feature films where an actor appears to dangle from a helicopter or appears to be floating in outer space In this case the actor is shot in an appro priate positi...

Page 269: ...and the track 2 With the selection tool selected position the pointer over the top line in the Fade control The pointer changes to a pointing finger with red plus and minus signs 3 Click to create a h...

Page 270: ...st Two adjacent handles appear 3 Drag the new handles up or down to make a sharp increase or decrease in opacity To fade a specific segment 1 Select the fade adjustment tool or with the selection tool...

Page 271: ...ys for clips or images already containing an alpha channel and matte keys for adding traveling mattes or creative superimposing In some cases you can make keying easier by using a temporary brightly c...

Page 272: ...play when you drag the preview slider under the Sample box 5 To zoom in on the image in the Sample area select the Zoom icon and then click on an area of the image Click again to increase the zoom You...

Page 273: ...t a key color by clicking the color swatch or by using the eyedropper to choose a color from the thumbnail beneath the color swatch use the slider bars in the dialog box to adjust the color you want t...

Page 274: ...the eyedropper to choose a color from the thumbnail beneath the color swatch Similarity Broadens or reduces the range of color that will be made transparent Higher values increase the range Smoothing...

Page 275: ...e when the image that you are keying contains highly contrasting dark and light areas Use the Luminance key to create subtle superimposing or to key out dark areas Threshold Specifies the range of dar...

Page 276: ...alpha channel Use the Alpha Channel key on clips that contain a straight alpha channel such as images created in Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects The Photoshop image left cont...

Page 277: ...he still image become fully transparent in the clip areas in the image that are between white and black produce varying levels of transparency in the clip A Still image chosen for Image Matte in Trans...

Page 278: ...tracks Difference Matte The Difference Matte creates transparency by comparing a specified image with a specified clip and then eliminating areas in the clip that match those in the image Though you c...

Page 279: ...key lets you create a moving matte often called a traveling matte which superimposes one clip on another using the matte to integrate the two You can use any clip still image or still image with moti...

Page 280: ...rator or Photoshop to create a grayscale image import it into Premiere and optionally apply motion settings to the image Add motion to any still image with the Motion settings in Premiere For informat...

Page 281: ...f a solid color that you can use like a clip You can use mattes for example as a solid background for titles Brightly colored mattes can serve as temporary backgrounds while you use a key to help you...

Page 282: ...described on page 263 The brightly colored matte shows through in the areas that are transparent 5 When you are satisfied with your keying delete the colored matte from the Timeline window Creating ga...

Page 283: ...can use the Transparency Settings to create a split screen or other types of screen effects that show two clips side by side To create a split screen 1 Place two clips in separate adjacent tracks At...

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Page 287: ...e area bounded by the video program s frame by creating a motion path You can specify the path completely within the visible area or extend it beyond so that the clip enters and exits at the boundarie...

Page 288: ...le horizontal vertical or diagonal motion drag the Start and Finish points to any location within or outside the visible area Position the pointer anywhere on the motion path The pointer turns into a...

Page 289: ...ialog box the coordinates in the Info text boxes are specified at the resolution of the sample image 80 x 60 pixels but are scaled at output time to the project output size A 1 pixel shift at the samp...

Page 290: ...cludes a control that lets you specify the view of time Clicking the two red arrows to the right of the timeline toggles the time display between the clip duration and the project duration You can use...

Page 291: ...make To preview motion in the Motion Settings dialog box Click the Play button next to the motion thumbnail Drag the upward pointing arrow along the timeline To pause the preview click the Pause butto...

Page 292: ...delay and distort the clip over time To rotate zoom or delay the clip 1 On the motion path or the timeline in the Motion Settings dialog box select the motion point at which you want to add rotation...

Page 293: ...slowing down movement where necessary If the clip s motion is zooming from small to large select Accelerate If the clip s motion is zooming from large to small select Decelerate 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3...

Page 294: ...er of the image and drag 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each motion point that you want to distort Specifying an exact time for motion To synchronize motion with other events in your video program or to s...

Page 295: ...nd the moving clip To select a background color click the desired color on the thumbnail in the Fill Color box the pointer turns into the eyedropper tool when it is on the thumbnail or click the color...

Page 296: ...hoosing the Create New option for an image containing an alpha channel overwrites the original alpha channel when the image is superimposed Saving loading and deleting motion settings You can use the...

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Page 299: ...e 7 About video filters and keyframes Each video filter provides one or more controls to let you specify various properties of the effect The Ripple filter for example lets you set the direction inten...

Page 300: ...ogram If you don t make any changes to these default keyframes the settings for the associated filter will apply to the entire clip You cannot set additional keyframes for filters that have no adjusta...

Page 301: ...ew position in the keyframe timeline As you drag the Program view in the Monitor window scrubs the clip updating the clip with keyframe settings 8 To remove a keyframe you added select it and click De...

Page 302: ...to a clip on page 292 2 Select another filter from the Available list and click Add or double click the filter in the Available list Repeat for each filter you want to add 3 Do any of the following T...

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Page 305: ...e by linking clips together Export a video file for viewing over the World Wide Web If you want to create videotape or motion picture film from a Premiere project you must have either the proper hardw...

Page 306: ...without dropping any frames Tune the settings for the computer that will play the program during videotape recording If you will be recording to videotape using the same video card you used for captu...

Page 307: ...inding an appropriate codec on page 352 Note If you cannot find options that your codec provides see the documentation provided by the hardware manufacturer Some codecs included with video capture har...

Page 308: ...nd editing CD ROM playback The data rate for video played from a CD ROM depends on the speed of the drive For example if you are preparing a final video file for a double speed CD ROM drive 300 KB per...

Page 309: ...click Settings make sure the File Type is the one you want and click Next 2 Select Limit Data Rate to _ K Sec and type the data rate required 3 Select Recompress to ensure that Premiere exports a vide...

Page 310: ...e click Settings make sure the File Type is the one you want and choose Keyframe and Rendering Options from the menu at the top of the Export Movie Settings dialog box 2 Do one of the following Select...

Page 311: ...ble Web video Animated GIF Use as an easy way to display video and motion graphics on a Web page Animated GIF files cannot include audio Filmstrip Use when you want to rotoscope or paint directly on v...

Page 312: ...ple replace any offline files with high resolution files suitable for final export You can also export from the Source or Program views or the Sequence or Clip windows and you can specify a range of f...

Page 313: ...the Animated GIF or GIF Sequence file type is specified see Animated GIF GIF Sequence and GIF on page 314 For Range choose the range of time to export If the Timeline or the Program view is active yo...

Page 314: ...r palettes in the ACO Photoshop color swatch ACT Photoshop color palette or PAL Windows palette Windows only format Note The QuickTime file type lets you attach a 256 color palette to a movie of any b...

Page 315: ...ime avoid resampling by capturing audio at the final rate For Format choose a higher bit depth and stereo for better quality or choose a lower bit depth to reduce processing time and disk space requir...

Page 316: ...the top of the Export Movie Settings dialog box In the Rendering Options section specify the following settings as needed Select Ignore Audio Filters to export audio without processing applied filters...

Page 317: ...ns specify settings for creating compression keyframes if the video codec you specified supports compression keyframes See Setting keyframes on page 302 7 Choose Special Processing from the menu at th...

Page 318: ...the dominant field Deselect this option to deinterlace using the methods built into Video for Windows or QuickTime which are not as effective as the method Premiere uses Select Gamma to specify a valu...

Page 319: ...Whether your computer can generate a television signal and provide the right cable connections depends on your computer and video card Most standard video capture hardware can generate television NTSC...

Page 320: ...nclude various program components into the recording Select Video Audio 1 and Audio 2 track names as necessary to include them and if your video capture card and recording deck are set up to record ti...

Page 321: ...uality as far as you can without losing too much picture quality if you specified a codec that lets you adjust data rate and quality See Setting the data rate on page 300 and Exporting video files on...

Page 322: ...which is one still image in one file You export animated GIF the same way you do any other file making sure that you choose Animated GIF as the File Type See Exporting video files on page 304 For bes...

Page 323: ...end of the video You export a QuickTime movie by choosing QuickTime as a file type in the Export Settings dialog box Exporting a Fast Start movie requires an extra step To export a QuickTime Fast Star...

Page 324: ...s or may be included in some video card bundles Streaming video on the Web is constrained by the limited bandwidth 56 Kbps or less of most consumer modems However streaming video can be deployed effec...

Page 325: ...ing an edit decision list An edit decision list EDL is necessary when you use Premiere for offline editing and plan to complete editing of source videotape or motion picture film in a post production...

Page 326: ...post production facility to achieve the best possible results Premiere provides many special effects that are unavailable on most traditional editing systems see Transitions special effects and super...

Page 327: ...ame rate Audio Processing for sound options see Audio in the EDL on page 324 Level Notes to annotate edit information with more detailed information None includes no additional notes Audio Only includ...

Page 328: ...a file on disk Save to export the existing wipe codes to a file on disk Defaults to restore the preset wipe codes installed with Premiere See Transitions Special Effects and Superimposed Clips in the...

Page 329: ...lity software that formats disks for CMX and Grass Valley systems is available from various companies Transitions special effects and superimposed clips in the EDL Premiere includes many transitions e...

Page 330: ...issolve Cross Stretch Cross Zoom Curtain Displace Dither Dissolve Fold Up Funnel Image Mask Luminance Map Non Additive Dissolve Paint Splatter Random Blocks Random Invert Slash Slide Texturize and Thr...

Page 331: ...ed lines accompanying events are called notes or comments C Source Reel ID Identifies the name or number of the videotape containing the clip D Edit Mode Indicates whether the edits take place on the...

Page 332: ...tandard EDL has no way to mix sound except for the mixing that occurs when one audio source dissolves into another audio source To take advantage of multiple audio tracks on videotape you can define w...

Page 333: ...ignored Once this single track has been created the EDL interprets fade points in the following way A fade point of 0 in any non transition area creates a fade between 0 at that point and 100 at the...

Page 334: ...iles don t become mixed with other files 8 If you want type a numbered filename To specify the number of digits in the filename determine how many digits will be required to number the frames and then...

Page 335: ...he frame rate selected when the filmstrip was exported from Premiere When editing a filmstrip in Photoshop use the following guidelines for best results You can paint on the gray lines dividing the fr...

Page 336: ...atible file See Importing clips on page 120 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 Timel...

Page 337: ...itional compression is not applied Each individual video file of the sequence retains its codec settings and frame size Compilation is relatively fast without the image degradation that can result fro...

Page 338: ...deo file using high quality settings After you create the file you need to use a motion picture film recorder a hardware device that prints individual frames to motion picture film frames This service...

Page 339: ...t and click Open Repeat for as many projects or video files as you want to export 3 For each file in the list do the following Select the project or clip and click Target Specify the location and file...

Page 340: ...changes since you opened the Batch Processing dialog box If you decide not to make a movie but want to retain batch list settings you specified save your settings as described in the following procedu...

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Page 343: ...cond A project can contain clips from many sources that may count time in different ways The time options in Premiere let you define how time is to be counted so that all clips can be edited together...

Page 344: ...rce clips or the final video For source clips the frame rate is the number of visual samples created per second when the clip was originally shot using a camera or rendered using animation software Fo...

Page 345: ...and you use Interpret Footage to apply a frame rate of 15 frames per second the clip becomes two seconds long Premiere takes the resulting source frame rate and compares it to the timebase to calcula...

Page 346: ...use the Frame Samples time display to work with those frames or audio samples For more information see Counting frames and samples on page 340 For information on applying the Interpret Footage Speed...

Page 347: ...59 You can choose from the following time display options SMPTE and SMPTE Drop Frame Count frames in frames per second See the following topic Drop frame and non drop frame timecode Frames Samples Cou...

Page 348: ...olons right When the precise duration of a program isn t critical such as for an in house corporate videotape you may specify 30 fps non drop frame timecode which doesn t renumber any frames Drop fram...

Page 349: ...be classified as interlaced or non interlaced progressive scan Video programs using the NTSC PAL and SECAM standards are interlaced Each frame consists of two fields displayed in two passes Most pers...

Page 350: ...tion may appear stuttered and edges of objects in the frame may break up with a comb like appearance Interlaced video describes a frame with two passes of alternating scan lines Progressive scan video...

Page 351: ...ced However progressive scan video provides better final picture quality when editing with filters and effects that affect motion including rotating a frame or compositing live action video with speci...

Page 352: ...ight in the frame dimensions of an image For example the frame aspect ratio of NTSC video is 4 3 whereas some motion picture frame sizes use the more elongated aspect ratio of 16 9 Where appropriate P...

Page 353: ...e About output settings on page 297 Frame size is expressed by the horizontal and vertical dimensions of a frame in pixels As you increase frame dimensions you increase the number of pixels Premiere m...

Page 354: ...he higher the bit depth the more colors the image can contain which allows more precise color repro duction and higher picture quality The bit depth required for high quality varies depending on the c...

Page 355: ...te just enough to preserve maximum quality and play back smoothly on the editing computer If you re using a video capture card use the codec included with the video capture card You specify compressio...

Page 356: ...n but not too far below the target data rate If you apply too little compression the data rate will be too high for the system causing errors such as dropped frames If you apply too much compression l...

Page 357: ...describing every pixel in every frame temporal compression describes all the pixels in the first frame and then for each frame that follows describes only the pixels that are different from the previo...

Page 358: ...s lossy such as JPEG or always lossless such as Planar RGB Other codecs may or may not be lossy usually depending on the settings you specify for the Quality and Data Rate options lowering the value f...

Page 359: ...clip but there are situations where source clips must be recompressed In general recompressing is necessary when you ve applied edits effects or output settings that cause significant changes to frame...

Page 360: ...sion by reducing the amount of data to compress For information about setting the frame rate see Video settings on page 61 and About output settings on page 297 Finding an appropriate codec When editi...

Page 361: ...Export Movie Settings dialog box Intel Indeo 5 03 Useful for video distributed over the Internet for computers with MMX or Pentium II processors This codec includes features such as a quick compressio...

Page 362: ...speeds than the Video codec You can set the data rate for playback picture quality drops more noticeably at data rates below 30 KBps Cinepak is asymmetrical it decom presses quickly but compression is...

Page 363: ...decs are provided if you choose QuickTime from the Editing Mode menu in the General Settings panel of the Project Settings dialog box When exporting the following software codecs are provided if you c...

Page 364: ...e is nearly indistinguishable from the original Photo JPEG is symmetrical compression time is nearly equal to decompression time but compression time is too slow for real time video Photo JPEG is not...

Page 365: ...se large areas of solid colors such as animation It uses run length encoding and is an alternative to the Animation codec QuickTime audio codecs When editing the following software codecs for audio ar...

Page 366: ...or 64 bit floating point encoding such as when preparing microprocessor specific audio These codecs are useful for hardware and software engineers but are generally not useful for video editing ALaw...

Page 367: ...est component Video capture hardware Your video hardware must be fast enough to capture video at the level of quality required by your final medium For broadcast quality video a video capture card mus...

Page 368: ...ted anywhere on the hard disk The data transfer rate is the volume of data that moves between the hard disk and other system components As a general rule the actual video capture data transfer rate wi...

Page 369: ...nhancers and screen savers these other programs are likely to interrupt the video capture process with requests for processing time Capture video while running as few drivers extensions and other prog...

Page 370: ...arge frame sizes take longer to process than small frame sizes When you edit you are viewing frames nearly all the time so slow frame display can cause longer editing sessions For better performance d...

Page 371: ...ard disk If you use clips that you want to include in more than one project you can organize them into libraries that are stored outside of projects See Organizing clips using bins on page 77 and Stor...

Page 372: ...roject for a while you may accumulate clips that you aren t using or find that you captured much more footage than you actually use in the video program Premiere provides ways to remove unused clips a...

Page 373: ...ettings to match the capabilities of your video capture card If the manufacturer of your video card included Premiere settings files along with the other software included with the card you can simply...

Page 374: ...ies Make sure your system is optimized by reviewing and following the guidelines set by the manufac turers of your video capture card and hard drive General operating problems When problems are diffic...

Page 375: ...ty conflict In Windows remove all items from the Startup folder and use a semicolon before the load and run lines in the win ini file to disable them In Mac OS restart with non Apple extensions disabl...

Page 376: ...don t need to delete project PPJ files or files you saved or exported from Premiere 2 Depending on your system use the following techniques to start your computer without running additional software...

Page 377: ...e only those provided by your video capture card software and not Video for Windows or QuickTime Some options are only available for a particular feature For example if you choose File Export Frame yo...

Page 378: ...hat the file format is supported by Premiere see Importing clips on page 120 In Windows make sure that the filename ends with the correct filename extension for its file format Try importing the file...

Page 379: ...he source Take icons and the target video and audio tracks see Specifying source and target tracks on page 145 Make sure they are the tracks you want to take and target Tracks shift out of sync Try th...

Page 380: ...terial in All Unlocked Tracks is selected a video track inserted without audio may cause the existing clips on the video track to ripple out of sync with existing audio tracks or vice versa NTSC video...

Page 381: ...tings for playing back or Export Settings for exporting Select the clip and choose Clip Video Frame Hold See if any options are applied which might also be affecting the final frame rate of a clip Sel...

Page 382: ...sion monitor If the flicker appears during motion it is possible that the field dominance is set incorrectly see Processing interlaced video fields on page 162 If you don t see flickering in the sourc...

Page 383: ...roperties of any source clip using the File Get Properties For command see Analyzing clip properties and data rate on page 127 In the Project Settings or Export Settings dialog box choose Keyframe and...

Page 384: ...video Using 30 fps Non Drop Frame Timecode for NTSC will cause a duration inaccuracy that accumulates over time See Timebase on page 335 Previewed or exported video plays back with low picture qualit...

Page 385: ...ontents 4 Software Developer s Kit 5 Windows system requirements Adobe Systems Inc 6 Adobe Type Library 5 Adobe Type Manager ATM 5 Advanced button 95 Advanced Settings 60 After Effects see Adobe After...

Page 386: ...Point 358 32 bit integer 358 24 bit integer 358 Audio button 95 audio capture 95 115 116 Audio Capture command 116 audio lead 223 audio preview 63 Audio Settings for exporting 307 for previewing or p...

Page 387: ...o capture batch capturing 99 burned in timecode 108 checklist for 97 compression settings 347 with device control 97 without device control 96 dropped frames 366 hardware 359 preserving quality 359 re...

Page 388: ...pressed 353 Video for Windows 353 Collapse button 196 color gamut warning 253 matching in the Title window 250 motion background 287 Color Balance filter see online Help color depth see bit depth colo...

Page 389: ...ng 127 CD ROM playback 300 defined 300 export limit 307 for exporting 301 intranet 300 lossy compression and 350 for playback 300 preview or playback limit 62 recompression and 351 spatial compression...

Page 390: ...168 audio 217 audio lead 223 clip duration 157 176 clip frame rate 160 clip speed 157 cutting and pasting clips 182 four point edit 171 In and Out points 148 with the keyboard 167 L cut edit 223 maint...

Page 391: ...e online Help filled and framed title objects 246 247 filled or framed title objects 244 filled title objects 247 film motion picture 60 92 330 Filmstrip FLM file format 124 303 326 Filter Factory see...

Page 392: ...ian Sharpen filter see online Help General Settings 58 59 305 Ghosting filter see online Help GIF file format see also Animated GIF file format 122 GIF sequence 303 Gradient Wipe transition 213 gradie...

Page 393: ...5 03 codec 353 Intel Indeo Video R3 2 codec 354 Intel Microsoft RLE codec 354 Intel Video Interactive codec 353 Intel Video Raw codec 353 interlaced video fields 341 lower field 341 processing a clip...

Page 394: ...om 83 renaming 82 Library window 78 79 Lift button 184 lifting defined 183 line spacing 240 Line Weight option 246 link override tool 174 185 linking video and audio 185 224 List View 79 Load Palette...

Page 395: ...r 288 distorting a clip 285 effect on recompression 351 fine tuning position 281 loading settings for 288 previewing settings for 283 rotating a clip 284 saving settings for 288 settings in EDLs 322 s...

Page 396: ...s 326 PAL aspect ratio 344 capturing requirements 359 defined 17 frame rate 336 frame size 345 frames and fields 341 timebase 60 335 timebase for 335 palettes docking 85 grouping 85 saving positions 7...

Page 397: ...hive 67 Project Settings 58 66 297 Project Trimmer 70 Project window customizing 79 defined 74 exporting a file list 83 importing clips into 121 Project Archives folder 66 projects defined 57 importin...

Page 398: ...fined 20 rough cuts online 92 rounded corner rectangle tool 245 rubber bands 218 225 run length encoding 348 S safe zones 236 sample rate audio capture 115 audio capture Mac OS 116 audio preview or pl...

Page 399: ...lit edit 223 split screen effect 275 splitting a clip 181 still images Adobe Illustrator and 123 Adobe Photoshop and 123 aspect ratio of 164 duration of 122 exporting a sequence of 325 Gradient Wipe t...

Page 400: ...zing 139 defined 74 magnifying and reducing 87 using 138 Timeline Window Options command 140 Tint filter see online Help Title window 233 234 236 titles adding to a project 255 alignment of text in 24...

Page 401: ...adient Wipe 213 Image Mask 212 on collapsed track 207 playing forward or backward 212 recompression and 351 saving settings of 204 settings 210 smoothness of edges 212 starting and ending frames of 21...

Page 402: ...cording to 198 311 virtual clips 189 364 visual timecode 107 volume audio 218 Voxware Audio Codecs 355 W WAV Windows Audio Waveform file format 120 304 Wave filter see online Help White Alpha Matte ke...

Page 403: ...sson 3 User Guide Photography and Video Footage The Adobe Image Library Trees mov chapter 7 KTZZ archives Boat mov chapters 1 6 Cat mov chapter 2 Anchor mov Retsu mov chapters 2 8 Steph mov chapter 8...

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