To add a track while adding a clip:
Drag a clip from the Project window or Source view into the blank space above the
topmost video track (for a video or linked clip) or below the lowest audio track (for an
audio or linked clip). Adobe Premiere Pro adds an audio track, a video track, or both,
depending on the content of the source clip.
Note: If the sequence doesn’t have an unlocked track of the correct media type (for
example, a stereo audio track for a stereo source clip), Adobe Premiere Pro automatically
creates a track to accommodate the clip. The same holds true when moving clips from one
track into another (see “Moving clips in a sequence” on page 147).
To add a clip by dragging into the Program view:
1
Open a clip in the Source view, and mark its In and Out points. (See “Setting In and Out
points” on page 120.)
2
Specify the source tracks you want to include by clicking the Take Video/Take Audio
button until its icon indicates the tracks you want to use (video, audio, or video and audio).
3
Specify the target tracks by clicking near the track name in the track header area. The
track header area of targeted tracks appears darker than other tracks, and its outer
corners
are curved.
4
Using the playback controls in the Program view or in the Timeline window, set the
current-time indicator to the time you want to add the clip in the sequence (see “Using
Monitor window controls” on page 105 or “Moving around in the Timeline window” on
page 118).
5
Do one of the following:
•
To perform an overlay edit, drag the clip from the Source view to the Program view. In
the Program view, the pointer becomes the Overlay icon .
•
To perform an insert edit, Ctrl-drag the clip from 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 perform three-point or four-point edits
The Monitor window provides controls to perform three-point and four-point edits,
standard techniques in traditional video editing.
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In a three-point edit, you mark either two In points and one Out point, or two Out points
and one In point. You don’t have to actively set the fourth point; it’s inferred by the other
three. For example, in a typical three-point edit you would specify the starting and ending
frames of the source clip (the source In and Out points), and when you want the clip to
begin in the sequence (the sequence In point). Where the clip ends in the sequence—the
unspecified sequence Out point—is automatically determined by the three points you
defined. However, any combination of three points accomplishes an edit. For example,
sometimes the point a clip ends in a sequence is more critical than where it begins. In this
case, the three points include source In and Out points, and a sequence Out point. On the
other hand, if you need the clip to begin and end at particular points in the sequence—
say, perfectly over a line of voice over narration—you could set two points in the
sequence, and only one point in the source.
In a
four-point
edit, you mark source In and Out points and program In and Out points. A
four-point edit is useful when the starting and ending frames in both the Source and
Program are critical. If the marked source and program durations are different, Adobe
Premiere Pro alerts you to the discrepancy and provides alternatives to resolve it.
To perform a three-point edit:
