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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 settings:
1
Choose Project > Project Settings > Video Previews.
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Select one of the following options:
Compressor
Specifies the codec for Adobe Premiere Pro to apply when previewing
sequences. The codecs available depend on the Editing Mode option specified by your
preset or selected in the General Settings panel. Click Configure (if available) to set options
specific to the selected codec. If you specified an editing mode provided by a manufac-
turer of a video-capture card or other hardware, see whether the documentation for the
hardware recommends a particular codec. Otherwise, consider specifying the same codec
as the source clip to preserve quality and to process edits quickly. If you want to play video
back through your capture card to an NTSC or PAL monitor, choose the codec specific to
your capture card. The codec cannot be configured for DV because it must use the
standard DV codec.
Note:
If you use a clip in your video program without applying effects or changing frame
or time characteristics, Adobe Premiere Pro uses the clip’s original codec for playback. If
you make changes that require recalculation of each frame, Adobe Premiere Pro applies
the codec that you choose here.
Color Depth
Indicates the color bit depth or number of colors to include in video played
back in sequences. This button may not be available if the selected compressor provides
only one option for bit depth. You can also specify an 8-bit (256-color) palette when
preparing a video program for 8-bit color playback, such as when using the Video For
Windows editing mode for the Web or for some presentation software. The Palette button
may be available when 256 Colors is chosen, if the selected editing mode and compressor
support creating custom palettes. When the button is available, click it and then select
either Make Palette From Movie (to derive a color palette from the frames used in the
video program) or Load Palette Now (to import a color palette you prepared and saved
previously). You can load color palettes stored in the .ACO (Photoshop color swatch), .ACT
(Photoshop color palette), or .PAL (Windows palette) format.
Optimize Stills
Select this option to use still images efficiently in sequences. For example,
if a still image has a duration of 2 seconds in a project set to 30 fps, Adobe Premiere Pro
creates one 2-second frame instead of 60 frames at 1/30 of a second each. Deselect this
option if sequences exhibit playback problems when displaying still images.
Creating project presets
If none of the built-in presets matches your workflow, you can save a customized set of
project settings as a preset. This adds it to the list of presets in the Load Preset tab of the
Project Settings dialog box so that you can apply your custom preset to new projects. If
you want to back up or distribute preset files, you can find them in the Settings subfolder
of the Adobe Premiere Pro folder on your hard disk.