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Principles and rules of copyrightCopyrightis protection for intellectual property.

Intellectual propertyconsists of anything an individual has written or created. It might be music, text, pictures,photographs, sounds, and so on.

Fair usedoctrine is part of the copyright laws. It states that limited portions of material may be used without written

permission for certain purposes, such as reporting the news or schoolwork. It doesnt define limited, though, so be

sure you dont overuse material. The fair use doctrine requires you to give credit to the author or creator of any

material you use.

Derivative worksare copyrighted materials that have been altered or changed. Such material is protected bycopyright laws. If you alter a copyrighted photograph by using computer software, that photograph is still protected,

and you may not use it without written permission.

Academic standardsfor copyrighted material are higher than others. Because scholars and researchers study so

many different ideas and are responsible for sharing those ideas with the world, they are required to satisfy higher

standards of honesty. They must give credit not only when quoting someone elses exact words but also for the ideasthose words represent. As a researcher, you cannot paraphrase what someone else says and not give credit for it.

Bibliographiesare lists of sources that have been used in research. When using the Internet for research or fordesign work, you need to give credit where it is due. Often, people who use graphics and images from the Internetfor publication on their own web page create a list of image credits rather than a bibliography.

Rules of copyright

1. You cannot use copyrighted material without written permission from the creator of the material (or from its

copyright holder).

2. Material can be protected even if it does not display the symbol. Even if no mention is made regarding

copyright, you must assume that all material from another source is protected.

3. Penalties for violating copyright laws can range from mild to severe. If you break the copyright law, you mightsimply receive an e-mail message from the author asking you to stop using the material. If you publish the

material on a website, the webmaster might shut down your site. Or you could be sued by the author orprosecuted by federal authorities.

4. To make sure you are not violating any copyright law, it is important that you do the following:

Write or send e-mail to the author or creator and ask permission to use the material. Do not use it until youare given permission.

Follow the directions on the site regarding use of material. You might be asked to create a link on yourpage or to notify the author or creator.

Most important:Do notuse any material if you dont have written permission.

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5. To copyright your own material, the copyright notice for visually perceptible material must contain one or more

of the following elements:

The symbol (the letter C in a circle), or the word Copyright, or the abbreviation Copr.; and

The year of first publication

The name of the owner of copyright

o Example: 2005 Adobe Systems, Inc.

Phonorecords and sound recordings use the letter P in a circle, and

The copyright notice should be affixed in such a way as to give reasonable notice of the claim ofcopyright.

For more information on copyrights, visit the United States Copyright Office on the web at www.copyright.gov.

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Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Project 1 guide

Overview of Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 workspaceThis guide shows you how to start a new Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 project, select project settings, change workspace

preferences, navigate around the workspace, and create custom workspaces.

How to s tart a new project and conf igure project settings and preferences

Every time you start a new project in Adobe Premiere Pro, you need to configure the project settings. Typically you

select a project setting preset whose characteristics match your source footage. This maintains the original quality of

your source material, ensuring a full range of export (output) options later.

Project settings include DV (digital video) or HDV (compressed high-definition video), NTSC or PAL (TV

standards), standard definition (4:3 ratio) or widescreen (16:9), and 32 kHz or 48 kHz audio. If you work with othertypes of footagefor example, HDTV (full-resolution high-definition television) or computer video filesyou can

create customized project settings for those media. Once you start a project, you can change only a few of the

project settings.

On the other hand, you can change user preferences at any time. Preferences generally apply to all projects andinclude such things as default transition lengths, hard-drive locations for project storage, and interface brightness

levels.1. Start Adobe Premiere Pro.

2. In the Welcome dialog box, choose New Project.

The New Project dialog box appears with the Load

Preset tab displayed (Figure 1).

Note:You can start a new project from the AdobePremiere Pro workspace by selecting File> New>

Project.

The New Project dialog box has five bins (file folders)

with project presets that match virtually all the types of

source media youll work with. Before you select a

preset, follow the next few steps to view the customsettings.

3. Click the Custom Settings tab.

The Custom Settings tab appears (Figure 2).

When you start a new project, you can review and

change project settings on the Custom Settings tab. You

should do so only if none of the available presetsmatches the specifications of your source media.

Custom Settings has four submenus. Click their names

in the left column to view their options:

General:Adjust these settings to match the

specifications of the most significant source mediain your project. Usually the editing mode you selectat the top of the menu determines most of the rest of

the settings in this dialog menu.

Capture:Controls how Adobe Premiere Protransfers video and audio directly from a deck or

camera. The default options are DV and HDV.Other options appear only if you install specialized

video-capture hardware or software.

Figure 1New Project dialog box, Load Preset tab

Figure 2New Project dialog box, Custom Settings

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Video Rendering:Controls how Adobe PremierePro renders your project for playback from theTimeline panel. Options available depend on the

editing mode selected in the General submenu.

Default Sequence:Controls the number of video

tracks and the number and types of audio tracks fornew sequences you create.

Note:You can create customized new-project presets.

Simply make your choices in the four submenus and

then click the Save Preset button (highlighted inFigure 2). Give your customized project-settings preset

a name and click OK. Your customized preset appears

on the New Project, Load Preset tab (Figure 3).

4. Click the Load Preset tab to display it.

On the Load Preset tab, the preset bins are:

DV-24P:This typically is film shot at the film-standard 24 frames per second and transferred to

DV.

DV-NTSC:National Television StandardsCommittee. The TV display standard for North and

South America and Japan.

DV-PAL:Phase Alternating Line. The TV displaystandard for most of Western Europe and Australia.

HDV:Consumer-level compressed high-definitionvideo.

Mobile & Devices:For editing video solely fordelivery to mobile phones, portable media players,

and other portable devices.5. Display a preset bin that matches your project footage

and click the preset that matches your video aspect ratioand audio sample rate (kHz). Most likely that is DV-

NTSC> Standard 48kHz.

Take a look at the information in the Project Settings

Description area (Figure 4). These are the defaultsettings for the selected preset.

6. At the bottom of the Load Preset tab, make note of thehard-drive storage location for your project. To choose a

different location, click Browse and then navigate to theappropriate folder or make a new folder in the Browse

For Folder dialog box.

7. Give your project a name and click OK.

The Adobe Premiere Pro workspace appears. It should

look very much like but if you have worked in it

already, it will return to the most recent configuration

Figure 7.

Figure 3Custom preset list

Figure 4Project Settings dialog box, Description

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8. In the main menu bar, select Edit> Preferences>

General (Windows) or Premiere Pro> Preferences>General (Mac OS).

The Preferences dialog box appears (Figure 5).

Note:You can select any of the Preferences submenus.

All choices take you to the main Preferences dialog box,displaying the submenu you selected. You can easily

move from one submenu to another by clicking thesubmenu name on the left side of the dialog box.

9. Click each submenu name in turn to check out the

Preferences options.

You rarely need to change these preferences when

youre first using Adobe Premiere Pro. Most of thepreferences are self-explanatory. Any changes you make

in the Preferences dialog box take effect immediately

and remain in effect the next time you start AdobePremiere Pro. You can change them at any time. For

information about a specific preference setting, seeAdobe Premiere Pro Help.

10. Click User Interface and adjust the User Interface

Brightness slider to suit your needs (Figure 6).

11. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog box and returnto the Adobe Premier Pro workspace.

Figure 5Preferences dialog box, General

submenu

Figure 6User Interface Brightness setting

Panel

Group ofpanels in aframe

Panel tab

Figure 7Adobe Premiere Pro workspace



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Touring the Adobe Premiere Pro workspace

Adobe Premiere Pro and all other Adobe video and audio applications have consistent, customizable workspaces.You can easily move from one product to another.

The workspaces are divided into frames that contain one or more panels. Although each Adobe video and audioapplication has its own set of panels (such as the Timeline, Project, and Effect Controls panels), you move and

group panels in the same way across products.You customize a workspace by arranging panels in the layout to best suit your working style. You can create and

save several custom workspaces for different tasksfor example, one for editing and one for audio mixing.

You can drag panels to new locations, move panels into or out of a group, place panels alongside each other, andundock a panel so it floats in a new window above the workspace. As you change a panel, the other panels resize

automatically to fit the workspace.

Adobe Premiere Pro panels

The panels are described here from left to right, starting in the top row of panels in Figure 7and then moving to thebottom row. To view panels that are in groups within frames, you might have to click their tabs to bring them to the

front. Because a new project does not have any assets, some of the panels in your project will be blank. We have

added figures here to show you how those panels look with assets present.

Project panel(Figure 8): The repository for links toproject assets: video clips, audio files, graphics, still

images, and sequences. You use binsfile foldersto

organize your assets.

Effect Controls panel(Figure 8): When you click a clipor transition in the Timeline panel, its properties are

displayed in the Effect Controls panel. You can apply

and adjust video and audio effects in this panel. You do

most of your editing in the Effect Controls and the

Timeline panels.

Audio Mixer(Figure 9): Click the Audio Mixer tab tothe right of the Effect Controls tab to display the AudioMixer. This interface looks a lot like audio production

studio hardware with volume sliders and panning

knobsone set of controls for each audio track in the

Timeline, plus a Master track.

Monitors:Use the Source Monitor to view and trim youroriginal footage (Figure 9). Use the Program Monitor

(in the upper-right corner of Figure 7) to view yourproject in progress and to perform some video-effect and

sequence editing.

Effects panel(in the lower-left corner of Figure 7): Not

to be confused with the Effect Controls panel. TheEffects panel is the repository of video and audio effectsand transitions and effect presets, organized into bins.

Display some of the bins to get a sense of the many

effects and transitions available.

Figure 8Project and Effect Controls panels

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Info panel(Figure 10): Presents a data snapshot of anyasset currently selected in the Project panel or any clipor transition selected in a sequence.

History panel(Figure 10): Tracks every step you take inyour video production and lets you back up if you dont

like your latest efforts. When you back up to a previouscondition, all steps that came after that point are also

undone. You cannot extract a single misstep buriedwithin the current list.

Timeline panel(Figure 11): You do most of your actualvideo editing here. You create sequences(edited video

segments or entire projects) in the Timeline panel. One

strength of sequences is that you can nest themplace

sequences in other sequencesto break up a production

into manageable chunks. You can layercompositevideo clips, images, graphics, and titles in up to 99

tracks. And you can have up to 99 audio tracks.

Audio Master Meters panel

(Figure 12): Displays thevolume level of the audio master track. This is a mini-

version of the master track VU (volume unit) meter in

the Audio Mixer.

Tools panel(Figure 12): Each icon in this small panel(on the lower-right side of the workspace) represents atool that performs a specific function, typically a type of

edit.

Note:Each panel has a menu you can display by clicking a

triangle in the panels upper-right corner (Figure 12).

Figure 10Info and History panels

Figure 11Timeline panel

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How to cus tomize the workspace

Changing the size and placement of panels in Adobe Premiere Pro and other Adobe video and audio products is asimple matter. For example, you can temporarily expand a panel to do some detailed work, such as adding

keyframes to animate an effect, and then reduce the panel. You can change to a different preset workspace or create

custom workspaces to suit your editing style or hardware setup (for example, perhaps you want to spread yourworkspace into two monitors). Here is a rundown of the workspace features:

As you change the size of one frame, other frames change size to compensate.

You can access panels within frames by clicking tabs.

You can dock panels; that is, you can drag a panel from one frame to another.

You can peel away a panel into its own separate floating window.

1. Select Window> Workspace> Audio.

The Audio Mixer appears in the center of the workspace

and other panels change size and placement to

accommodate that change. Selecting any of the threeother workspaces (Color Correction, Editing, or Effects)has a similar effect.

2. Position the pointer at the junction of four frames.

The pointer changes to a four-arrow pointer (Figure 13).

3. Drag that pointer in any direction and note how all four

frames change size in concert.

4. Position the pointer on the vertical divider between theInfo/History frame and the Timeline panel.

The pointer changes to a double-arrow pointer

(Figure 14).5. Drag that pointer left or right and note how the panels

change widths without changing the size of the panels

above them.

6. Drag the Effect Controls tab to the left-inner edge of its

frame (its grouped with the Audio Mixer and Source

Monitor) until you see a light-blue trapezoid drop zone

(Figure 15).

The Effect Controls panel appears in its own frame tothe left of the Audio Mixer/Source Monitor frame

(Figure 16).

Note:As you move any panel, Adobe Premiere Pro

displays a drop zone, a light-blue ghost image that

shows where the panel will go when you release the

mouse button. Trapezoid drop zones along the edges ofa panel indicate the panel will appear in its own frame.

If the drop zone is a rectangle in the center of a frame,

the panel appears within that frame.

Figure 13Four-arrow pointer

Figure 14Double-arrow pointer

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7. Drag the Effect Controls panel until its drop zone is

centered in the Project panels frame (Figure 17).

8. Drag the right edge of the Project panels frame to the

left to reduce its width.

A scroll bar appears at the top of the frame because the

frame is not wide enough to display all its panel tabs.Use the scroll bar to access hidden panel tabs

(Figure 18).

9. Press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) and drag

the Program Monitors drag handle to move the Program

Monitor out of its frame.

The Program Monitor appears in its own floating panel

window and the Source Monitor frame widens to fill thespace the Source Monitor used to take up. You can now

expand the Program Monitors floating-panel window

without changing the size of other panels (Figure 19).

10. Return the Program Monitor to its original position by

dragging its drag handle to the right side of the Source

Monitor frame until you see a drop-zone trapezoid on

the right side of the frame (Figure 20).

The Program Monitor appears in its own frame, to the

right of the Source Monitor.

11. To save a customized workspace:

Select Window> Workspace> New Workspace.

In the New Workspace dialog box, give yourworkspace a name (Figure 21).

Click OK.

12. Select Window> Workspace> Editing.

This returns you to the default opening workspacean

easy way to get your workspace back to square one.


Figure 18Panel scroll bar

Figure 19Floating panel window


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How to import f ilesAdobe Premiere Pro CS3 works with a wide variety of assets: video, audio, graphics and still images. To use assets

in a project, you must first import them. Adobe Premiere Pro does not actually move the files into the project folder;it simply creates links to them in the Project panel. You can link to files in multiple file folders. If you later remove

certain assets from your projectby deleting their linksyou do not remove the original files from your computer.Adobe Premiere Pro is a nondestructive, nonlinear editor.

Importing v ideo, audio, and image files

1. Start Adobe Premiere Pro and start a new project.

2. Select File> Import.

The Import dialog box appears (Figure 1).

3. Navigate to a file folder with some assets; select several

video, audio, and image files; and click Open.

Note:You can select a group of contiguous files by

using the marquee select method (drag a box around theclips) or the Shift-click method (click a clip and Shift-click on the last clip in a group). If you want to select all

but a few files, select a group and then Ctrl-click

(Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) individualclips to deselect them one at a time.

Figure 1Import dialog box

Importing Adobe Photoshop files

When you import an Adobe Photoshop file, you have several options unique to Photoshop files. You can import the

layers as single layers or as separate graphics within a sequence, or you can merge the entire file into one graphic

clip. Adobe Premiere Pro does not give you the option to import Adobe Illustrator files in separate layers; it mergesthe layers.

1. Select File> Import.

2. Navigate to a folder with a Photoshop file in it, select

the file, and click Open.

The Import Layered File dialog box appears (Figure 2).

3. In the Import As menu, select Sequence and click OK.

A bin (file folder) is added to your Project panelwith all the Photoshop layers listed as separateclips.

A new sequence is created with the layers onseparate video tracks.

Note:Selecting Footage gives the option of merging all

the layers into a single graphic or selecting a specific

layer.

Figure 2Import Layered File dialog box

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How to manage media in the Project panelYou organize and access your assetsvideo clips, audio files, still images, graphics, and sequencesin the Project

panel. Each listed media asset is a link. The files themselves, the video clips and so on, remain in their original filefolders.

Importing and logically arranging your assets in the Project panel is straightforward: add a few bins (folders) and

then do some dragging and dropping.

In this guide you use some of the Project panel options and rearrange a variety of clips.

1. Start Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, start a new project.

2. Select File > New and import a full range of asset types:video, audio, still images, and graphics, including a

layered Photoshop PSD file.

Note:When you import the Photoshop file, the Import

Layered File dialog box appears. In the Import As menu,

select Sequence to add a sequence to the Project panelcontaining separate clips for each of the Photoshop file

layers.

3. To switch from the default list view to a grid display,

click the Icon View button in the lower-left corner of the

Project panel (Figure 1).

4. To see thumbnail images of the video clips, make sureThumbnails> Off is deselected in the Project panel

menu (Figure 2).

5. In the Project panel menu, select Clean Up (Figure 3) to

arrange the clips in rows.

6. Expand the Project panel view by dragging its right edge

to the right so you can see more of your assets.

Figure 1Project panel

Figure 2Project panel menu

Figure 3Project panel menu

Projectpanelmenu

Icon Viewbutton

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7. In the Project panel, click any audio or video file

thumbnail to select it and then click the Play button toplay that clip (Figure 4).

Note: The Play button is inactive (dimmed) for still

images and graphics.

8. Click any video clip and drag the slider under theProject thumbnail viewer screen a few seconds into the

clip.

9. Click the Poster Frame button to create a new thumbnail

image for that clip (Figure 4).

The new thumbnail image shows up immediately in the

Project panel.

10. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) anddouble-click a Photoshop bin to open that bin and view

its thumbnailsone for each layer plus an icon for its

sequence (Figure 5).

Note:If you see icons instead of the layer graphicthumbnails, deselect Thumbnails> Off in the Project

panel menu.

11. Click the Parent Bin button (Figure 5) to return to the

main Project panel view.

12. Click the Bin button (Figure 5) to create a new bin.

The new bin shows up in the Project panel with its

default name (usually its Bin 01).

13. Type Audioto replace the default bin name and pressEnter (Figure 6).

14. Create two more bins and name them Stills and Videos.

15. Drag any audio clips, still images, and video clips into

their respective bins.

16. In the Icon View, as you move clips into bins, you leave

blank placeholders. Do some housecleaning by selectingClean Up in the Project panel menu.

Figure 4Play button and Poster Frame button

Figure 5Project panel Icon view

Figure 6Newly added bins

PlayPoster Frame

Parent Bin button

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17. Click the List View button (to the left of the Icon View

button) to return to the List view.

18. Click in a blank space in the Project panel to deselect

any bin that might be selected.

Note:You need to do this so the bin you add in the next

step wont be a sub-bin inside another bin. You can usesub-bins to help organize the Project panel.

19. Click the Bin button to create a new bin and name itSequences.

20. Open the Photoshop bin and drag its sequence into the

Sequences bin.

21. Drag Sequence 01 to that bin as well.

22. In the Project panel menu, select Thumbnails> Small.

23. In the Project panel, click on Name at the top of the bin

list to put all the bins in descending alphabetical order.

Your Project panel should look something like Figure 7.

Figure 7Project panel organized into bins

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How to create a storyboard in the Project panelDuring pre-production planning, film directors and animators frequently use storyboardswalls of photos and

sketches to visualize story flow and camera angles.

Storyboards also help in post-production. When youre using Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, you can arrange video clip

thumbnails in storyboard fashion in the Project panel to get a feel for how your finished video will work.

This approach can come in handy by revealing gaps in your storyplaces that need fleshing out with more video or

graphics. In addition, when confronting dozens of clips, using the Project panel as a storyboard can help you see the

big picture.

After creating your storyboard, you can place the entire ordered collection of clips or a subset in a sequence in theTimeline panel.

To complete this activity you need about 10 video clips, preferably a sequence with some action.

Setting up a storyboard bin

1. Start Adobe Premiere Pro and start a new project.

2. Select File> Import and import all the video clips youllneed for this activity.

3. In the Project panel, click the Bin button to create a new

bin and name that bin Storyboard (Figure 1).

4. In the Project panel, select all the video clips.

5. Select Edit> Copy to copy the entire collection of clips.

6. Click the Storyboard bin to select it and select Edit>

Paste to place all the clips in that bin.

All the video files show up in the Storyboard bin. Theyremain in the main Project panel as well.

Note:You copied and pasted the video files into theStoryboard bin because you might choose not to use

some in your final storyboard. You can delete files from

the Storyboard bin but they remain in the Project panel. Figure 1Project panel with a new bin

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7. Double-click the Storyboard bin.

The Storyboard bin appears in a separate floating panel(Figure 2).

Note:If you hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command

(Mac OS) while double-clicking, the bin opens in place

in the Project panel.

8. Click the Icon View button to switch from the default

list view to a grid layout.

9. In the Storyboard menu, make sure Thumbnails > Off is

deselected to display a thumbnail image of the first

frame of every clip.

Note:The default mode, when you open the icon view

for the first time and then switch to thumbnails, is forAdobe Premiere Pro to display thumbnails that fill the

available rows and columns and then extend below the

bottom of the panel.

10. Adjust the size of the Storyboard bin to display thenumber of placeholders you need for all your clips.

Note: When you expand the view, the thumbnail imagesdo not move to fill the empty placeholders in the grid.

Use the Clean Up menu command in the next step to

remedy that.

11. Select Clean Up in the Storyboard menu.

Your Storyboard should look something like Figure 2.

Note:By default, the thumbnails are small. You canmake them larger by selecting Thumbnails > Medium

(as shown in Figure 2) or Large in the Storyboard

menu.

Figure 2Storyboard bin in a floating panel

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Ar ranging the storyboard

The purpose now is to arrange the thumbnails in a logical order, keeping in mind that you can trim clips later in asequence to make the edits from one clip to the next work more smoothly.

You can view each clip in the Project panel thumbnail viewer, remove clips that do not work in your sequence, and

then arrange the remaining clips in their playback order.

1. To view a clip, select it and then click the Play button

next to the thumbnail viewer at the top of the Storyboard

bin (Figure 3).

2. To delete an unwanted clip, select it and then press

Delete.

To delete more than one clip at a time, hold down Ctrl

(Windows) or Command (Mac OS) as you select the

clips.

3. Drag the remaining clips into the order that works foryour project.

A vertical black line indicates placement (Figure 4).

Note:Notice that removing or dragging clips leaves

empty placeholders, newly added clips generally run

past the right side of the panel, and resizing the panel

does not move the clips to accommodate the change. Toremedy these issues as they arise, open the Storyboard

menu and select Clean Up.

12. Close the bin.Figure 3Storyboard bin thumbnail viewer

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Automat ing your s toryboard to a sequence

Now you need to move your storyboard clips to a sequence in the Timeline panel, placing them contiguously, insequential order. Adobe Premiere Pro calls this automating to a sequence. Heres how you do it.

1. In the Timeline panel, make sure the current-time

indicator (CTI) is at zero (Figure 5).

If not, drag the CTI to the beginning of the sequence.

Note: Automating to a sequence places the clips in

sequence in the Timeline panel, starting at the CTIlocation. You want this project to start at the beginning

of the sequence.

2. Select Edit> Select All to highlight all the clips.

3. Click the Automate To Sequence button at the bottom of

the Project panel (Figure 6).

Note: You can also open the bin panel menu and selectAutomate To Sequence.

4. In the Automate To Sequence dialog box (Figure 7),

select the following options:

Ordering: Sort Order

Placement: Sequentially

Method: Insert Edit

Note: If you were adding these clips within a project

that already had clips in the sequence, Overlay Editwould cover the clips in the sequence and Insert Edit

would slide those clips over to the right to make room

for the storyboard clips.

Clip Overlap: 0 Frames

Transitions: Deselect both options

Ignore Options: Make sure both boxes aredeselected

5. Click OK.

Your clips appear in order in the Timeline panel.

6. Close the Storyboard bin by clicking the x in its upper-

right corner.

Figure 5Timeline panel

Figure 6Automate To Sequence button

Figure 7Automate To Sequence dialog box

Current-timeindicator(CTI)

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7. Play the sequence by clicking inside the Timeline panel

to activate it and using the VCR-style controls in theProgram Monitor (Figure 8).

View the sequence critically. Note if there are any jump

cuts or awkward edits. Some clips will probably be too

long. You can fix those flaws by using methodsexplained in the How to work with clips in the

Timeline panel guide and the How to trim clips in the

Timeline panel guide.

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How to work with clips in the Timeline panelOne of the beauties of Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 is how easily you can add clips anywhere in a sequence, move them

around in a sequence, or remove them altogether. In this guide you will add a few clips to a sequence, place otherclips within that collection of clips, remove clips, and rearrange clips within a sequence.

Adding a clip to a sequence

Adobe Premiere Pro provides three basic ways to add a clip or a group of clips to a sequence in the Timeline panel.

In this guide youll use only one: dragging clips from the Project panel. You already used the automating tosequence method when you created a storyboard in the Project panel. Later you will use the Source Monitor to add

clips to a sequence.

Adding clips to an empty sequence or after the end point of other clips in a sequence is straightforwarda simple

drag-and-drop.

On the other hand, when you drag clips onto other clips in a sequence, you need to consider what will happen tothose other clips. There are two basic approaches:

Overlay: Replaces (deletes) any frames already in a sequence, starting from the edit point and extending for thelength of the clip. This is the default behavior.

Insert: Does not replace any clips or frames. This method adds the new clip and moves the clips after theinsertion point to the right. The insert method uses a keyboard modifier. You hold down Ctrl (Windows) orCommand (Mac OS) when you place the clip in the sequence.

Removing a clip from a sequence

Adobe Premiere Pro provides three basic ways to remove clips. In this guide you will use the Delete key and the

mouse. Later you will use the Program Monitor clip-editing feature. You can drag a clip from a sequence in two

ways:

Lift: Leaves a gap where the clip used to be. This is the default behavior.

Extract: Clips to the right of the removed clip move over to fill the gap. Extract uses the Ctrl (Windows) orCommand (Mac OS) keyboard modifier.

You can combine these actions. For example, you can lift a clip and insert it elsewhere in the sequence or extract aclip and overlay it elsewhere. You try various combinations in this guide.

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How to add clips to a sequence

1. Start Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and open a saved project.

2. Select File> New> Sequence.

The New Sequence dialog box appears (Figure 1).

Note:The New Sequence dialog box displays defaultvalues for the number and types of tracks: 3 video tracksand 3 stereo audio tracks. You can change the default

settings by selecting Project > Project Settings >

Default Sequence.

3. Give the sequence a name of your choosing and clickOK.

4. Drag a video clip from the Project panel to the

beginning of the newly created sequence in the Timeline

panel.

5. Marquee-select three video clips in the Project panel and

drag them as a single unit directly after the clip you

already added to the sequence.

Note:The three clips line up in the sequence in the order

in which they appear in the Project panel.

6. When you see the vertical black line indicating the clips

will butt up against the previously added clip, release themouse button (Figure 2).

Note:As you dragged the two clips close to the end of

the previously added clip, you might have noticed the

left side of the left-most clip suddenly jump to the end

of the first clip. Thats the Adobe Premiere Pro snap

feature. Snap automatically aligns clips with (snapsthem to) the edge of another clip, the start and end of the

time ruler, or the current-time indicator.

Figure 1New Sequence dialog box

Figure 2Snap feature with vertical black line

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How to make an overlay edit

1. Continue where you left off in the previous task.

There should be four clips in the sequence.

2. Click the Zoom Out button (or use the Zoom slider) in

the Timeline panel to change the scale of the time ruler.

The clips expand until they fill the width of the sequence

(Figure 3).

3. Drag a video clip from the Project panel to the sequenceso its first frame (left edge) is approximately in the

middle of the first clip (Figure 4).

Note:The Program Monitor shows two images

(Figure 5). The left view is the new out point(end) of

the clip that precedes the newly placed clip. The rightview is the new in point(beginning) of the clip that

follows the newly placed clip.

4. Release the mouse button to place the new clip in thesequence.

In steps 3 and 4 you performed an overlayedit, covering

the video and audio that were already there. Yoursequence remains the same length.

Figure 3Timeline panel and a 4-clip sequence

Figure 4An overlay edit

Figure 5Program Monitor display of the overlay

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In the remaining sections of this guide, you work with a set of four clips in a sequence. Because your work on

previous tasks altered those clips in some way, you need to start fresh by using one of the following methods:

Delete all the clips in the sequence and drag four clips from the Project panel back to the Timeline panel.

Select Edit> Undo enough times (usually only once) to undo whatever edits you just completed.

Click the History tab to show the History panel and click the Create Your sequence nameline to return to thepoint after you created a new sequence. Drag four clips to that sequence.

How to make an insert edit

1. Use one of the three described methods to set up a four-clip sequence.

2. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) anddrag a video clip from the Project panel to the middle of

the first clip (Figure 6).

Note:

When you press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac

OS), just before you drop the clip in its newlocationthe icon changes to a right-facing arrow

and a dotted vertical line with gray triangles appears

(Figure 6). These indicate you are making an insertedit.

As you make the insert edit, the Program Monitorshows only the insert point.

The insert edit slices the original clip in two, slidingits second portion and all subsequent clips to the

right and inserting the video clip in the sequence.

Your sequence is now longer.

Figure 6An insert edit

How to use the Delete key and the Ripple Delete command

1. Set up a four-clip sequence.

2. Click the first clip in the sequence to select it and press

Delete.

The clip disappears from the sequence and leaves a gap

(Figure 7).

3. Click the third clip in the sequence to select it and selectEdit> Ripple Delete.

The clip disappears and the remaining clips slide to the

left to close the gap (Figure 8).

Note: Ripple Delete works on both clips and gaps in a

sequence. To see how that works, click the gap wherethe first clip used to be to highlight it and select Edit>

Ripple Delete.

Figure 7Deleting a clip

Figure 8Using Ripple Delete

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How to create a lift and overlay edit


2. Drag the first clip until its left edge lines up with the edit

point between the third and fourth clips, and then release(Figure 9).

Note: Because you did not use Ctrl (Windows) orCommand (Mac OS), you created a lift and overlay edit.

Lifting the first clip left a gap and placing the first clip

on the third clip replaced the third clip.

Figure 9A lift and overlay edit

How to create an extract and overlay edit


2. Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) the

first clip to the center of the third clip, release the

modifier key, and drop the first clip there.

Note: You performed an extract and overlay edit

(Figure 10). Clips slide over to fill the gap left by theremoved first clip (the modifier key performed a ripple

delete). And because you did not use a modifier key

when you put that clip in its new location, you did an

overlay edit. The sequence length is shorter.

Figure 10An extract and overlay edit

How to create an extract and insert edit


2. Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) the

first clip to the center of the third clip.

3. Continue holding down the modifier key and drop the

clip there.

Note:You performed an extract and insert edit(Figure

11). Clips slide over to fill the gap left by the removed

clip, and the clips after the new insert edit point slide to

the right. The sequence length remains unchanged.

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How to trim cl ips in the Timeline panelThree basic tools can be used to trim clips on a sequence in the Timeline panel: Selection (in its Trim-in and Trim-

out modes), Ripple Edit, and Rolling Edit. Each has a slightly different function. You will work with all three toolsin this guide.

Selection tool: Changes a clips in point (beginning) or out point (end) by dragging its edge. This affects only asingle clip edge and doesnt affect adjacent clips.

Ripple Edit tool: Changes the length of a clip and shifts subsequent clips in the track by the amount youchanged. Shortening a clip by ripple editing shifts all clips after the cut to the left (back in time). Conversely,

lengthening a clip shifts the clips that follow the cut to the right (forward in time).

Rolling Edit tool: Moves the edit point between two clips by trimming adjacent out points and in pointssimultaneously and by the same number of frames. This preserves other clips positions in time and maintainsthe total duration of the sequence.

There are two important differences between the Trim tools and the Ripple and Rolling Edit tools.

Using a Trim tool to shorten a clip leaves a gap in the sequence. The Ripple and Rolling Edit tools do not leavea gap.

You cant use the Trim tool to extend a clip when another clip is adjacent to it. The Ripple Edit tool canlengthen a clip adjacent to another clip.

Two other notes:

You cant use any of these tools to extend a clip past the original in or out points of the source footage.

The clips need sufficient handleshead and tail framesto perform edits that lengthen those clips.

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Using the Trim-in and Trim-out tools

1. Start Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 and start a new project.

2. Import four video clips and drag all four clips to the

sequence in the Timeline panel.

3. Position the Selection tool over the left side of the

second clip and note that the arrow icon changes to theright-facing Trim-in icon (Figure 1).

Note: As you move the pointer over the thin yellow

lines in the video or audio portions of the clip, the

pointer changes to a small double arrow. That is the Pentool, which you can use here to change the opacity or

audio volume of a clip. You will work with both effects

in the How to adjust audio volume and create cross

dissolves guide.

4. Drag the left edge of the clip to the right.

As you drag, a tool tip (Figure 1) displays the numberof frames you are trimming: a positive value if you are

dragging toward the end of the sequence and a negative

value if you are dragging toward the beginning. Inaddition, the current in point appears in the Program

Monitor (Figure 2).

Note: You cannot trim past the original in and out points

of the source footage.

5. Drag the right edge of the third clip to the left to shortenit.

A gap appears between the third and fourth clips.

6. Move the current time indicator (CTI) to a point near themiddle of the first clip.

7. Drag the right edge of the first clip toward the CTI.

When you are close to the CTI, note that a vertical black

line appears and the Trim-out tool snaps to that line(Figure 3).

Note:This is another use of the snap feature. You canput the CTI on a specific frame and when you drag a

clip out point or in point to the CTI, the snap feature will

make that a frame-specific edit.

The two trim edits left gaps in the sequence. You can

slide clips to the left to fill the gaps by using the Ripple

Delete command in step 8.

8. Click a gap to select it and select Edit> Ripple Delete.

Repeat for the second gap.

Figure 1Trim-in tool

Figure 2Program Monitor in point display

Figure 3CTI and vertical black line

Trim-in icon

Tool tip timedisplay

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Using the Ripple Edit and Rolling Edit tools

1. In the Tools panel, click the Ripple Edit tool (Figure 4).

2. Hover the pointer over the right edge (out point) of the

second clip. Note that the pointer changes to a left-

facing Ripple Edit icon (Figure 5).Note: The Ripple Edit icon looks like a large Trim icon.

3. Drag the clips out point to the left to shorten the clip(Figure 5).

Subsequent clips in the track shift to the left to fill the

gap left by the trim, but the clip durations remain

unchanged. This is like performing a trim-out edit and a

ripple delete in a single step.

Note:The Program Monitor displays the out and inpoints of the two adjacent clips (Figure 6).

4. Drag the out point of the third clip to the right to

lengthen the clip (Figure 7).

The Ripple Edit tool lets you lengthen a clip thats

adjacent to another clip without changing the length of

the adjacent clip. You cant do this with the Trim-in andTrim-out tools.

5. In the Tools panel, select the Rolling Edit tool

(Figure 4).

6. Position the tool between the first and second clips and

drag it left or right and note how the in and out points ofboth clips shift (Figure 8).

The Rolling Edit tool changes the out point and in point

of adjacent clips without changing the length of theproject.

Note:You need to have head and tail frames on adjacent

clips to move an edit point by using the Rolling Edittool. You created those head and tail frames when you

used the Trim-in and Trim-out tools earlier in this guide.

Figure 4Tools panel

Figure 5Ripple Edit tool

Figure 6Program Monitor Ripple Edit display

Figure 7Ripple Edit tool

Figure 8Rolling Edit tool

Ripple Edit tool

Rolling Edit tool

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How to record to videotapeExporting a project is the final step in the video production process. You face several options:

What to export: single frames, clips, work area of a sequence, an entire sequence

Which format: videotape, PC files, streaming video files for the Internet or networks, DVD

This guide focuses only on exportingrecordinga project to videotape. Later you will learn about other exporting

options.

When you export to videotape, you can work with recorders that have device controlor recorders that do not. With

device control, you can operate a recorder remotely by using VCR-style controls in the Adobe Premiere Pro CS3Capture panel.

Adobe Premiere Pro controls devices through its built-in support of IEEE 1394 (FireWire, iLink). In Windows, it

also supports several professional-level controllers.

Most digital video camcorders have device control and connect to a computer via an IEEE 1394 cable.

Most analog camcorders (Hi-8 and VHS, for example) do not have device control. You need to manually put them

in record mode before you begin to export a project. In addition, you need an analog-to-digital video converter toconnect them to the computer.

For exporting, recorders with device control have only a slight advantage over non-device control recorders.

However, device control is very helpful when capturinga videotransferring it from a camcorder to a hard drive.

You will capture video later.

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Exporting to digit al videotape by using device control

1. Connect your DV camcorder to your computer.

2. Turn on the camcorder and set it to VCR or VTR (not

Camera).

3. Cue the tape to where you want to start recording.

4. Start Adobe Premiere Pro and open a project that has asequence you want to export.

5. Select the sequence you want to export by clicking its

tab in the Timeline panel (Figure 1).

Note:If you dont click somewhere in the Timeline

panel, Adobe Premiere Pro does not present Export asan option in the File menu.

6. Select File> Export> Export to Tape.

The Export To Tape dialog box appears (Figure 2).

Heres a rundown of some of its options:

Activate Recording Device: When selected, AdobePremiere Pro controls your DV device.

Assemble At Timecode: Select an in-point on thetape where you want recording to begin. When

unselected, recording begins at the current tape

location.

Delay Movie Start: For the few DV recordingdevices that need a brief period of time betweenreceiving the video signal and recording it. Check

your devices manual to see what the manufacturer

recommends.

Preroll: Most decks need little or no time to get upto the proper recording speed. To be on the safeside, select 150 frames (5 seconds) or add black

video or bars and tones to the start of your projectby using the New Item button in the Project panel.

7. Be sure Status says Ready (Figure 2).

If it doesnt say Ready, make sure your camcorder is

properly connected and turned to VCR mode.

8. Click Record.

If you havent rendered your project, Adobe Premiere

Pro does that now. When rendering is complete, Adobe

Premiere Pro starts your camcorder and exports your

project to it. When exporting is completed, Adobe

Premiere Pro stops your camcorder.

Figure 1Sequence tab in the Timeline panel

Figure 2Export To Tape dialog box

Camcorderstatus

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How to export to an analog or non-device control recorder

1. Connect the device to the computer, turn it on, and set it

to VTR, VCR, or Play mode.

2. Start Adobe Premiere Pro and open a project with a

sequence you want to export.3. Render the sequence you want to export by opening that

sequence and pressing Enter (Windows) or Return(Mac OS).

Note: You need to render at this point; otherwise, you

will end up with a lot of blank tape on your recorder. If

you click Play in step 8 without rendering first, Adobe

Premiere Pro will render the project before playing it.

Rendering can take a long time. During that time yourrecorder will be recording black video.

4. Play the sequence to make sure you see it displayed on

your external recording device.

5. Make sure the video recording device is in Record-

Pause mode and the tape is cued to the point where youwant to start recording.

6. In Adobe Premiere Pro, position the current-time

indicator at the beginning of the sequence (or elsewherein the sequence as needed).

7. Click the Record or Pause button on the device to putthe device into Record mode.

8. Click the Play button in the Program Monitor.

You should see the video playing in the Program

Monitor and on your recording device.

9. When the program finishes, click the Stop button in the

Program Monitor and then press Stop on the device.

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