Premiere Pro 2015

1. Contextually – Sensitive – Windows - Must be on the correct window in order to do some tasks

2. Contextually – Sensitive – Menus

3. 1 zillion ways to do something. No 2 people will do everything the same way. None are wrong.

Edit Steps

1. Acquisition - Importing 2. Marking - Figuring out what parts to use 3. Assembly - Adding everything to the time line 4. Trimming - Cleaning up 5. Finishing – Making it Perfect 6. Export

Desktop Layout (NeaseTV 2015 Layout)

1. Media Window – Clip Pane (The Fridge; where you store)

- Where all Media is shown and stored after it is imported - Bins - Sequences

2. Source Monitor – Where you mark (Counter; where you prep)

- Able to see the original clip looks like - Can trim the video in this window - Able to drag through the video or play using J, K, L - Where you are able to mark In and Out points (I and O)

3. Timeline – Where you can cut and move things around (Stove; where you make it)

4. Program Monitor - Always show the same thing as the timeline (Plate, the final product)

- Shows what is on the timeline in its final form

LINKED PLAYHEAD – If the Playhead moves in the Timeline, it will also move in the Program Monitor

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Premiere Pro Layout

If the Screen DOES NOT look like the picture above, you will need to change it to the correct workspace.

The workspace that we will use is called NeaseTV 2015

If the options are not at the top of the screen, go to the menus at the top; Window ! Workspaces ! NeaseTV 2015

Adding Video to the Computer Unlike some editing software (Final Cut Pro X or iMovie), the video imported into Premiere Pro, from a SD Card or the Server is NOT saved directly onto the computer. Prior to importing into Premiere Pro, the video needs to be saved on the computer that you will be editing on. Final Cut Pro X – Container Program ; Stores everything in the Event file

Premiere Pro – Reference Program ; Program knows where to look for the media. - Bad News: If the SD Card or Server is offline or not installed, the program does NOT know where to find / look for the information. Will appear as missing media

When starting a project, you will need to create a folder on the hard drive (within the class period folder or project folder). The media from the SD Card or Server will be saved to this folder PRIOR to importing into Premiere Pro. Once the media is saved on the computer, it can then be imported into Premiere Pro.

Importing Video into Premiere Pro

After you have added all of the clips to the computer, you will then need to go and import them into Premiere Pro. This is done by clicking:

+ I Once you have clicked this, you will be given a window to locate the files, go to the media folder where you imported the media, and select all the clips.

Another way to import is to hold down the control key and then click (right mouse click), this will give you a menu that gives you an import option.

Rendering

In some cases, you will need to render something that was imported. To determine if a piece of media needs to be rendered, a colored line will be above the clip at the top of the timeline.

Rendering may be done from the menus at the top of the screen. Highlight the necessary clip or clips ! Click on Sequence " Render Selection

Managing Clips Clips in the timeline are different than the ones in the Media Window. Clips that are in the Media Window are considered the Master clip - Original, unedited, exactly as it was imported Clips that are in the Time Line are considered Affiliate clips

- Possibly modified, in and or out points set

Premiere Pro uses NON-Destructive editing. IF you edit a clip, you can still get all the information back in its original form

Setting Up a Project The first thing that needs to be done is the setting up of a new sequence and new bins.

+ N – This is used to create a New SEQUENCE.

- In Premier Pro, you are able to create multiple movies in the same project, though they are independent of each other. A new sequence represents a new Set of Timelines.

+ B – This is used to create a New BIN. A bin is a Folder in the clip pane.

- These folders can contain any part of a project; Clips, audio, sequences. - You will need to create a new bin for each of the parts of the video, and then place everything for that section in that bin; like Keywords in Final Cut Pro X

Insert and Overwrite Edits Dragging a clip from the Media Window is one way to add video to the timeline, but is not very precise. Instead, you may choose to use the Insert or Overwrite buttons at the bottom right of the Source Window. Begin by positioning the Playhead in the Timeline at the point where you want to place the new clip.

Insert Edit Overwrite Edit With an Insert Edit, the new clip will be inserted on to the Timeline, and any following clip will move to the right to make room for the new clip. With an Overwrite Edit, the new clip will overwrite -- or replace -- part of your existing clips. The portions replaced will be equal to the duration of the new clip you're moving to the Timeline.

Keyboard Shortcuts

JKL

J - Play Backwards

K - Pause

L      - Play Forward

J& L Hit 2x ! 2x speed     Hit 3x ! 4x speed

Hold K + J OR L ! Plays Slow Mo (frame by frame), must tap the J or L to move

< > - Move Frame by Frame (works the same as above)

:? - Jumps Clips (1st frame of incoming)

Outgoing clip Incoming clip

! EDIT POINT

A triangle at the front or end of a clip tells you that there is no more media before or after that point.

s+ >or < moves you 5 frames

{ – This will put the Playhead to the start of the timeline.

}– This will put the Playhead to the end of the timeline

Double Click on a clip to put it into the Source Monitor

How to Mark a clip

I – IN (the Letter I)

O – OUT (the Letter O)

You can set IN and OUT points in the Source Monitor or in the Timeline

To see a full timeline or to remove dead space from the end of the timeline: \

+ g – Ripple Delete, deletes clip and the space it was in

g – Lift Delete, deletes clip, but leaves the space the clip was in

Zooming There are 4 ways to zoom in and out on your timeline

1. Click on Z

- When you choose this, it will default to Zoom In. Each time you click, it will increase the size of the clips on the timeline.

- To get the timeline to Zoom Out, hold the Option key while clicking on the timeline

2. You can click on the Zoom Icon in the tool pane.

- You have the same options as when you pressed the Z

3. You may also grab the end handle on the scrub bar at the bottom of the timeline

- Based on which direction you drag, the timeline will increase or decrease in size

4. By holding down the button and using the scroll wheel on the mouse, you can go in by scrolling up and out by scrolling down. Once you have zoomed in, to Zoom Out and see the entire timeline (Also know as ‘Fit to View’), click

the \. This will toggle between the full timeline and the point you were Zoomed In or Zoomed Out at.

The Time Line Based Tools

The tool that you are selected on will be outlined in Blue, rather than white

Arrow – V  

Ripple – B

Roll – N

Slip – Y

Slide – U

Arrow / Selection Tool

When you are working with other commands, to get back to the arrow, just hit V

Ripple (takes time out of only 1 clip) Is the editing one side of an edit point

Edits one clip, but not the one next to it.

To get to it, on the keyboard hit B

Roll Tool (Reduces the time of the clip & adds the time to clip to keep next to it. While keeping the same amount of time between the 2 clips)

This is where you shorten one clip by adding the amount you are removing from one and adding that amount to the opposite clip at the edit point Works like the Ripple

To select it, click on N one time

Trimming

When an Edit Point is selected, + < or > will move IN or OUT point 1 frame at a time This will work for both Ripple and or Roll

By pressing the + s and < or >, you will edit 5 frames off at a time

Slip (moves within the same clip)

You can move within a clip, and change the start and end point, without changing the length of the clip

To get to it, on the keyboard hit Y

Slide (changes the time on the outside clips, not the middle one)

Clip B can move over A or C; while B stays the same in length. A or C will get shorter or longer to accommodate the new position B is at.

To get to it, on the keyboard hit U

Razor Blade

The Razor Blade is used to CUT the clip into smaller pieces. When it is used it creates an in and an out point on the clip. But is limited to the video or audio line only.

To get to it, on the keyboard hit C

Un-Doing an Edit

+ Z will undo the most recent edit you have made.

- Continuing to hit Command + Z will back up through your edits.

Snapping

The small magnet icon on the top left of your timeline turns Snapping on and off.

With Snapping on, your clips will "snap" into place next to each other.

With Snapping off, you can leave small gaps between your clips.

Most of the time, you'll want to leave snapping on.

Mute Audio and/or Video

On each track of Audio, there is the letter M . By clicking the M, it will turn green and Mute the

all audio on that line (track).

To do the same with the Video track, click the eye icon . When it is Muted, it will have a blue line

through the icon To do mute only a single clip, Right mouse click, and select ‘Enable’. This will mute both the Video and Audio of the clip.

- To choose to only mute the audio or video and not both, hold down Option while right mouse clicking the portion that you want muted

- To determine if a clip or portion of a clip is muted, when you look at the clip, the color of the

clip will change to a dark blue

Markers

A marker works like a post-it note in your project. It is just a reference point.

To get to it, on the key board HIT M  

Need to increase the height of the clip to be able to see the markers that are on the timeline A Navigate to a marker:

To get to the next marker, on the key board HIT s and M

To get to the previous marker, on the key board HIT s + å and M

When you are on an existing marker, my hitting M a second time, you will get a marker menu to pop up

- Once in this menu you are able to add comments, change the color of the marker, and determine the type of marker that is being used

Finishing Audio The Audio Meter is next to the timeline on the right side of the screen

Under audio, you don’t want to go above the 0 dB

Best is about -12 dB There are multiple ways to adjust the volume level of a clip

1. To adjust the audio for individual clips, you will need to go to the Source Monitor window and select Audio Track Mixer. Once in this screen, you will be able to adjust the levels and Left or Right Pan

2. The second way to adjust the volume directly on the clip

- The first thing you will need to do is increase the vertical size of the timeline and clips - This is done by double clicking at the start of the track line

- You may also drag the track larger

- Once done, you will be able to see the expanded audio, both Left and Right channels. - Once the clip is expanded, you can drag the White line in the center of the audio Up or Down

3. You are also able to adjust volume in the Effects Control tab that is located in the Media Window.

- You will also be able to adjust the Left & Right Balance with the Panner option in that window

Fades (Audio and Video) Key Framing

- By using the Pen Tool (or P) you are able to add a diamond key frame on the white line in the audio or video

2 key frames are needed to do a Fade In or Fade Out #

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Notching – the setting of 4 key frame points in order to create an up and down fade.

When dragging an audio clip up or down (notching), hold the to add a curve to the audio fade

- By doing this, you will be able to control the rate of fade By holding Shift down, you will be able to select multiple key frames and adjust them at the same time Transitions

Another way to add a fade In or Fade Out is to add a Cross Dissolve Transition to the beginning or end of a clip when there is empty (black) space next to that clip

Effects Tab The Effects tab is located in the Media Window.

There are 2 main options in this window (Both can be applied to Video and/or Audio) - Transitions

- Effects

Transitions Transitions are used to move fluidly from on clip to another To select a transition, in the effects window, use the triangles to toggle the options Once a transition is chosen, drag it to the edit point where you want to add it Once on the timeline, you can adjust the length of the transition 2 different ways

1. By dragging the end of the transition in or out to change the time 2. By double clicking on the transition, a window will pop up that will allow you to change

the time of the transition by typing the time in

To remove the transition, click on it and press delete. This will not affect the clips it was on By right mouse clicking at the edit point, you will have the option to add a Default Transition

- The default is a 10 frame Cross Dissolve

When adding a transition, you will get an error if you do NOT have any extra frames available to create the transition.

- To fix this, you will need to ripple the start or end of the clip in to create unused frames that will become the transition

Effects (Filters)

To add an Effect, drag it to the clip. Once on the clip, a green FX tag will show on the clip

To adjust the parameters of the Effect, go to the Effect Control tab in the Source Monitor window, the same location as the motion option.

Once there you will to select the filter that you have placed. Each Filter has different control options, and each may be manipulated on this screen

Effects Controls – Motion This tab is located in the Source Monitor Window. Re-Sizing Video (Scale)

This is done for changing the size of the video, Creating Picture in Picture, or putting multiple pieces of video on the screen at the same time. Under the Effect Control tab in the Source Monitor window, select the Scale option. You may change the scale one of 2 ways.

1. By using the slider, and choosing the percentage to decrease the size. You can not increase the size of the video on this window

- The clip will be at 100% or Full Size

2. The second way is to click on Motion in the above window. When this is done, you will be able to change the size directly on the video clip in the Program Monitor Window By Choosing the square icons in the corner of the video, you will be able to drag it in and out to increase or decrease the size of the video.

- By dragging the squares on the sides, top or bottom, you can compress or stretch the image

Position To change the position of where the video is in the screen, much of the same things are done as when you change the scale of the video. Once again you have 2 options in doing this

1. You can type the exact X and Y axis position numbers in the motion menu

2. The second way is to click on Motion in the above window. When this is done, you will be able to change the position directly on the video clip in the Program Monitor Window By clicking and dragging the clip, you will be able to move it around the screen.

Rotation To change the rotation of where the video is in the screen, much of the same things are done as when you change the scale of the video. You will be able to turn the video on a 360° axis

- You may type the number in the menu - You can drag the line in the circle around till it is at

the point you want Opacity Opacity is changing the transparency of the video on screen

- 100% is normal - As the number is lower, the video will be able to be seen through more

Paste Attributes Once you have created the perfect setup of an effect, you have the ability to take the parameters and apply it to other clips without having to add each item and change the preferences.

1. Select the clip with the effects your wish to copy from. 2. Right click on it and choose Copy. 3. Right click on the clip you want to copy the effects to and choose Paste Attributes.

A dialog box will pop up asking what effects you wish to paste. Then you can right click more clips and choose Paste Attributes Again.

You can also use the Range Select tool to select a range of clips, but you will need to go to Edit (on the Menu bar) and choose Paste Attributes from there.

Cropping Video To crop a video, you need to add an effect to do so.

- This effect is under Video Effects ! Transform

The process of cropping a video is to remove a portion of the video, but still keeping the video the original size.

- This is commonly done for things like Split Screen or to remove inappropriate items

Once this is added, you will be able to adjust the Right, Left, Top, Bottom sides You will also be able to Feather the edges of the video

- This is to soften the outside edges of the video and make somewhat transparent

To Create a Still Clip

Click on the camera icon in the Source Monitor window. A new window will pop up, check the ‘Import into Project’ box. Then click the OK button

Changing Speeds & Direction

2 ways to get to the Speed Duration Window 1. Click on the Menus at the top ! Clip " Speed/Duration

2. The second is the keyboard shortcut of å and R When you select the speed option, a window will pop up to make the changes

Locking Tracks

To lock a track and prevent files from being added or moved, click the Lock icon that is at the start of each track. Diagonal lines will run across the locked track. If multiple track, must click multiple locks.

Titles (Can be done in Premiere Pro. But, may be done in Live Type, and imported into Premiere Pro)

Open the Title Designer by selecting File > New > Title, or + T on the keyboard. You will get a window to open where you can set the size of the title and name the title After clicking OK, the title window will open. The background of the title composition area shows the current frame in the timeline at the Playhead. This allows you to see the video underneath the title as you create it. The title composition area also shows the safe areas - the television safe area (outer rectangle) and the title safe area (inner rectangle). If your final project is for broadcast, be sure your title fits inside the title safe area. To add text, select the text tool. Click in the title composition area and enter your text. There are templates that will set fonts and colors, or you can adjust them with the tools on the right side of the window. When you close the title window, your completed title will appear in your media bin. It can then be added to your timeline like any other media type. Be sure to place the title in a layer above the video you want it to be superimposed over. Once it is on the timeline, you can drag the edges of the title to adjust the length, and add transitions and other effects to the beginning and end.

Auto Save

Preferences ! Auto Save This has already been set up on each of the computers. This is where Premier Pro will save a version of the project, at a predetermined amount of time (every 15 minutes). This will also store up to 20 previous auto saves. This is very important in case of a power failure or crash.

Watch Full Screen

This is referred to as Cinema Mode

To do this press the and the ` (The Button next to the 1, and above Tab)

Copy and Paste Just like in a word processing program, you are able to select a portion and Copy and Paste it to other places (within your Timeline)

To Copy - + C

To Paste - + V

Exporting

File ! Export ! Media OR + M When this is chosen, a new window will pop up where the settings of the video will be able to be adjusted There are other options, but to get a complete video file, you have to choose Media