THE INTERFACE, PART 2 MyGraphicsLab Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 ACA Certification Preparation for Video Communication Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson

THE INTERFACE, PART 2

MyGraphicsLab Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 ACA Certification Preparation for Video Communication

Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson Education

OBJECTIVES


This presentation covers the following ACA Exam objectives:

3.2 Identify the functions of Adobe Premiere Pro interface elements.

3.3 Organize and customize the Adobe Premiere Pro workspace.

EXPORTING: WORKSPACES


Premiere Pro ships with multiple workspaces, which rearrange the panels into frames to suit specific editing tasks.

You access the workspaces via the menu item Window > Workspace.

The default workspace is Editing and places the Source Monitor and Program Monitor side by side at the top of the screen to allow a large viewing area for monitoring footage and edits.

Workspaces can be saved with projects, which means you can share them between computers.

EXPORTING: COLOR CORRECTION WORKSPACE


For example, the Color Correction workspace organizes the panels to make it easier to apply and adjust grading effects.

Your edits and settings remain intact, because only the position and size of the panels are changed.

In the case of the Color Correction workspace, the Reference Monitor has been added, showing the scopes.

The current workspace is saved with each project, so if you open a project on a different computer, your workspace will be remembered.

EXPORTING: RESETTING WORKSPACES


It’s easy to adjust the size of panels, undock them, and even close them.

Place the mouse on the vertical divider between panels and then drag to resize them.

Click and drag the dotted area to the left of a panel name while pressing the Cmd/Ctrl key to create a floating panel.

To reset your panels to the default settings, you can just reset the Editing workspace; choose Window > Workspace > Reset Current Workspace and then click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.

EXPORTING: MANAGING WORKSPACES


Once you have configured your panels, you can save a custom workspace by selecting Window > Workspace > New Workspace.

Name the new workspace and click OK.

Custom workspaces are especially useful for setting up and storing panels if you are working with dual monitors.

Select Window > Workspace > Delete Workspace to remove workspaces from the menu.

See the videos An Overview of the Interface and Workspaces for more information.

EXPORTING: ADJUSTING PANELS


Click the panel menu icon at the top of each panel to undock or close a panel and to maximize a frame.

All the panels are dockable, and you can drag a panel from one frame to another by clicking its name on the tab.

You can also drag a panel out of a frame to become a separate floating panel.

Click the small x on each tab to close the panel.

If you close one or more panels, you can access them again via the Window menu.

EXPORTING: PROJECT PANEL


The Project panel is where you manage all your media, and it contains lots of information about your assets.

You can organize your clips, audio files, graphics, still images, and sequences in bins, and you can sort them according to multiple columns.

Premiere Pro doesn’t actually import media files but instead makes links to them.

If a file is moved from its designated folder outside of Premiere Pro, you can always relink to it using the Project/Link Media menu function.

EXPORTING: TIMELINE PANEL (1 OF 2)


The Timeline panel is typically where you’ll do most of the actual editing.

You add clips to the timeline, make editing changes, add visual effects, add titles and graphics, and mix audio.

You can have multiple sequences loaded on the timeline, indicated via tabs, and you can copy and paste clips between timelines.

You can also nest sequences inside other sequences, which lets you break up a production into manageable sections.

EXPORTING: TIMELINE PANEL (2 OF 2)


The timeline has multiple functions.

You can trim clips to make them longer or shorter.

Set In and Out points to target a range of frames for looped playback.

Layer video and audio clips on top of each other in tracks for faster and more flexible editing, especially when adding cutaway of B-roll shots.

You can also change the method of visibility of layered tracks to composite them together with different transparency settings to create visual effects.

EXPORTING: SOURCE MONITOR PANEL


You use the Source Monitor to view and make trimming decisions on your original footage.

To review a clip, double-click it in the Project panel to load it into the Source Monitor.

Typically you make In and Out points in the Source Monitor and then only the footage between these points will be edited into the timeline.

You can load multiple clips into the Source Monitor and then choose between them from a drop-down list.

EXPORTING: PROGRAM MONITOR PANEL


The Program Monitor is used for viewing your edited sequence.

It displays the video from the timeline at the current position of the playhead.

Use the Transport Control buttons to control the position of the playhead.

You can also use the keyboard shortcuts JKL to move the playhead forward and backward.

The left and right arrow keys move the playhead one frame at a time.

EXPORTING: SAFE MARGINS


The Source Monitor and Program Monitor can display safe margins as an overlay.

Old-style CRT monitors crop the edges of the picture to achieve a clean edge, and these settings suggest safe areas for action and text elements.

The outer box is the action-safe zone; keep important action inside this box.

The inner box is the title-safe zone; keep titles and graphics inside this box.

You can toggle the safe margins on and off from the panel menu icon at the top of each panel.

EXPORTING: AUDIO MIXER PANEL


The Audio Mixer displays the audio level of each track in the timeline.

Using the sliders, you can adjust the levels of an entire track.

You can rename each track, set the panning, and add audio effects for whole tracks.

The Audio Mixer also has automation modes for each slider, which can automatically set keyframes for each volume adjustment.

You use this panel to set up and record voice-overs.

EXPORTING: AUDIO MASTER METERS PANEL


The Audio Master Meters panel shows the final master level of your mixed output audio for all of the audio tracks in your sequence.

These levels are a handy final check to make sure your final audio is at the correct levels.

You can set the meters to display peaks and valleys, which is a useful indication of large audio changes in a project.

Each channel has a solo button, so you can monitor only that channel.

EXPORTING: EFFECTS PANEL


The Effects panel contains audio and video effects and transitions that you add to your clips.

The effects are arranged into folders with a search field at the top of the panel, which makes it fast to find each effect.

The effects are nondestructive and can be adjusted at any time during the project without permanently changing the source material.

You use this panel to set the default audio and video transitions.

EXPORTING: EFFECT CONTROLS PANEL


Once you have applied an effect to a clip in the timeline, you use the Effect Controls panel to control and adjust it. You also set the Scale, Opacity, and Time Remapping settings of video clips in this panel, as well as the volume control of individual audio clips.

Blurs, chroma keying, and color correction adjustments are made using this panel. You can also add and adjust keyframes to adjust effects over time.

EXPORTING: TITLER PANEL


The Titler allows you to add custom graphical elements and text to video images and has a wide variety of shapes and tools with the ability to customize multiple elements of your design.

It has the ability to create still text and graphics as well as crawling or rolling text animations.

You can also insert graphic elements or logos that were created using other Adobe applications such as Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator.

Choose File > New > Title to create a new title and give it a name, and the Titler panel will open.

EXPORTING: TOOLS PANEL (1 OF 2)


The Selection tool is used for most operations on the timeline and for making adjustments in the other panels.

It allows you to trim, move, and tweak clips in multiple ways.

You use the other tools for a series of dedicated purposes.

The Track Select tool saves time when selecting clips on the timeline.

The Ripple Edit, Rolling Edit, Slip, and Slide tools assist in more efficient editing.

The Razor tool creates cuts, or edits, in clips.

EXPORTING: TOOLS PANEL (2 OF 2)


The Rate Stretch tool changes the playback speed of clips.

The Pen tool is used for adding keyframes, for example in opacity and audio levels.

The Hand tool and Zoom tool are used to speed up reviewing edits, aid the viewing of small adjustments, and help you navigate the timeline.

Even though Premiere Pro has multiple tools, many of the functions of each tool can be replicated using the Selection tool with a combination of modifier keys and keyboard shortcuts.

EXPORTING: HISTORY PANEL


Premiere Pro records up to the last 32 edits or adjustments you have made.

These are shown as a list in the History panel.

You can undo each task one at a time using the Cmd/Ctrl+Z shortcut, or you can click an item in the list and undo multiple actions at once.

When you select a previous step, all the steps that came after it are also undone.

EXPORTING: INFO PANEL


The Info panel is useful for quickly seeing information about different elements in your project.

It shows information about any asset selected in the Project panel or any clip or transition selected in a sequence.

Each panel in Premiere Pro CS6 has a specific purpose, and knowing your way around the interface makes for more efficient editing.

See Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Classroom in a Book, pages 17–19, for more information.

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THE INTERFACE, PART 2 MyGraphicsLab Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 ACA Certification Preparation for Video Communication Copyright © 2013 MyGraphicsLab / Pearson