Intro to Premiere Pro - PP

Intro

Premiere Pro is a non-linear video editing application. It can capture DV tape and work with most digital video and digital audio files.

Windows

Windows are called panels in Premiere. Under the Windows menu you can open various panels. Many windows have a Panel Menu in the top right corner which cane be used to change setting for that window.

Any panel can be expanded to full screen by pressing the ` key while the mouse is over that panel. Press the ` key again to return to normal.

Project

he Project panel lists detailed information about each asset in your project. You can view and sort assets in either List view or Icon view. List view displays additional information about each asset. You can customize the information it displays to meet the needs of your project.

Info

The Info panel displays several data about a selected item, and timecode information for clips under the current-time indicator in the Timeline.

Tools

This panel is for selecting which tool to use in the Timeline. The mouse pointer will change shape when it is over the Timeline. Tools can also be change with keyboard shortcuts.

A. Selection tool

B. Ripple Edit tool

C. Rate Stretch tool

D. Slip tool

E. Pen tool

F. Hand tool

G. Track Select tool

H. Rolling Edit tool

I. Razor tool

J. Slide tool

K. Zoom tool

Source

The Source Monitor plays back individual clips. In the Source Monitor, you prepare clips that you want to add to a sequence. You set In points and Out points, and specify the clip’s source tracks (audio or video). You can also insert clip markers and add clips to a sequence in a Timeline panel.

Program

The Program Monitor plays back the sequence of clips that you are assembling. It’s your view of the active sequence in a Timeline panel. You can set sequence markers and specify sequence In points and Out points. Sequence In points and Out points define where frames are added or removed from the sequence.