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==What is Premiere Pro==

Premiere Pro is a non-destructive, non-linear video editing application. 
The interface is comprised of a series of windows called "panels" that can be modified to create different "work spaces".

It follows the basic design of most editing software: 
* '''Media Browser''' window: browse all available files on the computer, and preview content before adding to your project.
*  '''Project''' panel: view all of the audio/video/still/title assets that are included in a project.
*  '''Source Monitor''': preview assets, set in and out points for fine tuning.
* '''Program Monitor''': view the edited materials as part of the '''Sequence''' which is open in the '''Timeline'''.
* '''Sequence''': audio and video clips are edited together on separate tracks.  
* '''Timeline''' panel: edit audio/video/still images content into a '''Sequence'''.
* You can have multiple '''Sequences''' in one '''Project''' and '''Timeline''' windows.


* '''Media''' files audio/video/still content. Please save and work locally on the Storage drive in the Multimedia Lab.
* '''Clips''' are assets that point to the original file on the hard drive.
** Changes made to clips in the Premiere project will not affect the original media files - this is the meaning of a non-destructive program.
** This also means that changing the location of the source files may result in Premiere losing track of where to find the contents of the project with a "Media Offline' notice.  When moving files from the server, or different computer stations, please keep all materials in a single folder. Reconnect media, or ask a lab aide for help.
* '''Project file''': a recipe, or list of instructions for how to put the project together.
* '''In-Points''' and '''Out-Points''':  Designates the beginning and end sections of a clip.
* '''Playhead''': Shows the time location of the current frame in any window.  Sometimes it  is also called the '''Current-Time Indicator''' ('''CTI''').


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==Getting Started==

===Collect and Organize Source Files===
''Premiere Pro does not move or copy any files.  Files need to be pre-organized before importing.''
# Create a folder in the '''Storage''' drive labeled with your name.  Do '''not''' use special characters other than a dash or underscore. 
# Inside this folder create folders for each '''Video''', '''Audio''',  '''Images''', and '''Premiere Files'''.
# Move any corresponding files into the appropriate folder, and label each individual file descriptively.

===Create a Project===
# Launch Premiere Pro from the dock.
# Select '''New Project'''.

===New Project Settings===

====General====
* '''Video Display Format: Timecode'''
* '''Audio Display Format: Milliseconds'''
* '''Capture:''' This setting is only applies if you are capturing from DV or HDV tape.  When using file based video this can be ignored.

====Scratch Disks====
All four settings can be set to '''Same as Project'''.

====Location====
# Click the '''Browse''' button.
# Navigate to your project folder in the Storage drive and select the '''Premiere Files''' folder. This will keep all the extraneous files that Premiere creates tidy.
# Name the project descriptively and click '''OK'''.
# In the New Sequence window that appears press '''cancel'''.

===Import Media Files===

It is easier to import files into Premiere before creating a new sequence.

#If the "New Sequence" dialog box comes up immediately in your project, press cancel. 
# In the '''Media Browser''' navigate to your project folder on the Storage drive.
# Add all video clips and still images to the Project Panel by right clicking on the folder and select '''Import'''.
# After importing all media close the Media Browser panel by pressing the x on the top right of the tab.

===New Sequence Settings===
 
You will use a pre-existing file to make sequence settings that are consistent across your project. 

# Pick a video file which represents the majority of the files that will be used in the project (in terms of dimensions, frame rate, compression etc).
# Select that particular file that will be the project standard in the '''Project''' panel.  Right click and select '''New Sequence From Clip'''.
# A new Sequence will be added to the '''Project''' panel and it will open int the '''Timeline''' panel.
# Change the sequence name to something meaningful by clicking on the sequence name in the  '''Project''' panel.
# Name the sequence and click '''OK'''.
#You should only do this once. After that, when adding clips to the timeline, you'll want to conform those clips to the existing settings. (more below)


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==Interface==
Windows are called panels in Premiere.  
* Under the '''Windows''' menu open various '''panels'''.  
* Many windows have a '''Panel Menu''' in the top right corner which can be used to change settings for that window.   [[File:Panel_menu_pp.jpg‎‎]] 
* Any panel can be expanded to full screen by pressing the '''`''' (tilde) key while the mouse is over that panel.  Press the '''`''' key again to return to normal.

===Media Browser===
The '''Media Browser''' is used to browse files on the computer.  
* When you import an asset Premiere Pro leaves it in its current location, and creates a clip in the Project panel that points to it.

===Project===
The '''Project''' panel shows all of the assets in a project. This includes media files, sequences, titles, sub-clips etc. 
* View and sort assets in either '''List''' view or '''Icon''' view.  
* '''List''' view displays additional information about each asset.
* '''Icon''' view has the '''Hover Scrub''' feature to preview footage without having to open it into a new window.

===Info===
* Displays data about a selected item.
* Displays  timecode information for clips under the '''Playhead''' in the '''Timeline'''.

===Timeline===
* Displays multiple video and audio tracks running in parallel on the open '''Sequence'''
* Assemble and rearrange sequences in the '''Timeline''' panel where clips, transitions, and effects are represented graphically.

===Tools===
* The mouse pointer will change shape when it is over the '''Timeline'''.  
 

[[File:Tools_panel_pp.jpg|right]]   A. Selection tool '''(V)'''

B. Ripple Edit tool '''(B)'''

C. Rate Stretch tool '''(X)'''

D. Slip tool '''(Y)'''

E. Pen tool '''(P)'''

F. Hand tool '''(H)'''

G. Track Select tool '''(A)'''

H. Rolling Edit tool '''(N)'''

I. Razor tool '''(C)'''

J. Slide tool '''(U)'''

K. Zoom tool '''(Z)'''

===Source Monitor===
The '''Source Monitor''' plays back individual clips. In the '''Source Monitor''', prepare clips to add to a sequence. 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 Monitor===

The '''Program Monitor''' plays back the sequence of clips that are being assembled. It’s a view of the active sequence in a '''Timeline panel'''. 


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==Editing==

=== Playback ===

The '''Space Bar''' can be used to start and stop playback.

The '''J''', '''K''' and '''L''' keys are shortcuts for playback.  

* Press '''L''' to play forward.
* Press '''K''' to play stop.
* Press '''J''' to play backwards.
* Pressing '''L''' multiple times increases the forwards playback speed.
* Pressing '''J''' multiple times increases the backwards playback speed.
* The '''I''' and '''O''' keys can be used to set in and out points.

===Snap===
The '''Snap''' function  makes it easier to align clips in the '''Timeline'''.  
* When a clip is moved it snaps to:
** the edge of another clip
** a marker
** the start or end of the time ruler
** the playhead

* To turn '''Snap''' on or off go to '''Sequence > Snap''', press the '''S''' key or click the magnet icon in the '''Timeline'''.

* The '''Playhead''' ignores the '''Snap''' setting.  To enable '''Snap''' while dragging the '''Playhead hold down the '''Shift''' key.

===Editing Basics===
====In and Out Points====
'''Using the Source Monitor'''
# Double click on a clip in the '''Project''' panel.  Click on the icon and not the name.  The clip will open in the '''Source Monitor'''.
# In the monitor play the clip and cue it to where you want the '''in point'''.
# Click the '''Mark In'''  button or press the '''I''' key.
# In the monitor play the clip and cue it to where you want the '''out point'''.
# Click the '''Mark Out'''  button or press the '''O''' key.
# Drag the clip to the '''Program Monitor''', or to the '''Timeline'''.


'''Using the Project Panel'''
# Select a clip in the '''Project''' panel.  A thin line will appear at the bottom of the clip.
# Drag the '''Playhead''' to where you want the '''in point''' and press the '''I''' key.
# Drag the '''Playhead''' to where you want the '''out point''' and press the '''O''' key.
# Drag the clip to the '''Program Monitor''', or to the '''Timeline'''.

====Insert vs Overwrite====
The two main editing modes  are called  '''Insert''' and  '''Overwrite'''.
* '''Insert''' edits will move the clips that are to the right of the '''Playhead''' to the right.
* '''Overwrite''' will overwrite the clips to the right of the '''Playhead'''. 
** When '''Overwrite''' is used on a track with clips it will replace any existing clips. 
** When '''Overwrite''' is used on an empty track above a clip it will not affect the other tracks.

* To make a edit drag a clip from the '''Source Monitor''' or '''Project''' panel to the '''Timeline'''.
* Place the clip where the edit should start.
** '''Overwrite''' is the default editing mode.
** Hold down the '''Command''' key while dragging to switch to '''Insert''' mode.

===Opacity===
Opacity controls the transparency of a clip.  Clips default to 100% opacity (completely visible).  As the opacity is reduced the clip becomes more transparent and the track below becomes more visible.  

====Timeline Panel Adjustments====
# Click the triangle next to the track name to expand the view of the track.
# Click the '''Show Keyframes''' button [[File:PP_KeyNav_N.png]] , or the '''Hide Keyframes''' button [[File:PP_KeyframeEffects.png]] , and choose '''Show Opacity Handles''' from the menu. A horizontal opacity control rubber band appears in all the clips of the track.
#* Note: If no keyframes exist on the track, the rubber band appears as a straight horizontal line across the entire track.
# Select the '''Selection''' tool, and drag the opacity control rubber band up or down or select the '''Pen''' tool, and drag the opacity control rubber band up or down.
#* The opacity value and current time appear as a tool tip as you drag.
# To animate the '''Opacity''' effect over time, first set keyframes. Select the '''Pen''' tool. Click on the opacity control rubber band with the '''Pen''' tool wherever you want to set a keyframe. Then drag each keyframe up or down to set its value. For example, to fade a clip in, create a keyframe at the beginning of the clip and another a few seconds later. Drag the first down to the bottom of the clip at 0 opacity. Drag the second up to 100%.

====Effects Controls Panel Adjustments====
# With the '''Selection''' tool double click a clip in the '''Timeline''' to open in in the '''Source Monitor'''.
# In the '''Source Monitor''' clock on the '''Effects Control''' panel.   Click the triangle to the left of '''Opacity''' to expand the view.
# In the '''Effects Control''' panel or '''Timeline''' panel move the playhead to you want to add a keyframe.
# Click the '''Add/Remove Keyframe''' button [[File:PP_KeyNav_N.png]] to add a keyframe.
# While the playhead is over the keyframe adjust the value of the keyframe by clicking on the '''Opacity''' value and sliding the mouse left or right.  

===Speed and Duration===
To adjust the speed, duration or to reverse a clip
* Select a clip in the '''Timeline''' and go to '''Clip''' > '''Speed/Duration'''
*  or right-click on a clip and choose '''Speed/Duration'''.
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The settings in the '''Speed/Duration''' window:
* To adjust the speed or duration separately from each other click the '''gang''' button so that it shows a broken link.
* Adjust the '''Speed''' or '''Duration''' values  by clicking on the number and dragging left or right while holding down the mouse button or click on the number and type in a new value.
* To have the speed or duration adjusted together click the '''gang''' button so that it shows an unbroken link.
* '''Reverse Speed''': Check this to reverse the speed.
* '''Maintain Audio Pitch''': Check this to have the pitch remain the same as the duration is changed.  
* '''Ripple Edit, Shifting Trailing Clips''':  Checking this will cause any adjacent clips to move if needed.


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==Normalizing Audio==

[http://wikis.evergreen.edu/computing/index.php/Audio_Levels_-_Premiere_Pro Audio Levels - Premier Pro]

==Exporting==

# Click in the '''Timeline''' of the sequence to be exported.
#Press the | key to view the entire contents of the timeline, if applicable and use the work area bar to select the portion of the timeline to be exported.
# Go to '''File > Export > Media...'''.
# In the bottom left choose what part of the sequence to export:
#* '''Entire Sequence''': exports the entire sequence.
#* '''Sequence In/Out''': Exports the are between any in and out points set in the sequence.
#* '''Work Area''':  Exports the '''Work Area''' set in the '''Timeline'''.
#* '''Custom''':  Exports the area set by the triangles above this setting.
# '''Click''' the '''Queue''' button and '''Adobe Media Encoder''' will open.
# Drag a preset onto the name of your sequence to add the preset to the '''Queue'''. *For this assignment we recommend using the H.264 Match Source - High bitrate preset under '''User Presets and Groups > H.264 Match Source - High Bitrate / Based on Source / Based on Source / 10Mbps'''
# Click on the save location and select to save into your project folder, and name the file descriptively.
# Click the '''Start Queue''' button (green play button) to start exporting. A status bar will show the progression.
#After the video has finished exporting playback the entire piece to confirm everything exported properly before submitting work for faculty or class screening.

==When you are done editing for the day==
# Save & quit '''Premiere Pro'''
# Connect to your share on '''Orca''', another server or an external hard rive.
# In the '''Finder''', find your project folder in '''Storage'''
# Move your project folder to your server storage share
# Your project folder is now safely stored and ready to use on your next editing session.


==Converting Footage==
* [[YouTube_-_Downloading_-_MML|Youtube]]
* [[Capturing_from_VHS/DVD_on_Conversion_Station_-_QuickTime_7|Capturing from VHS-DVD]]

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