Premiere1.docrev 11/16/2015

Review:terms and principles

  • SDTV vs. HDTV
  • SMPTE time code
  • Interlaced versus progressive scan
  • f(rames) p(er) s(econd) film vs. video
  • Shooting Guidelines
  • Dolly
  • Pan
  • NLE

Objectives:

  • Review the Premiere workspace
  • Manage too-large images
  • Create in and out points (aka marks) and state what they do
  • Settingthe duration of a still image
  • Using video transitions

We sawsample (cats) on web site….our goal + a DVD

Basics of creating a video

  • Develop a script (Premiere has a built-in script function, which we won’t use)
  • Assemble assets: music (watch copyright), still images
  • Shoot the live video or (best) import the video after taping
  • Decide on the title, ending credits
  • Assemble the elements on the time line (according to SMPTE time code)
  • Add transitions (between clips), and effects
  • Export the movie in the desired format (AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPEG-2)
  • Create a DVD with/without menus. You actually do this in a separate program called AdobeEncore.)
  • Create Flash Videos for the Web
  • Or create MP4 videos for the Web, HTML 5
  • Insert the videos into a Web page

Start Premiere

  • When you start Premiere, you are asked whether to start a new project or open an existing project.
  • Open your Cats Movie2project from last module (Or whatever you last named it)

Possible Errors

  • You might get a dialog box that asks where to find pic1.avi…just browse to it and click the file name.
  • If there is no timeline, selectSequence 01(in Projectwindow…the default )
  • If you get a message: Where is Rendered, click Cancel

Importing…again

  • You should already have the assets imported from last session.
  • If necessary,File>Import the assets (Not the folder nor the .pproj file)
  • The Project bin/window will contain an additional folder and a file that Premiere created: Don’t import them…see below

Delete everything on the timeline(from previous session). Set time code 00:00:00:00, or Home key

Review the three main windows

  • Windows: Source,Programand Project
  • Already saw Projectwindow
  • Source window shows the selected clip (video or audio), you are editing; do most of your editing in here
  • Program window shows your movie

The Toolbox…

  • We will use it as needed, use only a few tools

Source Window:

  • To edit video and audio clips
  • Double-click on pic1.avito open it in the Source window

As you will see, clips have a start/In point/marker, and an end/Out marker

  • Use gold slider (play head) and move it to time code 00:00:00:00 …or press the Home key on the keyboard

Use this window to:

  • Edit a clip
  • Copy audio only to the timeline
  • Copy video only to the time line

We’ll come back to editing

Using thevideoand audio only options

Suppose we only want the video portion of a clip, but don’t want to go through the unlinking process, or conversely we just want the audio.

  • Clear timeline
  • Be sure pic1.avi is in the Source window
  • Click the Drag Video Only(Or audio only) tool:

Or

And, drag the video only to the timeline

Note:You might have to double-click on the Sequence01 asset in the Project window: if timeline doesn’t show. Especially if you had to reload the project

Editing

You can also create clips in the Source Window…say we want a clip from 00:00:02:00 to 00:00:05:00 we will learn do later

(How many seconds would that be?)

Questions on the SourceWindow?

Program window

  • In the Programwindow, play the “movie” using the various controls…try frame at a time, move the play head, play…

TimelineDisplay Styles:

Click the tiny square (Set Display Style) next to the small circle, on the Video 1 track

  • Try the various options
  • Try Show Frames (it can take a LONG time to do this)
  • Switch to head and tail frames

Editing/trimming audio (music) in Source window

  • Open Cat Scratch Fever (Or Sparks) in Source Window…
  • (Double-click the music clip in the Project window, it will open in the Source window)
  • We want to extract a clip (called a subclip) about 90 seconds long, from about the middle of the song.

Here is one method:

  • Start the song, listen and press I (In) at the desired clip’s beginning, (around 00:02:26:17 ) (Of course, you could enter the start time code directly… )
  • Continue playing/listening until get to desired end (around 00:04:00:11), then press O(ut)

Won’t work! Song is only a bit over 3 minutes

  • Clear in/out marks, new values:

Start at 00:01:00:00

End at 00:02:30:00

You canalso enter the time code values directly:

  • Enter start (I) SMPTE value
  • Tab key
  • “I”
  • Enter O(ut) SMTPE code
  • Tab
  • “O”

Note: To clear in, out markers, right-click on the clip and choose Clear In and Out

  • To save your (sub) clip, Choose Clip>Make subclip
  • Name itcats 90seconds

You can test your clip(sub) using the braces: (Go to In/Out)

The subclip should now be in the Project window:

  • Drag the subclip from the Project window to the Audio 1 time line

Working with Stills (photos) and Effects Controls

Add two or three more pictures

Resizing: Method # 2: (Number 1 was last class…” fit to frame”…)

UsingEffect Controlstab to resize images

  • Add 2 – 3 photos
  • This method is more flexible than fit to frame…
  • Select a clip on the timeline, then click the Effects Controlstab at top of Source window:

Example:

  • Position the playhead over any image:
  • Click on the clip on the timeline
  • Open the Effect Control tab:
  • Expand the Motion tool and look for Scale
  • Adjust the Scale value until the image is “safe”…recall/show safe areas
  • You can also use Effects Control toMove the image
  • Click the word Motion, then move the image:

Method #3: Reposition

  • Instead of scaling you can simply click on the too-large picture and move (click on Motion) it so the portion you want is in the safe area:
  • Can even ScaleandPosition, as we did above:

Later, we’ll see how to panacross an image

Changing the Still-Image Duration

  • The default duration for a still image is 5 seconds

How do we change the duration?

Method # 1:Works for last image only

  • To change the duration of the last image:
  • Position the cursor at the end of the last clip
  • Will see a new cursor shape, drag to the right to change the duration:
  • Make the duration last about 7 seconds

Method # 2Use a Menu option

  • Right-click the last picture on the timeline and choose Speed/Duration

Will see:

  • Change the duration to say 7 seconds
  • Try changing the second clip from the right and attempt to change the duration. Doesn’t work
  • Try again, but this time check the Ripple Edit box

Method #3: UseRipple Edit tool

For changing the duration of anyclip on the timeline

We will use Ripple EditToolin the toolboxto change the duration of any clip

  • Select the first still image clip on the timeline
  • Example:
  • Click the tool

Note the new cursor shape:

  • Lengthen the clip to the 12 second mark
  • It WORKS!!
  • Ctrl-Z

Lock the audio track: If you don’t, it gets messed up!

Slow Motion: Video clip at end

  • Can also change the speed of a video clip:
  • Drag the original pic1.avi to the end of the timeline, Video 2
  • Select the avi file on the timeline, right click and choose Speed/Duration, Enter 25% as the speed) (4 x the time, plays slow motion)

Slow motion for videos NOT at the end

  • Make sure pic.avi is on the timeline; check to see if there is an image after pic.avi:
  • Now, try to lengthen pic1, can’t. Must click the Ripple Edit box

Practice

  • Add four or five additional cat images to the timeline, don’t go too far beyond the music clip length
  • Vary theirdurations, and resizeso they fit the frame size…, try fit to frame and scale methods for resizing still images
  • Use the Ripple Edittool and change durations of inner clips,
  • Click the Select tool to deselect the Ripple Edit tool
  • Save the project

Playing the movie

  • Play by hitting the space bar (fast display, low quality)
  • Hit Enter – Renders the movie…makes higher quality
  • At the top of your timeline, there is a red or green bar. If it is red, that section is not rendered. A green bar indicates rendered areas. Want all green before exporting to other formats

Locking a track

You can guard against accidentally changing a track (audio or video) content by clicking Toggle Lock Track .. A padlock will appear

And you should see:

  • Unlock the audio track
  • Save your project as CatsProjectV3

Next Class: More editing, Transitions, Effects

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