ARTC 3440 Digital Video Art Premiere Pro CC – Advanced Editing

Reminder: You can only have one Project (.prproj) open at a time. However, you can have many sequences saved within each project. You can also import the same folders/files (bins) into multiple projects. So you can decide how you want to organize your workflow.

Selecting Specific Clips in your Sequence Select the Entire contents of the timeline: CMD+A Select multiple clips: click first clip, CMD+click additional clips Locking Tracks click the LOCK on the left to close it and lock it (like Photoshop). It gets diagonally shaded.

Linking / Unlinking Clips: to group clips so actions effect together OR to sync audio Select clips in timeline; Clip > Link (CMD+L); ** You also can do this to UNLINK. Select the clip, (CMD+L), then click off the clip, click back on to the track you want to remove and hit Delete!

To use only Audio or Video from a synced clip, open clip in the Source window, and click either of these icons before dragging to the timeline. Only audio or video will appear.

Syncing (Merge) Clips In Browser: if you used a separate audio recorder, can merge up to 16 audio tracks 1) Select the video clip you want to merge audio clips to. (only one video per merged clip) 2) Shift select the audio clips you want to merge 3) Clip > Merge Clips: in box, chose sync method. New clip appears in Project panel “ Merged.”

Duplicate Clip to new location: Opt+drag clip to another position in the timeline. It makes a copy.

Duplicate a sequence: Select, (Edit > Duplicate), rename (or Right Click Duplicate)

Change Sequence Settings: Sequence > Sequence Settings…

Nesting a Sequence: Allows you to select a GROUP of clips in a sequence and contain them in their own sequence. You can then put that sequence inside of another sequence: easier to move around can apply single motion path and effects equally to the range of clips can force a change in render order if you have multiple clips https://helpx.adobe.com/premierepro/howto/premierepronestingsequencecc.html 1) Select clips 2) Clip > Nest name the sequence (or Right Click Nest) it turns green in the timeline, merged into one video / audio channel 3) Double click on nested sequence to make changes – updates it in master sequence 4) Use the button in the left corner of the timeline under the timecode to drag in a nested sequence back as the individual clips.

Creating shorter SUBCLIPS. If you have a long clip with many different shots that you would like to organize, you can create subclips. It is a reference file to the original that appears as its own clip in the Browser. It can be edited without changing the master clip. 1) Open clip in Source Monitor. 2) Mark In and Out pts (i, o) 3) Clip > Make Subclip (CMD+U) = creates new clip in Project window (new icon) a. √ Restrict Trims to Subclip Boundaries to limit media to in/out. If you decide later that you need a bit more media for a transition, etc., then Right click on clip Edit Subclip and uncheck that box.

Types of Edits

OVERWRITE (overlay) edit: source clip overwrites whatever is in the sequence, using source In and Out points to calculate the duration, replacing it, with NO TIME SHIFT. It replaces/removes whatever is in the target track(s). (default PP edit)

INSERT (splice or ripple) edit: splits a clip into two parts or creates a space between 2 clips and inserts new source clip between them. Ripples all clips down following the insertion (move to the right in the timeline = longer piece). CMD+drag clip to timeline (arrow Right appears)

REPLACE edit: replaces the contents of the sequence with the source, using CTI position in Source Monitor (not in/out points) ** Good for matching sync (replace clip with itself realigned), AND it keeps the effects, motion properties of the original clip intact and applies to adjusted clip. 1) Position the Source Monitor CTI on the frame you want to match / start your edit a. Or create a Match Frame (Sequence > Match Frame, or hit F) 2) Position the CTI in Timeline where you want the source clip to go 3) Right click on clip in Timeline, Replace with Clip > From Source Monitor (or Match Frame)

FIT TO FILL (Four point) edit: fits a certain portion of source material into a marked area in the timeline, changing the speed of the source clips to fill the duration specified in the timeline. 1) In Source Monitor: Set source In / Out to define part of source you want to fill in the timeline 2) Set In / Out in Timeline where you want to fill 3) Hit ( . ) or overwrite button in the Source Monitor. This box will appear, check “Change Clip Speed (Fit to Fill).”

Insert and Overwrite WITH TRANSITION: This adds the default transition at the head of the edit.

RIPPLE DELETE edit: removes selected material & MOVES clips down to close gap (Opt+delete)

LIFT edit: ( ; ) using in/out points, removes selected material in timeline, leaving a gap. 1) add in / out points in the timeline where you would like to remove material 2) select the tracks you want to lift, using the V1, V2, A1, A2, etc. buttons on the timeline. 3) Click the Lift button (in the Program Monitor, 3rd button from right on the bottom)

SPLIT edit (or L cut) is an edit transition from one shot to another, where the picture and sound are synchronized but the transitions in each are not coincident. (audio bridges across a video cut, etc.)

Using Project Window to make a quick, ROUGH EDIT (recreate your storyboard): 1) Change Project window prefs to Icon View, and change the size with the slider to the right. 2) Sort Icons > User Order so that you can rearrange clips (button to right of size slider) 3) Put the clips in order of your storyboard 4) Select each clip and add in / out points right in the Project Window 5) Shift select in the correct order, then drag them to the Timeline. You’ve got your Rough Edit!

Transitions: PP has a huge library of transitions to chose from, although you will most like use standard dissolves with the occasional wipe for your projects. We also have GenArts Sapphire Plugins. Remember: • Length of transitions depends on having enough overlapping material in the two source clips. If there isn’t enough, PP will either make a shorter transition, or not allow it at all! (Always leave a “head” and “tail” on your clips! (If you see a triangle in the upper corner of your clip in the timeline it means it is the first/last frame, and you will NOT be able to add a transition. You will need to shift your in/out point over to do so. 2

Favorite / Default Transitions: The default transition is a 1second Cross Dissolve. You can change the default in the Effects Tab of the Project Window. Favorites allow you to save many transitions for later use. • Edit > Preferences > General set “Video Transition Default Duration:” to change length. • Right+click on a transition and select “Set Selected As Default Transition” to change the default

Basic Transitions: Three ways to perform a centered transition (equally on both clips): In the Timeline, place the CTI between the two clips where you want the edit to happen. Then do: 1. Effects > Video Transitions: pick one from the list OR 2. Open the Effects Tab in the Project Window and drag a transition to the cut OR 3. Right click on edit point, Apply Default Transitions.

To Delete a Transition: Highlight it and click “DELETE” key To Copy and Paste (Reuse) a Transition: (or Option+Drag to duplicate) 1) Highlight it, (CMD+C); 2) Click on the cut so it is highlighted red, CMD+V (paste)

To Change Duration in the Timeline: Right+Click the transition, Set Transition Duration and enter new time OR Use Selection Tool and Drag one edge of the transition to make it longer/shorter

rd Video Effects: PP has hundreds of video effects. You can also add QuickTime and 3 party effects. DA owns GenArts Saphhire plugins, which adds hundreds more (only to use in our labs).

To Apply an Effect to a Clip: Open the Video Effects Bin in the Effects Tab of the Project window and drag the filter onto the clip in the timeline.

To Adjust an Effect: (Use the Effect Controls Tab in the Source Monitor window) 1) Double click the clip with the effect, and select the Effects tab in the Source Monitor 2) Change the settings on the effect by typing in a number OR dragging on the yellow value numbers a. Hold the CMD key and drag to be more precise and limiting in the value

To Temporarily Disable an Effect : Uncheck fx box next to the effect’s name in the Effect Controls window To Remove a Filter completely: Select the effect name in the Effect Controls tab and press Delete

Color Correction: There are many ways to adjust color in PP. If you are already familiar with Photoshop’s color adjustments, you can use Levels, Brightness/Contrast, etc. HOWEVER, the new Lumetri Color Panel is the best

Lumetri Color Panel = best use 99% of time, as it is an allinone! (great links below) https://helpx.adobe.com/premierepro/howto/lumetricoloroverview.html https://library.creativecow.net/biscardi_walter/adobepremiereprocolormehappy/1 1) Click the “COLOR” workspace in the top center of the interface to open Lumetri 2) Use the Basic Correction tab for most color issues a. change the White Balance Temperature first, then Tint to get the closest color b. Then adjust Exposure, Contrast, and Highlights/Shadows, Whites/Blacks, and Saturation 3) To add an overall “look” to your film, use the “Creative” tab, and scroll through premade options a. Add it to an Adjustment Layer in a layer above other layers to change the overall look of a film. b. It adds to the clip Effects, so Copy and Paste Attributes to apply to additional clips. 4) You can also use Curves, Color Wheels, and add a Vignette to your clip.