Premiere1.doc
rev 04/12/2015
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 Adobe Encore.)
 Create Flash Videos for the Web
 Or create MP4 videos for the Web, HTML 5
 Insert the videos into a Web page
Start Premiere
 Open your Cats Movie Project 2 project from last
module (Or whatever you last named it)
 Delete everything on the timeline (from previous
session). Set time code 00:00:00:00, or press Home
key
Source Window:
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Editing video and audio clips
 Double-click on pic1.avi in the Project bin to open it
in the Source window
As you will see, clips can have a start/In point/marker, and
an end/Out marker. Together they define a sub-clip
 Use gold slider (play head) and move it to time code
00:00:00:00 …or press the Home key on the
keyboard
Use the Source window to:
1. Edit a clip; (audio and video) and copy it to the
timeline and or save it
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2. copy audio only to the timeline
3. Copy video only to the time line
Using the video and audio only options
Suppose we want only 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
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 Zoom by clicking + sign several times
Also, use these to zoom:
Let’s show frame first and last frames of a video clip
 On the timeline, near upper right corner, click here:
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Or, depending on which version you’re using, click here
 Choose
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 Then click the wrench button/tool on the timeline and
select Expand all Tracks
Result:
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Editing/trimming audio (music) in Source window
 Open Cat Scratch Fever
o 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, want these new values:
Start at 00:02:30:00
End at 00:03:40:06
Note: To clear in, out markers, right-click on the clip and
choose Clear In and Out
You can also enter the time code values directly:
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Enter start SMPTE value (00:02:30:00)
Tab
Press I
Enter end SMTPE code (00:03:40:06)
Tab
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 Press “O”
 Note the duration on the right upper box. To lengthen
the duration, slide the } to the right
 You can use it now by dragging it to the timeline, and/or
save it…do both…drag to audio 2 track
 To save your (sub) clip, Choose Clip>Make subclip
 Name it cats scratch fever clip
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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 4 or 5 images to the timeline
 As you drag, pull the last image to the right to lengthen
its duration
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Recall we have to reduce the image size to fit the frame size. To
do so, right-click the clip and choose set to frame size
 Try one
 To delete a set frame size option, right click on the clip and
select remove effects:
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Using Effect Controls tab to resize images
 This method is more flexible than fit to frame…
Example:
 Position the playhead over any image:
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 Click on the desired clip on the timeline
 Move the playhead over the image
 Open the Effect Controls tab:
 Expand the Motion tool and look for Scale
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 Adjust the Scale value until the image is
“safe”…recall/show safe areas (Right-click the image
in the Program window and choose Safe Margins
 You can also move the image (change the position x,y
values…see below
 You can also use Effects Control to Move the image
o Click the word Motion, then move the image:
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 Later, we’ll see how to pan across an image and to
zoom in
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:
o Position the cursor at the end of the last clip
o Will see a new cursor shape, drag to the right to
change the duration:
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 Make the duration last about 7 seconds
Method # 2 Use a Menu option
 Right-click a 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
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 Try again, but this time check the Ripple Edit box
Method #3: Use Ripple Edit tool
For changing the duration of any clip on the timeline
We will use Ripple Edit Tool in the toolbox to change
the duration of any clip
 Example:
 Select a picture…click it and move playhead over
the clip
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 Click the Ripple Edit tool
 Drag the cursor one way or the other
Note the new cursor shape:
 Lengthen the clip to the 12 second mark
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 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:
o 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:
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 Now, try to lengthen pic1, can’t. Must click the Ripple
Edit box
 Save the project as cats Movie 3
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
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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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