V I S UA L Q U I C K S TA R T G U I D E Adobe Premiere Pro CC JAN OZER Peachpit Press Visual QuickStart Guide Adobe Premiere Pro CC: Visual QuickStart Guide Jan Ozer Peachpit Press www.peachpit.com To report errors, please send a note to errata@peachpit.com Peachpit Press is a division of Pearson Education Copyright © 2013 by Jan Ozer Project Editor: Nancy Peterson Development Editor: Stephen Nathans-Kelly Contributing Writer: Shawn Lam Production Editor and Compositor: Danielle Foster Technical Editor: Pamela Berry, Luisa Winters Copyeditor: Scout Festa Indexer: Jack Lewis Interior Design: Peachpit Press Cover Design: RHDG / Riezebos Holzbaur, Peachpit Press Logo Design: MINE™ www.minesf.com Notice of Rights All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher For information on getting permission for reprints and excerpts, contact permissions@peachpit.com Photograph of author courtesy Gary McLennan Notice of Liability The information in this book is distributed on an “As Is” basis without warranty While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of the book, neither the author nor Peachpit Press shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the computer software and hardware products described in it Trademarks Visual QuickStart Guide is a registered trademark of Peachpit Press, a division of Pearson Education All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks Where those designations appear in this book, and Peachpit Press was aware of a trademark claim, the designations appear as requested by the owner of the trademark All other product names and services identified throughout this book are used in editorial fashion only and for the benefit of such companies with no intention of infringement of the trademark No such use, or the use of any trade name, is intended to convey endorsement or other affiliation with this book ISBN 13: 978-0-321-92954-9 ISBN 10: 0-321-92954-3 987654321 Printed and bound in the United States of America Dedication To my daughters, Elizabeth Whatley and Eleanor Rose, and my host daughters, Fran and Victoria You all bring immeasurable joy to my life Contributing Author Shawn Lam is a professionally accredited and multi-award-winning video producer and technical director. He has written over 50 articles for StreamingMediaProducer.com and its predecessor EventDV Magazine. His company, Shawn Lam Video Inc., specializes in corporate and event video production, including online video, video switching, webcasting, and video SEO. In addition to serving terms as the President of the British Columbia Professional Videographers Association, Shawn has taught video production business at B.C.I.T and has spoken at several international video production conferences Shawn lives in the Vancouver suburb of Port Coquiltam, with his wife and three kids and enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and going on adventures with his kids Table of Contents Chapter Welcome to Adobe Premiere Pro Touring the Interface The Premiere Pro Workflow Choosing Your Workspace About Your Workspace Customizing Your Workspace Setting Preferences Working with Keyboard Shortcuts Chapter 11 13 17 22 Setting Up Projects 25 Working with Projects 26 Working with Missing and Offline Files 31 Chapter Importing Media 35 Import Options Ingesting File-based Content in the Media Browser Importing from Tape-based Devices: Hardware Importing from Tape-based Devices: Software Using Playback Controls in the Capture Panel Working with Adobe Photoshop Files Importing Files from Your Hard Disk Importing Content from Premiere Pro Projects Generating Media with Adobe Premiere Pro Working with Dynamic Link Chapter 36 37 41 45 49 53 60 62 65 66 Organizing and Viewing Clips 69 Working in the Project Panel Project Panel Basics Clip Management in the Project Panel Finding Clips in the Project Panel Organizing Your Content with Bins Working with Bin-Related Preferences Working in List View Working in Icon View 70 72 74 78 83 86 89 93 Table of Contents v Viewing Clips in the Source Monitor Controlling Playback in the Source Monitor Configuring the Source Monitor Working with Clips in the Source Monitor Working with Subclips Choosing Display Modes Working with Metadata Working with Sequences Storyboard Editing in the Project Panel Chapter 98 100 102 108 116 118 122 126 133 136 143 147 149 153 155 158 162 168 172 Editing in the Timeline 175 Selecting Clips on the Timeline Grouping and Ungrouping Clips Working with Snapping Dragging Clips in the Timeline Moving Clips via Keyboard Controls and the Keypad Moving Clips from Track to Track Working with Track Targeting Cut, Copy, Paste, and Paste Insert Deleting Clips on the Timeline Finding and Deleting Gaps in the Timeline Performing Lift and Extract Edits Replacing a Clip on the Timeline Splitting Clips Linking and Unlinking Clips Adding Markers on the Timeline Chapter Working with the Timeline 135 Customizing the Timeline Adding and Deleting Tracks Choosing the Timecode Display Format Navigating in the Timeline Monitoring Audio and Video Sync Lock and Track Lock Getting Clips to the Timeline Insert and Overwrite Edits Three- and Four-Point Edits Playing Clips in the Program Monitor Chapter 176 180 182 183 188 190 192 194 198 200 203 205 208 212 214 Advanced Timeline Techniques 221 About the Trimming Modes 222 Editing in the Program Monitor 232 vi Table of Contents Trimming with Keyboard Controls Producing Split Edits Changing Clip Speed Working with Nested Clips Finding Stuff Chapter 241 244 245 248 253 Working with Video Effects 279 280 283 288 290 297 298 304 Working with Transitions 307 308 312 317 320 323 326 Color and Brightness Correction 327 Working in Color Correction Mode Using the Waveform Monitor Color-Correcting Your Video Applying Lumetri Effects with Adjustment Layers Chapter 12 269 273 277 About Transitions Working with Transitions Customizing Transitions Fading In from and Out to Black Audio Transitions Adding the Default Transitions to Multiple Clips Chapter 11 256 265 267 About Premiere Pro Effects The Effects Workflow Animate an Effect with Keyframes Applying Effects to Multiple Clips Keying and Greenscreen Basics Applying and Configuring the Ultra Key Effect Cleaning Up Edges with Garbage Mattes Chapter 10 Adding Motion to Clips 255 Working with Premiere Pro’s Motion Controls Adjusting Effects in the Timeline Working with Keyframes Working with Keyframes in the Effect Controls Panel Customizing Keyframes Time Remapping via Keyframes Chapter 328 331 337 341 Multi-Camera Editing 345 Syncing Clips from Multiple Cameras 346 Identifying Sync Points Using a Multi-Camera Source Sequence 348 Table of Contents vii Accessing the Multi-Camera Source Sequence in the Timeline 354 The Nested Sequence Method 358 Producing Multi-Camera Edits 362 A Few Additional Audio Notes 365 Chapter 13 Working with Titles 367 About Titles 368 Working with the Titler 369 Working with Premiere Pro’s Title Templates 371 Working with Text 373 Setting Text and Shape Properties 377 Working with Styles 382 Creating Shapes 384 Arranging Shapes and Text 385 Centering, Aligning, and Distributing Objects 386 Working with Logos 388 Creating Rolls and Crawls 389 Chapter 14 Working with Audio 391 Adjusting Volume in the Effect Controls Panel Adjusting Volume on the Timeline Working with Gain Sending Audio to Adobe Audition Entering the Audio Workspace Working with Audio Effects 392 396 398 402 403 406 Chapter 15 Publishing Your Video 413 Exporting Still Images 414 Exporting Media from Premiere Pro 415 About Adobe Media Encoder 424 Watch Folders 430 Workflows 431 Index 435 Bonus Working with Closed Captions B1-1 Overview B1-2 Importing and Displaying Existing Caption Files B1-4 Working with Embedded Captions B1-8 Editing Caption Files B1-10 Creating Caption Files B1-13 Exporting Files with Closed Captions B1-15 viii Table of Contents Welcome to Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is the hub of the Adobe Creative Suite It is an application through which input from After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, Prelude, Story, and other programs is integrated into a video production that can be shown anywhere from a mobile phone to a 3D theater metroplex Lofty visions, but first you have to get comfortable with the program and learn where to find all the critical panels and controls That’s what you’ll accomplish in this chapter You’ll start with a quick tour of the interface and then an overview of Premiere Pro’s non-linear editing workflow Then you’ll learn how to choose and customize Premiere Pro’s workspaces and choose the most relevant preferences The chapter concludes with a look at how to choose and customize keyboard shortcuts to streamline repetitive editing functions In This Chapter Touring the Interface The Premiere Pro Workflow Choosing Your Workspace About Your Workspace 11 Customizing Your Workspace 13 Setting Preferences 17 Working with Keyboard Shortcuts 22 B Enabling caption display in the Program Monitor Settings menu To view captions in the Source Monitor (for MOV files with embedded captions) and the Program Monitor, you must enable captions in the Program Monitor Settings menu B It’s simple enough, but there are some configuration options that I’ll cover later in the chapter Finally, to export captions, choose the desired output in the Captions tab of the Export Settings dialog C C Choosing caption-related export options in the Captions tab of the Export Settings dialog Working with Closed Captions B1-3 Importing and Displaying Existing Caption Files Let’s start with the most basic operations: importing and displaying caption files, which is the workflow you would use when not working with MOV files with embedded captions To import caption files: Click the Media Browser tab to open the Media Browser (Shift+8) A Navigate to the folder that contains the captions to import A To narrow the focus of your search, click the File Types Displayed icon B and choose the type of caption file that you’re importing I’m working with a MacCaption VANC file C, so I’ll choose that format The Media Browser now shows only mcc files A You probably know this drill, but let’s run through it Click the Media Browser tab, then navigate to the desired folder B This icon lets you limit your search to certain file types C MacCaption VANC files, for example B1-4 Bonus Chapter B1 Right-click the file and choose Import D Premiere Pro imports the file into the Project panel E To display caption files: Drag the caption file to the Timeline to a track above the source video file F D Right-click and choose Import To increase track height to view the captions, hover your pointer over the track header and push the scroll wheel on your mouse away G The track height expands, showing the captions continues on next page E Premiere Pro obeys and places the file in the Project panel F Drag the caption to the Timeline G Increase track height to see the captions on the Timeline Working with Closed Captions B1-5 Click the Program Monitor Settings icon and choose Closed Captioning Display > Settings H Premiere Pro opens the Closed Captioning Display Settings dialog I In the Closed Captioning Display Settings dialog, click the Standard menu and choose the standard that matches the source files and captions, typically CEA-608 for NTSC and Teletext for PAL I H Opening the Closed Captioning Display Settings dialog I Choosing the correct standard Staying in Sync Adobe designed the new caption features primarily to enable producers with existing caption files to edit the captioned footage with captions intact Once a caption file is on the Timeline, you can cut, copy, and paste the file, just like any other piece of content As you’ll see, when working with MOV files with embedded captions, Premiere Pro will let you know if the audio/video and captions get out of sync However, in this iteration, when working with separate audio/video and caption files, you’re in charge of maintaining synchronization between the captions and the underlying audio and video In other words, although Premiere Pro lets you know when audio and video are out of sync, there is no similar function for non-embedded caption files You’re in charge of dragging the caption file to the correct starting point on the Timeline This is usually pretty simple, though, because it’s at the start of the Timeline However, as you edit the footage, it will become harder to maintain synchronization So once you have the files synchronized, you should consider grouping the source audio/video files with the caption file by selecting all three clips, right-clicking, and choosing Group That way, the captions and source files should stay aligned through all edits But note that although the caption clip is grouped with other clips, clicking it will not make the captions appear in the Caption panel If you need to edit the captions in any way, you’ll have to ungroup the clips by right-clicking any of the grouped clips and choosing Ungroup B1-6 Bonus Chapter B1 In the Stream menu, choose the appropriate stream J When only one caption file exists, this is typically the first stream J Choosing the stream K Enabling caption display Click the Program Monitor Settings icon and choose Closed Captioning Display > Enable K Premiere Pro displays the captions in the Program Monitor L If you use captions a lot, consider adding an icon to the Program Monitor to toggle closed caption display on and off To so, click the Button Editor icon on the lower right of the Program Monitor to open the Button Editor, and then drag the closed caption icon into the control area M L There they are M Click the + icon to open the Button Editor, and drag the closed caption icon into the control area Working with Closed Captions B1-7 Working with Embedded Captions Working with captions embedded in QuickTime MOV files is much simpler than separate files, but there’s one hitch: In the initial release, Premiere Pro won’t recognize captions with files imported using the MPEG importer This means that Premiere Pro won’t see embedded captions in files stored in the MPG or MP4 container format (and likely the MPEG-2/H.264/MPEG-4 codecs) On the other hand, if your files are in the ProRes format, this shouldn’t be a problem I got the feeling talking with an Adobe engineer that this issue will be resolved in the short term Until then, however, if you have embedded captions stored in an MP4 or MPG file, they won’t appear as shown in this section For example, A shows the Flaccavento.mov file in the Project panel, with the Properties open (if it’s not open, right-click the file and choose Properties) The file contains video track, audio track, 1 closed caption track, and timecode track A You can see the embedded caption in the QuickTime file B1-8 Bonus Chapter B1 B shows the same file in the Source Monitor, where I’ve enabled Closed Caption Display in the Settings menu C shows the file in the Timeline, where the captions file appears on Video above the video file on Video B If you enable captions, you can view embedded captions in the Source Monitor Pressing the Alt/Option key, I dragged the captions file out of sync, and you can see the red timecode on the upper left of the track showing that it’s 3:28 out of sync As with embedded audio files, you can restore sync by right-clicking the red numbers and choosing either Move into Sync or Slip into Sync From here on out, whether the caption file was embedded or added via a separate captions file, editing and output are exactly the same C With embedded captions, you will know when you’re out of sync Working with Closed Captions B1-9 Editing Caption Files Premiere Pro provides extensive control over caption appearance, style, and placement Be advised, however, that you can edit only one caption at a time For most edits, which will likely involve touching up text, this is irrelevant A Choose the caption file to display in the However, if you want to make a global change, like changing caption color from black to blue, you’ll have to change each caption separately Until this changes, you should limit your edits (for longer videos at least) to absolutely critical changes so as to avoid the time-consuming work of changing each caption separately Captions panel To edit caption files: Click the caption file in the Timeline to select it A You can also edit a caption file in the Project panel by selecting it, but you won’t be able to review your edits with the source file unless you position both on the Timeline Click the Captions panel (if open), or choose Window > Captions to open it The captions should appear in the panel B Background color Text color Insert music note Underline Alignment Italicize Choose color Position caption block Set horizontal position Set vertical position Type Add caption Delete caption B Click the Captions panel, then choose a caption type B1-10 Bonus Chapter B1 To view your customization efforts as you make them, drag the playhead over the captions that you’re editing C Type the desired changes To change the caption type, click the Type menu and choose the desired type B D Click the box on the left to choose all text in To change any text, click the caption text box to make it active and type the necessary changes C shows me adding a comma (,) between “here” and “but” at the end of the caption E Or, highlight specific text to edit To adjust the style, positioning, or color of any caption, you can select the entire caption by clicking the box on the left D, or you can click just the text that you wish to adjust E the caption After making this selection, any or all of the following: > To change the alignment, click the desired alignment (left, center, or middle) B F Changing the background color/opacity > To italicize any text, click the Italicize icon > To underline any text, click the Underline icon > To change the background color and/ or opacity, click the Background Color icon F and then choose the desired color/opacity using the Choose Color button G Changing the text color > To change text color and/or opacity, click the Text Color icon G and then choose the desired color using the Choose Color button continues on next page Working with Closed Captions B1-11 > To adjust the text positioning, any or all of the following H Click one of nine • Click a position in the Position Caption Block H positions • Adjust the horizontal positioning I I Or, set the horizontal position with this control • Adjust the vertical positioning J To adjust the timing of the caption, one of the following: J Or, set the vertical > Hover your pointer over the In or Out time until it becomes the two-headed pointer K, and then drag to the desired time position with this control K You can drag the In and Out values to the desired time > Click the In or Out time to make it active, and type the desired value L Press Return/Enter L Or click the field to make it active, and enter the time manually Note that you can’t extend one caption onto another If you try, you’ll see an error message M and Premiere Pro won’t make the adjustment To add the music icon to indicate background music, move the pointer to the desired position and click the Insert Music Note icon N Premiere Pro adds the music note O M If you encroach on another caption, you’ll see this error message 10 To add or delete a caption, click the Add Caption (+) or Delete Caption (–) button on the bottom right of the Captions panel B N Adding a music note lets the viewer know In the pre-release version of the program (which is what I’m working with), there is no Undo/Redo functionality So be careful out there there is background music O The note appears in the caption Although the handles on the Timeline look promising for adjusting the timing of individual captions, they don’t perform this function for me P Again, perhaps this is functionality that will make it into the final release P These handles didn’t seem to work in the version I tested; perhaps you’ll have better luck B1-12 Bonus Chapter B1 Creating Caption Files Though Premiere Pro’s captioning features were created primarily for editing existing captions, you can also create captions in Premiere Pro You create a series of captions, and Premiere Pro configures each new caption identically to the previous caption A Creating a new closed captions file B Choosing the video settings As mentioned in the previous section, Premiere Pro can edit only one caption at a time, so if you decide to use a different color or text position midway through the creation process, changing existing captions will be time-consuming To avoid a lot of rework, experiment on the first caption and nail down the final configuration Though in most instances it’s not absolutely essential to drag the caption file to the Timeline during caption creation, it’s more convenient to create captions with the caption file in the Timeline and matched with the source media That way, you can confirm the precise wording, timing, and positioning while you’re creating the captions Even if you’re working from a script with timecodes, I recommend working with the caption file on the Timeline to confirm your work as you go along To create a caption file: Premiere Pro will match the caption video settings to the open sequence, so make sure the sequence that you’ll be adding captions to is selected in the Timeline On the bottom right of the Project panel, click the New Item icon and choose Closed Captions A Premiere Pro opens the New Closed Captions dialog B continues on next page Working with Closed Captions B1-13 Change any video settings (if necessary), and press OK B In the New Closed Captions dialog, choose the appropriate video standard—CEA-608 for NTSC, or Teletext for PAL C C Choosing the appropriate standard Choose the appropriate stream D You can create up to four closed caption files for CEA-608 and two for Teletext Click OK to close the dialog, and Premiere Pro creates the new caption file in the Project panel E Click the Captions panel tab F, or choose Window > Captions D Choosing the stream If desired, drag the caption file into the Timeline above the source content so you can preview your new caption as you create it In the Captions panel, edit the caption as desired, following the instructions provided in steps 4–9 in the previous section To add a caption, click the Add Caption (+) G button on the bottom right of the Captions panel Repeat as necessary F If you worked through the previous exercise, this should look familiar B1-14 Bonus Chapter B1 E The new closed captions file G Add captions in the Captions panel; repeat as necessary Exporting Files with Closed Captions A Choosing the QuickTime output format B Telling Premiere Pro to embed the captions in the MOV file Premiere Pro can export captions in two ways without third-party hardware When producing a QuickTime file, you can export captions embedded in the QuickTime file itself, or in a sidecar file in one of four formats: Scenarist Closed Caption files (.scc), MacCaption VANC files (.mcc), W3C/ SMPTE/EBU Timed Text files (.xml), and EBU N19 Subtitle files (.stl) With all other formats, including MPEG-2 and MP4 files, your only option is the sidecar route in one of the four aforementioned formats Which is the right approach? It’s entirely dependent upon how you plan to deploy the file Ask the person in charge of integrating captions into the final video files to identify the best option for your unique use To export embedded captions in a QuickTime file: With the target sequence selected in the Timeline, choose File > Export > Media (Control+M [Windows] or Command+M [Mac OS]) Premiere Pro opens the Export Settings dialog In the Format menu, choose QuickTime A Choose all other settings as normal Click the Captions tab B In the Export Options menu, choose Embed in Output File B Choose other rendering options as desired, click Queue or Export, and Premiere Pro will embed the captions in the QuickTime file Working with Closed Captions B1-15 To export captions in a sidecar file: With the target sequence selected in the Timeline, choose File > Export > Media (Control+M [Windows] or Command+M [Mac OS]) Premiere Pro opens the Export Settings dialog In the Format menu, choose the format C Choose all other settings as normal C With other formats, like H.264, you can only create a sidecar file… Click the Captions tab D In the Export Options menu, choose Create Sidecar File D In the File Format menu, choose the desired sidecar file format E In the Frame Rate menu, choose the frame rate option that matches your output video format F Note that your frame rate options will vary with each sidecar format Choose other rendering options as desired, click Queue or Export, and Premiere Pro will create a separate sidecar file with the captions and store it in the same location as the rendered file D …as you can see here E Choose the desired output format F Choose the frame rate B1-16 Bonus Chapter B1 Join the Peachpit Affiliate Team! 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I S UA L Q U I C K S TA R T G U I D E Adobe Premiere Pro CC JAN OZER Peachpit Press Visual QuickStart Guide Adobe Premiere Pro CC: Visual QuickStart Guide Jan Ozer Peachpit Press www.peachpit.com... to be safe Premiere Pro stores the auto-saved projects in a subfolder, labeled Adobe Premiere Pro AutoSave, that’s located in the folder where you stored your project file D Premiere Pro will store... the desired panel Welcome to Adobe Premiere Pro The Premiere Pro Workflow Premiere Pro is a non-linear editor By way of background, video editing originally occurred on tape, and the only way