User manual ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2

Chapter 1: Copyright User Guide © 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe® Premiere® Pro 2.0 User Guide for Windows® If this guide is distributed with software that includes an end user agreement, this guide, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. Except as permitted by any such license, no part of this guide may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please note that the content in this guide is protected under copyright law even if it is not distributed with software that includes an end user license agreement. The content of this guide is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Adobe Systems Incorporated. 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Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110, USA. iii Contents Chapter 1: Getting started with Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Installation and registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Adobe Help Center Using Help New features ....................................................................... 2 ......................................................... 5 ................................................................................ 3 ............................................................................. 8 Tips, training, and other resources Chapter 2: Workflow and workspace Workflow and workspace basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Customizing the workspace Predefined workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Chapter 3: Projects Project basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Aspect ratio 24P projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Improving performance Correcting mistakes Chapter 4: Adobe Bridge The basics of Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Files and folders in Bridge Metadata in Bridge Adobe Stock Photos Comp images Buying stock photos Stock Photos Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Running automated tasks with Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Chapter 5: Capturing, digitizing, and importing Collecting assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Device control Batch capturing Timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Capturing and digitizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Online and offline editing Importing files Chapter 6: Managing and viewing assets Customizing the Project panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Organizing assets Working with assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Source and Program Monitors iv Playing assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Reference Monitor Chapter 7: Editing a sequence Editing overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Working in the Timeline panel Working with tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Trimming clips in the Source Monitor Assembling a sequence Changing clip attributes Trimming clips in a sequence Working with clips in a sequence Rearranging clips in a sequence Previewing a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Chapter 8: Editing: Beyond the basics Using markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Editing audio in the Timeline panel Creating special clips Multiple sequences Subclips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Editing a multi-camera sequence Working in other applications Adobe Dynamic Link To copy and paste between Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Chapter 9: Transitions Transition overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Adding transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Fine-tuning transitions Customizable transitions Chapter 10: Audio Working with audio Recording audio Audio transitions Advanced mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Working with clips, channels, and tracks Adjusting volume levels Panning and balancing Applying effects to audio Automating audio changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 Editing audio in Adobe Audition Chapter 11: Using the Titler Creating titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Using title templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 v Designing titles for television Adding text to titles Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Working with paragraph text Adding shapes and images Working with objects in titles Working with styles Adding color, fills, texture, strokes, and shadows Rolling and crawling titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Chapter 12: Animation Animating effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Activating and selecting keyframes Adding and setting keyframes Moving and copying keyframes Motion effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Compositing video Defining transparent areas with keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Creating transparency and solid colors with mattes Chapter 16: Video output Exporting basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Exporting to videotape or DVD Exporting to files Adobe Media Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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shortcuts Finding and customizing keyboard shortcuts Default keyboard shortcuts Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 1 Chapter 1: Getting started with Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Installation and registration To install 1 Close any Adobe® applications that are open. 2 Insert the product disc into your computer's DVD drive. 3 Double-click the disc icon, and then follow the on-screen instructions. After installing the product for the first time on a computer, you will be prompted to activate your copy of the product. (See "To activate" on page 1.) For more detailed instructions for installing or uninstalling the product, see the ReadMe file on the product disc. To activate Activation is a simple, anonymous process that you must complete within 30 days of installing the product. Activation allows you to continue using the product, and it helps prevent casual copying of the product onto more computers than the license agreement allows. After you have installed the product for the first time on a computer, the Activation dialog box opens, prompting you to activate your copy of the product. 1 If the Activation dialog box is not already open, start the product and choose Help > Activate. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions. Important: If you want to install the product on a different computer, you must first transfer the activation to that computer. To transfer an activation, choose Help > Transfer Activation. To learn more about activation, visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/activation/main.html. To register Register your Adobe product to receive complimentary support on installation and product defects and notifications about product updates. Registering your product also gives you access to the wealth of tips, tricks, and tutorials in Resource Center and access to Adobe Studio Exchange, an online community where users download and share thousands of free actions, plug-ins, and other content for use with Adobe products. Note: An active Internet connection is required for registration. The Registration dialog box may open after activation, prompting you to register your copy of the product. 1 If the Registration dialog box is not already open, start the product and choose Help > Registration. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions. ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 2 User Guide See also "Resource Center" on page 6 Adobe Help Center About Adobe Help Center Adobe® Help Center is a free, downloadable application that includes three primary features. Product Help Provides Help for Adobe desktop products installed on your system. (If no Adobe desktop products are installed, topics for them aren't available.) Help topics are updated periodically and can be downloaded through Adobe Help Center preferences. For the products you've installed, Product Help also provides dynamic listings of the top support issues and the most recent support documents published on Adobe.com. Expert Support Provides information about Adobe Expert Support plans and lets you store details about plans you've purchased. If you have an active support plan, you can also use the Expert Support section to submit web cases--questions sent to Adobe support professionals over the web. To access links in the Expert Support section, you must have an active Internet connection. More Resources Provides easy access to the extensive resources on Adobe.com, including support pages, user forums, tips and tutorials, and training. You can also use this area to store contact information for friends, colleagues, or support professionals, or even websites you turn to for inspiration or troubleshooting information. See also "Using Help" on page 3 "To search Help topics" on page 4 "To navigate Help" on page 4 "To view support documents" on page 3 To check for updates Adobe periodically provides updates to software and to topics in Adobe Help Center. You can easily obtain these updates through Adobe Help Center. An active Internet connection is required. 1 Click the Preferences button in the top-right corner. 2 In the Preferences dialog box, click Check For Updates. If updates are available, follow the on-screen directions to download and save them. You can also check for updates from within many Adobe applications by choosing Help > Updates. To set Adobe Help Center preferences 1 Click the Preferences button in the top-right corner. 2 Set any of the following options, and click OK. Region Specifies your geographical location. Changing this option may affect which services are available to you. Language Specifies the language in which Expert Support content is displayed. ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 3 User Guide Display Renewal Reminders For Expert Support Contracts Displays reminder screens when your Expert Support plan has almost expired. Deselect this option if you'd like to turn off these reminders. Enable Auto Login For Web Case Submission Allows you to submit support questions over the web. This option is available only if you have an active Expert Support plan. User Interface Language Specifies the language in which Adobe Help Center interface text is displayed. Check For Updates Searches for new updates to software and Help topics as they become available from Adobe. This option also lets you specify notification options and choose which applications to update. Network Administrators Displays options for network administration. To view support documents From within Adobe Help Center, you can get up-to-the-minute listings of the top support issues and the most recent documents added to the support knowledgebase. Each time you start Adobe Help Center, it uses RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology to gather this information from the Adobe website and update the listings dynamically. 1 In Adobe Help Center, click Product Help and select a product from the For menu. 2 Click the Contents tab in the navigation pane, and do either of the following: · Click Recent Documents to display a summary of the most recent documents for the selected product. · Click Top Issues to display a summary of the top issues documents for the selected product. 3 To view a document in full on the Adobe website, click its link. (An active Internet connection is required.) To display More Resources The More Resources section in Adobe Help Center provides easy access to some of the content and services available from the Adobe website, including support, training, tutorials, and forums. To display this section, click More Resources. To add contact information in More Resources 1 Click More Resources, and then click Personal Contacts. 2 Do any of the following: · To add a contact, click New, type the contact information you want to save, and click OK. · To edit a contact, click a contact in the list, click Edit, make changes to the information, and click OK. · To delete a contact, click a contact in the list, and then click Delete. To confirm the deletion, click Yes. Using Help Using Help The complete documentation for using your Adobe product is available in Help, a browser-based system you can access through Adobe Help Center. Help topics are updated periodically, so you can always be sure to have the most recent information available. For details, see "To check for updates" on page 2. ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 4 User Guide Important: Adobe Help systems include all of the information in the printed user guides, plus additional information not included in print. A PDF version of the complete Help content, optimized for printing, is also provided on the CD or DVD in the product box. See also "To navigate Help" on page 4 "To search Help topics" on page 4 To navigate Help Do any of the following: · To view Help for a product, choose the product name from the For menu. · To expand or collapse a section, click the blue triangle to the left of the section name. · To display a topic, click its title. See also "To use bookmarks" on page 5 To search Help topics Search using words or phrases to quickly find topics. You can search Help for one product or for all Adobe products you've installed. If you find a topic that you may want to view again, bookmark it for quick retrieval. 1 In Adobe Help Center, click Product Help, and choose a product from the For menu. 2 Type one or more words in the Search For box, and choose an option from the In menu: This Product Searches Help for the selected product. All Products Searches Help for all Adobe products you have installed. 3 Click Search. Topics matching the search words appear in the navigation pane, grouped by product and listed in order of relevance. 4 To view a topic, click its title. 5 To return to the navigation pane, do one of the following: · Click the Home button. · Click the Back button. · Click Next Topic or Previous Topic. See also "To print a topic from Help" on page 5 "To use bookmarks" on page 5 ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 5 User Guide Search tips The search feature in Adobe Help Center works by searching the entire Help text for topics that contain any of the words typed in the Search For box. These tips can help you improve your search results in Help: · If you search using a phrase, such as "shape tool," put quotation marks around the phrase. The search returns only those topics containing all words in the phrase. · Make sure that the search terms are spelled correctly. · If a search term doesn't yield results, try using a synonym, such as "web" instead of "Internet." To print a topic from Help 1 Select the topic you want to print, and click the Print button. 2 Choose the printer you'd like to use, and then click Print. To change the view By default, Adobe Help Center opens in Full view. Full view gives you access to the Product Help, Expert Support, and More Resources sections. Switch to Compact view when you want to see only the selected Help topic and you want to keep the Help window on top of your product workspace. Click the view icon to switch between Full and Compact views. To use bookmarks You can bookmark especially helpful topics for easy access, just as you bookmark pages in a web browser, and reread them at another time. · To view bookmarks, click the Bookmarks tab in the navigation pane. · To create a bookmark, select the topic you want to mark, and click the Bookmark button . When the New Bookmark dialog box appears, type a new name in the text box if desired, and then click OK. deletion. · To delete a bookmark, select it in the Bookmarks pane, and click the Delete button. Click Yes to confirm the · To rename a bookmark, select it in the Bookmarks pane, and then click the Rename Bookmark button . In the dialog box, type a new name for the bookmark and then click OK. · To move a bookmark, select it in the Bookmarks pane, and then click the Move Up button or the Move Down button . Tips, training, and other resources Learning resources Adobe provides a wide range of resources to help you learn and use Adobe products. · "Total Training Video Workshop DVD" on page 6: Professional training videos from experts. · "Resource Center" on page 6: Videos, tips and tricks, and other learning material on Adobe products. · "Other resources" on page 7: Training, books, user forums, product certification, and more. ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 6 User Guide · Support: Complimentary and paid technical support options from Adobe. · "Extras and other downloads" on page 8: Other software and content. See also "About Adobe Help Center" on page 2 "Using Help" on page 3 Total Training Video Workshop DVD Presented by experts in their fields, Total Training videos provide overviews, demonstrations of key new features, and many useful tips and techniques for beginning and advanced users. Look for accompanying step-by-step instructions to selected Total Training videos in monthly updates to Resource Center. In addition to the Total Training Video Workshop DVD included with your software, short Total Training web videos on a variety of products and topics are also available in Resource Center, and complete Total Training courseware can be purchased online from the Adobe Store. See also "Resource Center" on page 6 Resource Center Resource Center provides a wealth of tips, tricks, tutorials, and instructional content in video, PDF, and HTML formats, authored by experts from Adobe and its publishing partners. You can search the entire collection or sort by product, topic, date, and type of content; new content is added monthly. Resource Center is available in English, French, German, and Japanese. Find it from the home page of the Adobe website. ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 7 User Guide Tips and tutorials in Resource Center For free content and add-ons, visit Adobe Studio Exchange, an online community where users download and share thousands of free actions, plug-ins, and other content for use with Adobe products. To visit Adobe Studio Exchange, go to Resource Center from the home page of the Adobe website. See also "Total Training Video Workshop DVD" on page 6 "Other resources" on page 7 Other resources Additional sources of information and help are available for Adobe products. · Visit the Training area of the Adobe website for access to Adobe Press books; online, video, and instructor-led training resources; Adobe software certification programs; and more. · Visit the Adobe user forums, where users share tips, ask questions, and find out how others are getting the most out of their software. User forums are available in English, French, German, and Japanese from the main Support page of your local Adobe website. · Visit the Support area of the Adobe website for additional information about free and paid technical support options. Top issues are listed by product on the Adobe U.S. and Adobe Japan websites. · Click More Resources in Adobe Help Center to access many of the resources on the Adobe website and to create your own list of frequently visited user groups and websites and valuable contacts. ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 8 User Guide · For complete developer documentation and resources, visit the Developers area of the Adobe website at http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/main.html. For additional backgrounders and instructional content, visit Resource Center. Extras and other downloads Your product includes Adobe Stock Photos, an integrated service available within Adobe Bridge that lets you search, view, try, and buy royalty-free stock photography from leading stock libraries. Because of the tight integration between Stock Photos and Adobe products, you can download images directly into your projects. The Downloads area of the Adobe website includes free updates, tryouts, and other useful software. In addition, the Plug-ins section of the Adobe Store provides access to thousands of plug-ins from third-party developers, helping you automate tasks, customize workflows, create specialized professional effects, and more. Adobe periodically provides downloadable updates to topics in Adobe Help Center and to Adobe Help Center software itself. See also "About Adobe Bridge" on page 40 "About Adobe Stock Photos" on page 56 "Resource Center" on page 6 "Other resources" on page 7 "About Adobe Help Center" on page 2 New features What's new With version 2.0, Adobe Premiere® Pro builds on its field-proven strengths, extends its reach to new formats, and provides users with even greater support for workflow integration and productivity. Here's a quick look at some of the new features that help make Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 an integral part of Adobe's comprehensive solution for even the most demanding productions. Customizable efficient workspaces The Adobe user interface now allows you even greater ability to customize and save workspaces of your own design. You can dock panels to one another in groups or pull any panel out of a group. When you resize a panel, the others in the workspace expand or contract as necessary to give you the most efficient use of the space. Uncompressed HD support Capture, edit, and output full-resolution uncompressed, high-definition video through HD VTRs and other devices by way of an HD-enabled SDI card. SD-SDI support Capture, edit, and output standard-definition digital video in either NTSC or PAL standards through an SD-SDI card. Native HDV editing Log, batch-capture, and edit HDV footage in real time without a need for additional HDV plug-ins. Macromedia Flash export Export your video in Macromedia® FlashTM, a popular format for delivery on the web and to mobile devices. ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 9 User Guide Professional VTR support Control video decks using RS-422 or RS-232 protocols. Feet + frames timecode Display timecode in standard film formats when working with captured film footage. Scrolling Timeline panel Choose how the Timeline panel is displayed during previews. Set the Timeline Playback Auto-Scrolling preference to Smooth Scroll to see the ruler and tracks move past a stationary indicator showing the current playback location. Choose Page Scroll to see the timeline advance by a full screen each time the playback indicator reaches the edge of the panel. Or choose No Scroll to allow the indicator to move through a stationary timeline past the edge of the panel. GPU-accelerated rendering Tap into your Direct3D 9.0-capable graphics card to speed previews and the rendering of effects. DVD authoring from the timeline Author menu-driven or autoplay DVDs and burn them straight from the timeline for quick client reviews and test disks. Adobe Bridge Access, manage, and manipulate files from any of your Adobe Creative Suite applications through a single interface. Integrated titling tool Create text and graphics titles from scratch, templates, or user-defined styles. Lighting effects filter Add multiple spot, directional, or omni lights for varied looks within a scene. After Effects integration Drag and drop and copy and paste to co-edit compositions between Adobe After Effects® and Adobe Premiere Pro. Additionally, users of Adobe Production Studio can use Dynamic Link. With Dynamic Link, you don't need to render an After Effects composition to view and edit it in an Adobe Premiere Pro Sequence. Clip notes Send edited videos embedded in PDF files to your clients, and read their timecode-specific comments from markers that appear in the timeline of Adobe Premiere Pro. Support for 4096x4096 frames Import, edit, and output image sequences at the 2K and 4K resolutions often used for online feature-film work. Multicam editing Edit footage from multiple-camera shoots with ease. View up to four source tracks simultaneously in the quad-view monitor, and switch between them in real time while previewing their output in the Program Monitor. Create sequences by switching between sources in real time the way you would with a video switcher in a live production. Subclip creation Trim a master clip into any number of subclips, each with its own In and Out points. You can store subclips as unique clips in the Project panel and use them independently in your sequences. You can, for example, apply different effects to different subclips made from the same master clip. Audio clip and track effects Apply multiple effects to audio clips or tracks. Adobe Premiere Pro now includes a set of VST-format plug-ins for audio enhancement. Digital Cinema export Export any project as a Windows Media 9 Series for Digital Cinema file at 720p or 1080p resolution, with accompanying 5.1 channel surround-sound. This helps you take advantage of the growing digital cinema trend at major film festivals. 10 Chapter 2: Workflow and workspace Workflow and workspace basics Workflow overview Whether you're using Adobe Premiere Pro to edit video for broadcast, DVD, or the web, you're likely to follow a similar workflow. +3 0 abc abc 1 2 3 4 5 6 -6 7 Premiere Pro workflow 1. Start or open project 2. Capture and import assets 3. Assemble and refine sequence 4. Add titles 5. Add transitions and effects 6. Mix audio 7. Export Start or open a project +3 0 abc abc -6 Open an existing project, or start a new one from the Adobe Premiere Pro Quickstart screen. When starting a new project, you can specify the video standard and format of sequences. (See "About projects" on page 23.) Quickstart screen Capture and import video and audio +3 0 abc abc -6 ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 11 User Guide Using the Capture panel, transfer footage directly from a DV camera or deck. With the proper hardware, you can digitize and capture other formats, from VHS to HDV. Each file you capture to your hard disk automatically becomes a clip in your project. Project panel and Capture panel Using the Project panel, you can import a variety of digital media, including video, audio, and still images. Adobe Premiere Pro also imports Adobe Illustrator® artwork or Adobe Photoshop® layered files, and translates Adobe After Effects projects for a seamless, integrated workflow. You can create synthetic media, such as standard color bars, color backgrounds, and a countdown. (See "About capturing, digitizing, and importing" on page 65.) In the Project panel you can label, categorize, and group your footage into bins to keep a complex project organized. Using the Project panel icon view, you can arrange clips in a storyboard fashion to visualize or quickly assemble a sequence. Assemble and refine a sequence +3 0 abc abc -6 Using the Source Monitor, you can view clips, set edit points, and mark other important frames before adding clips to a sequence. You can view audio as a detailed waveform and edit it with sample-based precision. (See "About the Source and Program Monitors" on page 98.) ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 12 User Guide Source Monitor, Program Monitor, and Timeline panel You add clips to a sequence in the Timeline panel by dragging or by using controls in the Source Monitor. You can automatically assemble clips into a sequence that reflects their order in the Project panel. You can view the edited sequence in the Program Monitor or watch the full-screen, full-quality video on an attached television monitor. (See "About the Timeline panel" on page 107 and "Adding clips to a sequence" on page 115.) Refine the sequence by manipulating clips in the Timeline panel, with either context-sensitive tools or tools in the Tools panel. Use the specialized Trim Monitor to fine-tune the cut point between clips. By nesting sequences--using a sequence as a clip within another sequence--you can create effects you couldn't achieve otherwise. Add titles +3 0 abc abc -6 Using the Adobe Premiere Pro full-featured Titler, create stylish still titles, title rolls, or title crawls that you can easily superimpose over video. If you prefer, you can modify any of a wide range of provided title templates. As with any clip, you can edit, fade, animate, or add effects to the titles in a sequence. (See "About the Titler" on page 203.) ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 13 User Guide Titler Add transitions and effects +3 abc abc -6 The Effects panel includes an extensive list of transitions and effects you can apply to clips in a sequence. You can adjust these effects, as well as a clip's opacity and motion, using the Effect Controls panel.The Effect Controls panel also lets you animate a clip's properties using traditional keyframing techniques. As you adjust transitions, the Effect Controls panel displays controls designed especially for that task. Alternatively, you can view and adjust transitions and a clip's effect keyframes in the Timeline panel. (See "About transitions" on page 163 and "Working with effects" on page 250.) ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0 14 User Guide Effects and Effect Controls panels Mix audio +3 abc abc -6 For track-based audio adjustments, the Audio Mixer faithfully emulates a full-featured audio mixing board, complete with fade and pan sliders, sends, and effects. Adobe Premiere Pro saves your adjustments in real time, on the fly. With the proper sound card, you can record audio through the sound mixer, or mix audio for 5.1 surround sound. (See "Mixing audio tracks and clips" on page 175.)