Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro for Journalists:

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1 Intrductin t Adbe Premiere Pr fr Jurnalists: News editing at the Schl f Jurnalism ***It is highly recmmended if yu plan n ding any multimedia prductin, yu purchase an external USB strage device.*** 1. Getting Started Lg nt a cmputer in an available Jurnalism Lab. If yu chse t use yur wn laptp, make sure yu have access t The Vault (cnnect t wifi thrugh RU secure) Plug in an external USB strage device. Make sure yu have cmpleted the Initial Setup t create and set yur sync settings. If yu have nt, see ne f the prductin specialists fr instructins. Insert the SD card with yur vide material int the card reader n the cmputer. Duble-click n The Vault Icn n the desktp. Find the RSJPremiereTemplateCC2014 flder in the fllwing lcatin: Vault\Resurces\Templates Cpy and paste this ENTIRE prject flder nt yur Hard Drive. Rename the flder with the name f yur prject. Open the flder, and duble click n the FieldReprtCC2014 prject file. This will pen Premiere Pr with graphics and many f the settings required fr yur prject. Frm there, click n the small Sync Settings buttn at the bttmleft f the screen. Chse Use Settings frm a Different Accunt Fllw the n-screen instructins t lgin. Premiere Pr will re-launch with yur Sync Settings. Minimize Premiere Pr. 2. Transferring yur media **Nte: It is imprtant yu cpy all raw material frm the SD card int yur prject flder. Nt nly will this mean yu wn t have t keep the SD card in the cmputer while editing, yu will be able t pen yur prject frm any suite, and cllabrate with the rest f yu class n prductin elements, like headline packs. Insert yur SD Card. Cpy and paste the PRIVATE flder t yur prject flder n the RVR. What will happen if I dn t cpy the whle PRIVATE flder? These are the ptential issues: Audi drp uts, r cmplete lss f audi Red flashes in yur vide files Other file crruptin issues, including freezing Premiere Pr cmpletely. Safely remve the SD card befre yu cntinue. This will ensure that yu are wrking with the files in yur prject flder and nt directly ff the SD card. In Premiere Pr, chse File-Imprt-Files frm the tp menu, brwse t yur files in yur prject flder, and press the Imprt buttn. Using the AC90 camera vide, yu will find the.mts files yu need t imprt in PRIVATE/AVCHD/BDMV/STREAM. REMEMBER: Premiere Pr imprts a LIST f files, nt the files themselves. If yu delete r discnnect frm the files, the prject will nt wrk. PLEASE ensure yu have transferred all files t yur prject flder. Ryersn Jurnalism Intrductin t Premiere Pr fr Jurnalists September 2015 page 1

2 3. Get t knw the Interface The Premiere Pr wrkspace cnsists f several panels: Prject files: This is where yu find the vide, audi and graphics fr yur prject. Nte that the template prvides several sequences and titles pre-made fr virtually all vide assignments. There are tw view ptins list r thumbnail. In thumbnail view, yu will als be able t see which files yu have already used, but this view makes it mre difficult t see all yur available files at nce. This panel is als searchable. Effects: This is where yu can brwse r search fr audi and vide effects and transitins. Surce viewer: This is where yu can mdify media befre r after it has been added t the timeline. Nested behind the is the Effect Cntrls Panel which is used fr mdifying effects and mtin ptins. Prgram viewer: This is the preview f yur final prject as it is being created. By pressing CTRL and ~, yu can maximize this panel fr a full-screen preview. Track Headers: This prtin f Sequence panel cntains the name f each track and sme track buttns. It can be custmized, and can be used t activate/deactivate tracks when using keybard shrtcuts. Timeline: This is the main prtin f Sequence panel. It is yur canvas where yu will build yur prject. VU meter: This shws yu the verall audi levels f yur prject. The headers can be custmized t include mini VU meters fr mnitr the levels n each track. Tl Panel: This is where yu can select tls t mdify clips in the timeline. Mst tls als have a keybard shrtcut. Ryersn Jurnalism Intrductin t Premiere Pr fr Jurnalists September 2015 page 2

3 4. Get t knw the Sequence Panel The Sequence Panel cnsists f the timeline, track headers, and sme ptin buttns. This is where yu will create yur prject. Track Headers Premiere Pr defaults t three vide tracks, and several audi tracks. Ntice that a vide file will appear n bth a vide and 2 audi tracks (with left and right audi channels). Yu are nt likely t need mre than the default tracks, and adding mre ften adds cnfusin. Hwever, if yu wish t add mre tracks, simply click and drag a clip abve the tp vide track r belw the audi master track and a new vide r audi track will appear. Beside each track are buttns. The eye/ M buttns will hide/mute a track. The S buttn will sl a track (muting/hiding the thers). There is als a lck buttn that will prtect a track that yu dn t want t affect as yu edit. Finally, if yu have cmpleted the Initial Setup yu will have a micrphne buttn n the audi tracks. This will be mre helpful nce yu are using edit suites with dedicated micrphnes. Duble-click a track header t expand the track and reveal mre infrmatin (see the Vide 1 and Audi 1 tracks in the image abve). This is als hw yu will be able t view the audi wavefrm. And, if yu have cmpleted the Initial Setup, yu will nw see a VU meter fr each track. The Timeline T play the timeline, press the space bar. Press it again t stp. T g t a specific spt n the timeline, click n the ruler at the tp f the panel. T zm in and ut, click and drag the ends f the scrllbar at the bttm f the timeline r use the + and keys n the keybard. Other Cntrls At the tp-left f the timeline windw yu will see blue numbers that represent the time cde where yu cursr is currently psitined (nte that the time cde at the bttm-right f the Prgram Viewer is the entire length f yur sequence including all clips n the timeline). Underneath the time cde display, there is a buttn with a magnet icn. This is a snapping ptin. When yu drag the cursr alng the timeline with this ptin active, it will be attracted t the beginning and ends f clips, as well as any key frames. 5. Edit yur Prject Basic Vide As with mst editing sftware, there are several ways t apprach the editing prcess. If yu are cmfrtable with editing r have experience with ther sftware, yu may chse yur wn apprach. The fllwing are the basics fr editing vide: Click and drag media clips (r files) frm the Prject files panel nt the sequence in the rder yu wish them t play. Nte that the clip appears n a vide track, as well as an audi track The default tl is the Selectin Tl (the traditinal arrw cursr). If yu change tls, yu will want t return t the selectin tl t cntinue editing. T d this, click n the black arrw in the tlbar panel r use the htkey V Ryersn Jurnalism Intrductin t Premiere Pr fr Jurnalists September 2015 page 3

4 There are tw ptins when placing clips. An verwrite edit ccurs when yu click and drag a clip ver anther clip. It will essentially erase any verlapping material frm the timeline. T make an insert edit between clips, hld dwn Ctrl as yu click and drag. This will push the clips apart and make rm fr the new clip. Here are three ways t edit the in-pints and ut-pints f clips in the sequence: Click and drag the ends f clips t trim the beginning r end. Place the cursr at the desired cut pint, and then press CTRL+K t cut the clip int pieces. (This wrks n selected tracks nly click n the track number at the beginning f the timeline t select it) Alternatively, use the razr tl frm the tl panel (htkey C ) t cut a clip int pieces. T get rid f a gap n the timeline, right-click n the gap and select Ripple Delete A vide clip placed n vide track 2 will visually verride a clip n track 1, track 3 will verride tracks 2 and 1, etc Only use anther track when necessary. A split edit a very cmmn and effective technique that makes fr a smther edit, allwing the viewer t hear the audi frm the next clip briefly befre the visuals change. Here is a simple way t achieve this: Press the htkey N t switch t the rll trim tl Click n the edit pint alng the vide track t select it Hld dwn the ALT key and click and drag the vide frward n the timeline by abut ne t tw secnds. Press the htkey V t return t the Selectin Tl 6. Edit yur Prject Mixing Audi Several audi surces are ften layered t get the desired result (music, ambient sund, vice-ver, etc). The verall utput shuld peek at abut -10 (watch the VU meter n the bttm-right f the screen). There are tw ways t adjust audi levels: Audi Gain: T quickly adjust the verall audi level f a clip, right-click n the clip and chse Audi Gain In the bx that pps up, type in a new value beside Adjust Gain By: Start by adjusting the gain by 5 decibel increments. T lwer the audi level, type in a negative value (i.e. -5 ). Play the timeline and watch the VU meter t ensure yu have the desired levels. If nt, adjust again by adding r subtracting decibel increments as needed. Using the Pen tl: Click n the arrw icn at the beginning f the audi track t pen the wavefrm view. Select the pen tl frm the tl palette, r use the htkey P T change the levels f an entire clip with this tl, click and drag up r dwn n the yellw line that appears n the audi clip. T create a fade within a clip, add key frames alng the audi clip. With the pen tl selected, click at the pint at which yu wish the fade t begin. Add a secnd key frame where yu wish the fade t end. Click and drag the key frames up r dwn t create a fade. Remember, yu can adjust the height f yur tracks by clicking and dragging the tp edge f any track. Ryersn Jurnalism Intrductin t Premiere Pr fr Jurnalists September 2015 page 4

5 7. Edit yur Prject Using Transitins The transitins can be fund in the Effects tab in the Media Brwser panel. In the initial setup, yu mst likely created a bin with the mst cmmn effects and transitins. If yu need t find anther effect r transitin, use the search field at the tp f the effects panel (example: a push transitin). Here is hw t use the tw mst cmmn transitin ptins that shuld be saved t yur effects bin: Vide Disslve The disslve transitin can be used t create a fade r disslve. A disslve is when tw images blend ver time t create a subtle transitin. A fade is when an image disappears int a clur (usually black with vide, and transparent with graphics). Here is hw they will appear n the timeline: Click and drag the Crss Disslve effect frm yur effects bin t the end f a clip t make a fade, r between tw clips n the same track t make a disslve. Yu can nw adjust the length f the disslve r fade by clicking and dragging the ends f the effect. T remve it, click n the effect, and press the delete key. Audi Crssfade The crssfade transitin can be used t create a fade r crssfade. A fade is when an audi clip fades in at the start r ut and the end. A crssfade is when tw audi clips blend ver time t create a subtle transitin. Click and drag the Cnstant Gain effect frm yur bin t the end f a clip t make a fade, r between tw clips n the same track t make a crssfade. Yu can nw adjust the length f the disslve r fade by clicking and dragging the ends f the effect. T remve it, click n the effect, and press the delete key. Ryersn Jurnalism Intrductin t Premiere Pr fr Jurnalists September 2015 page 5

6 8. Add Vicevers The easiest way t recrd vicevers is t sht them n the camera r use a vice recrding app n yur phne. Yu can imprt audi r vide files using File-Imprt in Premiere Pr. NOTE: Make sure yu mve yur vicever files int yur prject flder befre imprting them. If yu use a vide camera, it is a simple prcess t extract the audi t use in yur news item. While shting the vicever, pint the camera at smething yu can easily identify, like a clse-up f the micrphne. In the prject panel, duble-click n the vicever clip t lad it int the Surce Panel Select the sectin f the vicever yu wish t use by pressing I t make an inpint, and O t make an ut pint. Click the small wavefrm buttn at the bttm f the Surce Panel and drag the clip t an audi track. Listen t the mix make sure that the vicever is clear and easy t hear ver the backgrund sund in the vide clips. Adjust as needed using the techniques in step 7 f this manual. 9. Add Titles As part f the template, there is a bin cntaining title templates fr yur class newscast in the Prject Panel. Frm the Prject panel, pen the Title Templates bin. Find the template yu wish t use. Click and drag it t a vide track n the timeline. If yu are creating a lwer third, place the title n a vide track abve the vide yu are referencing. Duble click n the title in the timeline t pen the Titler. Press T n the keybard t ensure yu are using the Type Tl. Click n the placehlder text and replace it with yur text. Ensure yu fllw the frmatting fr example when using the Lwer Thirds template, the name shuld be all caps, title in title case. Click the x at the tp right t clse the windw it will autmatically save the changes. Add fades t the beginning and end f yur titles using the Crss Disslve transitin. T make anther title using the same template, select the first title yu made n the timeline and ALT-drag it frward t the next lcatin (DO NOT COPY/PASTE!). Yu nw have a duplicate f the riginal title. Duble click n the duplicate title t pen the Titler and replace the text as needed. Add fades t the beginning and end f yur titles using the Crss Disslve transitin (see step 7) Ryersn Jurnalism Intrductin t Premiere Pr fr Jurnalists September 2015 page 6

7 10. Exprt yur prject Every time yu cmplete an item, exprt tw vide files a bradcast quality MXF file, and a smaller MP4 file. Befre yu begin the prcess, make sure t delete any extra material that may still exist at the end f the timeline. Pressing the End key n the keybard will take yu t the last clip n the timeline, s yu can duble-check. Save yur prject (CTRL+S). Click n the sequence panel t ensure it is active. Frm the tp menu, chse File-Exprt-Media. In the windw that pps up, chse MXF OP1a as the frmat, then click the Imprt Preset buttn. Navigate t yur prject flder. Inside the elements flder, select the file PrecisAttachPreset.epr. Yu will be prmpted t name the preset give it a name, r just click OK Click the Queue buttn at the bttm f the screen. This will pen the Adbe Media Encder. Click n the Duplicate buttn (tw verlapping rectangles) t create a secnd file frm yur sequence. Change the Frmat t H.264, and preset Match Surce Medium Bitrate Fr bth exprts, click n the blue text under Output File. This will pen a brwser windw where yu can rename the files, and ensure that they are saving t yur prject flder. Once yu have selected the right frmat, preset, file name and saving lcatin, click n the Start Queue buttn (green play buttn at the tp right) Cpy bth new files frm yur prject flder and paste them int the Curse Assignments flder fr yur class n The Vault server (shrtcut n the desktp in the Jurnalism labs). Nw yur assignment has been submitted. If yu need t remve r rename a file in this flder, cntact ne f the technical staff t assist yu. NOTE: DO NOT PLACE YOUR ENTIRE PROJECT IN COURSE ASSIGNMENTS just cpy the tw files, prperly named. Befre yu leave Make sure all yur files are prperly saved n yur hard drive Make sure yu have submitted yur assignment by placing it n The Vault in the Curse Assignments flder fr yur class. Place a cpy f yur final versins in yur Hme directry flder (S Drive) fr future use. Make sure yu discnnect yur hard drive crrectly using the Safely Remve Hardware tl. Check that yu have all yur belngings, including SD cards, external strage, and headphnes. Make sure yu lgut f the cmputer yu are using. Ryersn Jurnalism Intrductin t Premiere Pr fr Jurnalists September 2015 page 7