An Editor's Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro

by Harrington, Richard; Carman, Robbie; Greenberg, Jeff I.

• ISBN13: 9780321773012
• ISBN10: 0321773012
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-13
• Publisher: Peachpit Pr

Summary

If you're an experienced editor who wants to get up-to-speed on Premiere Pro, then look no further than this fast-paced but thorough introduction to Adobe's flagship editing program. Enjoy the ride as three experienced editors take you step-by-step through the entire editing process in Premiere Pro, from file creation all the way through output. Along the way you'll learn the ins-and-outs of (or ;to do things such as ;) file management, essential and intermediate editing techniques, color correction, audio mixing and repairing, titling and effects, and delivering your video onto tape, the web, and mobile devices. You'll learn to work within the Adobe ecosystem as well, getting up to speed quickly on time saving tools such as Dynamic Link, Adobe Story, and more. As you work through sections, you'll find references to engaging videos that accompany the book, giving you a visual and audio frame of reference and solidifying your knowledge of the program. Within a weekend, you'll learn everything you need to know to use Premiere Pro confidently for your own projects. In this no-fluff guide to Premiere Pro, you'll learn to " Quickly organize your existing Final Cut or Avid projects, or create new projects to use right away in Premiere Pro " Understand how to use Premiere Pro with other Adobe software " Edit your footage the way you like but with tips and techniques from authors with tons of experience in all the editing programs and who speak your language. " Put your skills to work immediately by using the accompanying lesson files to work through the steps in the book " Improve your knowledge through video tutorials, handy quick reference guides, and keyboard shortcut sheets made available on the book's DVD.  

Author Biography

Richard Harrington is a director and editor. He has been a certified instructor for Adobe, Apple, and Avid. He is a Creative COW forum leader, a member of the NAPP Instructor Dream Team, and a popular author, trainer, and speaker. His company is RHED Pixel (www.RHEDPixel.com) and his personal blog is www.RichardHarringtonBlog.com.

Robbie Carman is a professional colorist who works on numerous broadcast television series and independent films. He is a certified trainer for Adobe and Apple, a principal at Amigo Media (www.amigomediallc.com), a well-known author and speaker at industry conferences, and he is a Creative COW forum host for DSLR video and
Apple Color.

Jeff I. Greenberg is a professional editor, postproduction supervisor, and an expert in postproduction. He’s an internationally known trainer for Adobe, Apple, and Avid products. A popular speaker, Jeff also chairs technical
tracks at NAB, is the program manager of the Editor’s Retreat, and is a forum leader at Creative COW. His consulting group is www.JGreenbergConsulting.com.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Adobe Workflow
Meet Adobe Premiere Pro
Creative Suite Production Premium
Editing Workflow
Next Steps
 
Chapter 2 Configuring Your Nonlinear Editor
Notable Preferences
Keyboard Shortcuts
Mercury Playback Engine Performance
Monitoring and Capture Solutions
Next Steps
 
Chapter 3 Setting Up a Project
The New Project Panel
Creating a Sequence
Modifying an Existing Project’s Settings
Importing Existing Projects
Next Steps
 
Chapter 4 Importing Media 55
Importing Files into Adobe Premiere Pro
Tape-based Workflows
Tapeless Workflows
Supported File Types
Modifying Clips
An Introduction to Dynamic Link
Next Steps
 
Chapter 5 Organizing Media
Understanding the Project Panel
Searching for Clips
Working with Bins
Customizing Bin and Clip Views
Creating Subclips
Get Organized with Metadata
Organizing Clips with Content Analysis
Next Steps
 
Chapter 6 Essential Editing Skills
Using the Source Monitor
Navigating the Timeline .
Essential Editing Commands
Next Steps
 
Chapter 7 Additional Editing Skills
Four-point Editing
Retiming Clips
Replacing Clips
Time-saving Editing Techniques
Next Steps
 
Chapter 8 Timeline Operations
Selecting Clips
Moving Clips
Extracting and Deleting Segments
Adding Transitions
Next Steps
 
Chapter 9 The Power Is in the Trim
Basic Trimming
Rippling Edits
Rolling Edits
Slipping Edits
Sliding Edits
Using the Trim Monitor
Making Split Edits
Maintaining Sync
Next Steps
 
 
Chapter 10 Color Correction and Grading
Using Video Scopes
Getting to Know Adobe Premiere Pro’s Color and
Exposure Effects
Primary Color Corrections
Secondary Color Corrections
Using After Effects and Photoshop to Correct
Next Steps
 
Chapter 11 Audio Mixing and Repair
Setting Up the Interface to Work with Audio
Adjusting Audio Levels on a Sequence
Using the Audio Mixer
Using Audio Effects
Working with Adobe Audition
Next Steps
 
Chapter 12 Essential Effects
The Role of Effects
Understanding Keyframes
Selected Effects
Next Steps
 
Chapter 13 Creating Titles
Video Typography Essentials
Using Adobe Premiere Pro’s Titler
Advanced Titling with Photoshop
Animated Titles with Adobe After Effects
Next Steps
 
Chapter 14 Quality Control and Archiving
Eliminating Mistakes
Broadcast Legalization
Practical Media Management
Next Steps
 
Chapter 15 Publish Your Video
Exporting a Master Copy
Outputting to Tape
Meet Adobe Media Encoder
Creating Flash Content
Creating H.264 Content for Devices and Web Delivery
Publishing to DVD and Blu-ray
Exporting Additional File Types
Next Steps
 
Index
 
On The Disc
Appendix A                 Multicamera Editing
Appendix B                 DS LR Workflow Guide
Appendix C                  Capturing from Tape-based Formats
Appendix D                 Working with Final Cut Pro
Appendix E                 Working with Avid Media Composer
 
Keyboard Shortcuts
Audio
Capturing
Marks and Markers
Project and Media Management
Multi-camera Editing
Trimming and Timeline
Titling
Tools