Video Editing Tips
Video Editing tips and common mistakes/questions
The following tips have been pulled together from easily and often made mistakes as well as common questions we get.
We’re mainly looking at mistakes people make with Adobe Premiere Pro but they can happen in any video editing software.
Notice Flashes of black during playback, learn what they are & how to fix them!
Learn what left and right channels are and what to do with them!
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Learn what level your audio should be and how to "fix" it!
Adding music/sounds and need to use key frames to turn it up/down at different parts of the track? Learn how to do it here.
Top 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Zooming In & Out on the Timeline
Use the + & - Key when selected on the timeline to zoom in and outMarking In & Out Points
Using the I & O Keys to mark your In and Out points on clipsFast Forward & Back
If you need to skip through clips or on the timeline you can use the following keys:
L - Skip Forward
J - Skip Backward
Press it again to speed up
K - PauseRazor Tool
C - Selects the Razor ToolSelection Tool
V - Selects the Selection Tool
6. Arrow Keys
Use the Left and Right keyboard arrow keys to skip forward and back through frames so you can be precise on where your clips start and stop.
Use the Up and Down keys to jump between clips on the timeline or to the start and end points on individual clips when in the preview window.
7. Spacebar
Hitting the spacebar will play/pause your clip
8. Copy & Paste
Copy = CTRL & C / Command & C
Paste = CTRL & V / Command & V
9. Undo/Redo
Undo = CTRL & Z / Command & Z
Redo = CTRL, Shift & Z / Command, Shift & Z
10. Export Window
Export = CTRL & M / Command & M
Storeage!
Make sure you have enough space on your hard drive when you start your project. If you are on a university computer/account then use the X Drive! This should have been allocated to you at the start of the project and will give you 50GB of space rather than your standard 10GB of your normal UDrive! If you run out of space you will create some real problems with your project.
Be Organised!
It is really important that you know where all your files are. Don’t rely on them being on a memory card because it is likely you’ll forget and then format that card and lose everything. Create folders for your appropriate media and your project. That way everything is all in one place. And if it’s a big project and you're worried about it, make a backup of the media (as a minimum) and project when you can.
Unlinking Audio/Videos
Sometimes you might want just the audio or video from your clip. To do this simply right click on the media and select Unlink. Now you have two separate tracks, be careful though if you move the video and not the audio together it may become unsynced.
Relinking offline clips
If your media goes offline it can mean a file has been moved or deleted. It is likely you had clips on a USB/SD Card and haven't plugged it in when you opened your project back up/or you've taken it out.
To fix:
Click the Locate button to use the Media Browser interface to locate, preview, and select a media file. Other offline clips are relinked automatically when the first media file is found.
More Help
captions
Captions/subtitles allow you to add words on screen of what is being said.
To find out how to get started with them take a look at this helpful article from Adobe Here
Chroma/Green Key Effectively