Adjusting Media

Basic Editing in Adobe Premiere

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Editing In and Out points:

When using video, most clips may contain extra footage at the beginning and end to allow for more precise editing later. It's common to fine-tune the beginning and end of a clip just before moving a clip into the timeline. You can define the beginning of the clip by marking an In point and define the ending by marking an Out point.

When you import an image into Premiere Pro, the default duration of a photograph is five seconds. It is possible to change the default duration by going to Preferences > Timeline. In the Preferences dialogue box you’ll see a place where you can change the Still Image Default Duration. You can specify a duration in seconds or frames.

There are a variety of ways to change the duration of an individual image once you place it on the timeline. Here are two of the methods I prefer:

Method 1:

Right click on the image and select “Speed/Duration…"
Change the duration to the length you want.
Make sure the you check-mark the “Ripple Edit, Shifting Trailing Clips” if you want the clips in the remainder of the timeline to move with your change.
- If you will edit the gaps yourself, don't select the “Ripple Edit, Shifting Trailing Clips” option.
Click OK to make the change.

Method 2:

Using the "Ripple Edit Tool", in the timeline, adjust the front or back end of your clip.
Once you let go, the adjoining clips will adjust to fill in any gaps.

* Pay attention to the time code for precise editing.

Reading time code (From left to right): 00:00:05:20

The first two numbers represent the hours. The second two numbers represent minutes.
The third section represents the seconds. The last two digits represent the frames.
The frames in each second can be different depending on the clip setting. In our case, each second will have 30 frames (00-29).

Editing with cuts (no special transitions):

Editing with no special transitions in between the clips means that you will be using basic cuts as your transition. To do this in Adobe Premiere, it is best to place each clip side-by-side on the same track.

Drag the first clip in your sequence to the “Video 1” track in the timeline. Make sure to butt it up against the left side of the timeline.
Drag the second clip in your sequence to the same track, “Video 1”, and make sure that it is butted up against the previous clip.
Keep dragging the clips that are necessary to complete the video in order onto the same track.
- To move or place media in between other media so that it is pushed over on the timeline, hold down the Ctrl+Alt keys.

* Don’t forget to preview your work after a bit of editing to see how it looks.

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