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    Premier Pro CC Helpsheet

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    1) When setting up a project in Premiere Pro, import all assets into a folder on the local scratch drive to avoid performance issues. Set the project location to this same folder. 2) Set the sequence settings based on your footage type, such as selecting the Digital SLR preset for most MRC camera footage. Ensure the frame rate matches your footage. 3) To export your project, set export settings like H.264 format for hand-in and DNxHD for archiving. Queue multiple exports in Adobe Media Encoder. Always export to the local scratch drive first before moving files.

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    1) When setting up a project in Premiere Pro, import all assets into a folder on the local scratch drive to avoid performance issues. Set the project location to this same folder. 2) Set the sequence settings based on your footage type, such as selecting the Digital SLR preset for most MRC camera footage. Ensure the frame rate matches your footage. 3) To export your project, set export settings like H.264 format for hand-in and DNxHD for archiving. Queue multiple exports in Adobe Media Encoder. Always export to the local scratch drive first before moving files.

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    1) When setting up a project in Premiere Pro, import all assets into a folder on the local scratch drive to avoid performance issues. Set the project location to this same folder. 2) Set the sequence settings based on your footage type, such as selecting the Digital SLR preset for most MRC camera footage. Ensure the frame rate matches your footage. 3) To export your project, set export settings like H.264 format for hand-in and DNxHD for archiving. Queue multiple exports in Adobe Media Encoder. Always export to the local scratch drive first before moving files.

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    1) When setting up a project in Premiere Pro, import all assets into a folder on the local scratch drive to avoid performance issues. Set the project location to this same folder. 2) Set the sequence settings based on your footage type, such as selecting the Digital SLR preset for most MRC camera footage. Ensure the frame rate matches your footage. 3) To export your project, set export settings like H.264 format for hand-in and DNxHD for archiving. Queue multiple exports in Adobe Media Encoder. Always export to the local scratch drive first before moving files.

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    Setting up a project and exporting

    from Premiere Pro CC

    Before you open Premiere, create a folder on the Local_Scratch drive and put
    the assets (footage, sound and images) that you want to edit into it. Premiere
    will not function properly if you try to access files from an external device,
    USB or your network folder. You need to work locally from the Local-Scratch
    drive.
    When you first open Premiere you need to set up a new project.
    Firstly give your project a name, we recommend using your
    student number and the unit number. Secondly change the
    location that it is going to save into to the folder you just created
    on the Local_Scratch drive by clicking on the browse button.

    The Scratch Disk options should all be set to ‘same as project’


    NB: If you wish to move your project later to an external device or your
    network folder you need to move the Premiere file and all your assets
    together.
    The Interface
    Source Monitor tab, Effects Controls tab and Audio Mixer tab
    Output Monitor

    Project Tab,
    Media Browser & Effects tab Toolbar Timeline Audio levels
    Setting up a project and exporting
    from Premiere Pro CC

    Sequence settings

    The sequence settings that you use will depend on how your footage was
    created, Premiere has a number of pre-sets listed by camera or media type.

    For filmed footage the small handicams record in AVCHD, if you have used
    an older tape based camera you will need DV or HDV setting but the most
    common setting if you have used cameras from the MRC will be the Digital
    SLR category shown below.

    Whichever preset
    you are using,
    please make sure
    you use the 25fps
    version.

    For footage created in other software (After Effects, Photoshop or Maya for
    example) there is no pre-set, so click on the settings tab and create a custom
    one.

    Once you have selected


    Custom as the editing
    mode, you will be able to
    edit the rest of the
    settings to match those
    shown here.
    Setting up a project and exporting
    from Premiere Pro CC

    To Import assets already on the computer click on the media browser tab and
    navigate to the item you want to import, to select multiple items hold down the
    ctrl (cmd on mac) key when clicking on them. With your items highlighted right
    click and choose import.

    To import video from an external


    source such as a handicam, an SD
    card or an external hard drive first
    click the Injest checkbox, then select
    the item you wish to import, right click
    and choose import. Premiere will
    place you selected clips into the
    project tab so you can begin working
    on them but Media Encoder will open
    in the background and start to copy
    the clips into the project folder on the
    scratch drive.
    NB: Do not remove the external device until Media Encoder has finished
    encoding all selected clips.

    List/ thumbnail view


    You can view the Project and Media Browser Tabs in either thumbnail view or
    list view. To switch between the two use the buttons in the bottom left corner.
    List view will give you more information about your clip so you can check you
    have the correct frame rate, see what size your asset is and how long it is.
    If you are resizing footage or images using the effects control tab, pay
    attention to the scale and playback resolution of the Output Monitor. To switch
    to a 100% scale preview use the drop down menu on the left witch is set to ‘fit’
    as default, to show your preview in full resolution use the drop down on the
    right which is set to ½ as default.
    Setting up a project and exporting
    from Premiere Pro CC

    Working with still images

    When you import a single still image Premiere will automatically turn it into a 5
    second clip (125 frames). Once on the time line you can trim or extend it to
    your desired length. If you want to change the default go to the very top of the
    screen and click on Edit > Preferences > General > Still image default
    duration

    Premiere recognises image sequences providing they are named correctly. All
    images in the sequence must have the same name and be numbered
    sequentially. Use number padding to ensure the images are in the correct
    order. To import an image sequence as a single clip go to the file > import
    option at the very top of the screen, navigate to your sequence and select the
    just the first image in the sequence, check the image sequence box and
    Premiere will import all images in that folder as one clip.
    Setting up a project and exporting
    from Premiere Pro CC

    Troubleshooting

    If you cannot hear the audio


    first check the computer
    sound is set to Line Out then
    click on Preferences in the
    navigation bar (top left of
    screen) and choose Audio
    Hardware and make sure
    Built-in Line Output is
    selected. Then click OK.

    Remember to save regularly. Ctrl+s


    (cmd+s on a mac) because Premiere
    does not constantly save your work as
    you go along.

    There is an auto save option in the


    preferences where you can choose how
    often the programme auto saves and
    how many versions it keeps.
    If you’ve reached the maximum number
    of versions the next autosave will
    overwrite an earlier one. If you need to
    recover a project check the date and
    time to find your most recent auto save
    file.

    When an imported clip is moved, renamed, or deleted outside Premiere Pro,


    the clip becomes an offline clip. Offline clips are represented by the multi-
    coloured 'Offline Item' icon in the project panel, and red “Media Offline”
    appears in the timeline sequence, Program Monitor. If Premiere is already
    open right click on the offline item icon and choose relink media from the
    dropdown menu. Alternatively next time you open it this dialog box will open:

    The locate button will allow you to navigate to where the files are, you may
    need to repeat this process if the missing files are in different folders.
    Setting up a project and exporting
    from Premiere Pro CC

    Exporting

    When you have sequence you will need to export it. To do this make sure it is
    selected in the project tab or click on the timeline tab to select it. Then click on
    File > Export > Media this will open the export settings.

    For hand in please


    save your videos
    h.264, we recommend
    you save an additional
    high quality archive
    version in case you
    want to use the video in
    future showreels, For
    this export a second
    movie using an
    uncompressed Codec
    such as DNxHD.

    -Format is: H.264 for hand in or


    DNxHR/DNxHD MXF op1a
    (Pro Res 422 on a mac) for archive

    Preset: High Quality 1080p HD


    DNx HQ 1080p25 / Pro Res 442HQ
    -Click on output name to name the file &
    choose an export location.
    -Source & output settings should match
    - Basic Video Settings are
    1920 x 1080,
    Progressive &
    Square Pixels
    - If you are creating an additional export to
    upload to the web either look in the formats
    for a template that matches your chosen
    platform (such as vimeo or youtube) or use
    the h.264 setting but tick the constrain bitrate
    box at the bottom of the video settings panel
    and change the value to 20,000.
    Once you have set the export
    settings you can save them as a preset for use next time by clicking on the
    save preset icon (circled above). We recommend you saving a preset for both
    the hand in settings (h.264) and the archive settings (uncompressed). Next
    time you export a sequence these settings will be listed at the top of the
    preset drop down menu.
    Setting up a project and exporting
    from Premiere Pro CC

    If you are just exporting one file type, once you have defined the settings you
    can click export. If you are doing more than one export then choose Queue,
    this will open Adobe Media Encoder.

    If you right click on


    the queued video
    name
    (sequence 2 in this
    example) and
    choose duplicate it
    will create a second
    instance of your
    video. Clicking on
    the word custom will
    open up the settings
    so you can change
    the codec and name
    additional versions
    accordingly.

    NB: always export to the Local_Scratch and then move the file to your
    network folder or external device once it’s finished. Trying to go straight to an
    external device or to a network loation can cause the encoder to crash or for
    files to corrupt.

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