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Learn the basic gameplan and workflow for video editing using Premiere Elements. Explore project view, preview window, and monitor panel. Create clips, trim and edit them, add transitions and titles, and more.
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Lecture 12 – Part 1 • Video Editing • Basic Gameplan and Task Units & Workflow • Premiere Elements • Project View, Preview Window and Monitor Panel • Creating Clips in Project Folder (List View needs to be selected) • Sceneline& Timeline | Time Stretch Tool • Trimming and Editing Clips • Transitions: Concept | Positioning | Duration | Add & Remove • Titles • Workarea
Video Editing – Basic Gameplan • Identify Clips in your “raw footage” • Identify IN and OUT points • Create clips • Decide on Order of Clips • Drag & drop clips onto Timeline • Test if “Illusion of Continuity” is created • Transitions? • Specify how adjacent clips are merged • Insert Image or Sound • Detach video and audio tracks • Trim video or audio • Insert new video or audio • Titles? • Font Selection, Position, Overlay?
Video Editing – Task Units & Workflow • Capture • Import Digital Media source files • Create & Organize Clips • Sequence Clips • Edit & Modify Clips • Create Transitions • Apply Effects for Video or Audio • Create Titles • Share
Create Clips • [ • ] • Specify IN / OUT • Drag & Drop Clips onto Timeline Video Editing – Basic Mechanics
Premiere Elements – File & Workspace • Adobe Premiere Elements 10 30 day Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements.html • Project = Premiere Elements file • Stores references to all clips, arrangement and transitions or effects applied • Workspace • Task Panels • Project: organize “source material” or clips • Create, Name & Edit clips : IN / OUT in Preview Window • Edit: Transitions, Effects , Titles • Share: AVI, YouTube • Sceneline / Timeline Window • Drag clips from Project or Preview Window to Scene/Timeline • Monitor Panel • View program or sequence of clips on Scene/Timeline
Project View • A. List view B. Grid view C. Up one level D. New folder E. New item F. Delete item G. Hide/Show video files H. Hide/show audio files I. Hide/show image files J. Icon indicating that the media is being used in the project K. Video clip L. Folder to help classify assets
Preview Window • A. Zoom control • B. Clip In point • C. Current time • D. Current-time indicator • E. Playback controls • F. Clip Out point • G. Clip duration • Drag & Drop Preview Image to List View in Project View to Create Clip
Sceneline & Timeline • A. Current-time indicator B. Time ruler C. Zoom control D. Video track E. Audio track
Monitor Panel • A. Mini Timeline B. Current time C. Playback controls D. Split clip E. Add text F. Freeze frame
Timeline Tools • A. Selection B. Time Stretch C. Pan and zoom tool D. Smart Trim mode E. Motion Tracking mode F. Properties G. Audio Tools options H. Marker Tools options
Time Stretch Tool • Reverse Clip: Clip > Time Stretch and Stretch dialog box: Select Reverse Speed
Add Clips to Timeline • Alt-drag insertion: second audio track unaffected. • Default insertion: all clips after insertion point shift
Overlay Clip in Timeline • Ctrl-drag/Cmd-drag clip from Project to first frame you want to overlay. When the pointer changes to Overlay icon, release mouse.
Clearing and Ripple Deletion • Clearing: Delete clip and leave gap of same durationEdit > Clear • Ripple Deletion: delete clip and close the resulting gap Edit > Delete And Close Gap, or press Delete or Backspace.
Transitions View • Edit > Transitions • Drag & Drop Transition onto Clip in Timeline or between Clips in Sceneline
Keyframes • A. Previous Keyframe button B. Add/Remove Keyframe button C. Next Keyframe button D. Current-time indicator E. Effect properties menu F. Add Keyframe pointer
Setting Work Area to be rendered • Timeline > Render Work Area or Hit Enter • Creates Preview Files
Lecture 12 – Part 2 • Video Editing • Pan & Zoom Tool for Exploring Images • Audio Mixer • Narration: Recording | Editing • L-cut and J-cut and Timeline Markers • Effects • Share: Upload to YouTube
Audio Mixer and Smart Mixer • As you make adjustments, keyframes are added to the track.
J-cut and L-cut • A Clip trimmed for J-cutB Clip trimmed for L-cut • Audio & Video need to be unlinked J L
Markers in Timeline • A. Timeline Marker B. Menu marker C. Markers menu D. Beat marker
Effects View • A. Preview of selected clip • B. Effect menus • C. Edit Effects button (opens Effect Properties view) • D. List of applied effects • E. Search box • F. Panel menu
Effect Properties View • A. Clip name • B. Show/Hide Keyframes button • C. Toggle Animation button (also Keyframe summary icon) • D. Effect properties • E. Property values • F. Play Audio button • G. Loop Audio button • H. Delete button