Summer Editing Class

How else can we adjust white balance if we want to ensure we get a true white color?

1. Click on NEW ITEM button in Project Panel. It looks like a sticky note. 2. Select Color Matte. 3. Click Ok. 4. Choose white and click Ok. 5. Choose Name as White. 6. Drag the white adjustment layer from the project panel onto the timeline above the clip in a new video track area. 7. Double click on it in the Program Monitor and move it to the right. 8. Not take the temperature slider and drag it to the right until we see the white color in the image closely matches the white color matte.

How do we quickly export a Full Resolution Video?

1. File and export. 2. Choose Quick Time option. 3. Rename the video and choose a place where you can save it. 4. Now scroll down to video codec and change to the full resolution codec. 5. Choose Apple ProRes 4444 for 4k footage. 42HQ is fine for non 4k footage. 6. Click the MATCH SOURCE option and click export.

How do we change one specific color?

1. Go to Lumetri Color 2. Curves 3. Hue vs. Sat first one. 4. Use eyedropper and select object on screen you want to change color for. 5. Three dots appear on the line 6. Drop the one in the middle or raise it until you get the color you want, etc.

How do we color correct for a whole entire project?

1. New Item 2. Adjustment Layer 3. Title is so we know what it is. 4. Put it right on top of the video and stretch it as far as we need to.

How do we export a small file preview video? This is good for a client or for someone who will quickly review your work. It saves time because we don't have to wait for a full resolution video to upload and to process online.

1. Set in and out points for the sequence we want to export. 2. Click control M to go to export menu. 3. H.264. 4. YouTube 720p 5. Change target bit rate at the bottom of the menu to somewhere between 1-3. This will give us a small file size and it will look decent enough to pass. Lastly, export.

What are options to end music on a track?

1. We could use a simple fade out transition. 2. Or we can try to use the end of the song. Use razor blade using C on keyboard to make the cut. Then press Y to use the slip tool and drag to the left until the end of the song. Next, Find a place where the split track can match up. We just need to find a beat where they can match. Put the second part of the split clip on a new audio track below so they overlap and stretch the track out as needed. Once it's matched up. Cut the music on the first track from a specific point to a specific point so there is no overlap and slide the clip from the track below over the top of the audio track that is there.

How much lower should music be than voice?

10-15 decibels lower than the voice of the person being interviewed or by the character who is talking.

What is a safe range to stay in when using the high pass filter?

100-200 range. And this will help you get rid of any of the background rumbles you might hear.

What is the shadow of the text?

Adds shadow value to the text.

What is tone?

All of the sliders adjust darkness or brightness of image.

How do we only delete one track on the timeline?

Alt click on what we want to delete and then simply delete it.

What is Constant Power?

Applies a smooth, gradual fade between clips. More similar to cross dissolve in video. USED OFTEN.

How do we add motion to graphics?

Go to EFFECT CONTROLS and add animation we want by creating key frames. To make effects move faster, move the keyframes closer together.

Where do you find Parametric Equalizer and how do you use it?

Go to EFFECTS in the Project Panel. Next, Find Parametric Equalizer in the list and click on EDIT. This will open up the effect window. Adjust as needed by clicking on the points and dragging up or down until you get the sound you want out of it. Set Low Cut frequencies on Left Side Under L to 80-100 depending on the voice. Then High at around 6500 and adjust as needed.

How can you quickly reduce noise and reverb?

Go to Essential Sound. Choose Dialogue Open Repair area. Check reduce reverb and adjust it as needed. This can help with high pitch whirring, a fan, an air conditioner, lots of traffic or if you are shooting outdoors, etc.

How do we customize workspace?

Go to WINDOWS. Select Workspaces. Click on Editing.

How do we access Essential Sound?

Go to Window Tab and look in the drop down for this option. If there is no check mark next to it, then check it.

How do we save our workspaces?

Go to Windows. Workspaces. Select save new workspace. Type in workspace name and done.

How do you access the fill left and fill with right effect for audio? How do you add it to clip? What is it used for?

Go to effects tab in project panel. Type "Fill" in search bar. You should see the Special folder with both options below that you can access. Drag and drop the effect onto your timeline. Then, you can balance out your sound, which is what it's used for.

How do you save Title Card Graphics?

Go to layer you have created on the timeline. Right click. Choose Export as Motion Graphics Template. Name it and choose where to save it. YOUR LIBRARY is a good place to save it and when you go to Essential Graphics, you can now find it when you click YOUR LIBRARY. It's located in alphabetical order there.

How do we turn on and off magnetic snap?

Go to the U button on the top left of the timeline.

What are keyboard shortcuts that will allow me to speed up my workflow?

Import: Control + I Rewind, pause, fast forward: JKL Navigator when viewing source monitor especially. Increase or Decrease Clip Volume: [ ] New Folder Bin: Control + B NUDGE A CLIP (SYNCING): Shift or Alt and Left or Right arrow keys. Razor blade editor: C Undo: Control + Z Mark in or out: I or O Export Media: Control + M Link or Unlink: Control + L

How do you match up two clips that have different exposure?

Basically, you have to get the first clip exactly where you want in terms of color correction and then it's a lot of back and forth until they both pass the eyeball test.

How do we get a Shift double razor tool?

Choose razor tool by using keyboard shortcut C. Then, hold down shift where we want to make the cut, and this gives us the ability to use the SHIFT DOUBLE RAZOR TOOL to cut everything on the timeline instead of making single incisions.

How do we delete effects we don't want in Audio Track Mixer?

Click down arrow on drop down and select none or you can click on FX button below to turn on or off.

How do we use the Audio Track Mixer to edit audio?

Click on Audio Track Mixer Tab. Next, click on side arrow and make selections.

How do you create a new title?

Click on Windows tab. Then, choose Essential Graphics. Just click and drag it onto the timeline. If a message pops up that says you don't have a specific type of font, choose sync from typekit.

What is another way to adjust audio?

Click on audio track, then press shortcut key G for Gain on the keyboard and make adjustments.

How do you stabilize shaky video?

Click on clip. Choose EFFECTS. Type in WARP in search bar and select WARP STABILIZER. Click and drag it onto video clips. Go to Effects Controls and wait for the count timer wind down, at which point, it will stabilize it. Sometimes you may have to click off the clip, then click on it and choose analyze.

What if we don't want to delete audio or video, but we don't want it to be seen or heard for now?

Click on the audio or video. Now right click and uncheck enable. This will basically block out audio or video so it can no longer be seen.

What would you do if you wanted sound to seem like it was coming left to right or right to left, etc. ?

Click on the clip. Go to effect controls. Select Panner and move the sound however you want and keyframe. This is how you create the effect of a car driving by or a plane flying by, etc.

How do we add audio effects to a track using the audio track mixer?

Click on the left side arrow and you'll see drop downs become available. Select a drop down and apply the certain effect you want to add.

How could we make it a little bit warmer?

Click on the red dot and then move the red light to add more warmth (red) to it. Alternatively, we can add blue by doing this same method or even green.

How else can we copy and paste?

Control + C and Control + V. We can untoggle all tracks except for where we want the copy to go as well.

How do you clear everything back out of the source monitor?

Control+ Shift+X

What is the best way to organize our footage?

Create a new bin and then give it a name such as video. Then, slide our video clips in there. We can also create subfolders, where we can store B-Roll, Interview, etc.

How do we create more contrast using the CURVES graph?

Create an S Curve to increase contrast. Look in Lumetri Scopes and you will see the highlights are higher and the darks are reading darker at a lower number of course.

What does DB stand for?

Decibel and that's how we measure sound.

How can we adjust the size of the track?

Double click on the track. Or click and drag to expand.

How else can we adjust volume on a track?

Effect Controls.

How do we remove background noise with low and high pass?

Everything you hear has a frequency. Low sounds have low frequencies and high sounds have high frequencies. When you are shooting an interview and you want to get rid of background noise such as wind flapping or a car driving by, you can start by removing some of the high frequencies or by removing some of the low frequencies. 1. Go to Effects tab in project panel. 2. Search high pass or low pass filter. 3.

What is one way to adjust audio?

Find the audio file on the timeline and click on the white line running through it. You can drag it up or down.

How do we move different panels around?

Just click on the panels and drag them where we want to place them. We can also click on and drag tabs to the left or right to place them where we want them as well.

How do you copy track effects when using audio mixer to ensure all audio tracks sound the same?

Just simply go to Audio Track Mixer. Click on left side arrow. When the panel opens up, right click on the effect and choose Copy Track Effects. Then right click on the next track over and select the paste option.

What do highlights adjust?

Just the bright parts of an image.

What about whites?

Just the brightest parts.

What do shadows adjust?

Just the darker parts of an image.

What about blacks?

Just the very darkest parts.

In Creative Filter, what tool can I access that I can use like a filter?

LOOK. This will give you many options to pick from in the drop down menu. You can also increase or decrease the intensity of the look by adjusting the slider.

What does Saturation do?

Like Exposure, it affects the whole image. In this case, by changing the saturation of everything in the image. But Vibrance, on the other hand, is a smarter Saturation tool because it will do things like maintain the saturation of skin tones, etc which is really important so you subject doesn't look like they have an orange face, etc.

How do we use the White Balance Eyedropper?

Look around and find something in your footage that has no saturation. Something that's white or gray. Not overexposed though. And choose an area to set white balance. This will affect temperature and temp sliders below. You should see the numbers change a little bit. You can also type in numbers next to sliders.

What is a LUT and what does it do?

Lut means look up table and it applies a filter that can be used on the footage we have captured.

How are LUTS and Creative Filters different?

Luts tend to match up with the camera you are using while the Creative Filters are for any type of camera.

Contrast does what?

Makes the darks darker and the whites brighter.

Do we always use LUTS?

No.

Are color correction and grading the same thing?

No. Grading gives the image a more stylistic look. Warming it up or cooling it down is part of this.

You can also select what option with Shortcut G?

Normalize all peaks. What this will do is it will look at the peaks in ALL of the clips and then it will raise each clip individually to be -12 or whatever we set it as. This you would want to use when combining film clips using different cameras in different locations, etc. so all of the audio has the same loudness.

How do we close tabs?

Right click on the tab and choose close panel.

When shooting video, use what format?

S-Log 3 RAW

What is B-roll footage?

Secondary footage (also known as cutaway footage) such as photos, videos, or graphics that we lay over top of the main footage to describe in more detail what the person is talking about.

When making adjustments using keyboard shortcut G, we can do what to set max peak for film festivals, etc.?

Select Normalize Max peak and set it that way. What it does is it finds the clip with the highest peak and then it adjusts all of the other clips with the same amount of reduction.

How do we close multiple gaps between clips all at once?

Select all files by clicking and dragging. Then, go up to Sequence tab on the top left of the screen, and choose CLOSE GAP. Good to use in interviews where we are cutting all of the bad answers, etc.

How do we import multiple projects and add assets from one project into another?

Select file. Open recent. This will allow you to bring the other project in as a new file on the timeline area. You can now switch back and forth between that project and the current project. You can highlight, copy, and control v paste where ever you want on the timeline where you want to move files.

How can we copy and paste clips without actually copying and pasting?

Select the clip so it's highlighted, then hold ALT down on the keyboard and drag the copy over on the timeline.

How do we delete the leftovers from the clips we no longer want?

Select the clip we want to throw away, so it's not highlighted, and then click backspace or delete on the keyboard.

How do you add new sequences?

Select the video clip, drag and drop it on NEW ITEM BUTTON (Sticky Tab) and it should create a new sequence on the timeline. The other way to do this is to click on the sticky note tab and choose new sequence to set everything up, name it, etc.

How do we add Cross Dissolve to video using shortcut keys?

Selecttheclip.Control + D

How do we add Cross Dissolve to audio using shortcut keys?

Selecttheclip.Control + Shift + D

How do we add a transition?

Simply click on the one you want and drag it over to the cut, space between the two clips on the timeline. We can speed it up or slow it down by shrinking it or expanding it or we can move it around to start it sooner or later.

What is the "Ken Burns Effect"?

Slowly zoom in or out on photos.

What is a good range for the Lowpass Filter?

Somewhere between 5000 and 6000 hz.

Where do we go to add motion?

The Effects Control Panel. Then, key frame. To do this, you have to select the stopwatch next to whatever you want to add motion to such as opacity, etc. Between key frames, it will tell what's on screen to go from one place to the next.

What does the CURVES option allow you to do in Premiere?

The RBG curves will allow you to control exposure and contrast in your image. Clicking on the graph and dragging down will decrease exposure, while going the opposite way and pushing up will increase exposure.

What is the Ripple Edit Tool?

The Ripple Edit Tool is accessed using keyboard shortcut B. It works and will turn yellow when we hover at the end of a clip or at the beginning of a clip. It works as a ONE STEP RIPPLE DELETE. Speeds up the workflow because we can make a trim and everything behind the trim will automatically move downstream. It will also work the same way if we trim at the beginning of a clip. All clips will automatically jump to the right or left depending on which way we are going. ONE OTHER WAY WE CAN ACCESS IT IS BY DOING SHIFT CONTROL AS WE HOVER TOWARD THE BEGINNING OR ENDING OF A CLIP.

Out of the four tools mentioned, which are the most critical two to know?

The Rolling Edit and the Ripple Edit are the most important of the four.

What is the Slide Tool?

The Slide Tool will allow you to move a clip that's sandwiched in between two clips to the left or right, while shortening the one to the left or right depending on which way it's dragged, but it does not change the clip in the middle in any way shape or form.

If we have blacks and whites in the frame, how should scope read?

The goal is to have some things touching zero at the bottom and some things touching white at the top. 100.

What does Highlight Tint do?

The highlights affects the highlights in the image.

What is fill in premiere pro?

The main color.

What is a key rule for motion?

The more subtle, the more professional.

How do we access razor tool using shortcut key and what does it do?

The razor tool can be accessed by simply pressing C on the keyboard and then we can cut anywhere we want on the clip we are editing.

What is the Slip Tool and what is the shortcut key?

The shortcut key is Y. The slip tool allows you to change a clips starting point and ending point without affecting the other clips around it.

What is the toolbar?

These are all tools that we can use for the timeline.

What does the tint balance tool do?

This allows you to control which one of the above is stronger.

What is the project panel?

This is the organization panel, where files are imported, created, and it's where everything is kept so it can stay organized.

What is HSL Secondary Panel?

This will allow you to adjust just a specific color, not a whole image.

How do we zoom in and out on timeline?

Use the + or - key buttons or click and drag on the slider down below the timeline.

How do we adjust audio on one specific part of the audio file that we want to remove?

Use the pen tool by selecting shortcut key P for pen tool and add four points to the timeline. Then drag it down. Those key points will act as anchor points, decreasing the audio in that specific section. This is also a way that we can create a custom transition between tracks.

What tabs should we have open with source monitor?

Video preview. Effects controls. Audio track mixer.

How do we import footage?

We can double click in the project panel, go to file and click import, or click control I on PC. We can then import our folders or clips.

Once we have deleted clips from the timeline after cutting them, how do we move everything back downstream?

We can lasso and drag. Or you can click in the vacant space between clips. Everything should be highlighted when you do this and then click delete, which will join all of the clips back together. You can also click between the clips, right click and choose RIPPLE DELETE. Alternatively, you could also use the RIPPLE EDIT TOOL.

What does Faded Film Look do in the Creative Menu?

We can use this to make an image look less saturated and contrasty.

What are scratch disks?

What this means is the videos, the previews, the renders. When we add it effects, this is where it is saved, so always choose same as project.

How can we quickly use Essential Sound to match up audio levels from two different clips?

Open up Essential Sound. Find Loudness option. Then, select auto match and it will match it up the audio loudness.

When do we want to use the audio track mixer in Premiere Pro?

When we are dealing with different sound elements such as music, dialogue, sound effects, ambience, etc. It's also a great way to edit everything on an audio track all at once.

How do we sync footage on the timeline?

When we have more than one camera with more than one audio channel, we can match them up by simply doing the following: 1. Double click to left of timeline on Audio Track and expand to see the wave forms for the audio. Check to ensure the wave forms match up and if they don't, then nudge them by simply pressing ALT and using the left and right arrow keys to move to where you need them. Alternatively, you can simple shift select both audio clips, right click, select synchronize in the pop up menu, MIX DOWN, select audio and click OK.

How do we lock decibel level while making adjustments with pen tool?

You can lock the decibel level while making adjustments with the pen tool by holding shift down.

What trick did I learn about key frames?

You can right click to switch from Linear to other more natural looking effects for movement such as Bezier, etc.

How do we change the scale of a photo?

You can select the photo by clicking it on timeline. Then, going to Effect Controls and resizing by moving on the scale. OR you can double click on the photo in the program monitor and stretch to resize. If you hover outside of the square border, you will see a curved arrow that will allow you to tilt left or right depending on which way you want to go with it.

How do I export a high quality small size video?

You can start by setting an in and an out point on your timeline, so only what you want exported will be exported. Then, go up to FILE and EXPORT MEDIA. Or just go CONTROL M. H.264 AND YOUTUBE 1080P HD. Click on OUTPUT NAME TO NAME IT AND DECIDE WHERE TO SAVE IT. Bit Rate: Choose VBR2 Pass. Check the boxes, render at maximum quality and check render at maximum depth. This will make the colors look better and it will make the video look sharper, too. Target bit rate, leave at 16. That's a good bit rate for 1920x1080 videos. Finally, click EXPORT.

What is a good way to match up?

Zoom in on one photo and then zoom out on the next one. Also, remember that you can adjust the scale and position at the same time for an even more dramatic effect.

Cut on motion to make the edit seem more fluid and our job is to make our edit . . .

invisible.

If you add motion, you want to make sure the key frame goes . . .

throughout the entire title. And usually slower motion is better, too.

What is the program monitor?

It's the view that shows us the final product.

What is stroke in premiere pro?

Border of the text.

What is the Rolling Edit Tool?

It's red and has four arrows. It will move the cut point to the right or left and it will edit either of those sides. It shortens one clip, but extends the other next to it. We can accomplish this same thing by performing a trim to the left and then dragging on the one behind it to extend over enough to cover the gap that remains. KEYBOARD SHORTCUT IS N.

What is the timeline indicator?

It's the blue line that you can click and drag on the timeline.

What about exposure?

It affects the brightness or darkness of the whole clip.

What does SHADOW TINT Do?

It affects the hue or color of the frame that's in the shadows.

What happens if we apply the Lowpass Filter?

It allows only the low sounds, low frequencies to play.

What is bypass used for in Premiere Pro?

It allows you to do a before and after quick check by checking the box and unchecking it to see what it sounds like with the effect and what it sounds like without the intended effect.

What is the selection tool?

It is the tool that is basically the mouse cursor. It is the most popular tool. Control + V is the shortcut key. When placed at the end of a clip on the timeline, it becomes the trim edit tool.

What does adding motion to video do?

It makes what the video more dynamic.

What is opacity?

It refers to the transparency of a clip.

What happens when you apply high pass?

It removes as much of the high frequencies as you want and it only allows the high frequencies to play. Access this by going to EFFECT CONTROLS. You need to look for highpass and look at frequency number. Adjust as necessary.

What will adding too much sharpness do?

It will add grain to an image or artifacts rather. Remember that it makes in focus stuff a little more sharp. It does not bring things out of focus in focus.

What does Sharpness do?

It will sharpen the edges of things in your image. Great for interviews to add a little bit of sharpness to people's eyes or mouths. This is especially helpful when using a camera with a very shallow depth of field. 25 on Sharpness is a good place to park it.

What is Constant Gain?

It's a fade that works by increasing or decreasing audio at a constant rate, and isn't used often because it can sometimes sound abrupt.

What is the Parametric Equalizer?

It's a tool that allows you to clean up your audio. Gives you maximum control over tonal equalization.

What is the Vignette Panel?

It's an effect that darkens the edge of the frame in your footage. They help draw the viewer's eye to a specific focal point, evoke nostalgia, or offer a backdrop where you can place your titles.

What is a sequence?

It's an individual video timeline. Typically, a single video is edited on a single sequence.

What are transitions?

It's how clips go from one to the next.

What do Color Wheels do?

It's just another way to increase the exposure, decrease the exposure, etc.

What is the source monitor?

It's the screen on the top left where we preview our clips and cut them up as well.