[...]... discussed the Title Designer in more detail, you may want to customize these displays 16 SET UP Trim You can set the Large Trim Offset for use in the Trim window We will cover the Trim window in more detail Leave this setting at the default values until you have used the Trim window and determined whether you would like to change these settings 17 THE INTERFACE THE FOCAL EASY GUIDE TO PREMIERE PRO Introduction... transitions The default is 0.5 seconds User Interface Brightness Slide the slider to lighten or darken the screen interface Where you like this best will probably be somewhat dependent on room lighting Audio Automatch Time Set this to affect the time the slider takes to return to its previous position when using Touch record mode in the audio mixer (More on this on page 142.) 11 THE FOCAL EASY GUIDE TO PREMIERE. .. sound card 12 SET UP Auto Save You can have the box checked to save projects automatically as you work Under the check box, set the time increment between automatic saves and the maximum number of project versions Premiere Pro keeps in archive These files can be found in the folder [current user]/My Documents/Adobe /Premiere Pro/ 7.0/Project-Archive Capture Select the check boxes to Abort capture when... software very quickly I suppose a good place to start that philosophy would be to wrap up this introduction and get to it So be it Tim Kolb Producer/Director xiv SET UP THE FOCAL EASY GUIDE TO PREMIERE PRO Setting up the Hardware To use Adobe Premiere Pro, you will need a computer with Microsoft Windows XP or Windows XP Pro operating system The minimum processor and configuration necessary is an Intel... stored Video, audio, or graphics clips, titles, and sequences can be organized in separate folders 20 THE INTERFACE called bins The Project window can be searched for media using specific criteria and can be used to visually preorder, or storyboard, clips for rough layout purposes The Monitor Window The Monitor window contains the Source Monitor and the The Project window Program Monitor The Monitor... settings you have chosen in the Custom Settings dialogue are going to be a common setup for you, you can choose to save your settings with the Save Preset button at the bottom of the window The name you give the preset when you save it will be available to you the next time as a profile in the Settings menu with the standard presets, selectable with a single click Your saved custom Project Preset will be... existing project or create one “Untitled” projects are a thing of the past If you choose to start a new project, you will find yourself in the New Project dialogue Most of us will use a common preset for our work The presets are listed on the left, and they cover most common formats in NTSC and PAL standards New Project window 5 THE FOCAL EASY GUIDE TO PREMIERE PRO If you have a hardware card or specialized... audio material that Premiere Pro creates in an uncompressed format to speed editing Adobe recommends that this go to a different drive from the rest of your video and audio, if possible 15 THE FOCAL EASY GUIDE TO PREMIERE PRO Still Images Set the Default Duration for a still image when it loads The default is 30 frames Titler These preferences are for setting how the style swatches and the font browser... go any further, I need to mention David Kuspa, technical editor of The Easy Guide to Premiere Pro His contributions were invaluable and focused, and xiii FOREWORD there is no doubt this is a superior publication because of him I am grateful for his insight Our goal is that this book gets you up to speed with Premiere Pro in short order, giving you the tools you need to be successful with the software... brought to the front or back, like most software windows Try to keep your palettes off to the side a bit, or you will constantly be moving them out of the way when you’re trying to do other things My laptop workspace I’ve opened every window to show an overview It isn’t always practical or efficient to work with this many windows open Project Window The Project window is where the elements of your project . Rick Young The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 4, Rick Young The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Express, Rick Young The Focal Easy Guide to Maya 5, Jason Patnode The Focal Easy Guide to Discreet. class="bi x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" THE FOCAL EASY GUIDE TO PREMIERE PRO FM.qxd 2/2/04 3:51 pm Page i The Focal Easy Guide Series Focal Easy Guides are the best choice to get you started with new software, whatever. Gary Davis The Focal Easy Guide to Premiere Pro, Tim Kolb FM.qxd 2/2/04 3:51 pm Page ii THE FOCAL EASY GUIDE TO PREMIERE PRO For New Users and Professionals TIM KOLB AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG