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MediaStorm Guide to the Slip Tool

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:January 30, 2014

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers' experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro CC after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post. One tool I often overlook when editing is the slip tool. My buddy Tim McLaughlin reintroduced me to its power last week. The slip tool allows you to change the in and out point of a single clip without affecting it’s duration or the duration of adjoining clips. Your project length stays the same. Activate the slip tool with either the shortcut key Y or by clicking on its icon in the toolbar. Next, hover over a video clip and you’ll see that your cursor change to the slip icon. Hold down your mouse and drag forward or backwards inside the clip, don't move the clip itself. You’ll…

MediaStorm Guide to Creating Multi-Camera Sequences in Premiere Pro, Part 2

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:December 19, 2013

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers’ experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro CC after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post.

In the first part of this tutorial, I showed you how to sync multiple camera angles and audio sources using Red Giant’s $199 PluralEye’s 3.0. After you’ve imported the XML file generated by PluralEyes into Premiere Pro CC and your tracks are in sync, it’s time to create a multi-camera sequence.

First though, because PluralEyes offers no audio configuration options like stereo vs.mono, or which tracks to duplicate for stereo pairs, you’ll need to make sure your audio is set up properly. See the screencast MediaStorm Guide to Audio Configuration for assistance.

As a general rule, I use the better audio source and double it so I now have a stereo pair.

MULTI-CAMERA SEQUENCE

A multi-camera sequence appears in your timeline as one clip, but bundles multiple camera angles together so that you can easily see all available options as you edit.

To create a multi-camera sequence, first create a new empty sequence (Command-N). Next, drag your synced sequence from the Project window into this one. Putting one sequence inside another is referred to as a nested sequence.

Rename your new sequence ProjectName_InterviewName_multiclip_RAW. Still in the timeline, right-click your sequence and select Multi-Camera > Enable.

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MediaStorm Guide to Creating Effect Presets in Premiere Pro CC

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:December 4, 2013

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers’ experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post.

Reader Filip Lein asks, “I would love to be able to make custom effects like I had in FCP7…How can one make those please?”

Saving custom effects in Premiere Pro CC is easy but not obvious.

First, add an effect to a clip by doing the following:

Search for the effect in Effects window (Shift–7).
Drag the effect on to your timeline clip.
Change the effect parameters by first clicking the clip in the timeline then opening the Effect Controls window (Shift–5). You may need to twirl down the disclosure triangle to see all of its options.

Once the effect is set to your specifications, right-click the name and choose Save Preset.

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MediaStorm Guide to Audio Configuration in Premiere Pro CC

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:November 20, 2013

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers' experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post. This screencast illustrates the basics of configuring your audio setting in Premiere Pro CC. Topics covered include: • How to set up your audio preferences for better importing. • The difference between single and dual track stereo files. • How to change a dual track stereo file to a single track stereo file. • How to mirror your strongest audio signal on both left and right channels.

MediaStorm Guide to Importing Canon C300 Footage into Premiere Pro CC [Screencast]

Post author:Eric Maierson
Post published:November 1, 2013

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers' experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post. Recently, while importing Canon C300 footage into Premiere Pro CC, I realized that many of the longer clips were being duplicated on ingest. For instance, I’d have three of the same files, the only difference was their last two digits. This happened both when I used File > Import and when I double-clicked the Project window. The trick, I discovered, is to import via the Media Browser. Select your file, right-click, and choose Import. You’ll ingest the files properly, with no duplicates. Check out the accompanying screencast, for a more detailed explanation.