Obtaining Music

 Start out in the Audio workspace by selecting Audio at the top of the screen or choosing
Window > Workspaces > Audio.
 Choose Window > Media Browser to reveal the Media Browser panel.
 Within the Media Browser, navigate to your audio file, right-click (Windows)
 Select Import to add it to the Project panel.

Add the audio to your sequence

 Choose Window > Project to reveal the Project panel.
 The audio file you just imported will be selected.
 Double-click it to open it in the Source panel; notice the waveform.
 You can play the audio file here if you wish to listen to it.
 Drag the audio clip to the sequence in the Timeline panel.
 You can drop it on any audio track below the video tracks.
 Trim the audio clip as you would a video clip.
Organize Your Audio Workspace

To keep your audio clips organized, you can add each type of sound and music to separate audio
tracks and rename them by type of sound. For example, you can add all dialogue clips to a track
that you can rename to “Dialogue,” all sound effects to a track renamed “Sounds”, and
background music to a track named “Music”.

In this way, it’s easy to edit background music independently from dialogue or sounds without
affecting all audio clips in your project. To change a track’s name, right-click it, select Rename,
and enter the new label.
You can also change the clip’s colour to stay organized within the audio tracks. Right-click on
the clip, then select Label, and then a colour.

Cut, Trim, and Crop

 use the Razor Tool (press the C key) to split the audio track and click where you want
to cut.
 Trimming is when you cut an audio file to shorten it.
 For example, if you need a specific section of a song for the intro, you trim the clip to the
length required.
 To trim a clip, place your cursor at its start or end. When the cursor changes, click and
drag to trim your audio clip.
Overview of the audio mixer
The Audio Mixer is broadly divided into three parts.
Adjust the audio track volume
Select the clip, and go to the Effect Controls panel
Expand the Volume, Channel Volume, and Panner controls in the Effect Controls panel.
This is what the controls do:
• Volume: Adjusts the combined volume of all the audio channels in the selected clip.
• Channel Volume: Allows you to adjust the audio level for individual channels in the selected
clip.
• Panner: Gives you overall stereo left/right balance control for the selected clip.
 The stopwatch icon automatically is on for all of the
controls. This means every change you make is automatically going to add a keyframe.
However, if you add only one keyframe to the audio level, it automatically adjusts the overall
level for the clip.
 Press the spacebar to play the sequence in the Program panel (upper right panel).
 Pressing the spacebar again stops playback.
 Drag the blue playhead to wherever you want playback to start.
 If your audio clip is too loud or too soft compared to the rest of your sequence, you can
change the volume of each audio track independently.
 Choose Window > Audio Track Mixer > [sequence name] to reveal the track mixer for
your sequence.
 The playback controls at the bottom of the Audio Track Mixer panel allow you to play,
stop, and even loop sequence playback.
 As your sequence plays or loops, move the sliders up and down to increase or decrease
the volume of each individual audio track in your sequence.
 Slide the Master control to adjust the overall audio level.
Sweetening sound with audio effects
Use the Audio Mixer to blend and adjust the sounds from all the audio tracks in your project.
You can also combine multiple audio tracks into a single submix and apply effects, panning, or
volume changes to those groups as well as to individual tracks. the Audio Mixer is displayed in
place of the Source Monitor.
These can be used for a variety of tasks including the following:
DeNoiser: This audio effect can detect and remove hiss or noise automatically.
 Reverb: This can increase the “presence” in the recording with reverb. Use it to simulate the
sound of a larger room.
Delay: This effect can add a slight (or pronounced) echo to your audio track.
Bass: This effect can increase the low-end frequencies of an audio clip. It works well on
narration clips, particularly for male voices.
Treble: This adjusts the higher-range frequencies in an audio clip.
The Effects Workspace

When you want to edit effects, you go to the Effects workspace, which is made up of the
Effect Controls panel, the Program Monitor, and the Effects panel.

• To reach the Effects panel, go to Window> >Effects.

Adding an Effect to a Clip

• To add an effect to a clip, drag the effect from the Effects panel onto the clip on the
Timeline.

• As an example, we are going to drag the Edge Feather effect to our clip.

• You can also select a clip in the Timeline, then double click on the effect in the Effects
panel.

Customizing an Effect

• Once you have added an effect to a clip, you can go to the Effect Controls panel to
customize it.
 • By going to the Effect Controls panel, we can adjust the effect by changing the values
and parameters.

Toggle an Effect On or Off

• To toggle an effect off, click the fix icon that appears to the left of the effect name.

• When you do this, the effect is disabled.

• To turn the effect back on, click the fx icon again.

Changing the Order of Effects

• The order that effects will appear on your clip is shown in the Effect Controls panel.

• To change the order of effects on the clip, drag an effect up or down in the Effect
Controls panel.

• You will see a horizontal bar to let you know where the effect will be placed when you
release the mouse.

• Just remember that you cannot drag standard effects above fixed effects. You also
cannot drag fixed effects below standard effects.

Removing an Effect

• To remove an effect in the Effect Controls panel, select the effect.

• Next, either press the Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard.

• You can also right click on an effect, then choose Clear.

• To remove an effect in the Timeline, select the clip or clips, then right click on the clip
and select Remove Effects.

• You will then see the Remove Effects dialogue box.

• Check the effects that you want to remove.

There are many reasons to edit a video

• Remove unwanted footage

• This is the simplest and most common task in editing. Many videos can be dramatically
improved by simply getting rid of the flawed or unwanted bits.

• Choose the best footage

• It is common to shoot far more footage than you actually need and choose only the best
material for the final edit. Often you will shoot several versions (takes) of a shot and
choose the best one when editing.

• Create a flow

• Most videos serve a purpose such as telling a story or providing information. Editing is a
crucial step in making sure the video flows in a way which achieves this goal.

• Add effects, graphics, music, etc

• You can improve most videos by adding extra elements.

LINEAR AND NON LINEAR VIDEO EDITING

• Linear video editing describes a process in which scenes are copied from one video tape
to another, using two tape VCRs, in the order required. The new tape is thus created in a
linear fashion.

• The disadvantage of this method is that it is not possible to insert or delete scenes from
the new tape without re-copying all the subsequent scenes.

• Linear editing was the method originally used with analogue video tapes.

• Non-linear video editing is achieved by loading the video material into a computer from
analogue or digital tape.

• This method allows the operator to cut, copy and paste scenes in any order and make any
changes desired. At the completion of the editing process the computer can then build a
new file by applying the commands to the original digital image stored on the disk.

• The original digital image on the disk is unchanged. The new video file can then be
outputted to a video tape, attached to an email or posted to the web.

Video Editing Software

Video editing software is any software program capable of editing, modifying,

generating, or manipulating a video or movie file. With a video editor, you can remove
sections of the video, cut and arrange a video to give it a better flow, or add effects to
enhance the video.

How Editing Software Works:

• Capture

• Edit
• Output

This means the software controls the capturing (recording) of the footage, provides a way
to edit the footage, and allows the finished product to be output to a recording device
such as a VCR or DVD.

Types of Panels
The default panels

• The Tools Panel is where you can select various editing tools to use in the timeline.

• The Project Panel is where you store all the elements which make up your edited video
(video clips, audio clips, graphics, titles, etc).

• The Source Monitor is where you can preview clips, make simple adjustments and add
them to the timeline.

• The Program Monitor shows the edited video from the timeline.

• The Media Browser allows you to browse, preview and import clips from your hard
drives and network.

• The Timeline Panel is where you arrange the elements of your video in the desired order.

• The Audio Meters display the volume level from the timeline.

Project Panel.

• The project panel is where you store all the elements needed to create your finished
video. It can contain individual video clips, audio clips, titles, photos and graphical
images. When you import new items they appear automatically in the project panel.

• The project panel also contains sequences, which include all the data in a particular
timeline. When you create a new project, the project panel contains a single sequence
called Sequence 01.

The Monitor Panel

The monitor panels are where you view video clips and edited video sequences.

The left screen is the source monitor, which allows you to preview clips and make
adjustments before adding them to the timeline.

The right screen is the program monitor, which shows you th active timeline.

Controls under each monitor allow you to scroll through the video and set edit points.
 In the top right corner of the monitor panel is a fly-out menu containing numerous additional
viewing options, including technical monitors

The timeline panel

• The timeline panel is where your video takes shape. By dragging items from the project
panel or source monitor and placing them in the desired order, you create a sequence of
clips and events which play in the timeline from left to right.

With items in the timeline, you can:

• Adjust edit points, making clips shorter or longer, or stretch them over time.

• Create multiple layers of video, e.g. titles, superimposed images, etc.

• Create multiple layers of audio, e.g. voiceovers, music, etc.

• Add transitions, filters, special effects, etc.

Tools Panel

A - Selection
B - Ripple Edit

C - Rate stretch tool

D - Slip tool

E - Pen tool

F - Hand tool

G - Track Select tool

H - Rolling Edit tool

I - Razer slide tool

J - Slide tool

K - Zoom tool

Tools Panel

Selection Tool: The standard tool for selecting clips, menu items, and other objects in the user
interface.

Track Selection Tool: Select this tool to select all the clips to the right of the cursor in a
sequence. To select a clip and all clips to the right in its own track, click the clip.

Ripple Edit Tool Select this tool to trim the In or Out point of a clip in a Timeline. The Ripple
Edit Tool closes gaps caused by the edit.

Rolling Edit Tool Select this tool to roll the edit point between two clips in a Timeline. The
Rolling Edit Tool trims the In point of one and the Out point of the other, while leaving the
combined duration of the two clips unchanged.

Rate Stretch Tool Select this tool to shorten a clip in a Timeline by speeding up its playback, or
to lengthen it by slowing it down.

Razor Tool Select this tool to make one or more incisions in clips in a Timeline.

Slip Tool Select this tool to simultaneously change the In and Out points of a clip in a Timeline,
while keeping the time span between them constant. For example, if you have trimmed a 10-
second clip to 5 seconds in a Timeline, you can use the Slip Tool to determine which 5 seconds
of the clip appear in the Timeline.

Slide Tool Select this tool to move a clip to the left or right in a Timeline while simultaneously
trimming the two clips that surround it.
Pen Tool Select this tool to set or select keyframes, or to adjust connector lines in a Timeline.

Hand Tool Select this tool to move the viewing area of a Timeline to the right or left. Drag left or
right anywhere in the viewing area.

Zoom Tool Select this tool to zoom in or out in a Timeline viewing area. Click in the viewing
area to zoom in by one increment.

The Info Panel

A. Name of selected clip

B. Data for selected clip

C. Tape name

D. Sequence timecode locations of clip Start and End points

E. Name of active sequence

 F. Source timecode location in selected clip

G. Source timecode location in clips on video tracks

H. Source timecode location in clips on audio tracks

Source Monitor and Program Monitor

A. Time code

B. Scroll bar

C. Scaling options

D. Playhead

E. Drag video

F. Drag audio

G. Resolution

H. Settings button

I. Button editor

Working with audio

• In Adobe Premiere Pro, you can edit audio, add effects to it, and mix as many tracks of
audio in a sequence.

• You can choose different kinds of tracks for different kinds of media.

Audio tracks in a sequence

A sequence can contain any combination of the following audio tracks:

• Standard - The standard track replaces the previous stereo track type. It can accommodate
both mono and stereo audio clips.

• Mono - A mono track contains one audio channel. A mono track will either reproduce the
channel so that the left and right channels

• are playing the same, homogenized recording, or will play through only one of the left or
right channels.

• Stereo track - A stereo track is dual channel audio. A stereo track is audio that is recorded
in two channels, one left, one right.
 • Adaptive track - The adaptive track can contain mono, stereo, and adaptive clips. With
adaptive tracks, you can map source audio to output

• audio channels in the way that works best for your workflow.

• 5.1 - Contains the following:

• Three front audio channels (left, center, and right)

• Two rear or surround audio channels (left and right)

• A low-frequency effects (LFE) audio channel routed to a subwoofer speaker.

• Clips can contain one audio channel, two audio channels, or five audio surround
channels with a low-frequency effects audio channel.

• A sequence can accommodate any combination of clips. However, all the audio
is mixed to the track format (mono, stereo, or 5.1 surround) of the Mix track.

• Mixing audio tracks and clips

• Mixing is blending and adjusting the audio tracks in a sequence. Sequence audio
tracks can contain many audio clips, and the audio tracks of video clips. Actions can be
applied at various levels within a sequence.

• For example, you can apply one audio level value to a clip and another value to the track
that contains the clip.

Storyboard:
storyboard editing The term storyboard usually describes a series of drawings that show the intended
camera angles and action for a film. Storyboards are often quite similar to comic strips, though they
usually include more technical information such as intended camera moves, lines of dialogue, and sound
effects. You can use clip thumbnails in a bin as storyboard images. Arrange the thumbnails by dragging
and dropping them in the order you would like the clips to appear in your sequence, from left to right and
from top to bottom. Then drag and drop them into your sequence or use a special automated edit feature
to add them to your sequence with transition effects.
Using a storyboard to build an assembly edit
An assembly edit is a sequence where the order of the clips is correct but the timing has yet to be
worked out. It is common to build sequences as an assembly first, just to make sure the structure
works, and then adjust the timing later.
You can use storyboard editing to quickly get your clips in the right order.
1 Save the current project.
2 Open Sunset Sequence.prproj in the Chapter 05 folder. This project has a Sunset Montage
sequence that already has music. We’ll add some shots of beautiful sunsets to the sequence.
Arranging your storyboard
Double-click the Sunset Images bin to open it.
There are a series of JPEG images in this bin. The interpretation of the pixel aspect ratio has
already been changed so that the images more closely match the aspect ratio of the sequence.
1. Click the Icon View button on the bin to see thumbnails for the clips.
2. Drag and drop the thumbnails in the bin to position them in the order you would like them to
appear in the sequence.
3. Make sure the Sunset Images bin is selected. Select all of the clips in the bin by pressing
Control+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac)
4. Drag and drop the clips into the sequence, positioning them on the Video 1 track right at the
beginning of the Timeline, above the music clip.
5. Play through your sequence to see the result
Automating your storyboard to a sequence
As well as dragging and dropping your storyboard edit into the Timeline, you can use the special
Automate to Sequence option.
1. Undo your edit by pressing Control+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (Mac), and position your
Timeline playhead at the very beginning of the Timeline.
2. In the bin, with your clips still selected, click the Automate to Sequence button. Automate to
Sequence, as the name suggests, automatically adds your clips to the currently displayed
sequence. Here are the options:
• Ordering: This positions clips in your sequence in the order they appear in the bin or in the order
you click them to select them.
• Placement: By default, the clips will be added one after another. If you have markers on the
Timeline (perhaps in time with the beat of your music), clips can be added wherever there is a
marker.
• Method: Choose between Insert edit and Overlay (an overwrite).
• Clip Overlap: Automatically overlaps the clips to allow for a special-effect transition.
• Transitions: Choose to have a video or audio transition automatically added between each clip.
• Ignore Options: Choose to exclude the video or audio parts of your clips.
3. Set up the Automate to Sequence dialog so that the settings match the figure, and click OK
This time, the clips are overlapping with a special-effect dissolve. Note that the overlap decreases
the total duration for the sequence