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Introduction | |
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Starting a Project and Maintaining it | |
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New Project Settings Window | |
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Video Settings | |
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Audio Settings | |
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Key Frame and Render Options | |
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Saving Project Settings | |
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Save, Save, and Re-Save | |
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Safeguard Yourself with AutoSave and Archives | |
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Creating a Bin | |
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Create a Unique Naming Structure | |
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It's More Than Just a Name | |
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Searching Through the Stats | |
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So Where Are These Files Kept Anyway? | |
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Archiving Project Files and Related Media | |
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Deleting Files | |
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Getting Rid of Unwanted Source Footage | |
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Creating a Cross-Platform Movie | |
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Summary | |
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Source Material: Getting It Straight | |
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Copyright Issues: Don't Break the Law | |
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Online vs. Offline | |
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Making Sense of Resolution, Compression, and Quality | |
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Digital Media vs. Analog Media | |
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Types of Formats | |
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Digitizing Audio and Video (Without Deck Control) | |
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Capturing Audio Only | |
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Comparing Audio File Size to Quality | |
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Capturing Source Material (With Deck Control) | |
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Let the Computer Work For You | |
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Redigitizing the Chosen Few | |
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Importing Still Graphics | |
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Importing Sequential Files | |
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Summary | |
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Tidbits and Techniques: Things You Should Know | |
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The Concept of Insert vs. Overlay Edition | |
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Overlay Editing | |
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Insert Editing | |
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One, Two, and Three Point Editing Techniques | |
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The Concept of Lift vs. Extract | |
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Saving Time Selecting Source Clips | |
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Using the Navigator Window | |
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Preview Before You Edit | |
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Creating a "Do Not Erase" Project | |
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Fixing a Talking Head Shoot-Gone-Boring | |
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Making Abstract Background Loopable | |
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Creating a Countdown in Premiere | |
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Building Your Own Custom Countdown | |
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Summary | |
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Image Effects Within Timeline Segments | |
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Stacking Up the Clips | |
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Viewing More than One Track | |
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Using Keyframes to Customize Transparency | |
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Fading In and Fading Out | |
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Controlling the Speed at Which the World Moves | |
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Changing Speeds at the Source | |
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Capture the Moment with Freeze Frames | |
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Fix It in the Mix | |
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Video Levels 101 | |
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What You See May Not Be What You Get | |
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Getting Just the Right Color (Correction) | |
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Hue and Saturation | |
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Changing the Color Balance Over Time | |
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Highlighting a Single Color | |
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Do You Have It in Another Color | |
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Creating Funky Backgrounds with Filters | |
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Working in 3D Space | |
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Summary | |
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Getting Creative with Keys | |
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Types of Alpha Channels | |
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Extreme Contrast for Image Separation | |
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Using Luminance Keys with Non-Black and White Images | |
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Using Color to Key Images | |
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Hollywood Effects and the Weather Report | |
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Clothing and Props are "Key" | |
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Image Matte Keys for Cookie Cutter Effects | |
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Creating Images for Matte Keys | |
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Creating Soft Edge Keys | |
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Matte Keys to Emphasize Your Image | |
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Using Animated Mattes to Track the Key | |
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Using Any Moving Video as Your Matte Key | |
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Summary | |
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Fine-Tuning Using Trim Mode | |
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The Art of Trimming | |
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Entering Trim Mode | |
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How Trim Mode Works | |
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Trimming One Side of an Edit | |
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Trimming Both Sides of an Edit | |
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Controls in Trim Mode | |
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Trimming without Trim Mode | |
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Trimming Down Timeline Clips from the Source Monitor | |
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Locking Tracks to Avoid Sync Problems | |
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Hold that Clip in Place | |
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Getting Creative with Split Ends | |
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Quickly Edit Multi-Camera Shoots | |
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Summary | |
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Adding the right Transition | |
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The Simple Art of the Cut | |
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Smoothing out Edit Points with Dissolves | |
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Adding the Default Transition | |
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Automatic Checker Boarding | |
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Customizing the Transitions Palette | |
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Saving and Restoring Customized Transition Palettes | |
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Adjusting Transition Settings | |
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Incorporating Third-Party Transitions | |
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When There's Not Enough Source Footage | |
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Using Gradient Wipe Transitions | |
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Using Moving Video Clips to Disguise Edit Point | |
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Using Graphic Images for Transitions | |
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Deciding which Transition to Use | |
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Summary | |
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Audio Sweetening for Perfection | |
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Understanding Digital Audio Quality | |
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Working with Audio Files | |
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Displaying Audio Properties | |
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Layering Audio Tracks | |
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Labeling Tracks for Clarity | |
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Raising the Roof with Gain Control | |
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Adjusting Audio Gain Using Rubber Banding | |
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Panning Audio to Enhance Stereo Effect | |
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Cross Fading Audio | |
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Split Edits--Audio Cross Fades with Linked Video Clips | |
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Monitoring Audio Tracks | |
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Editing with the Help of Audio Waveform Display | |
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Audio Tip of the Day--Room Tone | |
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Keeping Sync | |
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Working with Sync Locks | |
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Audio Filters for Mastering Your Sound | |
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Summary | |
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The Many Attributes of the Title Tool | |
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How to Create a New Title | |
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From Creation to Implementation | |
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Getting Text to Appear Correctly | |
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Editing Existing Text | |
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Applying Text Attributes | |
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Bringing Text to Life with Color | |
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Adjusting Text Transparency | |
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Manipulating Shadows Manually | |
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Creating Rolling Titles | |
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Creating High-Class Lower Thirds | |
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Importing Background Images for Positioning | |
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Animating Your Text | |
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Getting Text to Bounce | |
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Creating Graphic Objects in Title Tool | |
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Summary | |
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Outputting Your Work | |
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Prep Your Tape | |
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Bars and Tone | |
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The Slate: Who, What, When, and Where | |
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Ten, Nine, Eight | |
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Output Board Settings | |
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Outputting to Tape (without Device Control) | |
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Recording to Tape Using Deck Control | |
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EDLs: How To "Read" a Movie | |
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Destination: Computer (Exporting for Multimedia) | |
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Codecs | |
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Data Rate | |
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Key Frames | |
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Exporting Still Images | |
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A Neat Little Extra | |
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Summary | |
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Index | |