CHAPTER 1
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A Tour of Adobe Premiere
Creating a rough cut
For many projects, you may want to begin by creating a
rough cut
of your video program.
A rough cut is simply a sequence of clips assembled in the general sequence you want, with
little or no editing. A rough cut can quickly give you some sense of your video program’s effec-
tiveness, letting you start making decisions about where to cut, trim, and add transitions and
special effects.
1
If the Timeline window is not open, choose Window > Timeline.
The clips you imported do not become part of the video program until you place them into
the Timeline. The Timeline window is where you’ll construct and edit your video program—
adding, copying, and moving clips, adjusting their lengths, and so on. The Timeline provides
an overview of your work by showing where in time each clip begins and ends, as well as the
relationships between clips.
It’s important to understand that just as there are different ways to import a clip, there is
more than one approach to editing a video in Premiere. Experienced video-editors, for
example, might prefer to rely on the Monitor window (described later in this chapter)
rather than the Timeline. The method of editing described in this tour is appropriate for
novice users creating a relatively simple project. Chapter 4, “Editing Video,” describes more
advanced approaches to editing in Premiere, such as 3-point editing.
When you first open the Timeline window, it displays seven separate rows, called
tracks
,
underneath the time ruler. The tracks act as containers for the clips; by involving multiple
tracks and arranging clips within the tracks, you create sequences and effects that become
the video program you are making. This chapter introduces you to each kind of track and
to the kinds of controls available for all tracks.
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In the Project window, select the Boys.mov clip and drag it into the Video 1A track. As you
drag into the Video 1A track, the clip appears as a darkened box. Before releasing the mouse,
make sure that the left end of the box is up against the left side of the Video 1A track.
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