Creating special clips (synthetics), Create a counting leader (windows only), Create color bars and a 1-khz tone – Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 User Manual
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Editing sequences and clips
Last updated 11/6/2011
Creating special clips (synthetics)
Create a counting leader (Windows only)
If you plan to create film output from a sequence, you may want to add a counting leader. A counting leader helps a
projectionist verify that audio and video are working properly and are synchronized. You can create and customize a
universal counting leader to add to the beginning of a project. The leader is 11 seconds long.
1
In the Project panel, click the New Item button
at the bottom of the Project panel and choose Universal
Counting Leader.
2
In the New Universal Counting Leader dialog box, set Width, Height, Timebase, Pixel Aspect Ratio, and Sample
Rate to match these same settings for the sequence in which you will use the counting leader. Click OK.
3
In the Universal Counting Leader Setup dialog box, specify the following options as needed:
Wipe Color
Specifies a color for the circular one-second wipe area.
Background Color
Specifies a color for the area behind the wipe color.
Line Color
Specifies a color for the horizontal and vertical lines.
Target Color
Specifies a color for the double circles around the numeral.
Numeral Color
Specifies a color for the countdown numeral.
Cue Blip On Out
Displays a small cue circle in the last frame of the leader.
Cue Blip On 2
Plays a beep at the two-second mark.
Cue Blip At All Second Starts
Plays a beep at the beginning of every second during the leader.
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Click OK.
You can customize a counting leader clip by double-clicking it in the Project panel.
Create color bars and a 1-kHz tone
You can create a one-second clip containing color bars and a 1-kHz tone, as a reference for calibrating video and audio
equipment.
1
In the Project panel, click the New Item button
at the bottom of the Project panel and choose Bars And Tone.
2
In the New Synthetic dialog box, set Width, Height, Timebase, Pixel Aspect Ratio, and Sample Rate to match these
same settings for the sequence in which you will use the bars and tone. Click OK.
Note: Some audio workflows must be calibrated at a specific tone level. The default level of the 1-kHz tone is 012 dB
referenced to 0 dBFS. You can customize the tone level to match your audio workflow by choosing Clip
> Audio Options
>
Audio Gain with a clip selected. If you select the bars and tone clip in the Project panel, you set the default gain level for
new clip instances. If you select a clip in a Timeline panel, you change the level for that clip instance only.
Create black video
Empty areas of a track appear black if no other visible clip areas are present on underlying video tracks. If necessary,
you can also create clips of opaque black video for use anywhere in a sequence. A black video clip behaves as a still
image. To create a clip of a different color, use a color matte (see “
1
In the Project panel, click the New Item button
at the bottom of the Project panel and choose Black Video.