Make a four-point edit, Add clips to a sequence automatically – Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 User Manual
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Editing sequences and clips
Last updated 11/6/2011
Make a four-point edit
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In a Project panel, double-click a clip to open it in the Source Monitor.
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Click the headers of the tracks in a Timeline panel into which you want to add the clip to target them.
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In the Timeline, drag the source track indicators to the headers of the tracks into which you want the clip
components to fall.
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Using the Source Monitor, mark an In point and an Out point for the source clip.
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In the Program Monitor, mark an In point and an Out point in the sequence.
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in the Source Monitor, do one of the following:
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To perform an insert edit, click the Insert button
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To perform an insert edit and shift clips in target tracks only, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the
Insert button
.
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To perform an overlay edit, click the Overlay button
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If the marked source and program durations differ, select an option when prompted:
Change Clip Speed (Fit to Fill)
Maintains the source clip’s In and Out points, but changes the clip’s speed so that its
duration matches the duration determined by the sequence In and Out points.
Trim Clip’s Head (Left Side)
Automatically changes the source clip’s In point so that its duration matches the duration
determined by the sequence In and Out points.
Trim Clip’s Tail (Right Side)
Automatically changes the source clip’s Out point so that its duration matches the
duration determined by the sequence In and Out points.
Ignore Sequence In Point
Disregards the sequence In point you set, and performs a three-point edit.
Ignore Sequence Out Point
Disregards the sequence Out point you set, and performs a three-point edit.
Add clips to a sequence automatically
You can quickly assemble a rough cut or add clips to an existing sequence. The clips added can include the default
video and audio transitions.
For a video tutorial that demonstrates the creation of a rough cut using the Automate To Sequence command, see the
.
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Set In and Out points to define each clip’s starting and ending points.
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Arrange clips in the Project panel. You can add the clips to the sequence in either the order you select them, or in
the order that they are arranged in a bin in icon view. You can also add sequences or clips in nested bins.
You can arrange clips in a bin in storyboard fashion by setting the Project panel to icon view. (See “
101.)
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Select the clips in the Project panel. Either Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) them in the order
you want or by dragging a selection marquee around them.
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In the Project panel, click the Automate To Sequence button
.
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Set the following options in the Automate To Sequence dialog box, and then click OK:
Ordering
Specifies the method used to determine the order of the clips when they are added to the sequence. If you
choose Sort Order, clips are added in the order they’re listed in the Project panel: from top to bottom in List view; or