Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 - Manual (Page 55)

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Project setup
Last updated 11/6/2011
3 Browse to a location where you want to save the project file, name the project, and click OK.
Note: Whenever possible, specify a location and name that you won’t have to change later. By default, Premiere Pro stores
rendered previews, conformed audio files, and captured audio and video in the folder where you store the project. Moving
a project file later may require moving its associated files as well.
4 Do one of the following:
• Select a preset, or customize settings, for the first sequence of the project. For more information, see “ Create a
sequence ” on page 134. Then, click OK.
• To create a project without a sequence, click Cancel.
5 (Optional) If you want to change where Premiere Pro stores various types of files, specify the scratch disk locations.
See “
Specify scratch disks to improve system performance ” on page 45.
Note: Premiere Pro supports high bit-depth (greater than 8 bits per channel) video necessary for editing standard and
high definition footage.
More Help topics
“ Create a sequence ” on page 134
Review project settings
All project settings apply to the whole project, and most can’t be changed after a project is created.
After you begin working in a project, you can review project settings, but you can change only a few of them. You can
access these settings through the Project Settings dialog box.
1 Choose Project > Project Settings > General, or Project > Project Settings > Scratch Disks.
2 View or change settings as needed.
3 Click OK.
Project Settings dialog box
General
Title Safe Area Specifies how much of the frame edge to mark as a safe zone for titles, so that titles aren’t cut off by
television set overscan. A rectangle with cross hairs marks the title-safe zone when you click the Safe Margins button
in the Source Monitor or Program Monitor. Titles are usually assumed to require a wider safe zone than action.
Action Safe Area Specifies how much of the frame edge to mark as a safe zone for action so that action isn’t cut off by
television set overscan. A rectangle marks the action-safe zone when you click the Safe Margins button in the Source
Monitor or Program Monitor.
Display Format (Video and Audio) For information about video and audio display formats, see their entries under
General Settings in “ Sequence presets and settings ” on page 134.
Capture Format For information about setting the capture format, see “ Set capture format, preferences, and tracks ”
on page 57.
Scratch Disks
For information about designating scratch disks, see “
Specify scratch disks to improve system performance ” on
page 45.