Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 - Manual (Page 194)

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tracks.
2. When the height adjustment icon appears , drag up or down.
Create a sequence
In many cases, you want to create a sequence that matches the characteristics of the primary assets (clips) that you’ll be editing. You can create a
sequence that matches the characteristics of an asset by dragging the asset to the New Item
button at the bottom of the Project panel.
You can also create a sequence by using a sequence preset. The sequence presets included with Premiere Pro include the correct settings for
common types of assets. For example, if you have footage mostly in DV format, use a DV sequence preset.
If you plan to specify lower quality settings for output (such as streaming web video), don’t change your sequence settings. Instead, change your
export settings later.
For information about learning the parameters of your assets, see Selecting a sequence preset.
When all the parameters of your assets do not match all the settings of any preset do one of the following. In the Sequence Presets tab of the
New Sequence dialog box,
select a preset with most settings matching the parameters of the assets you want to edit, then select the General tab (called the “Settings”
tab in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later), and customize the preset so that its settings match the asset parameters exactly,
without selecting a preset, select the General tab of the New Preset dialog box. Select Desktop from the Editing Mode menu (called “Custom”
in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later), and customize the settings on the General tab until they match the parameters of your assets.
If your computer has a capture card compatible with Premiere Pro, the Available Presets list shows presets optimized for the card, in some cases.
The sequence settings must be correct when you create the sequence. Once a sequence is created, some sequence settings, such as the
timebase settings, are locked. This locking prevents unwanted inconsistencies that could result from changing sequence settings later.
1. Do one of the following:
Select File > New > Sequence
In the Project panel, click New Item . Then select Sequence.
2. On the Sequence Presets tab, select a preset from the Available Presets list.
3. Type the name of the sequence, and then click OK.
In Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later, you can create a new sequence from a selected clip by one of the following methods:
Drag and drop a clip onto the New Item button.
Choose File > New > Sequence from Clip.
Note: When a merged clip is used to create a new Sequence from Clip (in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later), there may be empty
stereo audio tracks, depending on the media format. You may delete these empty stereo audio tracks, if you wish.
In Premiere Pro CS6, you can create a sequence from a selected clip which matches its attributes by doing the following:
1. Create a new sequence. Any sequence preset can be used. You can also open an existing sequence.
2. Drag a clip into the sequence. Premiere Pro detects if the attributes of the clip match the sequence settings.
3. If the attributes do not match, a Clip Mismatch Warning dialog box launches with the message, “The clips does not match the sequence
settings. Change sequence to match the clip’s settings?”:
Choose “Change Sequence Settings” if you want to create a new sequence with attributes that match the clip. This technique is the one
to do if you are creating a new sequence from scratch. If there are existing clips in the sequence, they will be conformed with the new
sequence settings.
Choose “Keep Sequence Settings” if you want the clip to be conformed to play back in the existing sequence.
There is also an “Always Ask” check box available.
See the video tutorial, “Changing the Sequence to Match a Clip,” by Todd Kopriva and video2brain for details about changing or keeping
sequence settings when dragging a clip into a sequence. He also gives suggestions on a better workflow for creating a new sequence from a
clip.
Ever had some footage and weren’t sure which sequence preset to use? Now, there’s an easy trick featuring the New Item button to get started
editing natively. Karl Soule shows you how
in this video tutorial .
Andrew Devis demonstrates how to create a sequence with settings that match those of a footage item in this video tutorial on the Creative COW
web site.
“FAQ: How do I choose the right sequence settings?”
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