Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 User Manual
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All sequence settings apply to the whole sequence, and most cannot be changed after a sequence is created.
When creating a sequence, you can select from among the standard sequence presets. Alternatively, you can customize a group of settings, and
save the group in a custom sequence settings preset. If you want full control over almost all the sequence parameters, start a new sequence and
customize its settings.
After you begin working in a sequence, you can review sequence settings, but you can change only a few of them. Choose Sequence > Sequence
Settings to view the settings you can change.
Creating a sequence opens the New Sequence dialog box. The New Sequence dialog box contains three tabs, each with a number of settings:
Sequence Presets, General, and Tracks.
Andrew Devis demonstrates how to create a sequence with settings that match those of a footage item
on the Creative COW
web site.
Robbie Carman explains how to customize sequence settings to speed up renders
Sequence Presets options
Available Presets are groups of sequence settings. Premiere Pro comes with several categories of sequence settings presets installed: AVC-Intra,
AVCHD, Digital SLR, DV-24p, DV-NTSC (North American standard), DV-PAL (European standard), DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, HDV, Mobile &
Devices, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD422, and XDCAM HD. These contain the correct settings for the most typical sequence types. Use the AVC-
Intra, DVCPRO50, and DVCPROHD sequence settings presets to edit AVC-Intra or DVCPRO material shot on Panasonic P2 video cameras. For
DV25 material recorded in Panasonic P2 format, use a preset for DV-NTSC or DV-PAL, depending on the television standard of the footage.
For more information about international television standards, see the video tutorial,
Note: A number of sequence presets are excluded from the trial version of Premiere Pro. See Premiere Pro trial versions. This is not true for
Premiere Pro CS5.5, which has all of the codecs included in the full version so users of the trial version will be able to import any file that can be
imported using the full version.
General settings (CS5) - Settings (CS5.5 and later)
The settings on the General tab of the New Sequence dialog box control the fundamental characteristics of the sequence. In Premiere Pro CS5.5
and later, this tab is called “Settings.”
Choose General settings that conform to the specifications for the type of output intended for your project. For example, if your target output is DV
NTSC, use the DV NTSC editing mode. Changing these settings arbitrarily often results in a loss of quality.
Editing Mode Determines the following:
the video format used for preview files and playback,
the timebases available,
the compression methods which appear in the Video Settings panel,
the display formats available.
Choose an Editing Mode option that best matches the specifications of your target format, preview display, or capture card.
The editing mode does not determine the format of your final movie. You specify output settings when you export.
In Premiere Pro CS5, the Desktop editing mode allows you to customize all of the other sequence settings. In Premiere Pro CS5.5 and later, this
editing mode is called “Custom.”
DV video and audio use standardized settings that are specified automatically when you select either DV editing mode. When you use a DV
editing mode, avoid changing the Timebase, Frame Size, Pixel Aspect Ratio, Fields, and Sample Rate settings.
Note: (Windows only) To access the Uncompressed UYVY 422 8-Bit codec or the V210 10-bit YUV codec, select Desktop for the Editing Mode.
Timebase Specifies the time divisions Premiere Pro uses to calculate the time position of each edit. In general, choose 24 for editing motion-
picture film, 25 for editing PAL (European standard) and SECAM video, and 29.97 for editing NTSC (North American standard) video. The frame
rate of the video you play back or export from sequences is not the same as its timebase. However, timebase and frame rate are often set to the
same value. The options listed for Timebase vary according to the editing mode you select.
Playback Settings For information about Playback Settings, see Preview on a television monitor via camcorder or deck.
Frame Size Specifies the dimensions, in pixels, for frames when you play back sequences. In most cases, match the frame size for your project to
the frame size of your source files. Do not change the frame size to compensate for slow playback. Instead, choose a different quality setting from
the Project panel menu. Alternatively, you can adjust the frame size of final output by changing export settings.
The maximum frame size for a sequence is 10,240x8,192. More information on maximum image sizes is found
.
Pixel Aspect Ratio Sets the aspect ratio for individual pixels. Choose Square Pixels for analog video, scanned images, and computer-generated
graphics, or choose the format used by your source. If you use a pixel aspect ratio different from the pixel aspect ratio of your video, the video
often gets rendered with distortion.
Fields Specifies the field order, or which field of each frame is drawn first. If you work with progressive-scan video, select No Fields (Progressive
Scan). Many capture cards capture fields regardless of whether the source footage was shot with progressive scan. (See Interlaced video,
noninterlaced video, and progressive scanning)
Display Format (Video) Premiere Pro can display any of several formats of timecode. You can display the project timecode in a film format, for
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