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USER GUIDE
ADOBE
®
PREMIERE
®
PRO CS
3
January 8, 2008
 
Copyright
© 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3 User Guide for Windows® and Mac OSIf this guide is distributed with software that includes an end user agreement, this guide, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used orcopiedonlyinaccordancewiththetermsofsuchlicense.Exceptaspermittedbyanysuchlicense,nopartofthisguidemaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortrans-mitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofAdobeSystemsIncorporated.Pleasenotethatthecontent in this guide is protected under copyright law even if it is not distributed with software that includes an end user license agreement.Thecontentofthisguideisfurnishedforinformationaluseonly,issubjecttochangewithoutnotice,andshouldnotbeconstruedasacommitmentbyAdobeSystemsIncorpo-rated. Adobe Systems Incorporated assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the informational content contained in this guide.Please remember that existing artwork or images that you may want to include in your project may be protected under copyright law. The unauthorized incorporation of suchmaterial into your new work could be a violation of the rights of the copyright owner. Please be sure to obtain any permission required from the copyright owner.Any references to company names in sample templates are for demonstration purposes only and are not intended to refer to any actual organization.Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Encore, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, PostScript, and Soundbooth, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.DolbyisatrademarkofDolbyLaboratories.OpenTypeandWindowsareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries. Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.MPEG Layer-3 audio compression technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Multimedia (http://www.mp3licensing.com).This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org/).ThisProgramwaswrittenwithMacApp®:©1985-1988AppleInc.APPLEINC.MAKESNOWARRANTIESWHATSOEVER,EITHEREXPRESSORIMPLIED,REGARDINGTHIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ITS MERCHANTABILITY OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The MacAppsoftware is proprietary to Apple Inc. and is licensed to Adobe for distribution only for use in combination with Adobe Premiere.Speech compression and decompression technology licensed from Nellymoser, Inc. (www.nellymoser.com)Flash CS3 video is powered by On2 TrueMotion video technology. © 1992-2005 On2 Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.http://www.on2.comThis product includes software developed by the OpenSymphony Group (http://www.opensymphony.com/).This product contains either BISAFE and/or TIPEM software by RSA Data Security, Inc.Sorenson SparkTM video compression and decompression technology licensed from Sorenson Media, Inc.NoticetoU.S.Governmentendusers:TheSoftwareandDocumentationare“CommercialItems,”asthattermisdefinedat48C.F.R.§2.101,consistingof“CommercialComputerSoftware” and “Commercial Computer Software Documentation,” as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as applicable. Consistent with 48 C.F.R.§12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, the Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are beinglicensed to U.S. Government end users (a) only as Commercial Items and (b) with only those rights as are granted to all other end users pursuant to the terms and conditionsherein. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. Adobe agrees to comply with all applicable equal opportunity laws including, if appropriate,the provisions of Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 402 of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (38 USC 4212), and Section 503 of theRehabilitationActof1973,asamended,andtheregulationsat41CFRParts60-1through60-60,60-250,and60-741.Theaffirmativeactionclauseandregulationscontainedinthe preceding sentence shall be incorporated by reference.Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110, USA.
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Contents
Chapter 1: Getting started
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Adobe Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5What’s new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Chapter 2: Workspace
Customizing the workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Tools, clip details, and menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 3: Projects
Project basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21Aspect ratios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Special projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Workflows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Chapter 4: Setting up, and bringing in assets
Setting up your system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47Bringing assets into a project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Capturing and digitizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Batch capturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Timecode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69Online and offline editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73Importing files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Chapter 5: Managing and viewing assets
Customizing the Project panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84Organizing assets with the Project panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87Working with assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89Work with proxy files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Source and Program Monitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Playing assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96Reference Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Chapter 6: Editing a sequence
Editing basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Trimming clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106Assembling a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115Correcting mistakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122Changing clip scale, duration, speed, or interlacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124Working with clips in a sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135Rearranging clips in a sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138Previewing sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
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