PremierePro Domain 2 - Project Setup and Interface

This objective covers the interface setup and program settings that assist in an efficient and effective workflow, as well as knowledge about importing digital assets for a project. This section contains presentations, projects, and quizzes to help you pass the Adobe Acrobat CC Certification Exam.

2.1 Create projects and sequences.

a. Choose appropriate project settings for video.
  • Key Concepts: project location on drive(s), sequence settings, scratch disk, playback engine, display format, audio samples, ingest settings

b. Create a sequence that matches the delivery requirements.

  • Key Concepts: editing mode, timebase, pixel aspect ratio, fields, timecode, working color space, resolution, sample rate, video previews, tracks, sequence presets

2.2 Navigate, organize, and customize the application workspace.

a. Identify, navigate, and manipulate elements of the Premiere Pro interface.

  • Key Concepts: menus, panels, toolbars, search within panels, timeline, Project panel, Program and Source Monitors, Button Editor, zoom level

b. Organize and customize the workspace.

  • Key Concepts: using/switching default workspaces; showing, hiding, nesting, and docking panels; Workspaces panel, shortcuts, and menus; customizing, saving, and resetting workspaces

 c. Configure application preferences.

  • Key Settings: Auto-save, General (bin settings, default scale to frame size and transition duration), Audio Hardware, Media Cache, Timeline, Memory, Playback

2.3 Use non-visible design tools in the interface to aid in video workflow.

a. Control and work with the timeline and media.

  • Key Concepts: playhead, panning, zooming, playing, pausing, keyboard shortcuts (j-k-l keys, spacebar, backslash, etc.)

b. Use markers

  • Key Concepts: setting timeline and clip markers, marking in and out points

 c. Use guides.

  • Key Concepts: title safe areas, action safe areas, rulers and guides

2.4 Import assets into a project.

a. Import media from various sources.

  • Key Concepts: ile, importing layers from .psd, dynamic linking, all files are linked, dragging and dropping, creating a proxy on import, interpret footage, Media Browser, adding assets from Essential Graphics and Essential Sound panels

b. Manage assets in a Premiere Pro project.

  •  Key Concepts: relinking files, updating file locations for missing/moved/updated media, organizing assets in bins, thumbnails vs list view, metadata, renaming a sequence, removing unused assets, collect or consolidate files with the Project Manager