Sequence: 3.2 Identify the Functions of Adobe Premiere Pro Interface Elements
By the end of this lesson I will understand how the sequence panel works.
Sequence Quick Tips: Sequences are the heart of your video editor so make sure to study this tutorial.
Sequence Quick Tips: Sequences are the heart of your video editor so make sure to study this tutorial.
- Create your sequences based on your media by right clicking on a clip and selecting "New Sequence From Clip"
- Immediately rename this clip so sequence names make sense later
- Resizing your tracks gives you access to the rubber bands for controlling volume and other properties of your video/audio clips.
- Timeline Display Settings allows you to easily expand all the tracks and many more options.
- The Sequence panel options allows you to control the look of your clips thumbnails: head/tail, head only or continuous
- The Work Bar lets you control what parts of your sequence will be rendered or exported.
- File/New/Sequence and choose HDV when you plan to capture footage from a mini DV camera
Important Keyboard Shortcuts
Zooming: + and - will zoom in and out. \ will fit all the media in the sequence window. This is great when you want to see everything on the timeline.
Playback: Spacebar toggles between play and pause. Right/Left arrows move forward or back one frame at a time. J plays backwards, K will pause the video and L plays forwards. Pressing J or L multiple times speeds up the playback.
Fit in Window - the backslash key \ zooms in or out to fit all your clips into the sequence window. My students often turn in a 5 minute version of their 30 second commercial. We then open their sequence and hit the backslash key to find a tiny clip they forgot they left at the 5 minute mark on the timeline.
Playback: Spacebar toggles between play and pause. Right/Left arrows move forward or back one frame at a time. J plays backwards, K will pause the video and L plays forwards. Pressing J or L multiple times speeds up the playback.
Fit in Window - the backslash key \ zooms in or out to fit all your clips into the sequence window. My students often turn in a 5 minute version of their 30 second commercial. We then open their sequence and hit the backslash key to find a tiny clip they forgot they left at the 5 minute mark on the timeline.