Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Video Transitions!

Are you cringing because the switch between two of your clips are just so rocky?  Never fear, transitions are here!!!

Here's how you use them:

1. Go into "Effects" in the project pane (bottom left hand box) and open "Video Transitions" folder.

2. Open the folder with the name of desired transition type.

3. Drag desired transition and fit it in the line between the clips requiring a transition
                                                          -OR-
    Select all the clips you want to have this transition between by using shift or clicking/dragging with  
    the mouse and going to "sequence" in the bar at the top of the page.  Select "Apply Default
    Transitions to Selection".

NOTE: The transition with the yellow bordered square to the left of the title is the default transition.  You can set the default transition by right clicking the desired transition and selecting "Set Selected as Default Transition".

4. To adjust the duration/speed of the transition use the gray squares on either side of the gray bar at the bottom of the timeline and drag left or right to visually enlarge the project material.  Use the long gray bar to scroll until you find the transition.  Click the transition and drag right to extend it/slow it down and drag left to shorten it/speed it up.

5. You can also control how much of each clip is seen at the start and end of a transition by clicking the transition and dragging the little pentagons on the bars under Square A and B that appear in the source monitor.

6. You can control whether the transition is primarily in the first or second clip by double clicking the transition and hitting +1 or +5 to move it more toward the second clip and -1 or -5 to move it more toward the first one.  Use the middle button with the black and white rectangle to set it back to its default position.

Hope this helps!  Remember, if you need help, our consultants will be happy to help you!

Adobe Premiere CS6: Features to Get Excited About!

Daunted at the thought of learning a new video editing software? Never fear! 

Premiere CS6 looks just like Final Cut Pro. In fact, the core editing commands are almost completely the same! 

Here is a complete list of the Premiere key commands.

And here is a list of just a few cool features that are new in Premiere:

• You can bring projects from Final Cut or iMovie into Premiere, including transitions and layers!
• Premiere supports every footage format, and enables you to mix and match different types on your timeline!
• It even lets you export in any format!
• There is no limit to the amount of effects you can put on a clip! (in FCP there was - it's called auto-nesting) 
• J-K-L TRIMMING !!!
• Your footage bins are much more organized with thumbnails of each file. You can drag your mouse over these thumbnails to scrub through each clip! 
• You can even mark In & Out points on your thumbnails, allowing you to make rough cuts faster!
• The audio mixing feature allows you to have a great amount of control over your sound, in ways that FCP or iMovie never did. It shows you the peaks and valleys of your audio clips, and lets you isolate and edit different clips at once. 
• Premiere's appearance is completely customizable! (from Preferences, you can change the color of any part of the interface.)

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