Starting a New Project.

1. In Premiere 6.0, to start a new project, click on File then New Project.

A window called "Load Project Settings" will appear. From the menu choose NTSC 640X480 Video for Windows



2. Choose your project settings.

Project Settings will reflect the quality of the final movie and the amount of clips you can digitize. Also, be aware that hardware restrictions exist, therefore only use the settings that work for the hardware in your computer. For broadcast quality video, choose NTSC 640x480 Video for Windows. If your project is for the web or you are just teaching/learning Premiere, click on Custom, then choose "Video" from the drop-down box.

Then change within the Video Settings the Frame Size to 320 h and 240 v.

Then select "Capture" from the drop-down box and change those settings to match.

3. Once all the settings are done, press the Ok button.


Intro to the different Premiere windows.

Within Premiere 6.0 you will find several windows which preform different tasks. The Project Bin contains all of your imported and captured clips.

The Monitor window allows you to playback your movie as it progresses.

The monitor works like a VCR, with similar controls located on it and its source of video is the Timeline. The Timeline is where assembly of all the clips occurs. There are different Tracks for video and audio. Also, the Timeline is where effects are inserted and adjusted.




Importing Clips



1. Click on File, then Import, then File.

A dialog box appears asking for the location of the file.



2. Find and select your file.

3. Then click on Open.

This method will import files of many different types, including avi, mov, flm, bmp, jpg, wav, and mp3 files. The newly imported clip will appear in the Project Bin. From the Project Bin a clip can be previewed, renamed, reorganized, or deleted; by right-clicking the selected clip, All the options will appear. Right-clicking on the name of the clip will automatically allow you to rename the clip.

Assembling Clips

When all the importing is done, then comes time to assemble the clips in the Timeline window.

1. To insert a clip into the Timeline window, simply click and drag it from the Project Bin to the Timeline window and drop it into the appropriate place.
When doing this, your mouse cursor should turn into a hand, this is the grab tool, Premiere automatically knows that you want to grab a clip from the Project Bin and move it to the Timeline. (Picture) The convention is to start with the first Video track and Audio track, this is because transitions can only be inserted into the first audio and video track; the second video and audio tracks are for special effects such as masking, chroma keying, and titling.
2. To make a transition or effect between two clips, insert them side by side into the Timeline



3. Then select the effect you want in the Effect Window located to the right side of the screen.

4. Once you find the effect you want, click and drag it to where the two clips meet in the Timeline.
The area in which the effect will occupy in the Timeline will become highlighted.

5. Once the area becomes highlighted, drop your effect. It will be inserted into the Timeline. (see picture)


6. In order to view your newly placed effect, you must render the Workspace, or, Click on Timeline then on Preview.

Working With Audio

Audio is treated in the same manner as the Video. There are only small differences such as the ability to adjust the volume level of the Audio track throughout the Timeline.

1. To do this, click on the arrow that points toward the word Audio on the Audio track.
The arrow will now face down, and the advanced options appear. The first option (the icon is a waveform) shows or hides the audio waveform. The second option (the icon is a triangle) will show or hide keyframes. The third option (the red colored icon) will show or hide the Volume control rubber band. Finally the last option (the blue colored icon) will show or hide the Pan control rubber band.

2. The Volume control and Pan control are called rubber bands because they position like a rubber band, if you click anywhere on the red Volume control rubber band that appears on top of the Audio track waveform, a new bend will appear, this bend can be moved up or down; if it is moved up, then the volume will go up, if it is moved down then the volume will go down.
In order for the Audio volume to remain at a constant, the rubber band line must be horizontally straight.

Finishing the Project

Now that all the editing is done, the project must be recorded onto a videocassette tape.

1. First, preview your project for one last time.
This will accomplish two things, first it will render everything, and second it will allow you to make sure you are happy with the result.

2. Then once the preview is successful, click on File, then on Export Timeline, then click on Print to Video....
A new window will pop-up asking how you want it to play back the Timeline. It is good practice to put at least 2 seconds of Colorbars in front of every movie.

3. Select Full Screen. And set any other options you choose.

4. Then press Ok.

5. Press record on your VCR and record your movie.