What is Video Editing?
Video editing is the process of manipulating and rearranging video
shots to create a new work. Editing is usually considered to be one part of the post production process — other post-production tasks include titling, color
correction, sound mixing, etc.
What is Video Editing?
Many people use the term editing to describe all their post-production work,
especially in non-professional situations. Whether or not you choose to be picky about terminology is up to you. In this tutorial we are reasonably liberal with our terminology and we use the word editing to mean any of the following:
What is Video Editing?
Rearranging, adding and/or removing sections of video clips and/or audio clips.Applying color correction, filters and other enhancements.Creating transitions between clips.
The Goals of Editing
There are many reasons to edit a video and your editing approach will depend on the desired outcome. Before you begin, you must clearly define your
editing goals, which could include any of the following:
The Goals of Editing
Remove unwanted footage
This is the simplest and most common task in editing. Many
videos can be dramatically improved by simply getting rid of
the flawed or unwanted bits.
The Goals of Editing
Choose the best footage
It is common to shoot far more footage than you actually need and choose only the best material for the final edit. Often you will shoot several versions (takes)
of a shot and choose the best one when editing.
The Goals of Editing
Create a flow
Most videos serve a purpose such as telling a story or providing information. Editing is a crucial step in making sure
the video flows in a way which achieves this goal.
The Goals of Editing
Add effects, graphics, music, etc
This is often the "wow" part of editing. You can improve most videos (and have a lot of fun) by adding extra elements.
The Goals of Editing
Alter the style, pace or mood of the video
A good editor will be able to create subtle mood prompts in a video.
Techniques such as mood music and visual effects can influence how the
audience will react.
The Goals of Editing
Give the video a particular "angle"
Video can be tailored to support a particular viewpoint, impart a message
or serve an agenda.
The Adobe Premiere Workspace
The screenshot on the next slide shows the default workspace. This workspace can be customized in many ways — you can rearrange the panels and use specialist panels for different tasks (audio mixing, titles, etc). For now, we will stick to the default workspace.
Adobe Premiere CC Workspace
The Adobe Premiere Workspace
This workspace is divided into 5 panels & 5 tabs that we use: The project panel, where you store all the elements which
make up your edited video (video clips, audio clips, graphics, titles, etc).
The monitor panel, where you view video clips and the result of your edits.
The Media/Effects Browser, which allows you to choose media to edit and SFX to add to the timeline.
The timeline panel, where you arrange the elements of your video in the desired order.
The tools panel, where you can select various editing tools to use in the timeline.
Adobe Premiere CC Workspace
The Project Panel
The project panel is where you store all the elements needed to
create your finished video. It can contain individual video
clips, audio clips, titles, photos and graphical images. When you import new items they appear automatically in the
project panel. The project panel also contains
sequences, which include all the data in a particular timeline.
The Monitor Panel
The monitor panel is where you view video clips and edited video sequences. Controls under each monitor allow you to
scroll through the video and set edit points. In the top right corner of the monitor panel is a fly-out menu
containing numerous additional viewing options, including technical monitors.
The Source Monitor
The left screen is the
source monitor, which
allows you to preview
clips and make
adjustments before
adding them to the
timeline.
The Program Monitor
The right screen is the
program monitor
which shows you the active timeline.
The Timeline Panel
The timeline panel is where your video takes shape. By dragging items from the project panel or source monitor and placing them in the desired order, you create a sequence of clips and events which
play in the timeline from left to right.
The Timeline Panel
With items in the timeline, you can:Adjust edit points, making clips shorter or longer, or stretch them over time.Create multiple layers of video, e.g. titles, superimposed images, etc.Create multiple layers of audio, e.g. voiceovers, music, etc.Add transitions, filters, special effects, etc.
The Current Time Indicator
The Current Time Indicator (CTI) is a yellow triangular indicator which shows you where you are in the
timeline. CTIs are used in several different panels.
Many tasks depend on the position of the CTI, for example:
Pasting clips into the sequence. Adding markers to a clip or
sequence. Razor at Current Time Indicator
(CTRL-K): This splits any unlocked clips at the point where the CTI is positioned.
The Effects Panel
Drag video and audio effects and transitions from this panel to the timeline. Effects and
transitions can then be modified with the effect
control panel.
The Media Browser
The Media Browser is where you get the
footage or photos that you will import into your
Project Window.
The Toolbox
The toolbox contains common tools used for editing clips in the
timeline. Click on any of the buttons (or use the keyboard
shortcuts) to select each tool. The default tool is the selection tool. When you select a tool, the
mouse pointer will usually change to a new icon to represent the tool when held over the timeline panel. In some cases, you can change the behavior of a tool by holding down a modifier key such as the
Shift key.
Keyboard ShortcutsCtrl + z
UNDOallows you to go back as many times as needed to correct an error.
Ctrl + s
SAVEallows you to save your project while you work. I recommend you save about every 5 minutes or so.
Ctrl + x
CUTallows you to cut out pictures or video from any panel.
Ctrl + c
COPY allows you to copy pictures or video from any panel.
Ctrl + v
PASTE allows you to paste pictures or video from any panel.
Keyboard ShortcutsCTRL + A
Highlight AllAllows you to highlight everything all at once.
CTRL + T
TitleAllows you to make a new title.
HOME KEYAllows you to go to the beginning of the project.
END KEY Allows you to go to the end of the project.
+ SIGN
Zooms out on the timeline.
-SIGNZooms in on the
timeline.I
Sets a new in-point on a clip of footageO
Sets a new outpoint on a clip of footage
Toolbox Keyboard Shortcut
V
Selection toolThe default tool, used to select clips in the timeline.
C
Razor toolCut a clip (or multiple clips) into two clips.
A
Track Select toolSelect all clips on a track from a given point, or select multiple tracks.
B
Ripple Edit toolAdjust an edit point and move other clips in the timeline to compensate.
N
Rolling Edit toolAdjust an edit point between two clips without affecting the rest of the timeline.
Toolbox Keyboard ShortcutX
Rate Stretch toolChange the duration of a clip while simultaneously changing the speed to compensate.
Y
Slip toolMove a clip's in and out points by the same amount simultaneously, so the rest of the timeline is not affected.
U
Slide toolMove a clip back and forth in the timeline, while simultaneously adjusting adjacent clips to compensate.
H
Hand toolDrag the timeline view left and right.
Z
Zoom toolClick in the timeline to magnify the view, or drag and select a rectangular area to zoom into.
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