Adding video effects

The Effects Workspace

When you want to edit effects, you go to the Effects workspace, which is made up of the
Effect Controls panel, the Program Monitor, and the Effects panel.

• To reach the Effects panel, go to Window> >Effects.

Adding an Effect to a Clip

• To add an effect to a clip, drag the effect from the Effects panel onto the clip on the
Timeline.

• As an example, we are going to drag the Edge Feather effect to our clip.

• You can also select a clip in the Timeline, then double click on the effect in the Effects
panel.

Customizing an Effect

• Once you have added an effect to a clip, you can go to the Effect Controls panel to
customize it.

• By going to the Effect Controls panel, we can adjust the effect by changing the values
and parameters.

Toggle an Effect On or Off

• To toggle an effect off, click the fix icon that appears to the left of the effect name.

• When you do this, the effect is disabled.

 • To turn the effect back on, click the fx icon again.

Changing the Order of Effects

• The order that effects will appear on your clip is shown in the Effect Controls panel.

• To change the order of effects on the clip, drag an effect up or down in the Effect
Controls panel.

• You will see a horizontal bar to let you know where the effect will be placed when you
release the mouse.

• Just remember that you cannot drag standard effects above fixed effects. You also
cannot drag fixed effects below standard effects.

Removing an Effect

• To remove an effect in the Effect Controls panel, select the effect.

• Next, either press the Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard.

• You can also right click on an effect, then choose Clear.

• To remove an effect in the Timeline, select the clip or clips, then right click on the clip
and select Remove Effects.

• You will then see the Remove Effects dialogue box.

• Check the effects that you want to remove.

There are many reasons to edit a video

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Add effects, graphics, music, etc

• You can improve most videos by adding extra elements.

LINEAR AND NON LINEAR VIDEO EDITING

• Linear video editing describes a process in which scenes are copied from one video
tape to another, using two tape VCRs, in the order required. The new tape is thus
created in a linear fashion.

• The disadvantage of this method is that it is not possible to insert or delete scenes
from the new tape without re-copying all the subsequent scenes.

• Linear editing was the method originally used with analogue video tapes.

• Non-linear video editing is achieved by loading the video material into a computer
from analogue or digital tape.

• This method allows the operator to cut, copy and paste scenes in any order and
make any changes desired. At the completion of the editing process the computer
can then build a new file by applying the commands to the original digital image
stored on the disk.

• The original digital image on the disk is unchanged. The new video file can then be
outputted to a video tape, attached to an email or posted to the web.

Video Editing Software

Video editing software is any software program capable of editing, modifying,

generating, or manipulating a video or movie file. With a video editor, you can
remove sections of the video, cut and arrange a video to give it a better flow, or add
effects to enhance the video.

How Editing Software Works:

• Capture

• Edit

• Output
 This means the software controls the capturing (recording) of the footage, provides
a way to edit the footage, and allows the finished product to be output to a recording
device such as a VCR or DVD.

The default panels

• The Tools Panel is where you can select various editing tools to use in the timeline.

• The Project Panel is where you store all the elements which make up your edited
video (video clips, audio clips, graphics, titles, etc).

• The Source Monitor is where you can preview clips, make simple adjustments and
add them to the timeline.

• The Program Monitor shows the edited video from the timeline.

• The Media Browser allows you to browse, preview and import clips from your hard
drives and network.

• The Timeline Panel is where you arrange the elements of your video in the desired
order.

• The Audio Meters display the volume level from the timeline.

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. When you create a new project, the project panel contains a single
sequence called Sequence 01.

The Monitor Panel

The monitor panels are where you view video clips and edited video sequences.

The left screen is the source monitor, which allows you to preview clips and make
adjustments before adding them to the timeline.

The right screen is the program monitor, which shows you th active timeline.

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 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.

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.

Tools Panel

A - Selection

B - Ripple Edit

C - Rate stretch tool

D - Slip tool

E - Pen tool

F - Hand tool

G - Track Select tool

H - Rolling Edit tool

I - Razer slide tool

J - Slide tool

K - Zoom tool

Tools Panel

Selection Tool: The standard tool for selecting clips, menu items, and other objects in the
user interface.

Track Selection Tool: Select this tool to select all the clips to the right of the cursor in a
sequence. To select a clip and all clips to the right in its own track, click the clip.

Ripple Edit Tool Select this tool to trim the In or Out point of a clip in a Timeline. The
Ripple Edit Tool closes gaps caused by the edit.

Rolling Edit Tool Select this tool to roll the edit point between two clips in a Timeline. The
Rolling Edit Tool trims the In point of one and the Out point of the other, while leaving the
combined duration of the two clips unchanged.

Rate Stretch Tool Select this tool to shorten a clip in a Timeline by speeding up its
playback, or to lengthen it by slowing it down.

Razor Tool Select this tool to make one or more incisions in clips in a Timeline.

Slip Tool Select this tool to simultaneously change the In and Out points of a clip in a
Timeline, while keeping the time span between them constant. For example, if you have
trimmed a 10-second clip to 5 seconds in a Timeline, you can use the Slip Tool to determine
which 5 seconds of the clip appear in the Timeline.

Slide Tool Select this tool to move a clip to the left or right in a Timeline while
simultaneously trimming the two clips that surround it.

Pen Tool Select this tool to set or select keyframes, or to adjust connector lines in a
Timeline.
Hand Tool Select this tool to move the viewing area of a Timeline to the right or left. Drag
left or right anywhere in the viewing area.

Zoom Tool Select this tool to zoom in or out in a Timeline viewing area. Click in the
viewing area to zoom in by one increment.

The Info Panel

A. Name of selected clip

B. Data for selected clip

C. Tape name

D. Sequence timecode locations of clip Start and End points

E. Name of active sequence

F. Source timecode location in selected clip

 G. Source timecode location in clips on video tracks

H. Source timecode location in clips on audio tracks

Source Monitor and Program Monitor

A. Time code

B. Scroll bar

C. Scaling options

D. Playhead

E. Drag video

F. Drag audio

G. Resolution

H. Settings button

I. Button editor

Working with audio

• In Adobe Premiere Pro, you can edit audio, add effects to it, and mix as many tracks
of audio in a sequence.

• You can choose different kinds of tracks for different kinds of media.

Audio tracks in a sequence

A sequence can contain any combination of the following audio tracks:

• Standard - The standard track replaces the previous stereo track type. It can
accommodate both mono and stereo audio clips.

• Mono - A mono track contains one audio channel. A mono track will either
reproduce the channel so that the left and right channels

• are playing the same, homogenized recording, or will play through only one of the
left or right channels.

• Stereo track - A stereo track is dual channel audio. A stereo track is audio that is
recorded in two channels, one left, one right.
• Adaptive track - The adaptive track can contain mono, stereo, and adaptive clips.
With adaptive tracks, you can map source audio to output

• audio channels in the way that works best for your workflow.

• 5.1 - Contains the following:

• Three front audio channels (left, center, and right)

• Two rear or surround audio channels (left and right)

• A low-frequency effects (LFE) audio channel routed to a subwoofer speaker.

• Clips can contain one audio channel, two audio channels, or five audio
surround channels with a low-frequency effects audio channel.

• A sequence can accommodate any combination of clips. However, all the

audio is mixed to the track format (mono, stereo, or 5.1 surround) of the Mix track.

• Mixing audio tracks and clips

• Mixing is blending and adjusting the audio tracks in a sequence. Sequence

audio tracks can contain many audio clips, and the audio tracks of video clips.
Actions can be applied at various levels within a sequence.

• For example, you can apply one audio level value to a clip and another value to the
track that contains the clip.