Adobe - RTF 304 - Step By Step Post Production Workflow

Recommended Hard Drives for Non-Linear Editing


Click here for the Tripod Setup Instructions

Click here Canon XC15 Quick Start

Once you have recorded to the SDHC cards you need to back up that media to your hard drive - VERY IMPORTANT!!

Click Here for backup instructions - VERY IMPORTANT!!

Step two will be to launch "Adobe Premiere" and make a 1920 x 1080 23.98 HD project and "Import" the footage into Premiere.

RTF318 Student Adobe Premiere settings - Project Setup

Subclip your captured footage.
Adobe Premiere Pro - How To Create Subclips

Record Voiceover in CMA 4.140 Audio Booth in the Digital Media Lab

How to record audio in the CMA 4.140 Radio Room

Move all music files and sound effects into a folder on your hard drive in case you need to batch re-import 
all music files and sound effects

Adobe Premiere Pro - How to Import Audio
Double check that your media is being imported to your hard drive!

Import Still Graphics if needed

Adobe Premiere Pro - Importing Stills into Adobe Premiere Pro

Organize your bins 
EX: Raw Footage (Master clips), Subclips, Audio, Sequences, Titles, etc

Manipulate your stills in Adobe Premiere using the Image Resize tool

Adobe Premiere Pro - Image Resize and pan and zoom effect


Note on Sequences
Each editing session, duplicate your most recent sequence and rename it with the current date. This way, if you make major changes and cannot undo a mistake, you can return to a previous version to fix the problem area.

Assembly Edit
Bring your footage down onto the timeline in the order of your film. 
Get a general idea of the short film, keeping video and audio in sync
Don't worry about trimming the ends of each clip yet; this is just an assembly edit

Rough Cut
Trim down the extra footage, concentrate on timing
Begin sound design – music sound and sound effects extra dialog 
Don't worry about transitions, effects, or fine trimming just yet

Work on your Audio using the Mix Tool or Keyframing your Audio

Notes on Adobe Audio Mix Tool and Audio Key Framing workflows

Adobe Premiere - How to use the Mixer tool and Keyframes


Saving Your Project Completely

Adobe Premiere Pro CC - Create a Backup of your Project Using the Project Manager


Fine Cut

Refine each cut point, trimming frames to ensure smooth edits
Begin adding effects and transitions

Finish your edit, bring in a friend to watch your work and give input

Export the Adobe Premiere Pro Final Timeline to upload to Vimeo.

See this helpsheet for exporting information.

Post to Vimeo.

See this link

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