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  • Premiere Pro CS6 – Warp Stabilizer

    Premiere Pro CS6 brings the stabilization power of After Effects CS5.5 and later right into your timeline.  If you have a shaky clip, you can edit it into your sequence, apply the Warp Stabilize effect, and continue to work as Premiere stabilizes the edited portion of the clip in the background. This effect, which gives results formerly only possible from advanced tracking and stabilization methods, lets you smooth out your clips effortlessly.  In this video I demonstrate the results from both smoothing motion and completely removing motion and show you some of the more advanced options in the effect.

    The Warp Stabilizer, while not a replacement for well shot footage, will be a welcome addition to all editors and is a great new tool in Premiere Pro CS6’s arsenal.

    Credits: Thanks to John Gumaer for doing the intro sound design.

  • Premiere Pro CS6- New Audio Setup Part 2

    In Part 1 of this series I cover using standard tracks. In this video I cover how to layout multi-track mono splits for 5.1 workflows.  I show you how you can layout splits given to you by a mixer and the best way to set up your tracks and audio mixer panel in Premiere Pro CS6 to insure your tracks are output correctly.

    Credits: Thanks to John Gumaer for doing the intro sound design.

  • After Effects CS6 – Mask Feather Tool

    After Effects users have been asking for masks with per-vertex feathering for years.  After Effects CS6 finally delivers on this with the new Mask Feather Tool.

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  • Premiere Pro CS6 – Adjustment Layers

    Borrowing from it’s sister application After Effects, Premiere Pro CS6 has added the hugely powerful concept of Adjustment Layers directly into the editing environment.  This new feature is an amazing advancement for tasks such as color correction, but its uses are infinite.

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  • Premiere Pro CS6 – Trim Tools

    Trimming has seen a total overhaul in Premiere Pro CS6, and with its new features, Premiere’s timeline editing tools are among the best in the industry.  The new feature set gives you the power to do almost all of your main editing functions without ever switching tools.  Featuring the best of both Avid’s Smart Tools and Final Cut Pro 7’s timeline editing functions Adobe has designed what is truly a powerful and exciting new editing environment.
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  • How to Batch Render in Premiere Pro – Sort of….

    In this Premiere Pro tutorial we discuss how to batch render multiple sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro.  You may be thinking, I didn’t think you could that!  And you are right.  It is a bad shortcoming in the software.  And until Adobe fixes it.  Here is a work around that just might speed up your workflow and get you home earlier.

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  • The Replace Edit in Premiere Pro

    In this Premiere Pro tutorial, we take a comprehensive look at the various different types of replace edits in Premiere Pro.

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  • Premiere Pro’s Default Scale to Frame Size Preference

    In this Premiere Pro tutorial we discuss the +’s and -‘s of using this setting. What is it good for?  How does it work?  Why it’s genius, but you may not ALWAYS want to use it.

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  • AE ❤ PR – Using AE to Move Multiple Layers in the PR Program Monitor

    Premiere Pro doesn’t let you move multiple layers at the same time in the program monitor.  In this Premiere Pro tutorial we’ll go over how to use After Effects to get around this limitation in a few straight forward steps.
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  • Switcher’s Guide to Premiere Pro – Clip Linking and Grouping

    In this Premiere Pro tutorial we compare audio and video linking in Premiere Pro vs. Final Cut Pro.  We also discuss Premiere Pro’s Group Function and how you can use it to extend your timeline functionality.

    In Premiere Pro these are the ways to link audio and video clips together:

    • Use the Clip Menu/Link or Unlink Command to Link 1 piece of Audio with 1 piece of Video.  If the audio is in the video file, they will be linked automatically.
      • If linked, these clips can be temporarily unlinked by holding the alt/opt key and clicking, moving, trimming, or cutting.
    • Use the Clip Menu/Group or Ungroup Command to Link multiple pieces of Audio and/or Video. The clips will be dragged, trimmed (see video for how this works), or slipped together.
      • If grouped, these can also be temporarily ungrouped by holding the alt/opt key and clicking, moving, trimming, or cutting.
    • When comparing Premiere Pro with Final Cut, the real difference is the way you temporarily unlink audio and video (and of course the Group Function, which Final Cut lacks).  In Final Cut, you use the button on the top right of the timeline to turn linking on or off.  In Premiere Pro, you use the alt/opt key.  Depending on the instance, I like each technique, and sometimes I find myself wishing for the other when in the opposite program.  What do you guys think?

    Credits: Thanks to John Gumaer for doing the intro sound design.