Project Window File Management In the project window above, AUDIO, FOOTAGE and GRAPHICS folders have been imported, a SEQUENCES folder has also been created using the folder icon in the bottom right part of the image. This folder icon creates a new bin, which acts like a folder, and can be renamed by clicking on it once. You can create as many bins as you need to keep your file management tidy. A good starting point is to use the folders listed above. The image to the right shows the contents in the folders. Using Sequences in your Timeline Sequences are tabs in the timeline meaning that if you have more than one, you can work on multiple timelines at once. This is useful if you need to create a few different videos from the same footage or if you want to practise on one sequence and work on a neater edit on another. Above there are two different sequences tabs, one called NEW_YORK_DRAFT and the other NEW_YORK_PROMO. To add another sequence go to File > New > Sequence, the window below will pop up. You sequence settings is based on what you want your final films output resolution to be. Most cameras and phones shoot at HD 1080p so choose a 1080p setting here such as Digital SLR > 1080p. 24/25/30 are frame rate options, and relate to the frame rate your footage was shot at, if you know it choose the correct one or if you are not sure, choose 25 here. Name your sequence and it will appear in your project window as pictured below, you can then drag it to your SEQUENCES folder. Adding footage to the Timeline Double click a file from your project window and it will open in the source monitor window. Use this to trim footage from your project window using ‘in (i) & out (o)’ points before you then drag the trimmed footage to the timeline. Click and drag on the image in the source monitor to place it on the timeline. The in and out points bookmark your chosen section using blue lines as seen in the image below. Please note that you can change the in and out points and use as many as you want from the same piece of footage.
Project Window File Management In the project window above, AUDIO, FOOTAGE and GRAPHICS folders have been imported, a SEQUENCES folder has also been created using the folder icon in the bottom right part of the image. This folder icon creates a new bin, which acts like a folder, and can be renamed by clicking on it once. You can create as many bins as you need to keep your file management tidy. A good starting point is to use the folders listed above. The image to the right shows the contents in the folders. Using Sequences in your Timeline Sequences are tabs in the timeline meaning that if you have more than one, you can work on multiple timelines at once. This is useful if you need to create a few different videos from the same footage or if you want to practise on one sequence and work on a neater edit on another. Above there are two different sequences tabs, one called NEW_YORK_DRAFT and the other NEW_YORK_PROMO. To add another sequence go to File > New > Sequence, the window below will pop up. You sequence settings is based on what you want your final films output resolution to be. Most cameras and phones shoot at HD 1080p so choose a 1080p setting here such as Digital SLR > 1080p. 24/25/30 are frame rate options, and relate to the frame rate your footage was shot at, if you know it choose the correct one or if you are not sure, choose 25 here. Name your sequence and it will appear in your project window as pictured below, you can then drag it to your SEQUENCES folder. Adding footage to the Timeline Double click a file from your project window and it will open in the source monitor window. Use this to trim footage from your project window using ‘in (i) & out (o)’ points before you then drag the trimmed footage to the timeline. Click and drag on the image in the source monitor to place it on the timeline. The in and out points bookmark your chosen section using blue lines as seen in the image below. Please note that you can change the in and out points and use as many as you want from the same piece of footage.
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