USING ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

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Importing, transferring, capturing, and digitizing

Digitize analog video

1Exit from Premiere Pro.

2Connect the analog device’s video and audio outputs to the digital device’s (digitizer, digital camcorder or digital deck) analog inputs.

3If the digital device is an external digitizer, deck, or camcorder, connect its FireWire or SDI port to the computer’s.

4If the third-party digital device is a digitizer with device controls (and has device drivers for Premiere Pro), connect its device control port (RS-232 or RS-422) with the same type port on the analog device.

5Turn on the analog source and the digitizing device.

6If the digitizing device is a camcorder, put it into VTR, VCR, or Play (not Camera) mode.

7Set the input selection control on the digitizing device to the correct analog input.

8Start Premiere Pro.

9When the Welcome screen appears, do one of the following:

•To start a new project using a capture card, click New Project, select the capture card’s preset (if available) from the Load Preset pane, and click OK.

•To open an existing project using a capture card, select an existing project that was set up with the capture card’s preset.

•To start a new project using an external device, such as a camcorder or deck, to digitize, click New Project, select a DV or HDV preset that matches your target television standard and format, and click OK.

•To open an existing project using an external device, such as a camcorder or deck, to digitize, select an existing project that was set up with the correct DV or HDV preset.

10(Optional) Specify how Premiere Pro maps the audio channels from the digitizing device to audio tracks. Select Edit > Preferences > Audio (Windows), or Premiere Pro > Preferences > Audio (Mac OS). In the Source Channel Mapping pane, select an audio channel format from the Default Track Format menu.

11Choose File > Capture.

12In the Capture panel, carefully check the settings on the Settings pane. If you need to change them, click Edit. (If you’re using a capture card, the settings are provided by the card manufacturer’s plug-in software, not by Premiere Pro, and vary according to the capture card’s brand and model. See the documentation for the software driver provided by the capture card manufacturer.)

13Do one of the following:

•If the digital device offers no device control, cue up your source using the analog device’s own controls. Press Play on the analog device and click the Record button in the Capture panel.

•If the digital device offers device control, capture or log footage using the Capture panel’s controls, as you would with a digital source.

Capturing content for DVD

DVD content is compressed according to DVD specifications so that it plays reliably on a wide range of players. When preparing content for a DVD project, pay attention to frame size and frame rate, so that content retains its quality in the transition to DVD.

Last updated 1/16/2012