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'''Video editing''' is the process of post-production (for shows) or pre-production (for VTs) that pulls together raw camera footage, audio tracks and other bits and pieces into a finished product. YSTV's edit machines are currently running '''''Adobe Premiere Pro CS4''''', which is what this guide is based upon | :''See also: [http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/premiere-pro/topics.html Adobe Premiere Pro Help]'' | ||
'''Video editing''' is the process of post-production (for shows) or pre-production (for VTs) that pulls together raw camera footage, audio tracks and other bits and pieces into a finished product. YSTV's edit machines are currently running '''''Adobe Premiere Pro CS4''''', which is what this guide is based upon. | |||
This guide is not intended to be a replacement for training on the edit suites, instead consider it more of a reference guide for various common tasks. Often in Premiere there is more than one way of doing things, when this happens this guide will tend to describe the most straightforward method, though it is not necessarily the correct one in all situations. | This guide is not intended to be a replacement for training on the edit suites, instead consider it more of a reference guide for various common tasks. Often in Premiere there is more than one way of doing things, when this happens this guide will tend to describe the most straightforward method, though it is not necessarily the correct one in all situations. | ||
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=== 1. Use the correct drive === | === 1. Use the correct drive === | ||
:''Main article: [[Storage]]'' | |||
Each edit PC has a D: drive named [[Storage#Tempvideo .28D:.29|Tempvideo]]. As a rule, all footage you want to edit should be copied into, or captured straight into, an appropriate folder on the Tempvideo drive (e.g. ''D:\<your show>\<episode name or number>''). Editing directly over the network (i.e. from Pending Edits) is not allowed, especially for large projects, or HD video, as it will cause massive slowdown, and clutter the Pending Edits drive. | |||
Between editing sessions, you must copy your video files and project files to a folder for your show on the [[Storage#Pending Edits .28P:.29|Pending Edits]] network drive - this is backed up, but Tempvideo is not, so if the only copy of your show is on one of the edit PCs' Tempvideo drive and the drive fails, you've lost it. Don't duplicate footage though - it takes up a lot of space. You can leave a copy of your footage on Tempvideo (as long as there's also a copy on Pending Edits) and just copy your project files (.prproj for Premiere and .aep for After Effects) back and forth each time you finish/start an editing session - it's only the project files that change when you edit. Pending Edits is backup and storage - never work directly off it. | |||
Finished video clips should be exported to Tempvideo then copied to [[Storage#Finished Shows .28S:.29|Finished Shows]], which then allows them to be uploaded to the website. Footage on Tempvideo and any unused video files on Pending Edits should be deleted once editing has been finished. Leave the footage you used and your project files on Pending Edits for a while after your video is uploaded - you might need to come back and change something, or we might need to recut a video for the [[hist:NaSTA|NaSTA]] showreels. The Computing Team will clear out unused non-current material from Pending Edits after the NaSTA showreel editing deadline each year. | |||
=== 2. Organise yourself === | === 2. Organise yourself === | ||
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=== 3. Capture footage === | === 3. Capture footage === | ||
==== HDV footage ==== | |||
We capture footage from HDV tape using Adobe OnLocation. Start OnLocation on one of the edit PCs and rewind the tape in the camera. Create a new OnLocation project on Tempvideo in an appropriate place and give it a descriptive (and sortable) name - a good start is the tape number, then date, camera angle, location or interviewee. Do not call it "Tape 1" or "Ed's camera" - these names become useless in editing. | |||
Connect the camera to the computer with the Firewire cable poking out of the desk. You can find the Firewire connector on the back-right corner of the camera body. Press Record (red circle) on OnLocation, then Play on the camera's screen. The tape will play through and OnLocation will capture the playback to a file. Don't worry if OnLocation crashes - you haven't lost your footage as it's written to the drive in real time. You might want to capture it again from the beginning just to keep the files organised though. | |||
If the video | If there's any discontinuities in the video stream (usually means the camera was jolted, or they can occur when a new recording starts in the middle of an old one), OnLocation will split the recording into several files - these appear in the bottom pane. If you accidentally capture an old clip you don't need and it's split off like this, find the file and delete it to save space and reduce clutter. | ||
'''''Do NOT capture HD footage in Premiere!''''' If there are any slight errors on the tape, Premiere loses the ability to keep the subsequent audio and video together. You should instead capture your footage using Adobe OnLocation; if such an error appears, OnLocation just starts a new file. | '''''Do NOT capture HD footage in Premiere!''''' If there are any slight errors on the tape, Premiere loses the ability to keep the subsequent audio and video together. You should instead capture your footage using Adobe OnLocation; if such an error appears, OnLocation just starts a new file. | ||
=== 4. Import footage === | === 4. Import footage === | ||
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== Premiere Pro window layout == | == Premiere Pro window layout == | ||
:''More information can be found at Adobe Help: [http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/premiere-pro/topics.html Adobe Premiere Pro Help and Tutorials]'' | |||
=== The | === The Project Panel (bins) === | ||
:''More information can be found at Adobe Help: [http://helpx.adobe.com/content/help/en/premiere-pro/using/organizing-assets-project-panel.html Organizing assets in the Project panel]'' | |||
=== Program monitor === | === Program monitor === | ||
=== The timeline === | === The timeline === | ||
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== Basic video editing == | == Basic video editing == | ||
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| '''These sections need expanding'''. Anyone can contribute to our knowledge of how YSTV is run. | |||
Consult an experienced editor for more information. | |||
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=== Cutting === | === Cutting === | ||
=== Linking/Un-linking audio === | === Linking/Un-linking audio === | ||
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When exporting, your first concern should be where the footage will be sent to/played on. Premiere CS4 has a number of different export settings depending on what you need to do. Below are the most sensible options to use (most useful at the top, most specialised at the end). | When exporting, your first concern should be where the footage will be sent to/played on. Premiere CS4 has a number of different export settings depending on what you need to do. Below are the most sensible options to use (most useful at the top, most specialised at the end). | ||
=== | === For the website, from an HD source === | ||
* '''Use for:''' Finished shows ready to be uploaded to the website | * '''Use for:''' Finished shows ready to be uploaded to the website which have been wholly or mostly filmed on the Sony HVR1000Es or other 1080i/p HD source. | ||
* '''Format:''' H.264 | * '''Format:''' H.264 | ||
* '''Preset:''' | * '''Preset:''' YSTV HD Export | ||
=== | === For the website, from an SD source (DV camera, live show capture) === | ||
* '''Use for:''' | * '''Use for:''' Finished shows ready to be uploaded to the website which have been edited from live show captures. You will rarely export an entirely SD video from any other source - a mostly-HD video with some SD elements (e.g. archive footage) should be treated as HD. | ||
* '''Format:''' H.264 | |||
* '''Preset:''' YSTV Widescreen SD | |||
=== | === For VTs === | ||
* '''Use for:''' Videos to be [[ | * '''Use for:''' Videos to be played as a VT during a live show, through [[XineNet Desktop]] and the [[Computing:VT Server|VT server]]. | ||
* '''Format:''' H.264 | |||
* '''Preset:''' YSTV Widescreen SD | |||
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
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* [[Editing:Sound processing|Advanced sound processing]] | * [[Editing:Sound processing|Advanced sound processing]] | ||
* [[Editing:DVD authoring|DVD authoring]] | * [[Editing:DVD authoring|DVD authoring]] | ||
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