Media Studies 2009-2011

The toolbox contains common tools used for editing clips, when you select a tool the mouse pointer will usually change to a new icon to represent the tool when held over the timeline panel. In some cases you can change the behaviour of a tool by holding down a modifier key such as the Shift key.

Tools:

Button	Keyboard Shortcut	Description
	V	Selection tool The default tool, used to select clips in the timeline.
	M	Track Select tool Select all clips on a track from a given point, or select multiple tracks.
	B	Ripple Edit tool Adjust an edit point and move other clips in the timeline to compensate.
	N	Rolling Edit tool Adjust an edit point between two clips without affecting the rest of the timeline.
	X	Rate Stretch tool Change the duration of a clip while simultaneously changing the speed to compensate.
	C	Razor tool Cut a clip (or multiple clips) into two clips.
	Y	Slip tool Move a clip’s in and out points by the same amount simultaneously, so the rest of the timeline is not affected.
	U	Slide tool Move a clip back and forth in the timeline, while simultaneously adjusting adjacent clips to compensate.
	P	Pen tool Create control (anchor) points.
	H	Hand tool Drag the timeline view left and right.
	Z	Zoom tool Click in the timeline to magnify the view, or drag and select a rectangular area to zoom into.

Premiere’s workspace is one of the most important parts of premiere. It is spit into 5 different panels of work,these panels are called:

The Project Panel, which is where all the resources for your video are kept.

The Monitor Panel, where your video can be previewed.

The Timeline Panel, where the order of clips can be altered.

The Tools Panel, which enables the selection of different tools to use with the timeline.

The design of the workspace can be altered to suit the user’s purposes, whether they are audio editing, video editing, timeline editing or a mixture of more than one.

This is a package which lets you edit video footage. it is suitable for amatuers and proffesionals. This works by placing a video from your camera on to the adobe premiere you can then start editing by cutting parts adding effects in etc. Premiere is a powerful editing tool, capable of producing broadcast-quality and high-definition video. It is a very popular package amongst video enthusiasts and professionals, although other packages are usually preferred for the very top level of television production. the adobe premeire is quite expensive $550 however it is worth the money as you can do quite alot with it i.e. Import video, audio and graphics in a wide variety of formats.Add effects, filters, titles. if you have the money and are wanting to practise your film making whether your an amatuer or a proffesional then this is worth buying.