Adobe Premiere Tools
Adobe premiere have many different tools which they can be used by clicking on the appropriate icon with your mouse or by pressing shift and the appropriate button.
- Track Select Tool – (the Arrow pointing right inside a little dotted box). This is used to select multiple tracks at any on given time. To acess this with your keyboard press Shift M
- Ripple Edit Tool – (Two Arrows, one pointing left and the other pointing right, with a little line down the centre of them). This is used to adjust your clips. To access this with your keyboard press Shift B.
- Rolling Edit Tool – (Four Arrows, two pointing left and two pointing right and like the previous one, with a line down the centre). This is used to adjust clips without affecting the length. To access this with your keyboard press Shift N
- Pen Tool – (Looks like the end of a fountain pen). This controls different points in your clips. To access this with your keyboard press Shift P.
- Rate Stretch Tool – (Two Curved arrows with a line inbetween). This can change the length and the speed of the clip at the same time. To access this with your keyboard press Shift X.
- Raxor Tool – (Looks like a blade). This can cut a clip in half or as many clips as you want. To access this with your keyboard press Shift C.
- Hand Tool – (Looks like a hand). This can change the way you view your timeline. To access this with your keyboard press Shift H.
- Selection Tool – (The Arrow, like the one on your computer). This is used to select clips on the timeline. Click on this with your mouse of press Shift V.
- Slip Tool – (Two arrows with two lines at either side). Moves the clips points without affecting the timing of the clip. To access this with your keyboard press Shift Y.
- Slide Tool – (A little box with a tool coming out of either side). Moves different clips along the timeline and moves the rest of the clips to fit. To access this with your keyboard press Shift U.
- Zoom Tool – (A little microscope). This can zoom in on different clips on your timeline. To access this with your keyboard press Shift Z.