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Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot

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Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot

Overview of this book

Adobe Premiere Pro has become synonymous with video editing, in the same way Photoshop has become a byword for image manipulation. To unlock the true potential of this powerful software you don't need you to take expensive training courses or spend hours trying to get your footage “just right”. Work through this practical guide and truly master Premiere Pro CS6 using real footage with engaging examples.Using the included source material (available via digital download), this book will help you discover a plethora of features and functionality hidden within Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 that can truly augment your skills and take your footage to the next level. By covering a diverse array of topics in a practical manner, you will gain a full understanding of how to approach pretty much any video editing project you want to tackle with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.Starting off with an entry-level project to get both new and existing users up to speed, "Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot" dives right into a series of engaging real-world projects that help you understand how you can harness Premiere Pro's full potential. With an explicit focus on practical real-world projects from concept to publication, this is the definitive guide for people who want to make the most out of this powerful software.As you progress through the book you'll encounter problems of poorly shot footage; news reporters who stumble over their dialog and camera crews who fail to deliver key scenes, leaving you to scavenge and then hide your trail. Not only will you develop a full understanding of how core features work, you'll also have a clear grasp on how to make your footage stand out from the crowd.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Mastering Adobe Premier Pro CS6 HOTSHOt
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Key in the alien robot


In this task you will bring in the 3D animation of a mechanized robot (MechBot.avi) onto your Timeline, then you will use the blue screen key to remove the blue background it was rendered against. You'll also use keyframes to bring the robot to life and set markers to help you best work out where those keyframes need to be. This part will utilize skills you should already know well from the previous projects.

Engage Thrusters

Add the MechBot to your Timeline and remove the blue background. Perform the following steps to do so:

  1. Make sure the Project panel is the active panel. Then double-click on MechBot.avi to send it to the Source Monitor.

  2. Make sure the Source Monitor is the active panel, then use the J, K, and L keys to scrub through the MechBot.avi animation. As the walk motion begins to reach the end, you need to place a marker (press M) just at the point when the left foot contacts the ground (around 02;18).

  3. With the marker in place, make the Timeline the active panel...