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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

Activating multi-camera


In this task, you will use the sync-point markers created in the last task to activate the multi-camera feature of Premiere Pro CS6. This is a fairly simple workflow, but one that seems to be fuddling some users, even though the whole process has been simplified in Version CS6. Although this task is rather short and sweet, it's worth keeping separate, so you can fully understand the last section required to activate and access the multi-camera functions.

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Activate the multi-cam camera using your newly created multi-cam clip. Follow these steps:

  1. Make the Project panel active and switch to List View if the Bin file is currently set to Icon View.

    Note

    Switching from Icon View to List View in step 1 is not a required step when using multi-camera; however, you may find it easier to complete the remaining steps in this task with List View selected as the layout for your Project panel.

  2. Click once on Camera_1.avi clip to select it.

  3. Hold down the Shift key, and then...