Mandatory Features:
- import images and video
- correct frame size
- correct frame rate
- trimming clips
- adding transitions to clips
- adding titles over clips
- Quicktime movie file encoded with the DV codec
- Audio Transitions
- Video Effects
- Markers
- Labels
- Colour Mattes
- Lumetri Looks
- Resizing Clips
- Audio Volume
- Group/Un-Group
The second part of this criteria was to import video. I imported a variety of clips into my premiere workspace in the form of mainly DVD trailers. The evidence for this can be found in the blog post titled: Premiere - First Stages Of Creation.
The correct frame size and frame rate are all settings which can be found when the initial sequence is created. The preset I used for my sequence was DV PAL Widescreen 48Hz with a Frame size: 720h 576v (1.4587) and Frame rate: 25.00 frames/second. The reasoning's behind using these settings can be found in the blog post titled: Premiere - Sequence Settings.
Trimming clips was one of the easiest pieces of mandatory criteria to hit as I needed to trim almost every clip to only add the relevant aspects. I trimmed the clips using the Mark In and Mark Out options. More details on this can be found in the blog post titled: Premiere - Trimming And Adding Clips To My Timeline.
The next piece of mandatory criteria to hit was adding transitions to clips. Again to me this seems like something you would simply do out of habit to improve the quality of the video you are trying to create and this was simple enough to hit in my opinion. Not only did I look at the transitions which I used for my DVD trailer I also took this one step further and explored a wide range and then analysed what I would or could use that transition for. For this reason the information I have blogged in regards to transitions can be found in the blog posts titled: Premiere - Adding Video Transitions and Premiere - Video Transitions.
Adding titles over clips were the next aspect to look at. Titles were simple enough to create but very hard to achieve a professional look. Again like the transitions above I ended up looking at the different options I had within the titles section and then the title settings I actually used and hence there are two blog posts to reference here, these are: Premiere - Title Settings and Premiere - Adding Titles To My Timeline.
The final piece of mandatory criteria to hit was exporting a Quicktime movie file encoded with the DV codec. Due to the fact that I had created a sequence which also hit this requirement however the settings and reasoning's for this criteria can be found in the blog post titled: Premiere - Exporting My Final DVD Trailer.
Now it is on to the extras which I have added and learnt myself. The first is audio transitions. These work in the exact same way that video transitions work however there are much fewer options. I did the exact same with the audio transitions as I did the video transitions in terms of playing around with them before I began to put together my final DVD trailer. For this reason there are two blog posts to reference, these are: Premiere - Audio Transitions and Premiere - Adding Audio Transitions.
The video effects and Lumetri looks are both very similar as they both add an effect to the clip. For this reason you can find the information and reasoning's for these in the blog posts called: Premiere - Adding Video Effects, Premiere - Lumetri Looks and Premiere - Video Effects.
Labels and markers were both aspects which I learnt from a tutorial I found online. These didn't make any difference to the exported product but helped the readability of the timeline as I was able to add colours and comments at various points. Group and Un-Group also falls into this category. More information on this can be found in the blog post known as: Premiere - Extras To Improve The Readability Of The Timeline.
Colour mattes were another aspect which helped with titles. The information for these can be found in the blog post known as: Premiere - Colour Mattes.
Resizing clips was something which I hadn't really mentioned throughout my blog as I thought it was just simply something which was done and didn't need mentioning however I now feel that it may be worth noting. To resize the clip I simply double clicked on the clip in the preview window. I was then able to move the points in or out to either zoom in or out. The issue with this was that you couldn't stretch the clip or adjust the height. This meant that in order to get the clip to fit completely you would have to let some of the black show. This is something I didn't want and hence in some cases I had to sacrifice some of the clip to cover this. The screenshot below shows the resizing options.
The audio volume can be something heavily overlooked with it comes to premiere however it can make a massive difference to the overall final product. If the audio is too loud and that actors are fighting over it the trailer could sound unprofessional and hence adjusting the volume of these two aspects are key. The blog post which relates to this is: Premiere - Trimming And Adding Audio To My Timeline.
Overall I feel I have a good mix of features used for this DVD trailer. Some make more difference than others but sometimes its the simplest things that can help the most. I am really pleased with how many different features I managed to explore on my own as well as how simply I managed to cover all of the mandatory features.
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