Nonlinear digital editing Adobe Premier Linear editing analog

Non-linear digital editing Adobe Premier

Linear editing • analog video editing with tapes • cut tape or film and splice clip at end • LINEAR: assemble front to back

Functionality IMPORT: stills, videos, sequences of stills, graphics, camcorder, etc. EDIT: clip, insert, change timing, overlay audio, transition between, loop, etc. editing doesn’t change original clips - just use pointers into list of clips ‘render’ operation assembles final sequence OUTPUT: DVD, DV, NTSC, resolution, audio sampling

Track-based editing Video Track 1 Audio Track 1 Video clip #2 Video clip #3 Transition Audio clip #1 Audio clip #2

Premier • Adobe Product • 5 copies in CL 112 D • Final Cut on Mac (also i. Movie)

New Project • Set format: DV (NTSC), DVD, Quicktime, etc. • Set resolution: 640 x 480; 720 i, 1080 i, etc. • match Maya output -> Premier input • Audio sampling rate

Interface Asset list Source Clip playback panel Media Browser Program playback panel Timeline

Premier Interface

Import animation files In Maya: Output to numbered filenames, e. g. <filename>###. tiff In Premier: File -> Import Select first file in sequence Check box for numbered file input Seems to only work for frames done ‘on ones’

Expressions In Maya: Need to ‘bake’ animation first Select object controlled by expressions Edit -> Keys -> Bake Simulation Converts animation to key frame per frame Will then render out the object motion Allows editing of animation curve as well