A major frustration of many is the lack of a keyboard shortcut to edit a clips rotation, scale and even position from the timeline in Premiere Pro. The normal order of operation is to select the clip, open the Effects Control Panel and then mouse over to the values and change them.
While this is not a direct keyboard shortcut to edit these on the fly from the timeline, you can edit using Keyboard Shortcuts. Here is how.
Now is the time to rotate the video. To do this, you have to click on the “Rotate” icon situated above the Timeline. It’ll show a pop-up windows named the “Video Inspector”. There are many options available in the window to rotate your video. You have many ways you can do it so let me give one among many ways. What you need to know is animation(key frame) and let us begin. Drag your clip to timeline or select it if it is already in timeline 2. Head to effects control panel on your l.
Select your clip using D and then press SHIFT - 5 to open the Effects Control Panel. Tab once to move to the first Position value, the horizontal value. You can press the UP or the DOWN ARROW to change the value by 1.0. If you hold SHIFT and UP or DOWN ARROW, the value changes by 10.0. You can also type in a value into the field. Before moving on make sure to hit ENTER to confirm the value.
Press TAB to move one value down the list. If you TAB enough, you will end at the top of the list. If you want to go back one press SHIFT TAB to go in reverse.
Once you are satisfied with your changes you can press SHIFT - 3 to make the TIMELINE PANEL the active panel and keep on editing.
Cheers - Mikey
Learn how use Premiere Pro to play with speed and time in your next action-packed edit. These three simple tricks are all you need to get started.
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No matter the experience or number of projects you’ve worked on in Premiere, you probably have a set workflow for whatever you’re editing. But, every now and then, we try something new that challenges us as filmmakers, editors, and artists. So, let’s take a look at three different ways you can play with speed and time in Premiere Pro. Don’t be scared, they’re super simple.
Shoot at a Higher Frame Rate
It goes without saying that if you want a smooth, slow motion shot, you need to shoot the footage at the appropriate frame rate. Shooting or working with 24p footage won’t work. If you’re out in the field shooting, make sure you’re capturing the action at 60p or higher. If you’re collecting footage from the shooters, make sure they know what type of edit you’ll want to do. Communication is the key to making a good video.
1. Adjusting the Speed
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We’ll start with the first and most basic way of changing the speed. Right-click on your clip, hit “Speed and Duration,” and from here you’ll see options to adjust the clips speed and duration. Shocking, I know. But all you need to know is this is a very basic way of playing with the speed of your clip. If you want to slow down a clip, adjust the speed by percentages. However, make sure you’re reducing the speed according to what frame rate it was shot at. The “Duration” option does just that, by changing the duration of the clip.
2. Change the Frame Rate Setting
So, here’s another viable option for altering the pace of a clip. Change the make-up of the clip. To do this, right-click on the clip in the Project window, hit Modify>Interpret Footage. Once the setting box opens, click “Frame Rate” and choose “Assume this Frame Rate”. Then change the Frame Rate to 23.976. Now your clip should fit into a 24p sequence. It’ll play at the lowest speed it can without dropping frames and becoming choppy.
3. Speed Ramping
Let’s say you want to speed the clip you just slowed down back to normal speed, before dipping into slow motion. In other words, speed ramping. Mark the clip for the section you’d like slowed down, then right click on the clip. Click Show Clip Keyframes>Time Remapping>Speed. Now you’ll see a straight rubber band across the middle of your clip. This will allow you to play with the speed however you’d like. Because the clip is already slowed down, mark the middle section as you did before. Then, move the two outside sections of the clip up to 400%. This will take those parts of the clip back up to normal speed. From here, you can smooth the transition from fast to slow. Simply play with the rubber band, bending and dragging it out as long as you’d like. Just remember, the more gradual or smooth you can get the transition and distance between the keyframes, the more pleasing the footage will look in your final product.
Want to learn more about video editing? Check out these articles:
How To Rotate A Clip In Adobe Premiere Pro
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