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Help and tutorials
February 2013
Contents
Getting Started tutorials
To learn more, view these recommended resources online.
Introduction to Adobe Prelude
video-tutorial (May. 7, 2012)
Getting Started with Prelude
video-tutorial (May. 4, 2012)
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About Prelude
Adobe Prelude software is a video ingest and logging tool that helps you quickly tag and transcode raw footage from file-based cameras. It is an open platform that supports customized integration with third-party technologies and management systems.
Note:
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Workflow
1. Create a project / Open an existing project
Adobe Prelude creates a project (.plproj) file for every project that you create in Prelude. The project file contains references to the media you add to your project.
A project file stores only references to the source files that you ingest. For this reason, project files remain fairly small. Because only references to the source files are stored, avoid moving, renaming, or deleting your source files. Prelude cannot locate moved or renamed files.
2. Ingest raw footage
Ingest entire movie clips, or only portions of a clip (partial ingest). Choose a codec that best suits your editing requirements.
File-size and byte-level checks help you immediately identify whether the footage was ingested successfully.
3. Organize ingested footage
You can reorder the sequence of clips by moving them in the project view. Use bins to organize project contents much as you use folders to organize files. Bins can contain clips, subclips, and rough cuts.
4. Log video clips
Use interface options or keyboard shortcuts to add temporal metadata to clips, and create subclips. Markers and other temporal metadata help you quickly organize and search clips. You can leverage the metadata information when you export to other software such as Adobe Premiere Pro.
5. Create rough cuts
Create rough cuts from clips and subclips before sending the rough cut to other software such as Adobe Premiere Pro for final editing.
6. Export to Adobe Premiere Pro/Final Cut Pro
You can export a rough cut for use in other software such as Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro. Alternatively, you can send the rough cut to
Adobe Premiere Pro directly for editing.
The organization and metadata information from Prelude is carried over to Adobe Premiere Pro. This seamless workflow reduces post-production time and effort when you create the final cut of a movie.
Extending Prelude
Adobe technical partners can use the Prelude SDK to customize Prelude.
Leverage XMP-based open platform capabilities of Adobe Prelude to integrate with third-party technologies and asset management systems.
organization.
Import event metadata from other workflow-specific sources. Then add it to your footage in Prelude by importing it as an XMP stream or file.
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The Prelude workspace
Ingest, Logging, List, and Rough Cut workspaces
Video tutorial
To view the video in full screen mode, click on the video.
Welcome screen
The Welcome Screen appears when you open Prelude.
Use the Welcome Screen to create a project, open an existing project, or access Help for Prelude.
Ingest, Logging, List, and Rough Cut workspaces
The Ingest workspace
Ingest workspace
A. Movie clip thumbnail B. Folder containing clips selected for ingest C. List view D. Icon view E. Zoom slider for movie thumbnails F. Slider to scrub the thumbnail G. Clip selected for ingest H. Search box for filtering clips in current folder
Use the Ingest dialog box to select and ingest movie clips. You can also select folders and rough cuts. When you choose a folder, all the associated movie clips in it are ingested.
You can ingest clips from your computer, other software, or attached devices such as an external hard disk, video camera, or camera card.
You can ingest a portion of a clip (partial ingest) by setting In and Out points on the clip thumbnail. You can also choose a transcode option that best suits your editing requirements.
To view the location of the clips on your computer, right-click the clip in the list or thumbnail view. Select Reveal in Explorer (Windows), or Reveal in Finder (Mac OS).
The Logging workspace
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Logging workspace
A. Metadata marker panel B. Marker buttons C. Current Time Indicator (Playhead) D. Metadata marker applied to the movie clip E. Search option for markers F. Panel to edit metadata info
Use the Logging workspace to quickly add metadata and create subclips. Add markers and other metadata to quickly organize and search clips.
You can leverage the metadata when you export to Adobe Premiere Pro or other applications.
The List workspace
List workspace
A. Bin B. Movie clip C. Movie clip open in the Timeline D. Subclip open in the Timeline E. Rough cut open in the Timeline F. Create rough cut G.
Create bin
Use bins in the Project panel to organize project contents much as you use folders to organize files. Bins can contain clips, subclips, and rough cuts. Use the Project panel to create a rough cut, and then add subclips to the rough cut.
Reorder content in the Project panel by dragging it to a new location.
The Rough Cut workspace
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Rough cut workspace
A. Project panel containing clips and rough cuts B. Timeline containing the subclips for the rough cut C. Monitor panel D. Search option for markers E. Track containing metadata and subclip info F. Video track G. Audio track
Open the rough cut that you created in the List workspace and add clips and subclips to the timeline. When you export the rough cuts to Adobe
Premiere Pro or other applications, all the organizational and metadata information of the clips is retained.
Use the options in the Show menu to selectively display markers in the timeline.
Creating custom workspaces
Use the Window menu to access panels in Prelude. As in other Adobe applications, you can float and dock panels and frames. You can also create custom workspaces.
To access custom Workspaces, select Window > Workspace, and choose from the options.
Note:
A frame is a set of grouped panels.
Reorder contents in a panel and across panels by dragging them to their new location.
Panels in Prelude
Panel
Extensions
Audio Master Meters
Events
History
Description
Contains extensions or plug-ins for extending the functionality of
Prelude. If no Extensions or plug-ins are available, this option is disabled.
Displays the audio level for the movie being played in the timeline.
Lists warnings, error messages, and other information for identifying and troubleshooting problems.
Use the History panel to jump to any state of the project created during the current working session. Every time you apply a change to some part of the project, the new state of that project is added to the panel. You can modify the project from the state you select.
Right-click a state in the History panel to view the available options. The History panel is cleared when a document is saved.
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Marker List
The Monitor panel
The History panel is cleared when you switch between an open clip and a rough cut. It is also cleared when you save the open clip or rough cut.
Displays all the markers in the movie that is currently open. This panel also allows you to change the timecode of the In and Out points, or edit the marker description.
Monitor workspace
A. Timecode B. Current-Time-Indicator (Playhead) C. Loop video D. Step back E. Play/Pause F. Magnification options G. Step forward H. Output settings I. Clip duration
Double-click a movie clip in the Project panel to open it for playback in the Monitor panel. The monitor gives you access to the standard play and navigation options. You can use the timecode, playback buttons, or the playhead to navigate the movie.
Use the keyboard shortcuts J, K, and L to preview the movie clip. For greater control, use a combination of J and K keys to move backward slowly, and K and L keys to move forward slowly.
Set display quality
Some formats are difficult to display in full-motion playback because of their high compression or high data rate. A lower resolution permits faster motion playback but at the expense of image quality. This tradeoff is most noticeable when you view AVCHD and other H.264 -codec based media. Below full resolution these formats have error correction turned off, and artifacts are common during playback. These artifacts, however, do not show up in exported media.
Use separate playback and pause resolutions to gain more control over the monitoring experience. With high-resolution footage, set playback resolution to a lower value (for example, 1/4) for smooth playback, and set the Pause resolution to Full. These settings allow you to check the quality of focus or edge details when you pause playback. Scrubbing puts the monitor in playback resolution, not pause resolution.
1. Click the Output button.
2. Select an option for Playback Resolution and Paused Resolution.
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Keyboard shortcuts
Application shortcuts
New Project
Open Project
Close Project
Close
Save
Ingest
Export
Create Rough Cut
Quit Prelude
Undo
Redo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Clear
Select All
Deselect All
Set Marker In Point
Set Marker Out Point
Select Previous Marker
Select Next Marker
Select Previous Clip
Select Next Clip
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Ctrl+Alt+N
(Win), Opt+Cmd+N (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Shift+O (Win), Shift+Cmd+O (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Shift+W (Win), Shift+Cmd+W (Mac OS)
Ctrl+W (Win), Cmd+W (Mac OS)
Ctrl+S (Win), Cmd+S (Mac OS)
Ctrl+I (Win), Cmd+I (Mac OS)
Ctrl+M (Win), Cmd+N (Mac OS)
Ctrl+N (Win), Cmd+N (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Q (Win), Cmd+Q (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Z (Win), Cmd+Z (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Shift+Z (Win), Shift+Cmd+Z (Mac OS)
Ctrl+X (Win), Cmd+X (Mac OS)
Ctrl+C (Win), Cmd+C (Mac OS)
Ctrl+V (Win), Cmd+V (Mac OS)
Delete (Win), Forward Delete (Mac OS)
Ctrl+A (Win), Cmd+A (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Shift+A (Win), Shift+Cmd+A (Mac OS)
I
(Use Alt+I or Opt+I when Heads Up Display is enabled during playback.)
O
(Use Alt+O or Opt+O when Heads Up Display is enabled during playback.)
Ctrl+Left Arrow (Win), Cmd+Left Arrow (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Right Arrow (Win), Cmd+Right Arrow (Mac OS)
Alt+Left Arrow (Win), Opt+Left Arrow (Mac OS)
Alt+Right Arrow (Win), Opt+Right Arrow (Mac OS)
Move Clip Left
Move Clip Right
Add Selected Markers
Add Subclip Marker
Add Comment Marker
Add Flash Cue Point
Add Web Link
Add Chapter
Add Speech Transcription Marker
Marker Inspector
Marker List
Marker Type
Metadata
Monitor
Timeline
Adobe Prelude Help
Go To Selected Clip End
Go To Selected Clip Start
Go To Time View End
Go To Time View Start
Maximize or Restore Frame
Play Stop Toggle
Select Find Box
Select Next Panel
Select Previous Panel
Shuttle Left
Shuttle Right
Shuttle Slow Left
Shuttle Slow Right
Shuttle Stop
Skip Back While Playing
Step Back
Step Back Five Frames - Units
Step Forward
Step Forward Five Frames - Units
Workspace 1
Workspace 2
Workspace 3
Workspace 4
Workspace 5
Workspace 6
Workspace 7
, (comma)
. (period)
Shift+=
1 (Main keyboard)
2 (Main keyboard)
3 (Main keyboard)
4 (Main keyboard)
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5 (Main keyboard)
6 (Main keyboard)
Shift+5
Shift+6
Shift+4
Shift+7
Shift+2
Shift+3
F1
Shift+End
Shift+Home
End
Home
' (accent under tilde)
Space
Shift+F
Ctrl+Shift+. (period)
Ctrl+Shift+, (comma)
J
L
Shift+J
Shift+L
K
H
Left Arrow
Shift+Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow
Alt+Shift+1 (Win), Opt+Shift+1 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+2 (Win), Opt+Shift+2 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+3 (Win), Opt+Shift+3 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+4 (Win), Opt+Shift+4 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+5 (Win), Opt+Shift+5 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+6 (Win), Opt+Shift+6 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+7 (Win), Opt+Shift+7 (Mac OS)
Workspace 8
Workspace 9
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Zoom To Clip
Panel shortcuts
History Panel
Step Backward
Step Forward
Ingest Dialog
Check All
Uncheck All
Check Selected Item(s)
Clear In Out Points
Select Directory List
Select Media List
Set In Point
Set Out Point
Timeline Panel
Ripple Delete
Show Next Screen
Show Previous Screen
Alt+Shift+8 (Win), Opt+Shift+8 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+9 (Win), Opt+Shift+9 (Mac OS)
=
- (hyphen)
\
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Shift+V
Ctrl+Shift+V
V
C
Ctrl+Left Arrow (Win), Cmd+Left Arrow (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Right Arrow (Win), Cmd+Right Arrow (Mac OS)
I
O
Alt+Backspace (Win), Opt+Delete (Mac OS)
Down Arrow
Up
Customize keyboard shortcuts
When you open the Keyboard Shortcuts panel for the first time, the only option in the Set menu is Adobe Prelude Factory Defaults.
You can edit keyboard shortcuts and save the new set. After you save the new set, it appears in the Set menu.
1. Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows), or Prelude > Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac OS) to open the Keyboard Shortcuts panel.
2. In the Keyboard Shortcuts panel, select the option for which you want to create or update the keyboard shortcut.
3. Press the keys that you prefer for the keyboard shortcut.
4. Click Save As to save the updated Keyboard Shortcut set.
5. Enter a name for the new set, and click Save.
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Importing media
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Working with Adobe Prelude CS6
Working with Adobe Prelude
You can use Adobe Prelude CS6 to ingest clips, transcode footage, create subclips markers, and rough cuts, and then import that data into
Premiere Pro CS6.
Exporting files from Adobe Prelude
You can export files from Adobe Prelude to be imported by Premiere Pro.
Exporting a Premiere Pro project or Final Cut Pro XML file
To export a Premiere Pro project file that contains clips, subclips, markers, and rough cuts from Adobe Prelude, do the following:
1. Choose File > Export.
2. The Export dialog box launches.
3. Choose the destination for the project file.
4. Name the project file and click the enable checkbox.
5. From the Type menu, choose either a Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro 7 XML file type.
6. Optional: export associated media by clicking the enable checkbox, and creating a folder name.
7. Click OK
The file is exported. You can now import or open the project file in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Resources
Adobe Prelude Help
Video tutorial: What is Adobe Prelude?
Video tutorial: An overview of the interface
Video tutorial: Improved markers and importing from Prelude
Video tutorial: Sharing clips and rough cuts directly with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6
Video tutorial: Adding comments
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Ingesting movie clips
Supported file formats for ingest
Create a project / Open an existing project
Relinking files moved to another location
The video and audio from a file-based camcorder are contained in digital files. Ingest is the process of transferring data from the recording media and optionally transcoding to other formats.
You create a project before you ingest movie clips into Prelude. Prelude creates a project (.plproj) file for every project that you create.
A project file stores only references to the source files that you ingest. For this reason, project files remain fairly small.
Supported file formats for ingest
Prelude supports only video files; it doesn’t support audio-only files or stills.
Prelude can play any media that Adobe Premiere Pro supports, but only clips with XMP support can be logged. For example, RED and ARRIRAW files do not have XMP support and cannot be logged within Prelude. You can however, during ingest, transcode them to another format that supports logging.
If you ingest RED or ARRIRAW files without transcoding them, you can still add them to rough cuts. You cannot, however, save any markers or metadata associated with such media.
The Panasonic P2 format
AVC-I formats.
Prelude supports the Panasonic Op-Atom variant of MXF, with video in DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD, or
The root of the P2 file structure is a CONTENTS folder. Each essence item (an item of video or audio) is contained in a separate MXF wrapper file. The video MXF files are in the VIDEO subfolder, and the audio MXF files are in the AUDIO subfolder. XML files in the CLIP subfolder contain the associations between essence files and the metadata associated with them.
For your computer to read P2 cards, it needs the appropriate driver, which you can download from the Panasonic website. Panasonic also provides the P2 Viewer application, with which you can browse and play media stored on a P2 card.
Note:
To use certain features with P2 files, you first change the file properties from read only to read and write. For example, to change the timecode metadata of a clip using the Timecode dialog box, you first set the file properties to read and write. Use the operating system file explorer to change file properties.
XDCAM and AVCHD formats
You can find the video files from XDCAM HD camcorders in the CLIP folder, written in the MXF format. XDCAM EX camcorders write MP4 files into a folder named BPAV.
When using AVCHD files, ensure that you maintain the folder structure. Raw MTS files cannot be logged in Prelude.
Create a project / Open an existing project
Use the options on the Welcome screen to create a project, or open an existing project.
If your project is already open in Prelude, choose from the following options:
To create a project, select File > New Project. Alternatively, press Ctrl+Alt+N (Windows), or Cmd+Opt+N (Mac OS). Specify a name and location for the project file.
To open an existing project, select File > Open Project. Alternatively, press Ctrl+Shift+O (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+O (Mac
OS). Navigate to the location of the project file, and open it.
Ingest movie clips
You can ingest entire movie clips or a selected portion of the movie clips (partial ingest). You can also transcode the selected movie clips using more than one encoding option.
1. Select File > Ingest. Alternatively, press Ctrl+I (Win) or Cmd+I (Mac OS).
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2. Navigate to the folder containing media, and click the folder. The contents of the folder are displayed in the center panel.
Tip: To access folders from which you previously ingested content, use the menu above the panel.
3. Do the following based on your requirements:
To view content as Thumbnails, click the Icon View button.
To view content as a list, click the List View button.
To quickly preview the contents of a movie clip, drag the cursor across the thumbnail. You can also click the thumbnail and use the playhead to scrub the movie. Alternatively, use the JKL keys to control playback of the selected thumbnail.
To change the thumbnail size of movie clips in the panel, use the Zoom slide bar.
To view files of a specific file type, select an option from the Files Of Type menu. Repeat the procedure to choose more than one option. By default, all file types that Prelude supports are displayed.
To view files from a specific source, select an option from the View As menu. If ingesting from a device, ensure that it is connected to your computer.
To select clips for ingest, click the corresponding check box. Click Check All to select all clips for ingest.
4. To ingest a specific portion of a clip (partial ingest), click its thumbnail. Use the JKL keyboard shortcuts, or drag the playhead to navigate through the clip. Press I and O at the desired positions to set the In and Out points.
When using this feature, ensure that you enable the Transcode option. Transcoding is required for partial ingest.
5. To specify a location for the ingested files, select Transfer Clips to Destination, and do the following: a. To change the folder for the transferred files, select Browse For Location in the Primary Destination menu, and select a destination folder.
b. (Optional) To create a subfolder for the transferred files in the selected folder, click Add Subfolder. Specify a name for the subfolder. Creating a subfolder helps accidental overwriting of files with the same name.
6. To transfer media files without transcoding, leave the Transcode option deselected.
To ensure that the copied files match the original, select Verify. This option is available only for the Primary Destination, and when the Transcode option is disabled.
File Size: Checks whether the file size of the ingested file is the same as the size of the original movie clip.
File Content: Does a CRC check and verifies whether the checksum of the source file is the same as the ingested file. If the files are different, the checksums don't match, and the test fails.
7. To specify transcoding settings for the ingested files, select Transcode. Use the submenus to specify presets for transcoding the files. To specify additional presets, add presets in Adobe Media Encoder. The presets are reflected in Prelude.
If you have Adobe Premiere Pro installed on your computer, select Concatenate to combine several selected clips into a single movie clip. Specify a name for the movie clip. After ingest, the concatenated clip is displayed in the Project panel.
8. To transcode the selected files in more than one format or to transfer files to multiple locations, click Add Destination. Repeat the procedure.
Note:
Only files transferred to the primary destination appear in the Prelude project panel when ingesting is complete.
9. Click Ingest.
Files are transcoded using Adobe Media Encoder. The transcoded files are displayed in the destination folder after the transcoding process is complete.
To pause or cancel transcoding, use the corresponding buttons in the progress bar.
Relinking files moved to another location
The project file contains references to the location of ingested files. If you move these files to a different location on your computer, they are no longer available to your project. To continue using the moved files in your project, relink them using the options in Prelude.
When you open a project containing files that you moved since you last opened the project, a list of such files is displayed. Click Yes to relink the files by specifying their current location. If you choose to not relink the files, you can manually relink the files later.
1. In the Project panel, right-click the file with the offline icon , and select Relink. To select multiple files that exist at the same location, use Ctrl-click/Cmd-click or Shift-click.
2. Navigate to the folder containing the files and select a file. Prelude uses this location to relink all the other files in your
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selection.
3. Click Open.
Note:
Prelude supports relinking of Rough Cut (.arcut) files. However, Prelude does not support relinking contents of rough cuts.
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Logging movie clips
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Logging movie clips
Log movie clips (keyboard driven workflow)
Log movie clips (menu driven workflow)
Use the logging features in Adobe Prelude to create subclips, and add temporal markers. Temporal markers contain data about a specific portion of the movie clip. For example, you can use a temporal marker such as Speech Transcription to edit text generated from speech-to-text conversion in software such as Adobe Premiere Pro.
To add static metadata to the clip, use the Metadata panel.
The logging information and the added metadata are captured in an XMP file. For some formats such as QuickTime (.mov) the XMP information is written into the media file. For formats that don't support writing to the media file, like MXF, the XMP is written into a sidecar file. The sidecar file is stored at the same location as the media file.
Video tutorial
To view the video in fulls screen mode, click on the video.
Marker types
Marker Type
Subclip
Comment
Flash Cue Point
Web Link
Chapter
Speech Transcription
Description
For creating In and Out points for subclips. When you save the project, the subclips appear in the Project view.
A comment or note about the selected part of the movie clip.
Trigger external events such as synchronizing graphics, providing navigation options. and loading other video files.
To add a URL that provides more info about the selected part of the movie clip.
These markers, when imported to software such as Encore and
Adobe Premiere Pro, are used to create chapter points.
To edit speech-to-text content created in software such as Adobe
Premiere Pro, or to manually add such content.
Using the timeline
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The Timeline panel
A. Zoom slider B. Audio track C. Video track D. Subclip marker E. Current Time Indicator (CTI) F. Option to find markers G. Timeline panel
The markers in a movie clip appear in tracks above the timeline. Move the cursor above a movie clip to display information about the clip.
Use the Current Time Indicator / Playhead to scrub the movie clip, or to move quickly to a specific point in the movie clip.
Use the options in the Show menu to view specific markers added to the movie clip.
Enter marker information in the Search field to search for a marker.
Use the Zoom option to zoom in or zoom out of tracks in the timeline view.
Use the keyboard shortcuts I and O to set In and Out points for markers.
Log movie clips (keyboard driven workflow)
1. Press Alt+Shift+2 (Windows) or Opt+Shift+2 (Mac OS).
2. Drag a movie clip from the Project panel to the timeline, or double-click a clip in the Project panel. A check mark appears on the movie clip that you added to the timeline.
3. Play the movie. Use the J,K,L keyboard shortcuts to move among frames.
4. Using the main keyboard, press the following keys to add the corresponding markers:
To add a subclip marker, press 1.
To add a comment marker, press 2.
To add a Flash Cue Point marker, press 3.
To add a Web Link Marker, press 4.
To add a Chapter Marker, press 5.
To add a Transcription Marker, press 6.
5. Enter information in the Marker Inspector panel.
For example, you can change the default names assigned to subclips. Names and Descriptions of markers can also be edited in the text field, also called the Heads Up Display (HUD), that is displayed above the timeline.
Note:
To set marker In and Out points when the Heads Up Display is enabled use Alt+I / Alt+O (Windows) or Opt+I /
Opt+O
(Mac OS).
Use the Alt/Opt key in conjunction with the JKL keys to control playback, or with H to move back 5 seconds. Release
Alt
/Opt to continue typing into the HUD. Press Enter/Return key to close the HUD.
If you have added markers for subclips, the subclips appear in the Project panel after you save the clip.
To mute an audio channel during playback, right-click/ctrl-click the audio chanel in the timeline and select Mute Audio
Channel.
Change default settings for markers
Log movie clips (menu driven workflow)
1. Select Window > Workspace > Logging.
2. Drag a movie clip from the Project panel to the timeline, or double-click a clip in the Project panel. A check mark appears on
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the movie clip that you opened in the timeline.
In the Marker Type panel, click the marker that you want to add. The marker appears on the track above the movie clip. It begins at the current position of the Current-Time-Indicator/Playhead and ends at end of the clip.
3. Do one of the following:
Use the Set In Point and Set Out Point buttons to set the time frame for the added marker.
Use the Timecode in the Marker Inspector panel to set the In and Out points for the marker. Drag your cursor over the
Timecode to change the value, or double-click to enter a value.
Move the Current Time Indicator / Playhead to a position where you want to set the In or Out marker. Press I to set the In point, and O to set the Out point.
4. Enter information in the Marker Inspector panel. For example, you can change the default names assigned to subclips. Names and Descriptions of markers can also be edited in the Heads Up Display (HUD) that is displayed above the timeline.
Drag to move markers added to the timeline. To select and navigate among markers, use the options in the Marker menu.
If you have added markers for subclips, the subclips appear in the Project panel after you save the clip.
Change general settings for markers
Create a marker template
A marker template is like a preset for a type of marker, it is not a new custom marker type.
For example, to identify usable portions of a movie clip, you use the comment marker with the label Good Take frequently. When you save such a comment marker as a template, Prelude creates a button in the Marker Type panel. When you click this button, a comment marker labeled Good
Take
is added to the movie clip.
The keyboard shortcuts for new markers depend on their sequence in the Marker Type panel. For a button that is placed sixth in the sequence, use 6 as the keyboard shortcut.
1. Select a marker in the Timeline panel that you want to save as a template.
2. Select Marker > Save Marker as Template.
3. Enter a name for the marker template. This name is used for the label of the button.
Add metadata to a movie cli
1. Select a clip to which you want to add metadata.
2. Select Window > Metadata.
3. In the Metadata panel, enter the required information for the selected movie clip.
Note:
Metadata panel has no Save button. All information that you add is automatically saved.
Import/Export metadata info
The exported XMP file contains all the metadata in the open movie clip, including logging information. You can import and apply the metadata and timecode in the XMP file to a movie clip open in Prelude.
Export metadata
To save the metadata information in the file, select File > Save XMP As. Save the XMP file to a location on your computer.
Import metadata
1. Select Window > Unassociated Metadata.
2. Click Import, and open the XMP file. You can also open more than one XMP file. The markers in the file are displayed.
3. Do one of the following:
Select Current Player Position to insert markers imported from the XMP file at the location of the Current Time Indicator.
Select Marker Start Time to specify the location of markers based on the start time assigned to them.
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Rough cuts
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Rough cuts
Open rough cut in other applications
After you assemble your clips and subclips, you create a rough cut of the movie by appending them to the rough cut.
Create a rough cut
1. Select File > Create Rough Cut.
2. Enter a name for the rough cut (.arcut) file, and click Save.
3. Double-click the rough cut in the Project panel to open it in the Timeline and Monitor panels.
4. Select the movie clips to add to the rough cut.
5. Select File > Append To Rough Cut. The movie clips are added to the Timeline in the order in of their selection. Alternatively, drag the movie clips to the Timeline.
6. Use the options in the Rough Cut menu to select or reorder movie clips in the rough cut.
7. Save the project to save changes to the rough cut file.
To create a copy of your rough cut, select File > Save Rough Cut As, and save the rough cut file using a different name.
Add markers to a rough cut
1. Open a clip containing subclip markers in the timeline of the Logging workspace.
2. Select the subclip markers that you want to add to the rough cut.
3. Select Rough Cut > Add Selected Markers.
The markers are added to the rough cut currently open in the timeline.
When a rough cut, and a clip containing subclip markers are open in the Timeline panel, you can select subclip markers in the clip and add them to the rough cut.
Video tutorial
To view the video in full screen mode, click on the video.
Open rough cut in other applications
If you have Premiere Pro installed on the same computer as Prelude, you can send the rough cut directly to Premiere Pro.
To create a file for use in applications such as Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro running on a different computer, use the Export option.
1. In the Project panel, select the rough cut and other clips or bins you want to send to Adobe Premiere Pro.
2. Select File > Send To Premiere Pro.
Adobe Premiere Pro launches and prompts you to save the new project. If Adobe Premiere Pro is already open on your computer, the items from Prelude appear in the open project.
3. The rough cut is displayed in the Project panel. Double-click the rough cut in the Project panel.
All the markers added in Prelude are available in Premiere Pro. You can edit markers added in Prelude in Premiere Pro.
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Export to other applications
1. In the Project panel, select the rough cut and other clips or bins you want to export.
2. Select File > Export.
3. In the Destination menu, do one of the following:
Select Local Disk to save the exported project on your computer.
Select FTP Server to upload the exported files to an FTP server.
4. Enter a name for the exported project.
5. From the Type menu, select either Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro XML for final editing.
6. Select Media to export the project file along with its associated media. Prelude exports media files to a subfolder at the specified location. You can edit the default name Prelude assigns to the subfolder.
7. Click OK. Do one of the following based on whether you previously chose to save to a local disk or to the FTP server.
Select a location on your computer to save the exported file.
Enter details for the FTP server for hosting the exported file.
Navigate to the folder or directory to which you exported the project. Open the Adobe Premiere Pro project or the Final Cut
Pro XML file.
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Logging movie clips
Log movie clips (keyboard driven workflow)
Log movie clips (menu driven workflow)
Use the logging features in Adobe Prelude to create subclips, and add temporal markers. Temporal markers contain data about a specific portion of the movie clip. For example, you can use a temporal marker such as Speech Transcription to edit text generated from speech-to-text conversion in software such as Adobe Premiere Pro.
To add static metadata to the clip, use the Metadata panel.
The logging information and the added metadata are captured in an XMP file. For some formats such as QuickTime (.mov) the XMP information is written into the media file. For formats that don't support writing to the media file, like MXF, the XMP is written into a sidecar file. The sidecar file is stored at the same location as the media file.
Video tutorial
To view the video in fulls screen mode, click on the video.
Marker types
Marker Type
Subclip
Comment
Flash Cue Point
Web Link
Chapter
Speech Transcription
Description
For creating In and Out points for subclips. When you save the project, the subclips appear in the Project view.
A comment or note about the selected part of the movie clip.
Trigger external events such as synchronizing graphics, providing navigation options. and loading other video files.
To add a URL that provides more info about the selected part of the movie clip.
These markers, when imported to software such as Encore and
Adobe Premiere Pro, are used to create chapter points.
To edit speech-to-text content created in software such as Adobe
Premiere Pro, or to manually add such content.
Using the timeline
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The Timeline panel
A. Zoom slider B. Audio track C. Video track D. Subclip marker E. Current Time Indicator (CTI) F. Option to find markers G. Timeline panel
The markers in a movie clip appear in tracks above the timeline. Move the cursor above a movie clip to display information about the clip.
Use the Current Time Indicator / Playhead to scrub the movie clip, or to move quickly to a specific point in the movie clip.
Use the options in the Show menu to view specific markers added to the movie clip.
Enter marker information in the Search field to search for a marker.
Use the Zoom option to zoom in or zoom out of tracks in the timeline view.
Use the keyboard shortcuts I and O to set In and Out points for markers.
Log movie clips (keyboard driven workflow)
1. Press Alt+Shift+2 (Windows) or Opt+Shift+2 (Mac OS).
2. Drag a movie clip from the Project panel to the timeline, or double-click a clip in the Project panel. A check mark appears on the movie clip that you added to the timeline.
3. Play the movie. Use the J,K,L keyboard shortcuts to move among frames.
4. Using the main keyboard, press the following keys to add the corresponding markers:
To add a subclip marker, press 1.
To add a comment marker, press 2.
To add a Flash Cue Point marker, press 3.
To add a Web Link Marker, press 4.
To add a Chapter Marker, press 5.
To add a Transcription Marker, press 6.
5. Enter information in the Marker Inspector panel.
For example, you can change the default names assigned to subclips. Names and Descriptions of markers can also be edited in the text field, also called the Heads Up Display (HUD), that is displayed above the timeline.
Note:
To set marker In and Out points when the Heads Up Display is enabled use Alt+I / Alt+O (Windows) or Opt+I /
Opt+O
(Mac OS).
Use the Alt/Opt key in conjunction with the JKL keys to control playback, or with H to move back 5 seconds. Release
Alt
/Opt to continue typing into the HUD. Press Enter/Return key to close the HUD.
If you have added markers for subclips, the subclips appear in the Project panel after you save the clip.
To mute an audio channel during playback, right-click/ctrl-click the audio chanel in the timeline and select Mute Audio
Channel.
Change default settings for markers
Log movie clips (menu driven workflow)
1. Select Window > Workspace > Logging.
2. Drag a movie clip from the Project panel to the timeline, or double-click a clip in the Project panel. A check mark appears on
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the movie clip that you opened in the timeline.
In the Marker Type panel, click the marker that you want to add. The marker appears on the track above the movie clip. It begins at the current position of the Current-Time-Indicator/Playhead and ends at end of the clip.
3. Do one of the following:
Use the Set In Point and Set Out Point buttons to set the time frame for the added marker.
Use the Timecode in the Marker Inspector panel to set the In and Out points for the marker. Drag your cursor over the
Timecode to change the value, or double-click to enter a value.
Move the Current Time Indicator / Playhead to a position where you want to set the In or Out marker. Press I to set the In point, and O to set the Out point.
4. Enter information in the Marker Inspector panel. For example, you can change the default names assigned to subclips. Names and Descriptions of markers can also be edited in the Heads Up Display (HUD) that is displayed above the timeline.
Drag to move markers added to the timeline. To select and navigate among markers, use the options in the Marker menu.
If you have added markers for subclips, the subclips appear in the Project panel after you save the clip.
Change general settings for markers
Create a marker template
A marker template is like a preset for a type of marker, it is not a new custom marker type.
For example, to identify usable portions of a movie clip, you use the comment marker with the label Good Take frequently. When you save such a comment marker as a template, Prelude creates a button in the Marker Type panel. When you click this button, a comment marker labeled Good
Take
is added to the movie clip.
The keyboard shortcuts for new markers depend on their sequence in the Marker Type panel. For a button that is placed sixth in the sequence, use 6 as the keyboard shortcut.
1. Select a marker in the Timeline panel that you want to save as a template.
2. Select Marker > Save Marker as Template.
3. Enter a name for the marker template. This name is used for the label of the button.
Add metadata to a movie cli
1. Select a clip to which you want to add metadata.
2. Select Window > Metadata.
3. In the Metadata panel, enter the required information for the selected movie clip.
Note:
Metadata panel has no Save button. All information that you add is automatically saved.
Import/Export metadata info
The exported XMP file contains all the metadata in the open movie clip, including logging information. You can import and apply the metadata and timecode in the XMP file to a movie clip open in Prelude.
Export metadata
To save the metadata information in the file, select File > Save XMP As. Save the XMP file to a location on your computer.
Import metadata
1. Select Window > Unassociated Metadata.
2. Click Import, and open the XMP file. You can also open more than one XMP file. The markers in the file are displayed.
3. Do one of the following:
Select Current Player Position to insert markers imported from the XMP file at the location of the Current Time Indicator.
Select Marker Start Time to specify the location of markers based on the start time assigned to them.
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Setting preferences
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Setting Prelude preferences
Change audio hardware settings
Change audio output mapping settings
Use the options in the Preferences dialog (Edit > Preferences) to change the default settings in Prelude.
Change general settings
Option
Adding a New Marker Closes a Selected Marker
Stop Playback When a New Marker Is Added
Double-clicking a Marker Switches to the Marker Panel
Timeline Playback Auto-Scrolling
Project Loading Cache
Description
By default Prelude sets the Out point of a new marker to be the end of the clip.
Enable this option if you want to set the Out point of the previously added marker to the frame before the In point of the new marker. When this option is disabled, the new marker is added to a layer above the current layer in the timeline.
Stops the playback of the movie in the Monitor panel when you add a marker.
Shifts the focus to the Marker panel when you double-click a marker.
No Scroll: The focus of the timeline does not change when the Current Time Indicator moves offscreen.
Page Scroll: Displays a new view of the timeline after the
Current Time Indicator moves offscreen.
Smooth Scroll: The Current Time Indicator remains in the middle of the screen, while the clips and time ruler move by.
Cache files help improve the opening time of Prelude. You can set preferences for cache files using the options.
Marker Colors
Change appearance settings
The appearance settings allow you to change the overall appearance of the Prelude application.
Option
Brightness
Description
Set the brightness by dragging the slider.
Change the colors assigned to markers. For example, to change the color for Comment, select Comment from the menu, and click the color button to specify the new color.
Change audio settings
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Option
Play Audio While Scrubbing
Description
Deselect this option to disable audio when scrubbing a movie on the timeline.
Change audio hardware settings
Use this option to specify the default audio output device. When you click ASIO Settings, the Audio Hardware Settings dialog box is displayed.
Option
Enable Devices (Windows)
Default Device (Mac OS)
Buffersize
Device 32-bit Playback
Description
Determines the connected audio device that is routed into and out of Prelude. If the device is an ASIO device, select the ASIO drivers for the device.
If the sound card does not have manufacturer-supplied ASIO drivers, choose SoundMAX Integrated Digital High Definition
Audio. To enable a device, be sure to install an up-to-date driver for the device (Windows.)
To input more than two stereo channels or monitor 5.1 surround audio, the device driver must comply with the ASIO (Audio
Stream Input Output) specification. If it does not comply, only stereo inputs and outputs are available regardless of the number of hardware inputs and outputs that are connected.
Select an input and output device from the Default Device menu.
Specifies the size of the buffer, in kilobytes, that Prelude uses for playing audio.
On the Input tab, check Device 32-bit Recording to record audio in 32-bit samples. On the Output tab, check Device 32-bit
Playback to enable 32-bit playback.
Change audio output mapping settings
The audio output devices available in your computer appear in the Map Output For menu. To map to a different device on your computer, select the corresponding option from the menu.
Set media cache preferences
When Prelude ingests video and audio in some formats, it processes and caches versions of these items that it can readily access when generating previews.
Option
Save Media Cache Files Next To Originals When Possible
Media cache database
Description
To store cache files with source files rather than in the media cache folder, select Save Media Cache Files Next To Originals
When Possible. Click Browse to specify a location for the files.
A database retains links to each of the cached media files. This media cache database is shared with other applications. Each of these applications can read from and write to the same set of cached media files.
If you change the location of the database in any of these applications, the location is updated for the other applications too.
Each application can use its own cache folder, but the same database tracks them.
Project loading cache
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Project cache helps you save and open projects faster. When you create a project, a corresponding project cache folder is automatically created. This folder is saved in the project cache root folder specified in the project Preferences. Use the options in
Timecode
Frame Count
Write XMP ID To Files On Import the dialog to set your preferences for Project cache.
Select Start at 00:00:00:00 if you want to reset the timecode in the original clip. Select Media Source if you want to retain the original timecode of the clip.
Start At 0: Numbers every frame sequentially, with the first frame numbered 0.
Start At 1: Numbers every frame sequentially, with the first frame numbered 1.
Timecode Conversion: Generates frame number equivalents of the source timecode numbers.
The unique ID number is a unique value associated with an asset. It enables the application to recognize a file even if the filename has changed. Each application can use this information to manage cached previews and conformed audio files, preventing additional rendering and conforming.
When this option is selected, XMP ID values are written to source files when they are imported into Prelude. If a file already has an
XMP ID, then Prelude doesn’t write a new one, and no change is made. Files from recent versions of Adobe applications will, in general, already have an XMP ID.
Important: The Write XMP IDs To Files On Import preference only controls whether unique ID values are automatically written to files during import. This preference does not control whether
XMP metadata is written to a file under other circumstances, such as when you edit metadata in the Metadata panel.
Set memory preferences
In the Memory pane of the Preferences dialog box, you can specify the amount of RAM reserved for other applications and for Prelude. For example, as you reduce the amount of RAM reserved for other applications, the amount of RAM available for Prelude increases.
To maximize available memory, change the Optimize Rendering For preference from Performance to Memory. Change this preference back to
Performance when processes in Prelude no longer require memory optimization.
Set playback preferences
Option
Default player
Audio device
Video device
Disable video output when in the background
Description
Prelude uses the player to play media from clips and sequences in the monitor.
The default audio device that is used for playback.
A video monitor other than your computer monitor, such as a broadcast monitor.
Disables video when Prelude is not the active application on your computer.
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Keyboard shortcuts
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Keyboard shortcuts
Application shortcuts
New Project
Open Project
Close Project
Close
Save
Ingest
Export
Create Rough Cut
Quit Prelude
Undo
Redo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Clear
Select All
Deselect All
Set Marker In Point
Set Marker Out Point
Select Previous Marker
Select Next Marker
Select Previous Clip
Select Next Clip
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Ctrl+Alt+N
(Win), Opt+Cmd+N (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Shift+O (Win), Shift+Cmd+O (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Shift+W (Win), Shift+Cmd+W (Mac OS)
Ctrl+W (Win), Cmd+W (Mac OS)
Ctrl+S (Win), Cmd+S (Mac OS)
Ctrl+I (Win), Cmd+I (Mac OS)
Ctrl+M (Win), Cmd+N (Mac OS)
Ctrl+N (Win), Cmd+N (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Q (Win), Cmd+Q (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Z (Win), Cmd+Z (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Shift+Z (Win), Shift+Cmd+Z (Mac OS)
Ctrl+X (Win), Cmd+X (Mac OS)
Ctrl+C (Win), Cmd+C (Mac OS)
Ctrl+V (Win), Cmd+V (Mac OS)
Delete (Win), Forward Delete (Mac OS)
Ctrl+A (Win), Cmd+A (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Shift+A (Win), Shift+Cmd+A (Mac OS)
I
(Use Alt+I or Opt+I when Heads Up Display is enabled during playback.)
O
(Use Alt+O or Opt+O when Heads Up Display is enabled during playback.)
Ctrl+Left Arrow (Win), Cmd+Left Arrow (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Right Arrow (Win), Cmd+Right Arrow (Mac OS)
Alt+Left Arrow (Win), Opt+Left Arrow (Mac OS)
Alt+Right Arrow (Win), Opt+Right Arrow (Mac OS)
Move Clip Left
Move Clip Right
Add Selected Markers
Add Subclip Marker
Add Comment Marker
Add Flash Cue Point
Add Web Link
Add Chapter
Add Speech Transcription Marker
Marker Inspector
Marker List
Marker Type
Metadata
Monitor
Timeline
Adobe Prelude Help
Go To Selected Clip End
Go To Selected Clip Start
Go To Time View End
Go To Time View Start
Maximize or Restore Frame
Play Stop Toggle
Select Find Box
Select Next Panel
Select Previous Panel
Shuttle Left
Shuttle Right
Shuttle Slow Left
Shuttle Slow Right
Shuttle Stop
Skip Back While Playing
Step Back
Step Back Five Frames - Units
Step Forward
Step Forward Five Frames - Units
Workspace 1
Workspace 2
Workspace 3
Workspace 4
Workspace 5
Workspace 6
Workspace 7
, (comma)
. (period)
Shift+=
1 (Main keyboard)
2 (Main keyboard)
3 (Main keyboard)
4 (Main keyboard)
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5 (Main keyboard)
6 (Main keyboard)
Shift+5
Shift+6
Shift+4
Shift+7
Shift+2
Shift+3
F1
Shift+End
Shift+Home
End
Home
' (accent under tilde)
Space
Shift+F
Ctrl+Shift+. (period)
Ctrl+Shift+, (comma)
J
L
Shift+J
Shift+L
K
H
Left Arrow
Shift+Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Shift+Right Arrow
Alt+Shift+1 (Win), Opt+Shift+1 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+2 (Win), Opt+Shift+2 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+3 (Win), Opt+Shift+3 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+4 (Win), Opt+Shift+4 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+5 (Win), Opt+Shift+5 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+6 (Win), Opt+Shift+6 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+7 (Win), Opt+Shift+7 (Mac OS)
Workspace 8
Workspace 9
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Zoom To Clip
Panel shortcuts
History Panel
Step Backward
Step Forward
Ingest Dialog
Check All
Uncheck All
Check Selected Item(s)
Clear In Out Points
Select Directory List
Select Media List
Set In Point
Set Out Point
Timeline Panel
Ripple Delete
Show Next Screen
Show Previous Screen
Alt+Shift+8 (Win), Opt+Shift+8 (Mac OS)
Alt+Shift+9 (Win), Opt+Shift+9 (Mac OS)
=
- (hyphen)
\
Left Arrow
Right Arrow
Shift+V
Ctrl+Shift+V
V
C
Ctrl+Left Arrow (Win), Cmd+Left Arrow (Mac OS)
Ctrl+Right Arrow (Win), Cmd+Right Arrow (Mac OS)
I
O
Alt+Backspace (Win), Opt+Delete (Mac OS)
Down Arrow
Up
Customize keyboard shortcuts
When you open the Keyboard Shortcuts panel for the first time, the only option in the Set menu is Adobe Prelude Factory Defaults.
You can edit keyboard shortcuts and save the new set. After you save the new set, it appears in the Set menu.
1. Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows), or Prelude > Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac OS) to open the Keyboard Shortcuts panel.
2. In the Keyboard Shortcuts panel, select the option for which you want to create or update the keyboard shortcut.
3. Press the keys that you prefer for the keyboard shortcut.
4. Click Save As to save the updated Keyboard Shortcut set.
5. Enter a name for the new set, and click Save.
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