User Guide

ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0
User Guide
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• To save a copy of a project but continue working in the original project, choose File > Save a Copy, specify a
location and file name, and click Save.
Note: There’s no need to save copies of a project when creating different segments or versions of the same video program.
Simply create new or duplicate sequences within a single project file.
To change the Auto Save settings
By default Adobe Premiere Pro automatically saves your project every 20 minutes and retains the last five versions
of the project file on the hard disk. You can revert to a previously saved version at any time. Archiving many iterations
of a project consumes relatively little disk space because project files are much smaller than source video files. It’s
usuallybesttosaveprojectfilestothesamedriveasyourapplication.ArchivedfilesaresavedintheAdobePremiere
Pro Auto-Save folder.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Auto Save.
2 Do any of the following, and then click OK:
• Select Automatically Save Projects, and type the number of minutes between saves.
• For Maximum Project Versions, enter the number of versions of a project file you want to save. For example, if you
type 10, Adobe Premiere Pro saves the ten most recent versions.
To open an Auto Save project
1 Choose File > Open project.
2 Browse to the Adobe Premiere Pro Auto-Save folder, located in the same scratch disk location as captured video
files. If no files are available, the Auto Save preference may be turned off.
3 Open the project file containing the version you want to use.
Aspect ratio
About aspect ratio
Aspect ratio specifies the ratio of width to height. Video and still picture frames have a frame aspect ratio, and the
pixels that make up the frame have a pixel aspect ratio. Some cameras can record various frame aspect ratios, and
different video standards use different pixel aspect ratios.
You set the frame and pixel aspect ratios for an Adobe Premiere Pro project when you create it. Once they are set,
you cannot change them for that project. You can, however, use assets created with different aspect ratios in that
project.
Adobe Premiere Pro automatically tries to compensate for the pixel aspect ratio of source files. If an asset still appears
distorted, you can manually specify its pixel aspect ratio. It's important to reconcile pixel aspect ratios before recon-
ciling frame aspect ratios, because an incorrect frame size can be due to a misinterpreted pixel aspect ratio.
Frame aspect ratio
Frame aspect ratio describes the ratio of width to height in the dimensions of an image. For example, DV NTSC has
a frame aspect ratio of 4:3 (or 4.0 width by 3.0 height) and a typical widescreen frame has a frame aspect ratio of 16:9.
Many cameras that have a widescreen mode can record using the 16:9 aspect ratio. Many films have been shot using
even wider aspect ratios.