Datasheet

The images in Figure 1.4 are from the SP123.mov file in the Artbeats folder on the

Premiere Pro Bible CS3 DVD.

Premiere Pro provides five different monitor panels: the Source Monitor, the Program Monitor, the

Trim Monitor, the Reference Monitor, and the Multi-Camera monitor. You can access the Trim,

Reference, and Multi-Camera monitors from the Program Monitor’s panel menu.

Premiere Pro provides five different monitor panels: the Source Monitor, the Program Monitor, the

Trim Monitor, the Reference Monitor, and the Multi-Camera monitor. You can access the Trim,

Reference, and Multi-Camera monitors from the Program Monitor’s panel menu.

Source Monitor: The Source Monitor shows source footage that has not yet been placed

on the video sequence in the Timeline. You can use the Source Monitor to set in and out

points of clips and then insert or overlay them into your production. The Source Monitor

can also display audio waveforms of audio clips. (To display the audio waveform, set the

Take Audio/Video button to audio or double-click unlinked audio. See Chapter 7 for

more details.)

Program Monitor: The Program Monitor displays your video program: the clips, graph-

ics, effects, and transitions that you have assembled in a video sequence in the Timeline

window. You can also use the Lift and Extract buttons in the Program Monitor to remove

footage. To play a sequence in the Program Monitor, you can either click the window’s

Play button or press the Spacebar.

Trim Monitor: The Trim Monitor allows you to precisely fine-tune edits. You can access

the Trim Monitor from the Program Monitor, either by clicking Trim in the Program

Monitor panel menu or by clicking the Trim button.

In the Trim panel, the left and right sides of an edit are shown on either side of the win-

dow. To edit, you can click and drag between the two monitor views of the edit to add or

subtract frames from either side of the edit (see Figure 1.4). You can also click and drag

in the left or right monitor to edit only the left or right side of the edit. You can also

choose to edit one frame or five frames at a time by simply clicking a button. Using the

Trim Monitor is covered in Chapter 12.

Reference Monitor: In many respects, the Reference Monitor is a second Program

Monitor. Many Premiere Pro editors use it when making color and tonal adjustments

because it allows them to view video scopes (which display hue and saturation levels) in

the Reference Monitor while simultaneously viewing the actual footage in the Program

Monitor. The Reference Monitor can be

ganged, or set to play in sync, with the Program

Monitor, or it can be unganged. Using the Reference Monitor is discussed in Chapter 17.

Multi-Camera Monitor: The Multi-Camera Monitor allows you to view four different

clips simultaneously in one monitor. As footage plays in the monitor, you can use the

mouse or keyboard to select a scene to insert into your program sequence. The Multi-

Camera Monitor is most helpful when editing event footage shot simultaneously from

different cameras. See Chapter 12 to learn more about using the Multi-Camera Monitor.

Getting Started with Premiere Pro

Part I

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