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Part I ✦ Getting Started with Premiere

Figure 1-11: The Cross Dissolve Settings

dialog box previews the curtain effect.

4. To place the transition onscreen, click and drag it to the Transition track.

Place it at the point where the clip in the Video 1A track ends, and the clip in

track Video 1B begins.

Previewing the transition

You can create a manual preview of the transition effect by double-clicking the

Transition icon in the Transition palette. In the Cross Dissolve dialog box, select

the Show Actual Sources check box. When the Show Actual Sources check box is

selected, the Walking clip appears at the left side of the dialog box. Click the slider

beneath the Walking clip, and you’ll see the dissolve transition to the Diners clip.

Premiere 6.5 includes a Real-Time Preview feature that enables you to view transi-

tions and video effects as you work. If you are working with the DV files and chose

the project preset with Real-Time preview, press Enter to preview your project.

If you are working with the Multimedia files, or if you didn’t see the transition,

Premiere needs to render your work area. To render the work area and preview it,

press Shift+Return/Enter or choose Timeline ➪ Render Work Area.

Editing the Chefs clip

Next you will add the Chefs clip to the program and edit it in the Clip window.

1. Click the Chefs clip in the Project window and then drag it to Timeline

track Video 2A.

2. Double-click the Chefs clip with the Selection tool to display the Clip window.

3. Set the in point. Click and drag in the scrubbing area (the area below the pre-

view and above the Play button) to choose a frame about little more than

3 seconds into the clip. Click the Mark In button.

4. Set the out point. Click and drag in the scrubbing area to find a point about

4 seconds into the clip. Watch the time readout at the bottom-right of the

window to pick the frame. When you have found the frame you want, click

the Mark Out button.

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