Premiere Pro Guru: Transcoding Workflows

Learn the ins and outs of working with transcoded footage. Explore different workflows for Premiere Pro, Adobe Media Encoder, and Prelude and transcode any time in production.

Getting Started

• Welcome
• How to get the most from this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Understanding Transcoded Workflows

• Native vs. transcoded editing in Premiere Pro
• Codecs and formats for shooting
• Log
• Raw
• Codecs and formats for editing
• Limitations of native workflows
• Pros and cons of transcoded workflows
• Factors that go into choosing a workflow
• Doing a basic transcoded workflow

2. Transcoding before You Edit

• Using Prelude to transcode footage before you edit
• Understanding Adobe Media Encoder in the transcoding process
• Essential transcoding settings
• Creating a preset for transcoding
• Working with highly compressed sources
• Working with uncompressed sources
• Applying first-pass color correction with a LUT

3. Transcoding While You Edit

• Benefits and possibilities of transcoding while you edit
• Examining your sequence at full quality
• Sequence settings
• Subclip transcoding
• Exchanging managed sequence or media with other video professionals
• Render and replace

4. Transcoding at the End of the Edit

• Benefits and possibilities of transcoding at the end of your edit
• Adjusting pixels and frame sizes
• Implementing watched folders for output
• Archiving projects

Conclusion

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