PR 2021 quick start tutorial, material import and management

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In the previous section, we learned some basic settings of new projects and software preferences , Next, we can import materials to prepare for the editing , Know the specifications 、 Importing materials correctly is Pr An important step in the workflow , In this article, we will focus on the introduction and sorting of materials .

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There are many ways to import materials

Four ways to import files ：

Method 1 ：

Double click the material panel directly , You can choose to import a single file or import the entire material folder . If you are importing a single file , Directly select the file and click open ; If it is an import folder , Select the folder to import , Open the import folder . Be careful ： Please do not import multiple folders , It's easy to make mistakes , You can import multiple files , However, it is not recommended to import multiple folders

Method 2 ：

Find the file menu in the upper left corner , Find the import button in the drop-down box , You can also choose to import materials .

Method 3 ：

Using shortcut keys , Direct selection Cmd + I, You can also wake up the imported material .

Method four ：

Drag the video material directly to the project window .

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In depth analysis of the import of different files ：

Use the media browser

In the media browser panel , Find the material or material folder , The right choice “ Import ”. Suitable for special format video （ Videos that cannot be played by general players ） Preview of 、 Import , Such as R3D etc. .

The benefits of using the media browser panel are ：

1、 You can enable filtering , To display the file type you need .

2、 Automatically detect camera data , In order to display the original material correctly .

3、 View and customize the type of metadata to be displayed .

4、 Correctly display various media files directly generated by the camera or clips placed on different memory cards , Therefore, there is no need to deal with the overly complex camera folder structure .

Import image sequence

When importing material , After entering the image folder , Select the first , Then check it out. “ Image sequence ”, Then click Import .

Tips ：

After the image sequence is imported , In the project panel , Its icon is consistent with that of the video material without sound .

Notice the icon display of the material imported into the project panel . such as , video 、 Audio 、 Icons of pictures, videos without audio, and so on .

Import  psD file

explain ：

If psD The file has multiple layers , The following options can be selected during import .

Merge all layers ： take psD Import the file as a whole , Only show the effect after merging all layers . Right click to select “ stay Adobe Photoshop  Editor in chief ”, After editing and saving, it will be synchronously updated to Pr in .

Merged layers ： Basically the same as above , But you can choose layers .

Layers ： Import all the selected layers , But they are only corresponding psD File a layer , stay Pr As a single picture , But it can be in ps Edit the same file in .

Sequence ： Similar to above , Just one more sequence （ Each layer acts as a clip for different video tracks ）, Suitable for layer based animation .

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Efficient management of materials

After importing the material , Every media in the project panel is just a link to the original material , That is, it will not destroy the original material anyway .

View the view of the material

By default, the icon mode is displayed on the material panel , You can click the list view button below to switch , Specifically, you can choose the appropriate view according to your usage habits .

Tips ： In icon view , You can hover the mouse to quickly preview the material .

It can also be turned on “ The preview area ” function , You can set “ Identification frame ” As a thumbnail of the material in the project panel .

Use the material box to manage materials

Shortcut key ：Cmd + B

Here you can create a new material box to manage materials , If you import a single material , It is very necessary to create a new material box , Or that sentence , Managing your own material is a very important thing . Notice that this is PR Manage materials in , It will not change the new project folder material when the file is stored in the location .

You can also place the mouse over the name of the material , Press enter to rename it .

You can also choose material , Press down delete Key delete material , Or pull the material and drag it to the garbage can , You can delete the material .

Double click on the material , It can be displayed in the source panel , Drag the time slider to preview the material

Select the material and right click , Find the attribute , You can view all the information of the current material , The resolution of the , Frame rate , Duration, etc. .

If you think the material panel is too small to view , You can also place the mouse on the material panel , When the input method is English , Press on the keyboard "~" This key , You can zoom in on the panel , This command can be used for any panel , After zooming in, you can view more material information , Zoom out and still press "~", You can restore the original appearance .

Hold down Cmd Double click the name of the material box , You can open it in an existing panel .

You can also create “ Search the material box ”, It will create a temporary 、 Dynamically changeable material box .

Interpret Footage

The project panel also provides important options for interpreting material , The right choice “ modify / Interpret Footage ”.

The material can be interpreted as different frame rates , For example, will 120 fps Convert to 25 fps, So as to get high-quality slow lens .

It can also be used to explain the pixel aspect ratio 、 Field order 、Alpha Channel for VR Properties and so on .

Change label color

The project panel also provides the option to change the label color . The right choice “ label ”, Quickly identify different media through color . Especially after dragging the material to the timeline panel , Also use this color to display clips , Easy to classify 、 distinguish

The above is all about the introduction and management of materials for you , Have you learned ？

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