PR 2021 quick start tutorial, learn about the and functions of the timeline panel

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In the previous section, we introduced PR Preview the material and understand the operation of the material monitoring window of the source panel , Finally, I explained to you pr Basic clip for , Mainly the use of razor tools , Need to know , These are all in PR Completed on the timeline panel .PR The timeline panel is also the whole Premiere Pro The core functional areas of the software , Most of the daily video editing work , clip , Subtitle , Adding effects and so on need to be completed in this panel area , Main editing instructions covering video and audio tracks , In this article, we first get to know Pr The timeline panel of introduces several small functions used in the timeline panel .

Know the timeline panel

Each sequence corresponds to a time axis , The sequence panel is the timeline panel

Here's the picture ：V1、V2、V3 Wait for the video track ,A1、A2、A3 Wait for the audio track . Video or audio clips should be dragged onto the appropriate track .

Introduction to timeline panel buttons

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1、 Panel name and panel control menu

Double click the panel name , The panel can be maximized （ You can also use shortcut keys ：~ key ）.

Opens the timeline panel control menu , You can change the style of the clip thumbnail .

2、 By default, it is in the pressed state . namely , When another sequence is dragged into the current sequence , This sequence is used as a clip of the current sequence ; If it is not pressed , All clips in the dragged sequence are added to the current sequence with the original track settings .

3、 alignment . By default , When moving clips , Will automatically close and align other clips or the current playback indicator position .

4、 Link selection . On , When inserting material , The audio in the video is linked with the video .

5、 Add tag . Shortcut key ：M. There are two main categories ： Clip tags （ When a clip is selected ） And timeline marks （ When no clip is selected ）.

Tips ： Available on the source panel 、 Timeline panel 、 Add or clear flags in the sequence panel . Also available on the source panel 、 Add a tag positioning button in the sequence panel . Or use shortcut keys ：

Go to the next mark ：Shift + M

Go to the previous tag ：Ctrl/Cmd +Shift + M

There is a special sign management panel .

6、 Timeline display settings .

such as , Sure “ Expand all tracks ”、“ Minimize all tracks ” etc. ;

You can also change the display height of a single track by pulling the line between the two tracks on the left side of the timeline panel .

Relevant buttons of the timeline panel track

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1、 Working track signs ： Newly inserted or overwritten clip's work track , Only one video or audio track can be lit . such as ,A1 When not lit , Insert video only to light up V1 On the track of , On the contrary, the same is true .

Tips ： The display of this flag is related to the selected materials in the project panel and the source panel .

2、 Lock track signs ： After the track is locked, no operation can be carried out ;

3、 Activate track signs ： You can activate or deactivate multiple tracks . If shut down , So that the track does not participate in the sequence operation command .

such as , Use the cursor 、 Pressing the key will only jump to the edit point on the active track ;

perhaps , Press Ctrl/Cmd + K Key will only cut clips on the active track ;

perhaps ,Ctrl/Cmd + C  After copying clips , Use  Ctrl/Cmd + V When pasting , It will be automatically pasted onto the active track with the smallest number .

4、 Sync lock flag ： such as , When the ripple is deleted , The corresponding clip on the track with this flag turned on will move synchronously ; Track set to closed state , It won't change .

5、 Track output sign ： Whether the clip content on the track is visible during playback ;

6、 Silent track sign M： Do not play the audio of this track ：

7、 Solo track sign S： Except for the track , The audio of other tracks will be muted ;

8、  Voiceover recording logo ： Record a voice over during production .

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Here are some small functions used in the timeline panel ：

Video audio separation

The video dragged from the source panel may be both audio and video , What if we don't want this audio ？

It's simple , Select material , Right click to find the unlink , single click , Now drag the video , The audio will not change , This has separated video and audio , You can drag in your favorite background music , Put it on the audio track .

What if the selected background music is too loud ？ It's simple , Select music , Right click to find " Audio gain ", In the last box, type -6.( The audio unit is dB , Generally, the maximum audio we can accept is -6, If it were higher, it would blow up , therefore -6 Is an ideal value , Of course, you can also analyze according to the level meter on the right , The higher the negative number, the lower the sound , The higher the sound, the louder , The background music should be smaller than the human voice .)

Zoom in and out on the timeline track

Sometimes the material track of the timeline is very short , Don't use us to manipulate clips , How to zoom in ？

The two methods , The first is to press the plus or minus sign on the keyboard , The plus sign is to lengthen and enlarge the track , A minus sign is a reduction ; The second kind , Press down option Key to slide the mouse wheel , You can also lengthen or narrow the material track , Be careful ： Both methods zoom in and out based on the position of the mouse pointer .

Global preview material track

What if you want to preview the material track globally ？

Press the... Above the Enter key “|” Key , At this time, the material track will be displayed in the timeline panel , You can view it globally , This small function is very convenient .

in addition , If you place the mouse at the beginning of the video material or audio material , There will be a red brace like thing , At this time, pulling the material can also adjust the material . This method is suitable when there are not many track materials , Students can cut the video or audio on your timeline panel , Keep what you think is the essence .

reminder ： During video editing , After creating a new project , Always remember to save the edited content , To prevent PR Collapse when you don't expect it , It is recommended to com +S, Otherwise, when you cut a lot of films , Sudden collapse , It feels really sour ！

There are many functions about the timeline panel , Let's talk about these first , Let's familiarize ourselves with the basic operation of the timeline panel .

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