Non-linear digital editingAdobe Premier

Linear editing•analog video editing with tapes

•cut tape or film and splice clip at end

•LINEAR: assemble front to back

FunctionalityIMPORT: stills, videos, sequences of stills, graphics, camcorder, etc.

EDIT: clip, insert, change timing, overlay audio, transition between, loop, etc.

editing doesn’t change original clips - just use pointers into list of clips

‘render’ operation assembles final sequence

OUTPUT: DVD, DV, NTSC, resolution, audio sampling

Track-based editing

Video clip #1Video clip #1Video Track 1Video Track 1Video Track 1

Audio Track 1Audio Track 1

Video clip #2Video clip #2 Video clip #3Video clip #3TransitioTransitio

nnAudio clip #1Audio clip #1

Audio clip #2Audio clip #2

Premier•Adobe Product

•5 copies in CL112D

•Final Cut on Mac (also iMovie)

New Project

•Set format: DV (NTSC), DVD, Quicktime, etc.

•Set resolution: 640x480; 720i, 1080i, etc.

•match Maya output -> Premier input

•Audio sampling rate

Asset listAsset list

InterfaceSource Clip Source Clip

playback panelplayback panelProgram Program

playback panelplayback panel

Media BrowserMedia Browser TimelineTimeline

Premier Interface

Import animation files

File -> ImportSelect first file in sequence

In Maya:Output to numbered filenames, e.g. <filename>###.tiff

Check box for numbered file inputSeems to only work for frames done ‘on ones’

In Premier:

Expressions

Edit -> Keys -> Bake Simulation

Select object controlled by expressions

In Maya:Need to ‘bake’ animation first

Converts animation to key frame per frameWill then render out the object motionAllows editing of animation curve as well