CSE 456 Intro To Premiere
Summer Quarter 2004

Creating Your Storyreel

1. Create a new project in Premiere using the following settings (When you open Premiere, make sure you first choose Custom at the window in order to create specified settings):
   
   • General: Timebase:30; Time Display 30 fps Non Drop-Frame Timecode
   • Video: Compressor Sorenson Video 3; Frame Size: should keep same aspect ratio as generated frames (e.g. 640x480); Framerate: 30
   • Audio: Use defaults
   • Click "next" through the settings menu to specify other preferences (note: you do not need the quality set to 100% for the reel - 50% is fine.  The higher the quality, the bigger the file will be.)
     


2. Import your sequence
   
   • File->Import->File...
   • Select the first frame in the sequence and check 'Numbered Stills'
   • Or (if Numbered Stills does not work *because that does happen*) create a new folder with only the storyboard panels and choose Import->Folder (This should import in all the panels in that folder)
     
   • 'Open'
     
     • the sequence will appear in the Project container
     • if the import was done correctly, the icon for the sequence should look like a filmstrip.
   • Drag the sequence into one of the video channels in the Timeline window.
   • Make sure its left edge is precisely at 00:00
   • Above all the channels, find a yellow bar with markers at each end.
   • Drag the right marker and align it with the end of your sequence.


3. Import any audio.
   
   • File->Import->File...
   • Select the audio clip you want to import.
   • 'Open'
   • Drag the imported audio clip to an audio channel.


4. Make any adjustments necessary.
   
   • multiple sequences can be added to either video channel.
   • to cut a sequence into two pieces (for compositing, or time editing),
     
     • find the Razor Tool in the toolbox in the left part of the Timeline
     • cut the sequence/file at the desired time position
   • to change the length of a sequence
     
     • find the Rate Stretch Tool (Click and hold the Rolling Edit Tool to access it)
     • drag either end of your sequence to change the length


5. Timeline-> Preview
• If you have transitions in the timeline and would like to preview it, you must preview it again.   To include these changes into your final reel, go to Timeline->Render Work Area.  (Your work area is under the yellow bar, which is adjustable with the markers)
  
  

6. If satisfied with the preview, export.
   
   • File->Export->Movie...
   • Specify movie name.
   • If you completed the settings adjustments when you created a new project, the export settings will default to these, so you should be ready to export.
   • 'Save'