Adobe 65021048 User Manual page 30

See also
"Preview on a television monitor" on page 143
Create a custom preset
To customize most project settings, you must start a new project, select an existing preset, and change its settings.
1 Click New Project or choose File > New > Project.
In the Load Preset panel, select the preset that most closely matches your video footage or the needs of your
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capture card.
3 In the Custom Settings panel, modify the General, Capture, Video Rendering, and Default Sequence settings to
match the needs of your project.
To save your custom settings as a preset that you can use for future projects, click Save Preset.
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A dialog box asks you to name and describe the custom preset. Here you can choose whether to save the device
control settings as part of the preset.
Specify where to save the project on disk, give it a name, and then click OK.
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General settings
Choose General settings that conform to the specifications of the main type of output intended for your project (for
example, if your target output is DV NTSC, use the DV NTSC editing mode). Changing these settings arbitrarily
may result in a loss of quality.
Specifies which video format is used for preview files and playback, which timebases are made
Editing Mode
available, which compression methods appear in the Video Settings panel, and which display formats are available.
Choose an Editing Mode option that best matches the specifications of your target format, preview display, or
capture card. The Desktop editing mode allows you to customize all of the other project settings. The editing mode
does not determine the format of your final movie. You specify output settings when you export.
Specifies the time divisions Adobe Premiere Pro uses to calculate the time position of each edit. In
Timebase
general, choose 24 for editing motion-picture film, 25 for editing PAL (European standard) and SECAM video, and
29.97 for editing NTSC (North American standard) video. Do not confuse timebase with the frame rate of the video
you play back or export from sequences, although timebase and frame rate are often set to the same value. The
options listed for Timebase vary according to the editing mode you selected.
Displays playback options for most of the editing modes. Select this option to display a dialog
Playback Settings
box of Realtime Playback, Export, 24P Conversion Method, and Desktop Display Mode options. You can also
choose whether to disable video output when Adobe Premiere Pro is in the background, and whether to enable
aspect ratio correction on external devices.
Specifies the dimensions, in pixels, for frames when you play back sequences. In most cases, the frame
Frame Size
size for your project should match the frame size of your source files. Don't change the frame size to compensate for
slow playback—instead, adjust playback resolution by choosing a different quality setting from the Project panel
menu, or adjust the frame size of final output by changing export settings.
Sets the aspect ratio for individual pixels. Choose Square Pixels for analog video, scanned images,
Pixel Aspect Ratio
and computer-generated graphics, or choose the format used by your source. If you use a pixel aspect ratio that is
different from that of your video, the video may play back and render with distortion.
Specifies the field order, or which field of each frame's interlaced fields is drawn first. If you work with
Fields
progressive-scan video, select No Fields (Progressive Scan). Note that many capture cards capture fields regardless
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