From the course: Premiere Pro CC 2019 Essential Training: The Basics

Importing media using the Media Browser - Premiere Pro Tutorial

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Importing media using the Media Browser

- [Instructor] Now that we're a little more comfortable - [Instructor] Now that we're a little more comfortable with where things are and how things act with where things are and how things act in the Premiere Pro environment, in the Premiere Pro environment, let's draw back to the beginning let's draw back to the beginning and spend this chapter talking all about and spend this chapter talking all about how we ingest and organize our media. how we ingest and organize our media. Then in the next chapter, we'll start in Then in the next chapter, we'll start in on all things editing. on all things editing. So we'll be going into our main donut dynamite project So we'll be going into our main donut dynamite project a little bit later in this chapter, a little bit later in this chapter, so we can take advantage of our well-organized assets. so we can take advantage of our well-organized assets. But to begin with now, we need to start in an empty project But to begin with now, we need to start in an empty project so that we can really begin with a blank slate. so that we can really begin with a blank slate. So you can do that by choosing new project. So you can do that by choosing new project. And I'm going to call this donut demo two. And I'm going to call this donut demo two. And that's going into my project folder, which is great. And that's going into my project folder, which is great. And I'll say okay. And I'll say okay. And here I am inside my empty software. And here I am inside my empty software. Now in chapter two, when I was giving you the basic tour, Now in chapter two, when I was giving you the basic tour, we brought in our media in a very straightforward manner. we brought in our media in a very straightforward manner. We just double-clicked here in the project panel We just double-clicked here in the project panel and then we brought up the browser and then we brought up the browser and then navigated to our media. and then navigated to our media. So you can do that, So you can do that, but I want to show you a different way now, but I want to show you a different way now, that gives you a little more flexibility that gives you a little more flexibility and a little more power and a little more power to see exactly what you're bringing in. to see exactly what you're bringing in. And that is using the media browser. And that is using the media browser. I'm going to press tilde to maximize, I'm going to press tilde to maximize, so we have a little more space. so we have a little more space. And over here on the left And over here on the left is where you're going to start your navigation. is where you're going to start your navigation. You can see that under favorites, I already have desktop, You can see that under favorites, I already have desktop, which is where my exercise files are. which is where my exercise files are. You probably won't, but if you want You probably won't, but if you want to set yourself a shortcut, it can help in the future. to set yourself a shortcut, it can help in the future. Just go to local drives and then navigate to your desktop Just go to local drives and then navigate to your desktop and I'll show you how to set that as a favorite. and I'll show you how to set that as a favorite. So I'm just going to burrow in and find my desktop. So I'm just going to burrow in and find my desktop. Let's see Mac hard drive, users, Let's see Mac hard drive, users, and then A Kennedy and then here is my desktop. and then A Kennedy and then here is my desktop. So whatever you want to set as a favorite, So whatever you want to set as a favorite, just select it and then right-click just select it and then right-click and choose add to favorites. and choose add to favorites. And then it gets popped up right up here. And then it gets popped up right up here. All right, so I'm going to go into my exercise files. All right, so I'm going to go into my exercise files. Right now I'm looking at this in list view. Right now I'm looking at this in list view. Notice that you do have the option Notice that you do have the option of going back and forth of going back and forth between list and thumbnail view here. between list and thumbnail view here. If I double-click and go inside exercise files If I double-click and go inside exercise files and then inside media, and then inside media, notice that I have my parent folders here notice that I have my parent folders here and if I go inside to actually look at my clips, and if I go inside to actually look at my clips, which I'll go into beauty shots here, which I'll go into beauty shots here, these are no longer just files, but they are little movies. these are no longer just files, but they are little movies. So this is exactly as it behaves So this is exactly as it behaves inside of a bin in Premiere Pro. inside of a bin in Premiere Pro. Okay, so in chapter two when we were going over hover scrub, Okay, so in chapter two when we were going over hover scrub, again, I'm just hovering over each of these clips, again, I'm just hovering over each of these clips, I'm not clicking and dragging. I'm not clicking and dragging. Hover scrub acts the same exact way Hover scrub acts the same exact way inside the media browser. inside the media browser. In addition, you can play clips. In addition, you can play clips. So just select it and then press space bar to play. So just select it and then press space bar to play. Okay, you can also grab the scrubber down here Okay, you can also grab the scrubber down here and scrub through like so. and scrub through like so. All right, so this is a really nice way All right, so this is a really nice way to tell exactly what the clips are, before bringing them in. to tell exactly what the clips are, before bringing them in. If you want to bring in selected clips, If you want to bring in selected clips, you can select and then command click you can select and then command click or control click on a PC. or control click on a PC. You can also shift click to select clips in a range. You can also shift click to select clips in a range. Okay, you can also lasso. Okay, you can also lasso. And then you just right-click and choose import. And then you just right-click and choose import. All right, now you see here in my main project panel, All right, now you see here in my main project panel, here are the clips that I've imported here are the clips that I've imported from the media browser. from the media browser. All right, so I'm just going to delete these. All right, so I'm just going to delete these. Again, I'm not deleting the actual media, Again, I'm not deleting the actual media, I'm just deleting the clips I'm just deleting the clips from within Premiere Pro, these pointer files. from within Premiere Pro, these pointer files. So I have them all selected, I'll press delete So I have them all selected, I'll press delete and I'll go back to my media browser. and I'll go back to my media browser. And let's go back to the parent folders. And let's go back to the parent folders. You can climb back through your hierarchy You can climb back through your hierarchy either by coming over here to the navigator. either by coming over here to the navigator. You can climb up through the folders like so. You can climb up through the folders like so. Or, you can use these arrows right here Or, you can use these arrows right here and just go back and back, to where you need to be. and just go back and back, to where you need to be. So I'm going to go into media and let's bring in So I'm going to go into media and let's bring in these parent folders and I'll right-click and choose import. these parent folders and I'll right-click and choose import. Okay, so here I am back at my project panel. Okay, so here I am back at my project panel. And as you can see, here are my parent bins, And as you can see, here are my parent bins, identical to the folder hierarchy that we just saw. identical to the folder hierarchy that we just saw. And then inside there are additional bins, And then inside there are additional bins, and then finally, my clips. and then finally, my clips. Now what I'd like to do is actually take a closer look Now what I'd like to do is actually take a closer look at what everything is, in terms of icons and labels. at what everything is, in terms of icons and labels. So inside my b-roll bin, So inside my b-roll bin, you can see that most of these files you can see that most of these files are what are called movie files, are what are called movie files, which means they contain both video and audio. which means they contain both video and audio. We know that by the icon, We know that by the icon, because it has a little lavender film strip because it has a little lavender film strip with a green waveform and the label color is blue. with a green waveform and the label color is blue. Okay, so again, most of these are movie files. Okay, so again, most of these are movie files. If I take a look inside each of these, If I take a look inside each of these, we've got movie files, we've got movie files, pretty much all the way down the board. pretty much all the way down the board. Except, I believe, if I go into this one here. Except, I believe, if I go into this one here. There's a couple that are not movie files. There's a couple that are not movie files. And what's the difference? And what's the difference? Well, these just don't contain audio. Well, these just don't contain audio. So you can see that it's the same lavender film strip, So you can see that it's the same lavender film strip, but just without the green audio waveform. but just without the green audio waveform. And you can see that these have a purple label. And you can see that these have a purple label. If I twirl down my music bin, If I twirl down my music bin, you can see that these are audio files you can see that these are audio files and the icon looks like my little green waveform, and the icon looks like my little green waveform, and these have a green label. and these have a green label. I'm going to go into my images bin I'm going to go into my images bin and here are what still images look like. and here are what still images look like. Okay, so we have a little picture icon Okay, so we have a little picture icon and then these come with a pink label. and then these come with a pink label. Now if, for any reason, Now if, for any reason, you want to manually change the label color, you want to manually change the label color, like if you want to separate out like if you want to separate out a select group of clips visually, you can do that. a select group of clips visually, you can do that. So say, for example, within my images bin So say, for example, within my images bin I want my stock images from Adobe Stock I want my stock images from Adobe Stock to be a different color. to be a different color. I'm just going to select those. I'm just going to select those. So I'll click and then shift click So I'll click and then shift click and then I'll right-click and then I'll right-click and then come to label and choose another color. and then come to label and choose another color. How about magenta? How about magenta? All right, so at a glance, All right, so at a glance, it's very easy to see what everything is. it's very easy to see what everything is. But it's also easy to see what it is in a sequence. But it's also easy to see what it is in a sequence. Okay, so let's create a sequence Okay, so let's create a sequence and I'm going to show you what I mean. and I'm going to show you what I mean. I'm going to press tilde again to minimize. I'm going to press tilde again to minimize. And I'm going to go over to my assembly workspace And I'm going to go over to my assembly workspace so that I can see my assets a little bit better so that I can see my assets a little bit better as I'm building my sequence. as I'm building my sequence. You can see here that I have effect controls chosen, You can see here that I have effect controls chosen, this happens a lot. this happens a lot. Again, you just come over to your double-sided arrow Again, you just come over to your double-sided arrow and then choose your project panel and you're back. and then choose your project panel and you're back. All right, so let's create a sequence All right, so let's create a sequence and include each of the assets within the sequence. and include each of the assets within the sequence. So I'm going to go into my kitchen shop bin here So I'm going to go into my kitchen shop bin here and let's grab a couple of movie files and let's grab a couple of movie files and a couple of video only files. and a couple of video only files. All right, and I'm going to just press my backslash key All right, and I'm going to just press my backslash key to fit all this within the timeline view. to fit all this within the timeline view. And a couple things have happened. And a couple things have happened. You see that I have my movie clips, which again, You see that I have my movie clips, which again, are video and audio and they have the blue label, are video and audio and they have the blue label, which translates to blue clips here in my sequence. which translates to blue clips here in my sequence. Here you see I have my purple video only clips Here you see I have my purple video only clips in my sequence, which again, in my sequence, which again, come from the purple labels here in my project panel. come from the purple labels here in my project panel. Let's grab a couple of still images. Let's grab a couple of still images. I'll take both stock image I'll take both stock image as well as just a regular still image as well as just a regular still image and bring those over as well. and bring those over as well. Okay and I'll go into music and bring this down too. Okay and I'll go into music and bring this down too. And you can see that this is a green clip, And you can see that this is a green clip, corresponding with my green label. corresponding with my green label. So as you organize everything So as you organize everything within your bins in your project panel, within your bins in your project panel, that organization is followed as you edit in your sequence. that organization is followed as you edit in your sequence. Before I move on, I should mention Before I move on, I should mention that I've created a new sequence that I've created a new sequence and that in itself has another icon and label color. and that in itself has another icon and label color. Here it is. Here it is. You can see that this is what the icon looks like, You can see that this is what the icon looks like, it looks like a sequence and it has a green label. it looks like a sequence and it has a green label. So I'm just going to rename this So I'm just going to rename this and I'm going to call it donut demo assets. and I'm going to call it donut demo assets. And let's bring that back out to the root level here. And let's bring that back out to the root level here. And we'll twirl things up to organize things a bit better. And we'll twirl things up to organize things a bit better. Now one last thing that I just briefly want to mention Now one last thing that I just briefly want to mention about bringing in media is the notion of transcoding. about bringing in media is the notion of transcoding. Sometimes, especially when you're working with files Sometimes, especially when you're working with files with very large resolution, with very large resolution, it is best to transcode the media it is best to transcode the media or convert it to a format that's more optimal for editing, or convert it to a format that's more optimal for editing, before bringing it in. before bringing it in. So I'm going to click on the media browser once again So I'm going to click on the media browser once again and I'll press tilde to maximize here. and I'll press tilde to maximize here. And I'm going to come to this setting right here, ingest. And I'm going to come to this setting right here, ingest. We have been bringing our media in without this checked, We have been bringing our media in without this checked, so again, it's not creating new media, so again, it's not creating new media, it's just pointing to existing media. it's just pointing to existing media. But if I was to check this box But if I was to check this box and then open up my ingest settings, and then open up my ingest settings, I could come into this menu here I could come into this menu here and tell Premiere Pro to actually create new media on import. and tell Premiere Pro to actually create new media on import. So for example, if I chose transcode, So for example, if I chose transcode, I could then select a preset I could then select a preset and choose a format that is more optimal for editing. and choose a format that is more optimal for editing. If, for example, I am working with those really large files. If, for example, I am working with those really large files. This Apple ProRes 422 is a great editing codec, This Apple ProRes 422 is a great editing codec, very popular choice. very popular choice. So I could select this and then when I said okay So I could select this and then when I said okay and I brought in my media, and I brought in my media, it's going to create those new Apple ProRes 422 files it's going to create those new Apple ProRes 422 files for me to edit with. for me to edit with. There are other options in here as well. There are other options in here as well. For example, I can create proxies. For example, I can create proxies. And you can see that there are a number And you can see that there are a number of preset formats in here as well. of preset formats in here as well. This option converts the files to a very low-res format. This option converts the files to a very low-res format. If you need to seriously maximize your performance If you need to seriously maximize your performance or hard drive space, or hard drive space, then later you can relink to the original hi-res format. then later you can relink to the original hi-res format. I am going to just uncheck ingest for now, I am going to just uncheck ingest for now, because I don't need to transcode or create proxies, because I don't need to transcode or create proxies, since my files have already been pretty compressed. since my files have already been pretty compressed. So I'll cancel here. So I'll cancel here. But if you would like to learn more about this workflow But if you would like to learn more about this workflow you can check out the course you can check out the course Premiere Pro Guru Transcoding Workflows Premiere Pro Guru Transcoding Workflows and it takes you through all of that information. and it takes you through all of that information. All right, so now that we know more All right, so now that we know more about using the media browser about using the media browser and performing some basic media management and performing some basic media management and organization, let's keep going on this topic. and organization, let's keep going on this topic. For now, since I'm in my Sandbox project, For now, since I'm in my Sandbox project, I'll go ahead and just delete everything I'll go ahead and just delete everything so that I have an empty project so that I have an empty project as we keep learning how to import our media. as we keep learning how to import our media.

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