And in addition to trimming by increments, you can use the standard J-K-L keyboard controls to perform the type of edit you specify. Performing an edit no longer interrupts the playback of the cut.
Most impressively, CS6’s trimming mode shows off Premiere Pro’s improved playback performance. In CS6, the trimming mode temporarily replaces the image in the program monitor with a display of the frames on either side of the cut. However, a button that applies the default transition seemed out of place, given the otherwise simplified interface. Instead of an overwhelming set of controls and data, only those necessary for the task at hand are present. CS6’s trimming mode feels more integrated, temporarily replacing the image in the program monitor with a display of the frames on either side of the cut. Previous versions invoked trimming mode as a separate floating window, which was both inelegant and inconsistent with the interface. It’s at the fine-cutting stage of editing that Premiere Pro CS6 shows some of its most welcome improvements. So instead of inspecting individual markers for comments, you can scan the comments and easily find the frame to which it refers. Selecting a marker in the panel cues the current time to the corresponding frame.
CS6’s new Markers panel lists a selected clip or sequence’s markers with their thumbnail icons and comments. Hovering the mouse over a marker in the timeline reveals its comment in a tool tip, but finding which marker contained a useful comment was a game of hide-and-seek. However, the potential value of marker comments had been limited by the fact they were usually hidden and difficult to peruse. (However, setting the first marker does cause the panel to resize slightly, which can be briefly distracting.)Īdding comments to a marker can be extremely useful. In CS6, markers appear above a time ruler-rather than inside it, where they had been too crowded and too easy to move inadvertently. The color and placement of marker icons make them easier to spot than in previous versions. In Premiere Pro CS6, editors can set markers with a simple keyboard shortcut and the color and placement of marker icons make them easier to spot.In Premiere Pro CS6, editors can set markers with a simple default keyboard shortcut: M. Yet using markers has never been a straightforward process.
But apart from these specialized functions, markers accomplish a core editing task: they identify important frames in a clip or sequence. Enhanced markersĭepending on the type of video output you have planned, you can use markers to specify DVD chapters, Web links, Flash cue points, or to contain comments. Using the new Button Editor, you can choose which buttons to include in each monitor and which to omit. Another display option omits timecode numbers by default, further minimizing distractions. This way, they can allocate more screen space-and more of their attention-to the video image. You can even specify their placement.Įditors who’ve mastered keyboard-based editing can use a display option to hide the controls altogether. Using the new Button Editor, a user can choose which buttons to include under each monitor and, just as importantly, which to omit. Premiere Pro CS6 replaces the inelegant layout of playback and editing controls found in previous versions with a more streamlined arrangement that you can customize and even hide. Even so, none could be moved or removed from the panel. Some controls felt obsolete, while others were made redundant by speedier keyboard equivalents. Before CS6, the layout of the various playback and editing controls squandered as much space as they consumed. Accordingly, the displays for the source and edited video are the interface’s most prominent feature-and the most conspicuous change in Premiere Pro CS6. Monitor panel improvementsĬutting raw footage into a finished sequence is the central activity of any non-linear editor.
Premiere Pro CS6’s new interface design helps boost productivity.