Quick Tip

Jiri Fiala · May 14th, 2008, 09:34 AM

Hi, anyone using Labels to speed up your workflow? They are nearly unknown (I haven't seen this in Adobe Premiere Bible, nor any tutorial video I've ever seen), but they can be very effective.

For example: When editing an interview shot from two angles, you might make clips from left angle blue and clips from right angle Red. This way you can have better grasp of your pacing in timeline, but you can also color correct your clips faster. You can also define labels for closeups and MCUs and apply single CC preset to all respective shot sizes at once.

Adobe hides this pretty well, but once you have your clips Labelled, you can automatically select all clips with the same label (=color) on timeline, and apply effect (or multiple effects) to every one of them. You just have to apply the clip(s) to any clip and then Edit - Copy it (them).

Then just go to Edit - Label - Select Label Group (you can make a keyboard shortcut) and Edit - Paste. Your effect is applied to every selected clip on current timeline. This can be a HUGE timesaver.

You can also set your own colors for labels, since the defaults are bit bland and similar. Now Adobe should enable Prmeiere to automatically import Bridge's labels and make label colors visible in Thumbnail mode and it would be perfect.

Will Mahoney · May 15th, 2008, 06:11 AM

So this works for clips that are already in your timeline? Ok, that's good to know.

But let's say that I have a bunch of different clips in my time line. I've broken them up and stacked the different kinds of clips together in different areas of the time line. (I didn't know about labeling them, I'll look into that now.)

But now that I have all of my clips organized on the timeline, is there a way to take all of these trimmed clips and drop them back into my available media window?

When I import HD footage it all comes in as one big clip and I need to trim and cut out all of the important pieces. I want a way to organize these pieces. Does this make sense?

Jiri Fiala · May 15th, 2008, 10:11 AM

I know what you mean. I don't think that is possible. But you will be better off this way:

Just doubleclick your long clip in the Bin. This opens it in the Source monitor. Now just mark In and Out points where you want your new clip to begin/end and drag it back from Source window to Bin.

This creates a new Subclip. You can rename/label/whatever these as you want. Afterwards, you work with these subclip in the same way you do with any other clips.

Repeat this action (In-out-drag into Bin) for every piece of the long clip you want to work with afterwards.

Will Mahoney · May 15th, 2008, 01:27 PM

Are you kidding me?!?!?

I've been double-clicking the original, long HD file and watching it in the Preview pane. Then I have been setting in-and-out points and dragging the subclips into the timeline and organizing them down there. I had no idea I could drag the subclip from the source window into the bin.

Now I've got a timeline clogged up with (I'm guessing) close to 100 subclips that I'm trying to shuffle and organize so that I can actually work on my project in the timeline too.

So I've got my project (with my song, the audio track) way on the left of the timeline and a ton of clips (organized in bunches) elsewhere on the timeline.

And I just finished color-correcting them all!

See attachment of my messed up, clogged timeline.

Will Mahoney · May 15th, 2008, 01:29 PM

Ok, I just tried setting in-and-out points in the Preview pane and dragging the subclip into my bin. This didn't work. It gave me the circle with a line through it emblem (no dice.)

So that process doesn't work either. Maybe it's because I'm using Premier Elements. Can you do this in Premier Pro?

I was really psyched about this but it seems that it won't work for me.

Jiri Fiala · May 16th, 2008, 09:00 PM

Yeah, Elements are different beasts. Subclips are advanced feature, Premiere Elements is a good, but consumer, basic software.

Peter Manojlovic · May 17th, 2008, 09:02 PM

Hey Jiri, are you finding that the subclips are slowing down at playback?

I've also tried this method, but found it helpful only in certain circumstances.

Jiri Fiala · May 17th, 2008, 10:18 PM

Hi Peter, I don't use subclips that much, but they don't slow down work as much as nested sequences do.

Will Mahoney · May 19th, 2008, 09:38 AM

Looks like I need to get the higher-ups to pony up for some new software. Perhaps Premier Pro!

Alin Avramoni · May 20th, 2008, 01:14 AM

This tip is great. Once I saw someone using them and it seem to be useful. Now I'm using them also. It help identifying the clips faster.

May 14th, 2008, 09:34 AM	#1
Jiri Fiala Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brno Czech Republic Posts: 453	Quick Tip - Use labels! Hi, anyone using Labels to speed up your workflow? They are nearly unknown (I haven't seen this in Adobe Premiere Bible, nor any tutorial video I've ever seen), but they can be very effective. For example: When editing an interview shot from two angles, you might make clips from left angle blue and clips from right angle Red. This way you can have better grasp of your pacing in timeline, but you can also color correct your clips faster. You can also define labels for closeups and MCUs and apply single CC preset to all respective shot sizes at once. Adobe hides this pretty well, but once you have your clips Labelled, you can automatically select all clips with the same label (=color) on timeline, and apply effect (or multiple effects) to every one of them. You just have to apply the clip(s) to any clip and then Edit - Copy it (them). Then just go to Edit - Label - Select Label Group (you can make a keyboard shortcut) and Edit - Paste. Your effect is applied to every selected clip on current timeline. This can be a HUGE timesaver. You can also set your own colors for labels, since the defaults are bit bland and similar. Now Adobe should enable Prmeiere to automatically import Bridge's labels and make label colors visible in Thumbnail mode and it would be perfect.

May 15th, 2008, 06:11 AM	#2
Will Mahoney Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 259	So this works for clips that are already in your timeline? Ok, that's good to know. But let's say that I have a bunch of different clips in my time line. I've broken them up and stacked the different kinds of clips together in different areas of the time line. (I didn't know about labeling them, I'll look into that now.) But now that I have all of my clips organized on the timeline, is there a way to take all of these trimmed clips and drop them back into my available media window? When I import HD footage it all comes in as one big clip and I need to trim and cut out all of the important pieces. I want a way to organize these pieces. Does this make sense? __________________ http://exposureroom.com/members/WillMahoney.aspx/ www.youtube.com/truckaccessories

May 15th, 2008, 01:27 PM	#4
Will Mahoney Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 259	Are you kidding me?!?!? I've been double-clicking the original, long HD file and watching it in the Preview pane. Then I have been setting in-and-out points and dragging the subclips into the timeline and organizing them down there. I had no idea I could drag the subclip from the source window into the bin. Now I've got a timeline clogged up with (I'm guessing) close to 100 subclips that I'm trying to shuffle and organize so that I can actually work on my project in the timeline too. So I've got my project (with my song, the audio track) way on the left of the timeline and a ton of clips (organized in bunches) elsewhere on the timeline. And I just finished color-correcting them all! See attachment of my messed up, clogged timeline. Attached Thumbnails __________________ http://exposureroom.com/members/WillMahoney.aspx/ www.youtube.com/truckaccessories

May 15th, 2008, 01:29 PM	#5
Will Mahoney Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 259	It didn't work for me. Ok, I just tried setting in-and-out points in the Preview pane and dragging the subclip into my bin. This didn't work. It gave me the circle with a line through it emblem (no dice.) So that process doesn't work either. Maybe it's because I'm using Premier Elements. Can you do this in Premier Pro? I was really psyched about this but it seems that it won't work for me. __________________ http://exposureroom.com/members/WillMahoney.aspx/ www.youtube.com/truckaccessories

May 19th, 2008, 09:38 AM	#9
Will Mahoney Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 259	Looks like I need to get the higher-ups to pony up for some new software. Perhaps Premier Pro! __________________ http://exposureroom.com/members/WillMahoney.aspx/ www.youtube.com/truckaccessories

May 15th, 2008, 10:11 AM	#3
Jiri Fiala Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brno Czech Republic Posts: 453	I know what you mean. I don't think that is possible. But you will be better off this way: Just doubleclick your long clip in the Bin. This opens it in the Source monitor. Now just mark In and Out points where you want your new clip to begin/end and drag it back from Source window to Bin. This creates a new Subclip. You can rename/label/whatever these as you want. Afterwards, you work with these subclip in the same way you do with any other clips. Repeat this action (In-out-drag into Bin) for every piece of the long clip you want to work with afterwards.

May 16th, 2008, 09:00 PM	#6
Jiri Fiala Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brno Czech Republic Posts: 453	Yeah, Elements are different beasts. Subclips are advanced feature, Premiere Elements is a good, but consumer, basic software.

May 17th, 2008, 09:02 PM	#7
Peter Manojlovic Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hamilton Ontario Posts: 769	Hey Jiri, are you finding that the subclips are slowing down at playback? I've also tried this method, but found it helpful only in certain circumstances.

May 17th, 2008, 10:18 PM	#8
Jiri Fiala Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brno Czech Republic Posts: 453	Hi Peter, I don't use subclips that much, but they don't slow down work as much as nested sequences do.

May 20th, 2008, 01:14 AM	#10
Alin Avramoni Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Timisoara, RO Posts: 35	This tip is great. Once I saw someone using them and it seem to be useful. Now I'm using them also. It help identifying the clips faster. __________________ HVR-Z7U, D80