• Adobe Premiere Pro Sequence Presets

Watch video  Sequence presets and settings. In general, the settings of a sequence should match those of the primary footage type in the sequence. Though Premiere Pro can mix footage of various types in a sequence and compensate for differences in characteristics, performance and quality are maximized when such conversions are avoided.

Applicable to versions CS3 to CS6 The main principle behind choosing project and export settings is to limit the number of times you will need to change video formats during the whole video production process. Therefore, you should be aiming to get your project settings to closely match the format of your original video clips. Automatic Method CS6 and later versions This method is suitable if all your video clips are in the same format. If you are using CS6, you can have the programme automatically select a project setting to match you original video. After choosing a project name, you will be asked to select Sequence Settings.

Select cancel. When Premiere Pro opens, import the video into the project and drag one of the files into the timeline. A new sequence is created and this sequence should already match your existing video. The settings are done automatically.

Manual Method Your project should closely match the format of your original video clips in terms of three main aspects:. Resolution (frame width and height as measured in pixels—this is also called frame dimensions) and pixel aspect ratio. TV system (PAL or NTSC) and frame rate. Scanning method (interlaced or progressive) I think the information here is already quite complicated, so I won’t bother trying to explain things like scanning method and pixel aspect ratio in detail.

Hopefully, you know the necessary information (resolution, pixel aspect ratio, TV system and scanning method) about your video files already. You can find these details in your camera’s specifications.

If necessary, you can download a free multi-media analyzer like Media Info AVIcodec. In Premiere Pro CS3, when you open a new project, you are asked to select project settings. In CS4 to C66, it is a two step process: project settings followed by sequence settings.

To simplify matters, I will just use the term ‘project settings’ for all versions. CS4-CS6: Step 2. Select Sequence Settings (this preset would be suitable for 1920×1080 AVCHD files from most PAL Camcorders) 1.

Resolution (frame width and height) and pixel aspect ratio There are three main HD resolutions:. 1920 x 1080 – The pixels are square. 1440 x 1080 – This is called anamorphic video.

The pixels are rectangular with a pixel aspect ratio (width: height) of 1.33: 1. 1280 x 720 – The pixels are square 1.1 Default Selection If you are using CS4 to C6S your job is easier. When asked to select project settings, They have a wide range of presets suitable for HD. You can go through the main categories like AVCHD (for mts video from camcorders) and HDV.

CS6 also has presets for Digital SLRs. These sequence settings presets sometimes do not show up when CS6 is opened. If you cannot find them, simply close the programme and reopen it and they should appear. Select a preset with the same resolution of the video footage that you will be editing. 1440 x 1080 (CS3-CS6): Normally, you would select the resolution of your original video clips as the resolution (or frame size) of your project. For example, if your camera records at 1440 x 1080, that becomes the resolution of your project. You would be choosing from project setting presets marked 1080 anamorphic (CS4-CS6).

If you are working with CS3, you can select one of the 1440 x 1080 HDV presets. 1280 x 720 You would choose one of the AVCHD or HDV 720p presets. 1920 x 1080 (CS4 to CS6). If you are working with CS4, you can choose one of the HDV (if you are working primarily with AVI video clips) or AVCHD presets.

AVCHD are the files produced by many HD camcorders and commonly have the extension ‘ mts‘. You will find the 1920 x 1080 presets in categories like AVCHD, HDV and Digital SLR. 1920 x 1080 (CS3). Unfortunately, there isn’t a 1920 x 1080 project settings preset in Premiere Pro CS3. You will have to select custom settings and make changes to Editing mode, Timebase, Framesize, Pixel Aspect Ratio and Fields (as shown in the following figure).

Custom Settings – PAL Video (CS3 only) 1.2 Exporting Lower Resolution Video You might want to reduce the resolution (i.e., the frame dimensions) when exporting. For example, The camcorders I am recording now both record at 1440 x 1080. Since I’m mainly producing educational projects that are viewed online, a resolution of 1280 x 720 is good enough for my purposes. Also, one good thing about working with Full HD clips and then exporting them as 1280 x 720 is that you have a lot of freedom to adjust each shot by zooming in, zooming out, rotating, panning and tilting using the parameters under ‘Motion’ in Video Effects. This is especially useful if there are a lot of problems with the way the shots are framed (weird angles, too much headroom, the subject is too small, a distracting shape is jutting into the frame etc.) To do this, the best option is to create a sequence that, as mentioned above, matches the original footage and scale it during the export stage.

If you are using 1920 x 1080 as the original and exporting to 1280 x 720, you can zoom in by adjusting the scale anywhere from 100% to 150% while editing. During the export process this will be reduced by 67%, so an increase of 150% during editing will bring you back to 100% while exporting.

Adobe Premiere Pro Sequence Presets

Just remember that if you use this method, you should avoid adjusting the scale by more than 150% or your exported video will start to look pixelated. If you are using 1440×1080 video, that maximum you should increase the scale to while editing is 133.3%.

Original video-1440×1080, the original video clip has been upscaled 133% and exported at 1280×720 2. Interlaced (i) or progressive (p) scanning You should choose the scanning method (interlaced or progressive) of your video clips as the project setting. If you are working with a standard consumer camcorder, you are most likely working with interlaced video.

This kind of video is intended for viewing on standard television screens. If you are planning on creating a video to be watched on a computer monitor (e.g., a video for YouTube), you will want to de-interlace your video, but this would be done during the export stage. If you are working with interlaced video, choose the presets marked with an ‘i’. You shouldn’t have to worry about choosing the Field Order. For HD video, PAL and NTSC both use an upper-field first order.

If the original ideos you will be editing are already ‘progressive’ (i.e., non-interlaced), then choose a ‘p’ setting in your project settings. TV system and frame rate a) If you are working with PAL video clips, you should choose from settings marked PAL or settings where the frame rate is 25 fps. For progessive formats this is shown as 25 fps (25p); for interlaced formats. It is shown as 50 fps (50i). B) If you are working with NTSC you should choose from settings marked NTSC or settings where the frame rate is 30 fps (29.97 actually). For progessive formats, this is shown as 30 fps (30p); for interlaced formats.

It is shown as 60 fps (60i). C) If you camera records video at 24 frames per second, that is the speed you are looking for. Custom Settings In CS3, there is an option of choosing your own custom settings. I would only recommend using this function if you need to select a resolution of 1920 x 1080. In CS4 to CS6, at the bottom of the sequence settings dialogue box (in CS6, first select the settings tab at the top), you can also select Maximum Bit Depth and Maximum Render Quality. These can help improve the quality of your video as shown in the below example (The image at the top is from a deinterlaced video exported without Maximum Render Quality selected while the image at bottom is from a video of the same timeline with Maximum Render Quality selected). You can see how the images of the waving glow sticks (and arms) in the first video are marred by horizontal lines.

The Maximum Render Quality setting can help you get rid of this problem. Still image showing video without (top) and with (bottom) Maximum Render Quality selected Unlike most of the other project settings, these settings CAN be selected at any time in the video-making process, so you may choose to select them when you are finished editing and are about the export the video (though the location of this setting indicates that it applies to rendering file previews only, the setting also applies to the rendering done when you export the video). The Maximum Render Quality setting, however requires a lot of RAM and can only be found if you have updated the software. For more information about this setting, you can refer to: 5. Examples I usually work with video shot with a Canon HG10 camcorder (PAL system, 25 fps, intelaced, 1440 x 1080 anamorphic AVCHD video), so I would choose the presets ‘ HDV→ HDV1080i25 (50i)‘ in CS3 or ‘ AVCHD → 1080i → AVCHD1080i25 (50i) anamorphic‘ in CS4.

CS4 sequence settings for PAL (1440 x 1080 with the Maximum Render Quality setting highlighted My Other Articles on Video Editing.: Premiere Pro CS3 & CS4. Choosing Premiere Pro Project Settings for HD Video: Very important, as it is difficult to change project settings once you begin.: Premiere Pro CS3 & CS4.: For better image quality, especially with video of fast-moving objects.: How to get a pixel aspect ratio of 1:1.: What to do when you see the error message: Application Failed to Return a Video Frame.: Recommended settings by Return to. Hi Bruno, According to the reviews of your camera model, you are probably working with progressive video (the ‘p’) setting, so it would be 1080/50p if your camera records PAL video (e.g., Britain and Australia) or 1080/60p if working with NTSC video (e.g., America, Panasonic and Canada). However, your camera also has an interlaced mode (the ‘i’ setting), so you would have to check what mode you chose when you shot the video. The systems for each country are shown here: (apologies if you know the system already).

You can also double-check whether you are using interlaced or progressive footage by using video conversion software or media-analyzer software. I use the former (Procoder, but the software is expensive). Free media analyzer software like this one – – should also tell you. Some bad news though–the 1080/60p and 1080/50p full HD settings are very unusual (your camcorder is apparently first to have them), so you may run into problems with export and playback. A poster on that forum recommends the following settings for CS4: “In the “New Sequence” Box click on “General” Under “Editing Mode” choose Desktop Under “Timebase” choose 59.94 (NTSC) or 50 (PAL) Under “Frame Size” put 1920×1080 Under “Fields” choose “No Fields” (since it’s a progressive file) After those steps, you hit OK”.

Hi again, First I would like to thank you for the quick and clarifying answer! About the system mode, I already know it, thank you anyway, I from Europe, Portugal and the system we use is PAL! I have a little knowledge beacuse some years ago I made a Video Post-Production workshop I already check my video and it was recorded in interlaced mode, I say that because even when I use the preset “AVCHD-1080p-AVCHD 1080p25”, I import the video and when I check “Interpret footage” is appears “Upper Field First”! So I guess it was recorded at 1080i And by the way, I can see the fields when people in the clip are in movent, something that doesn’t happens in 1080p, I guess I didn’t used the software you recomended because I’m a Mac user and it seems to me it is just for PC/Windows About the export and playback problems I guess I won’t have them since my clips are 1080i and not 1080p. Thank you, this was very helpful!

Just another question, is it normal that the clips have a little bit of grain/noise in the entire clip, not just in the low light areas?? The camera was not mine, so it was the only shot I’ve made and I think it have too much grain/noise for an Full HD shot I expected a more clear shot!! If it’s normal, what’s the best way to remove it, make it a clear shot??? Thank you for your time once again!

Fairy tail 235 english dub. I really don’t know much about Flash. I would suggest the standard full HD resolution (1920×1080), but I never use Flash.

If you are importing photos/image files into premiere pro, just make sure that the width or height (whichever is longest) is less than 4000 pixels or you will have trouble exporting. You might be able to import images larger than that 4000 pixels, but then you will not be able to export the video.

And of course, you better not use images smaller than your video resolution (e.g., not smaller than 1920×1080, or 1280×720 if your video is not full HD,). If you are mixing up different formats, you can try choosing the settings that most closely match your export format, which I guess would be 1280 x 720p (e.g the import preset of AVCHD 720 24p or 30p). I would do a test run combining two short clips from both cameras and try out different frame rates for the setting and export (24, 30–here 30 means 29.97). You might also try converting both files using freeware like Format Factory into AVI files. Before the editing process. No matter what you do, there is going to be some loss of quality along the way.

With Premiere Pro, different formats can lead to export failure. That happened to me last week. In my project, I had two WAV audio files with different bit rates (44.1 kbps and 48 kbps), and the video wouldn’t export until I converted everything to 48 kbps.

I use a GoPro which output is mp4 files. I want to edit these movies into Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5. I'm a little lost about sequence presets to use. I've got the choice between Digital SLR, AVCHD, XDCam, HDV. I don't understand the differences between each other because when I use one or other, it seems to be the same. My gopro movie has a yellow bar at the top, saying that it needs rendering.

So, what's the difference with all of these formats and what's the best format to use with my GoPro? A variation of this question has been answered on the Adobe Forums. Sequence Preset Now that you have all your files converted, we need to pick the right project sequence preset for the resolution you are working on, all of them based on AVCHD For R2 choose AVCHD 720p30 For R3 use AVCHD 720p60 For R4 you will need to create a custom profile, because there is no built-in profile for this resolution: Select AVCHD 1080p30 and then go to the General tab. Change Editing Mode to Desktop, so you will be able to modify the resolution. Change the resolution to 1280 x 960 and then press the Save Preset button to save your newly created sequence profile for GoPro R4 For R5 use AVCHD 1080p30.