Premiere Pro Guru: Outputs and Media Encoder

Course details

Outputting video is one of the most important yet misunderstood parts of the creative process. If you work with Premiere Pro, you need to understand Adobe Media Encoder—the encoding engine that outputs your media for playback on mobile devices, Blu-Ray and DVD, broadcast networks, and the web. In this course, Jason Osder explains everything you need to know to use Media Encoder to ingest, process, and output video in any format. He also shows you how to access Media Encoder from inside Premiere Pro or as a stand-alone program; create an efficient export workflow; and output formats for broadcast, DVD or Blu-ray, websites like YouTube, and iOS and Android devices. Plus, learn how to apply color correction and effects during processing and leverage the custom settings and automation features to speed up your workflow.

Learning objectives
Choosing a format, frame rate, and data rate
Exporting directly from Premiere Pro or After Effects
Using Media Encoder as a standalone application
Using an export workflow
Applying LUTs and effects
Encoding for iOS and Android
Encoding for the web
Transcoding for broadcast
Encoding for disk-based media
Customizing Media Encoder settings

Concepts

Introduction

Welcome
What you should know
Exercise

Essential Concepts and Terminology for Professional Compression

Why language matters
Overview of the interface
Choosing a format
The use of codecs
Use and converting an asset's frame rates
The role of data rates
Work with interlaced or progressive files
Common file extensions for video and audio file types

Access Adobe Media Encoder

Export with Media Encoder for Premiere Pro
Export with Media Encoder for After Effects
Use Media Encoder as a standalone application
Load Adobe project files directly
Essential keyboard shortcuts for Adobe Media Encoder

Plan and Execute - Export Workflows

Stitch files together on import
Working with Premiere Pro previews for export
Create a master file for compression
Use multiple output files
An introduction to automation

Better and Faster Video Output

Faster encodes with constant bit-rate encoding
Higher-quality encodes
Compression goals for video-sharing websites

The Role of Effects in Media Encoder

Apply a LUT to a converted file
Conform HDR video to a standard dynamic range
Use an image overlay to watermark videos
Use a text overlay
Use a timecode overlay
Set a target export time with Time Tuner
Normalizing video and audio on export

Encoding for Portable Devices

Identify your device requirements
Export for iOS and Android devices
Adjusting iOS and Android workflows

Encoding for Web Video

Create MPEG and H.264
Create H.265 HEVC files for the web
Publish to YouTube
Publish to Facebook
Publish to Vimeo
Publish to Twitter

Transcoded Workflows for Broadcast

Understand mastering and delivery codecs
Create and work with DNxHR and DNxHD files
Create working MXF OP1a files
Create and work with professional QuickTime files

Encoding for Disk-Based Media

Disk-based outputs
MPEG for DVD and Blu-ray
H.264 for Blu-ray
Adjusting disk-based outputs

Other Export Workflows

Master and archive formats
Create image sequences
Work with alpha channels on export
Create and work with Wraptor DC packages

Custom Settings

Storing custom settings
Organize and share custom settings
Sync settings across multiple machines
Watch folders in Adobe Encoder
Custom watch folder outputs
Automate FTP uploads
Add customer metadata to export
Include script or speech analysis
Publish to Adobe Stock

Conclusion

Conclusion