Premiere Pro Guru: Video Finishing Techniques

Course details

Finishing is the last step before a video project can be considered complete. It includes tasks like checking for gaps, bad transitions, and other visual errors, and may require color correction, broadcast legalization, or finessing of graphics. In this installment of Premiere Pro Guru, colorist and author Robbie Carman guides you through finishing a video with Premiere Pro CC and other Creative Cloud applications. He'll walk you through each step in a typical finishing workflow, from improving a render to developing your final look. So dive in and learn how to take your projects from good to great.

Learning objectives
Checking for gaps and flash frames
Replacing temp or stock images
Checking transitions
Improving render quality with sequence settings
Fixing common color and contrast problems
Developing a look with SpeedGrade
Reducing noise with SpeedGrade and After Effects
Legalizing footage
Interpreting alpha channels
Handing off and receiving files
Creating a digital master

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before taking the course
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Minimizing Mistakes

04 - Checking for gaps and flash frames
05 - Using dupe detection
06 - Replacing temp or stock shots
07 - Checking for blanking and correct aspect ratios
08 - Smoothing speed changes
09 - Checking transitions
10 - Lens correction
11 - Stabilization

2. Color Correction

12 - Improving render quality with sequence settings
13 - Using video scopes to analyze brightness and contrast
14 - Using video scopes to analyze color
15 - Additional scope options with ScopeBox
16 - Fixing common contrast problems
17 - Fixing common color problems
18 - Raw and log formats
19 - Adjustment layers for color correction
20 - Tracking color corrections
21 - Using Lumetri effect presets
22 - The Direct Link workflow with SpeedGrade
23 - Developing a look in SpeedGrade to use in Premiere Pro
24 - Noise reduction with SpeedGrade and After Effects
25 - Noise reduction with Neat Video

3. Video Legalization

26 - What does broadcast legal mean
27 - Legalization with the Video Limiter effect
28 - Adjustment layers for legalization
29 - Legalizing in SpeedGrade

4. Working with Graphics and Images

30 - Keeping photos raw for color correction
31 - Updating layered Photoshop files
32 - Interpreting alpha channels
33 - Avoiding network bug and title violations

5. Handing Off Files for Others

34 - The advantage of working with specialists
35 - Consolidating a timeline
36 - Creating a reference movie with the timecode burned in
37 - Exporting interchange files (XML, AAF, EDL)
38 - Using the Project Manager to gather assets

6. Receiving Files from Other Finishing Artists

39 - Four steps to assembling a project
40 - Importing XML files
41 - Importing finished assets

7. Creating a Digital Master

42 - Checking the clock and building a countdown slate
43 - Checking sequence settings before export
44 - Exporting a master file and other deliverables

Conclusion

45 - Additional resources
46 - Goodbye