Lynda - Premiere Pro Guru: Video Finishing Techniques

Duration: 4h 46m

Difficulty: Intermediate

Released: Sep 02, 2014

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.

Topics include:

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