Specifying project settings

When you start a new project, you can review and change project settings by clicking the Custom Settings tab. You should do so only if none of the available presets matches the specifications of your source media. When working in a project, you can review project settings by choosing a command from the Project > Project Settings submenu. Note that some settings can't be changed after a project is created--verify all project settings before starting a project.

Project settings are organized into the following categories:

General Settings

Control the fundamental characteristics of the project, including the method Adobe Premiere Pro uses to process video (Editing Mode), count time (Display Format), and play back video (Timebase). See Specifying General settings.

Capture Settings

Control how Adobe Premiere Pro transfers video and audio directly from a deck or camera. (Other Project Settings panels do not affect capturing.) The contents of this panel depend on the editing mode. For more information about capture settings, see Digitizing analog video as DV and Preparing for DV capture.

Video Previews

Control the frame size, picture quality, compression settings, and aspect ratios that Adobe Premiere Pro uses when you play back video from the Timeline window (the window where you edit your video program). See Specifying Video Rendering settings.

Default Sequence

Control the number of video tracks and the number and type of audio tracks for new sequences you create. See About audio channels and tracks.

Note: If you must change project settings that are unavailable, you can create a new project with the settings you want and import the current project into it. However, if you import the current project into a project with a different frame rate of audio sampling rate, check video and audio edits carefully. While edit positions made under the old settings are preserved, they may not synchronize precisely with the new settings. Edits or changes you make after importing are synchronized with the new settings.

Related Subtopics:

Specifying General settings
Specifying Capture settings
Specifying Video Rendering settings
Creating project presets

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