Previewing a sequence

You can preview all or part of a sequence at any time in the Program view of the Monitor window. With the proper hardware, you can also display previews on a compatible NTSC or PAL monitor.

Previewing involves rendering frames of the sequence for playback. Sequences that consist of cuts between single tracks of video and audio render quickly, whereas sequences that include layered video and audio and complex effects require more processing time.

Adobe Premiere Pro's Real-Time Preview capability renders the frames of the sequence on the fly, so that in most cases, previewing simply involves playing the sequence using any of the controls in the Program view or Timeline window. Adobe Premiere Pro's Real-Time Preview supports all Adobe Premiere Pro effects, transitions, transparencies, motion settings, and titles. When Adobe Premiere Pro can't achieve the sequence's full frame rate, you have the choice of playing the segment right away at a reduced quality and frame rate, or waiting to render a preview file, which plays at the full frame rate.

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Previewing at the project's full frame rate
Previewing on another monitor
Working with preview files

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