A to B Effect on the timeline 1

[Kevin1148]

Hi people

I recently looked up some special effects tutorials on the net and on a lot of them need to have the A to B track on the time line. I used to have it on there, but someone has messed with the settings and now I am tearing my hair out trying to change it back. Can someone please instruct me on how to do this? Its really annoying as I really want to test these things out and the premiere help sends me in circles!

Thanks

Kevin

 

[Akribie]

Are you using Premiere 5.x or 6.x? If so, look in the topline menu Window/Workspace for AB editing.

If you are using Premiere Pro, AB editing has been replaced by transition placement either between adjacent clips on the same track (single track editing as previous versions of Premiere) or by applying them to a single clip (new to PPro). Same result, Different workflow.

 

[Pixelchik]

I think all you have to do is delete your prefs file and start a new project. You should have the option to choose if you want the A and B for transitions on seperate tracks.

 

[Kevin1148]

thanks guys


This is basically what I am trying to do

http://www.creativecow.net/show.php?forumid=1&page=/articles/king_leonard/handwriting/index2.html

Now I have pro but I swear i had A to B editing on the timeline, unless I am going mad!

Is this tutorial not on Pro, or am I Insane ? And if it is indeed not, can anyone help me with an animated signature?

Thank you guys!!!!

 

[Akribie]

If you double click a transition in PPro, you get in the Effects Control window an expanded view that approximates to the old AB edit view.

I find it much easier to overlap clips on adjacent tracks the timeline and apply the transition to the end of the upper track. That way you get a better visual impression of the flow and avoid inadvertent flashes of adjacent scenes or problems at end of clips that can happen when PPro tries to extend the clips to generate an overlap in single-track application of transitions.

The only loss of functionality compared to pre-Pro Premeires is automatic sizing of the transition to the overlap, but it's easy enough to manually size after application.

You might find

http://www.wrigleyvideo.com/videotutorial/tutdes_ppro_lightningwriting.htm

useful.

 

[Kevin1148]

Akribie - Thank you so much for the page, this is exactly what I need to polish up my productions.

I find that a lot of places want cash up front for tutorials and dont even delve into what they are teaching before you pay. I know the basics (even though this timeline thing stumped me) and I can use After Effects to create some fairly decent special effects, but text effects are something that I'm not too keen on.


Once again thank you

 

[Akribie]

You're welcome. There are quite a few very helpful tutorials on Curt Wrigley's site which are worth looking through both for the subject being discussed and to watch Curt using PPro in ways which maybe you hadn't yourself.

http://ppro.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

is another good starting point for PPro topics.