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Dynopete
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September 15, 2017
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Simple Workflow Question

  • September 15, 2017
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I'm relatively new to Premiere, coming from Final Cut Pro. I'm not sure what is the best workflow when editing. Actually, I'm not certain when to use nesting, sub-sequences and sequences. In FCP for exemple, I would create a sub-sequence for the intro, one for the main part and one for the conclusion. Then, I would create a sequence and import the three sub-sequences into my sequence. I would then add transitions between sub-sequences. Is this what you would do in Premiere? What about nested clips? When should I use those? Maybe someone can recommend a good tutorial on the subject. Thanks.

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    Correct answer excited_Genie16B8

    Editor's choice, really.  No one way is 'best'.

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    benwinter
    Inspiring
    September 15, 2017

    Best to just watch tutorials and implement the stuff that rings true to your style of editing. I've been editing for over a decade and have never touched subclips, for instance.

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    DynopeteAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 18, 2017

    Thanks, but this does really answer my question. It' like saying you don't need to work with layers in Photoshop. I guess I'll have to find out for myself.

    R Neil Haugen
    R Neil Haugen
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    September 18, 2017

    Your basic workflow you mention from FCP would work fine in PrPro, and is one used by a lot of editors. There's so many ways to do almost everything in PrPro, and one of the fascinating things about going to something like NAB is seeing how many completely different workflows so many people have doing exactly the same work.

    In many of the tutorials from both free & various subscription services, one learns immediately how to use subclips. Many of the editors I've talked with roll their eyes at that ... but others swear by it. Some love to work in "pancake" layout, grabbing bits from the upper sequence & dropping them on the lower one, as their way to handle rough edits. I know a couple who roll their eyes at pancaking.

    Some nest something on near every sequence, others copy/paste sections without nesting, there's reasons to do it either way.

    When I started into editing a few years back, this was awful confusing. But ... that was before I learned there were another 20 ways to do anything ...

    I've found for more in-depth tutorials, the 'advanced' level PrPro tut's in lynda-dot-com give a nice choice of workflows. And are well organized.

    Neil

    Everyone's mileage always varies ...
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    excited_Genie16B8Correct answer
    Legend
    September 15, 2017

    Editor's choice, really.  No one way is 'best'.

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