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DON_BOSKO
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December 18, 2009
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Usage of pen tool in in Premiere pro

  • December 18, 2009
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There is a pen tool in Premiere Pro CS3, but I could not find any usage of this pen tool in premiere Pro. I went through the help contents, still I could not find any documentation about the usage of the pen tool.

Anyone please explain me the usage of the pen tool in Premiere Pro.

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    robodog1
    robodog1
    Participant
    December 18, 2009

    Hi. Also, there is a pen tool that can be used to draw shapes..

    This is from help file of Premiere Pro CS3...

    Create shapes

    You can use the drawing tools in the Titler to create a variety of shapes, such as rectangles, ellipses, and lines. The Titler includes standard pen tools that resemble those used in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

    my screenshot of pen tool in title window
    Rod
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    DON_BOSKOAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    December 20, 2009

    Yes, there is a pen tool in the title panel which is used to draw shapes as in other Adobe products.

    But my question is about the pen tool which is is the timeline tool set. As Adobe use a "pen" icon there, it aslo must involve some sort of drawing, but there is not enought documentation about this!

    robodog1
    robodog1
    Participant
    December 20, 2009

    Hi,

    Do a google search like this

    "premiere pro cs3" pen tool

    you will find about 6 items down the page a tutorial by adobe, and the contents of that tutorial is this text:

    Chapter 5: WORKING WITH AUDIO (46 min)
    1. Audio Preferences
    2. Source Channel Mapping
    3. Working with Audio in the Source Panel
    4. Adding Keyframes with the Pen Tool
    5. The Audio Mixer
    6. Audio Mixer Automation
    7. Adding Audio Effects & Filters
    8. Exporting Audio

    Good luck finding out exactly how it works, because I am new at this myself and have not used it yet.

    Rod

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 18, 2009

    They are basicly the same exept with the pen tool you can select multiple keyframes in the timeline, very usefull when working with audio

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    DON_BOSKOAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    December 20, 2009

    I am also able to select multiple key frames using the default (arrow) tool, with the usage of SHIFT key (in  PC). I could not understand what is the speciality in the pen tool (which is in the timeline tool set).

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