Label Colors in Premiere Pro
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7m 44s
A project’s timeline can quickly become confusing and unwieldy if you don’t have some method of organization. In this tutorial, MediaStorm producer Tim McLaughlin shows how to organize media assets such as interview, b-Roll, graphics and subtitles using a color labeling system that’s available in Premiere Pro. It’s a quick and simple technique that gives you a way to visually identify what’s what on the timeline, and keeps you focused on the story in front of you, rather than hunting and pecking for your media.
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Credits
Writer: Tim McLaughlin
Voice Over: Tim McLaughlin
Editor: Tim McLaughlin
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