File Management & Computer Use

You are required to take notes. I will be taking a grade.

There will be a test over this material.

From now on…

If your project doesn’t work because you didn’t follow these guidelines I will NOT give you an extension or spend all of my time trying to help you fix it.

So, please pay attention.

File Extensions

File Extensions

A filename extension is a suffix (separated from the filename by a dot) to the name of a computer file applied to indicate the encoding (file format) of its contents or usage

Neely_musicvideo.avi

This is a file extension.

This is a filename

What file extensions do we use in this class?

Adobe Premiere Pro .prproj .avi .mpg .wmv .mp3 .psd .jpeg

What do all those abbreviations mean?

Adobe Premiere Pro .prproj – this is a premiere pro project file .avi – a large video file .mpg – a smaller video file .wmv – an even smaller video file .mp3 – an audio file .psd – Photoshop document with layers still in

tact .jpeg – a picture with no layers

.PRPROJ

This is just a project file. It looks like this. It has no video attached to it. It is simply a place holder.

What do you need to make this work?The .avi, .mpg, .wmv, .mp3, .psd, or .jpeg

.AVI

This is a large video file. Its the file type your videos are saved as when you first capture them from the camera.

.MPG and .WMV

These are smaller video files. When you export your video project, we save it as either a .mpeg or .wmv

.MP3

This is an audio file. When you put music in your project, it’s a .mp3. When you record narration, you save it as a .mp3

.PSD or .JPEG

This is a picture file. When you make a logo, its either a .psd or .jpeg.

What files do you need to save in order for your video project to work?

.prproj – the project file .avi – the video captured from camera .mp3 – if using audio .psd or .jpeg – if using a logo or

picture

YOU MUST HAVE ALL OF THEM FOR YOUR VIDEO TO WORK!!!

Any questions about file extensions?

How to Save

KHS Network

KHS provides each student access to a personal network drive and a student common network drive.

What is part of the network

Your student number Student common

Can you save your video projects to the network?

NO!!NEVER!!

Can you save your video projects to the Student Common?

NO!!NEVER!!

Can you save your video projects to your number?

NO!!NEVER!!

My Student Common Folder

Folder Name: KNeely Subfolder: 1st Period, 3rd Period, 5th

Period, 6th Period, 7th Period Items in the student common folder

will be deleted periodically. This is not a permanent storage location.

Only class related files are stored in the student common folder.

Can you save your video projects to my Student Common folder?

NO!!NEVER!!

Where do I save my video projects

Save all of your work to your personal folder on your computer.

You should create a folder on your computer: My Documents/ My Videos/ Your Last

Name

What do I name my projects?

Last name_project name

Any questions about how to save?

Transferring Files

Can you name these devices?

What do you do with them?

SAVE STUFF ON THEM

I need a file out of the student common

What do you do? You MUST copy the file out of the student

common and paste it into your my Documents/ My Videos folder.

You MUST do this before you import the file into your project

But why? Adobe products (such as Premiere, After Effects,

Photoshop) can’t communicate with the network. It messes everything up. That’s why you have all sorts of issues getting your projects to work!

I need a file off the hard drive

What do you do? You MUST copy the file off the hard drive

and paste it into your my Documents/ My Videos folder.

You MUST do this before you import the file into your project

But why? If you don’t your project will NOT work

once you unplug the hard drive.

I need the video from another computer

What do you do? Ask me for a hard drive. Go to that computer. Find the file. Copy it. Paste it onto the hard drive. Go to your computer. Copy the file off the hard drive Paste it into your My Documents/ My Videos

folder

Any questions about transferring files?

Saving your projects

Premiere Pro

When you open a new Premiere Pro project, you have to tell the program where you want it to save. Every time. Lots of people use the computers and Premiere will always default to the last known location. Meaning you might be saving in another students folder and you won’t be able to find it later.

Premiere Pro

When you open a Premiere Pro project, you have to tell it what to call the project. You should name it: Last name_project name

Premiere Pro

What happens if you don’t name it? It defaults to Untitled01.prproj.

Why is that a big deal? If you save it as Untitled01.prproj and

the person after you saves it as Untitled01.prproj, your project will be lost because the second person will have saved over it. You can’t save multiple things with the same name which is why I tell you to name it something specific.

A few issues we’ve been having

Ms. Neely, where is my project?

I’m not a psychic. I don’t know. This is why you need to make sure

you save everything to your My Documents/ My Videos folder.

Then you will be able to find it because everything will be in the same place.

Ms. Neely, I have the red screen of death.

You get the red screen of death because Premiere can’t find your supporting files (.avi, .mpg, .mp3, .psd, .jpeg)

Go find them

Ms. Neely, my project isn’t in the student common where I saved it.

Well that sucks. But you aren’t supposed to be saving in the student common.

You are ONLY allowed to save in your My Documents/ My Videos folder.

Now, you have to start over.

Ms. Neely, how do I use Premiere?

We’ve been using Premiere ALL year. You should know how to use Premiere. If you

don’t, I have completely failed at my job. The fact that someone else has edited your

projects isn’t an excuse I’m willing to listen to.

I can’t spend all class period re-teaching you all the stuff we’ve learned this year.

Do you know why some people in this class know how to use Premiere. Because they paid attention the first time.

Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely, Ms. Neely

Yes, I hear you. There are 25 of you and 1 of me. Please wait until I am done talking to

whoever I am talking to. Then I will gladly come help you.

I can’t and won’t do your whole project for you. I will help you. I will show you how to do it once and then you’re on your own.

Lets Review

Where do you save your video projects?

Can you save to the network?

What is considered the network?

What is a .prproj file?

What do you need to make a .prproj file work?

Why is it important to tell Premiere where to save?

Why is it important to name your project?

What is a .avi file?

Test

There will be a test over this material tomorrow.

It is a major grade.

This is a good opportunity for an easy 100.