Shot Matching & Scene Comparison aka. grading-as-you-go
With what is probably by far the biggest update for Premiere Pro CC, Adobe really does have a make-awesome button to present at NAB. The AI-driven engine Sensei is going full throttle and, with Shot to Shot colour correction and Scene Comparison, enables a much more pleasant way to achieve a consistent look between shots in different day and lighting situations. The entire process is non-destructive – nothing is baked until it has been rendered. And anyone who is still not satisfied with the result after a click can tweak the individual parameters afterwards.
Auto-ducking
There was also a lot of demand for auto-ducking, which Adobe was happy to fulfil in this update. Automatic audio ducking, i.e. the process by which audio levels are kept lower in order to emphasise voice tracks properly, is now an integral part of the Essential Sound Panel in Premiere Pro CC. Users can select the sound source to which the auto ducking should be orientated. After setting the sensitivity, dB reduction and time for the modified transition, Sensei can then work its magic again. Fine-tuning for all settings can also be carried out here afterwards.
Do not forget: Adobe Audition CC
Despite the new auto-ducking in Premiere Pro CC, we must not forget our actual audio editor. After all, it is still the preferred choice when it comes to audio clean-up or score manipulation.
Dynamic linking?
Especially since Adobe has also greatly improved the interaction between the two programmes with its latest update. In the past, the two programmes used to “kind of get along”. In the past, exporting from PPro to Au required many cumbersome intermediate steps, which took time and nerves and also meant that the general overview of your own project suffered. With the latest release, it is now possible to open a Premiere Pro project (.pproj) directly in Audition CC. The whole thing only works in one direction so far (unfortunately there is no single audio track from Au for PPro), but there is a good chance that it will not remain a one-way street.
These are just a few of the enhancements that Adobe is presenting at NAB. All programmes have also received further additions that will make life easier for all video experts in the future, such as Canon CRM support (for C200/C700). Of course, there are still points on the wish list that Adobe could fulfil (will the PPro Project Manager ever work?). However, the improvements made so far point in the right direction.
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