EMF 373 Instructional

1. Image & Sound Optimization

2. Download the Media Bits
On the Class Blackboard, find the link to the
Image and Sound Optimization Materials

3. Download the Media Bits
Open a clip by double-clicking. Click on the
arrow to download each clip

4. Import the Media
• Open a new Premiere Project and import the
12 images and 2 sound files.

5. • We’re working with still images (they’re faster
to download)

6. Assemble the Timeline
• Assemble the related clips on the timeline. I’m
using Latimer first, Little second, Ahlfeldt
third, Tolland fourth, and the two sound files
last.

7. Switch Workspace to Color Correction

8. • Let’s start with the
first Latimer clip.
• Notice how the (blue)
waveform depicts the
brightness levels of
the image.

9. • There are many ways
to adjust brightness
levels and color
balance.
• I’m choosing to use
Video
Effects/Adjust/Auto
Levels
• Drag that effect onto
the first clip.

10. • Under Auto Levels, I
adjusted the White Clip
until I brought the skin
tones in the bright part
of the face to around 70
ire.
• Remember, levels are
set to skin tones
generally.

12. • I also go and add the
Video Effects/Color
Correction/Fast Color
Corrector filter; the
color looks a little too
intense and hot.

13. • I’m interested only in
nudging the color
balance a teeny bit away
from the yellow-green.
• More importantly, I turn
down the Saturation a
bit.

14. • Here’s the result.

15. • 100 ire
• 7 ire

16. • Usually, many shots
from the same camera
session will require the
same filter correction.
• Once you figure out
one, you can copy and
paste the filters with
their settings and apply
them to the similar clips.