PrP - Colour Coding Your Timeline
Navigating through your timeline can get tough once you have numerous scenes, markers and other elements situated on it.
A good way to keep it tidy and comprehensive is to use Premiere Pro Colour Coding features.
You can colour code:
Video & Audio Clips
Markers
Bins & Files
Color Coding Video and Audio Clips
Select the clip you’d like to change the colour of. Right-click it and navigate to Label. A drop down menu will appear with 16 colours for you to choose from. | |
If you’d like to change the colour of ONLY the video or audio clip, left-click on it while holding ALT (Windows) or Option (Mac). This will select only the desired part. | |
This method can be used also on any graphic elements (ie. graphics, texts, items). |
You can use this feature to organise your scenes by labeling them with different colours to be able quickly navigate to them (Scene 1 - Red, Scene 2 - Green, Scene 3 - Orange, etc.)
You can also label different element groups the same colour (Video - Blue, Text - Orange, Graphics - Yellow, etc.).
Color Coding Markers
To place a Marker on your overall timeline, click M on the keyboard while having the sequence selected. This will create a standard marker on top of the timeline. | |
To place a Marker on a specific video clip, click M on the keyboard while having the clip selected. | |
To change the colour, title and additional aspects of the marker, double-click on it. It will open up a window where you can adjust few things. | |
You can:
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You can also extend the duration of the marker manually by holding ALT/OPTION key and clicking on the marker. |
This method allows you to quickly navigate from maker to marker.
You can also use it as a reminder on what to work on later.
Color Coding Bins
To change a colour of a specific bin or file, right-click on it and navigate to Label where you can choose from a selection of colours. |
CHANGING THE DEFAULT SETTINGS
Premiere Pro allows you to adjust the default colours up to your liking - here’s how to do it.
Navigate to Premiere Pro > Settings > Labels. | |
Here you can find a list of all available label spots. You have 16 colour spots that you can rename or change to ANY colour you like by clicking on any of the coloured rectangles. You can also assign different elements a specific default colour, ie. Video - Purple, Audio - Green, etc., in the Label Defaults column. | |
You can also choose from four Label Colour Presets (Default, Classic, Vibrant & Editorial) or upload a new preset you’d like to use. |