Frequently Asked Questions
HOW ADOBEPRODUCTS SUPPORT WINDOWS VISTA
Adobe is committed to helping its customers transition smoothly to the new Windows Vista operating system. This document details how current and upcoming Adobe products support Windows Vista.
ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Will Adobe support the new Windows Vista operating system? A. As a leading developer for Microsoft Windows, Adobe has a long track record of supporting the latest version of the Windows operating system. Adobe is excited about the new Windows Vista operating system and has been working closely with Microsoft to test Adobe products on prerelease editions of this operating system. Now that Windows Vista is publicly available, Adobe is conducting final testing of many of its products to: Identify and document issues with current versions of its software. Develop free patches for some of Adobes currently available products, so they run smoothly on Windows Vista. Verify that upcoming releases of Adobes products meet rigorous standards of quality and fully support Windows Vista. Q. Do current versions of Adobe products support Windows Vista? A. All Adobe products available as of January 30, 2007 were released before Windows Vista became publicly available and so have not been fully designed for or tested on this new operating system. However, many of those products run under Window Vista with minimal issues. To find out more about how different Adobe products work with Windows Vista, please see specific product sections later in this FAQ. Q. Will Adobe update currently available products to support Windows Vista? A. Adobe has an extensive portfolio of products, each with different schedules for fully supporting Windows Vista. For example, Adobe has already released free updates to Adobe Photoshop Elements (version 5.0.2) and Adobe Premiere Elements (version 3.0.2) to deliver full compatibility with Windows Vista, and it currently plans to release a free update to Adobe Acrobat 8 and Adobe Reader 8 in the first half of 2007 to support Windows Vista. On the other hand, Adobe is already preparing to release the next versions of its professional creative products, including Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, and After Effects, in the Spring and Summer 2007 and does not plan to issue updates to current versions of those products for Windows Vista compatibility. For more details, please see specific products sections in this FAQ.
This document covers these Adobe products:
Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional Adobe Reader Adobe Creative Suite Adobe GoLive Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe InCopy Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Macromedia Studio Macromedia Contribute Macromedia Dreamweaver Macromedia Fireworks Macromedia Flash Professional or Basic Macromedia Flash Player Adobe Production Studio Adobe Audition Adobe After Effects Professional or Standard Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Encore DVD Ultra 2 DV Rack HD 2 Vlog It! Ovation Adobe FrameMaker Macromedia FreeHand Adobe PageMaker Adobe Photoshop Elements Adobe Premiere Elements
ADOBE ACROBAT AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Does Adobe support Acrobat 8 on Windows Vista? A. Prior to shipping in November 2006, Adobe tested Adobe Acrobat 8 software on prerelease versions of Windows Vista. We are now actively testing Acrobat on the shipping editions of Windows Vista. Customers can install and run Acrobat 8 today with some known issues. (To find out more about these issues, visit www.adobe.com/go/support and search on the keyword Vista in the Adobe knowledgebase). In the first half of 2007, we expect to issue a free update to Acrobat 8 to support Windows Vista. Acrobat 7.0 and earlier versions do not support Windows Vista. Adobe does not plan to release updates to Acrobat 7.0 and earlier for Windows Vista compatibility. Q. Does Adobe Acrobat 8 work with Microsoft Office 2007? A. Acrobat 8 shipped prior to Microsoft Office 2007 software. We are now actively testing Acrobat with the shipping version of Office 2007 software and Office 2007 files. In the first half of 2007, we expect to issue a free update to Acrobat 8 to support Office 2007. Acrobat 7.0 and earlier versions do not support Office 2007 software or Office 2007 files. Adobe does not plan to release updates to Acrobat 7.0 and earlier to support Office 2007 software or files. Q. Does Adobe Reader 8 run on Windows Vista? Do earlier versions of Adobe Reader run on Windows Vista? A. Adobe Reader 8 has been tested on prerelease versions of Windows Vista. We are now actively testing Adobe Reader on the shipping editions of Windows Vista. Customers can install and run Adobe Reader but may run into issues. In the first half of 2007, we expect to release an update to the free Adobe Reader 8 to support Windows Vista. Earlier versions of Adobe Reader do not officially support Windows Vista. Adobe does not plan to release updates to earlier versions of Adobe Reader to support Windows Vista. Q. Does Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional run on Windows Vista? A. Prior to shipping Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional software, Adobe tested this product with prerelease versions of Microsoft Windows Vista. We are now actively testing Acrobat Connect Professional on the shipping version of Windows Vista. Customers can install and run Acrobat Connect Professional on Windows Vista but may run into issues (visit www.adobe.com/go/support and search on the keyword Vista in the Adobe knowledgebase for details about any known issues). In the second half of 2007, Adobe expects to issue a free Service Pack that will provide client support for Windows Vista. Macromedia Breeze 5.x and earlier do not support Windows Vista. Adobe does not plan to release updates to Breeze 5.x or earlier versions to support Windows Vista. Q. Does Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional and Adobe Presenter work with Microsoft Office 2007? A. Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional and Adobe Presenter shipped prior to Microsoft Office 2007. We are now actively testing Acrobat Connect Professional and Presenter with the shipping version of Office 2007 software and Office 2007 files. In mid-to-late 2007, we expect to issue a free Service Pack that will provide support for Office 2007. Breeze 5.x and earlier do not support Office 2007 or Office 2007 files. Adobe does not plan to release updates to Breeze 5.x to provide compatibility with Office 2007 software and files.

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ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Does Adobe support Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 on Windows Vista? A. Adobe released Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 in November 2006 to integrate Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, as well as to include Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 as an added bonus in the box. While Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 and its components do not officially support Windows Vista, we are not currently aware of major issues that would adversely affect customer use of Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 on Windows Vista. (Technical Support will document any known issues in the Adobe knowledgebase, which customers can access at www.adobe.com/go/ support. Enter the keyword Vista.) Q. Does Adobe support Adobe Creative Suite 2 on Windows Vista? A. Adobe Creative Suite 2 was released almost two years before Windows Vista became publicly available and is not recommended for use on this new operating system. While some of its components, including Adobe InDesign CS2, Illustrator CS2, and Photoshop CS2, install and run under Windows Vista with only minor known issues, other components such as Acrobat 7.0 Professional do not support Windows Vista. Q. I use a number of plug-ins with my Adobe software. Are those plug-ins compatible with Windows Vista? A. When upgrading to a major new operating system like Windows Vista, you need to plan your transition and make sure that any plug-ins you rely on for daily production work will also be compatible. For information about plug-in compatibility with Windows Vista, you will need to visit the websites for or contact the developers of your plug-ins. Q. When will Adobe Creative Suite officially support Windows Vista? A. Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen has publicly stated that Adobe would be releasing Adobe Creative Suite 3 in the Spring 2007. Adobe Creative Suite 3 is being designed for and thoroughly tested on 32-bit versions of four editions of Windows VistaHome Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. Q. In December 2006, Adobe released a public beta of Adobe Photoshop CS3. Does the beta of Photoshop run on Windows Vista? A. Yes. The beta version of Adobe Photoshop CS3 was designed to install and run on Windows Vista. In fact, this public beta concretely demonstrates our commitment to making our creative products compatible with the new Windows Vista operating system as soon as feasible. We are currently testing the prerelease version of Photoshop on the shipping version of Windows Vista to help ensure optimal compatibility before we officially release Photoshop CS3 in the Spring 2007. Q. Does Adobe Photoshop Lightroom run on Windows Vista? A. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 will install and run on Windows Vista. However, Lightroom was released before Windows Vista became publicly available and has not been fully tested on the final shipping version of this new operating system. Compatibility testing of Lightroom is now underway. Adobe will evaluate whether to release an update to Lightroom depending on whether any significant issues emerge during this testing. One known issue is that the Lightroom CD and DVD burning tools do not currently function on Windows Vista. Technical Support will document any additional known issues in the Adobe knowledgebase, which customers can access at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. ADOBE PRODUCTION STUDIO AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Does Adobe support Adobe Production Studio on Windows Vista? A. Adobe Production Studio was released a year before Windows Vista became publicly available and is not recommended for use on this new operating system. While some of its components, including Adobe After Effects 7.x, Adobe Premiere Pro 2.x, Adobe Audition 2.0, Adobe Illustrator CS2, and Adobe Photoshop CS2, install and run on Windows Vista

with only minor known issues, other key components such as Adobe Encore DVD 2.x have more significant issues installing and running as expected. For more informationand to evaluate the impact of these known issues on your workflowplease visit www.adobe.com/ go/support to search the Adobe knowledgebase. Enter the keyword Vista. Q. When will Adobe Production Studio officially support Windows Vista? A. The next version of Adobe Production Studio will be certified to run on 32-bit versions of four editions of Windows VistaHome Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. The next release of Adobe Production Studio is expected to ship in mid-2007. Q. Adobe recently acquired Serious Magic. Do products from Serious Magic, including DV Rack HD 2, Ultra 2, Vlog It!, and Ovation. Will these products run on Windows Vista? A. We do not recommend running DV Rack HD 2, Ultra 2, Vlog It!, and Ovation on Windows Vista at this time. These applications will install and run for a brief period, but then will fail to activate with no current workaround for this issue. Adobe expects any future versions of these products to install and run on Windows Vista. Q. I run Adobe Production Studio on an Adobe OpenHD certified hardware solution. Does my certified solution support Windows Vista? A. At this time, no Adobe OpenHD certified solutions support Windows Vista. However, one of the goals of the OpenHD program is to systematically test and certify solutions that incorporate the latest technology and operating systems. Now that Windows Vista is shipping, Adobes OpenHD Alliance partners will begin to integrate the new operating system into their OpenHD solutions, including developing and testing the drivers and other support necessary for optimal configurations. For more information about your solution, check www.adobeopenhd.com or contact your Value-Added Reseller.
About Adobe OpenHD: Adobe and Adobe OpenHD Alliance partners, including Dell, HP,
Intel, Microsoft, AJA, AMD, Blackmagic, Bluefish, CineForm, Focusrite, Ciprico, Matrox, NVIDIA, and Rorke Data, run a joint certification program to deliver a high-end line of integrated Windows-based HD solutions. This program helps ensure compatibility among hardware and software components, simplify the purchase process, and give customers the confidence that they are getting a validated turnkey HD solution. For more information, visit www.adobeopenhd.com.
Q. I use a variety of video hardware, as well as plug-ins for some of my Adobe software. Are all of those components compatible with Windows Vista? A. When upgrading to a major new operating system like Windows Vista, you need to plan your transition and make sure that all of the hardware and software components you depend on daily will also be compatible. Unfortunately there is no single source of information. Instead, we recommend making a list of the hardware and software tools you use regularly, and then visiting each related website to review their Windows Vista support statement. MACROMEDIA STUDIO AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Does Adobe support Macromedia Studio on Windows Vista? A. Macromedia Studio was released more than a year before Windows Vista became publicly available and does not officially support this new operating system. However, we are not currently aware of any major issues that would adversely affect customer use of Macromedia Studio on Windows Vista. (Technical Support will document any known issues in the Adobe knowledgebase, which customers can access at www.adobe.com/go/ support. Enter the keyword Vista.)

Q. When will Macromedia Studio officially support Windows Vista? A. The next version of Macromedia Studio will be certified to run on 32-bit versions of four editions of Windows VistaHome Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate. Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen has publicly stated that Adobe expects to release the next version in the Spring 2007. OTHER ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Do previous versions of Adobe creative products support the new Windows Vista operating system? A. Neither Adobe Creative Suite 1.x nor Macromedia Studio MX 2004nor any components of these earlier products such as Photoshop CS or Flash MX 2004were designed to install or run on Windows Vista. In addition, older versions of Adobes video products were not designed for Windows Vista. Adobe does not recommend trying to run these older versions of its products on Windows Vista because customers are likely to encounter unacceptable issues. Q. Does Adobe FrameMaker 7.2 run on Windows Vista? Does Adobe plan to update it for Windows Vista support? A. Adobe FrameMaker 7.2 and earlier do not support Windows Vista. However, Adobe currently plans to release the next major version of FrameMaker for Windows Vista. Q. Does Adobe PageMaker 7.x run on Windows Vista? A. Adobe PageMaker 7.x does not install or run on Windows Vista. Adobe announced in 2004 that it was ending development of PageMaker but would continue to sell and support the current version. It does not plan to update PageMaker to support Windows Vista. Q. Does Macromedia FreeHand run on Windows Vista? A. Adobe does not plan to update Macromedia FreeHand to install or run on Windows Vista. TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND WINDOWS VISTA Q. Where can I learn about any known issues with Adobe products and Windows Vista? A. You can visit our support area on the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/support, and search for the latest information on known issues and possible solutions in the Adobe knowledgebase. Enter Vista and the name of your Adobe product(s) in the search field to look for specific results. Q. Does Adobe offer technical support for running current products on Windows Vista? A. Adobe offers basic support for running current Adobe products on Windows Vista. Specifically, we will: Research and document known issues, and possible workarounds, in the Adobe knowledgebase, which customers can find by visiting www.adobe.com/go/support. Troubleshoot issues with installation, crashes, printing, and other similar issues, just as we would for fully supported operating systems. Offer full support on how to use the features of supported applications, subject to the normal parameters of our support policies (please see www.adobe.com/support/main.html for details about our complimentary and paid support programs). Please note that we may not be able to address installation or compatibility and other issues that arise from running current Adobe products (those released before January 30, 2007) on Windows Vista. Q. Is there an online form for reporting issues or requesting features? A. Yes. To report a suspected bug, please visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/misc/ comments.html and click Report A Bug. To submit a product suggestion or feature request, visit www.adobe.com/misc/comments.html and click Product Feature Requests. Please note that we do not respond to submissions. However, your submissions will be presented to the appropriate Adobe product team.

AT A GLANCE: ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA SUPPORT Q. Adobe has an extensive portfolio of products. Is there a quick way for me to check which products support Windows Vista? A. We have compiled the following chart to make it easier for you to check specific products. This chart will continue to grow as more testing and support information becomes available across our products. ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA RELATED PRODUCTS Adobe Reader 8 SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Not officially HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs with some known issues. Adobe expects to release an update to the free Adobe Reader in the first half of 2007 to support the shipping version of Windows Vista. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs on Windows Vista with some known issues. Adobe expects to release a free patch for Windows Vista support via download in the first half of 2007. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Expected availability in Spring 2007. Will support Windows Vista. Installs and runs on Windows Vista with some known issues. Adobe expects to release a free service pack in the second half of 2007 to provide Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 compatibility. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Not recommended Not recommended HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs on Windows Vista with some known issues. No patches for Windows Vista support expected. Creative Suite 3 with full Windows Vista support expected to ship in Spring 2007. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www. adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Some components, such as InDesign CS2 and Photoshop CS2, install and run under Windows Vista with minimal known issues. However, other components do not install and run on Windows Vista.
Acrobat 8 Professional and Standard

Not officially

Acrobat 3D (version 8) Acrobat Connect Professional
Announced but not yet publicly available. Not officially
Earlier versions of Acrobat RELATED PRODUCTS Adobe Creative Suite 2.3
Acrobat 7 and earlier versions do not support Windows Vista. SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Not officially

Acrobat 3D (version 7.0) Does not support Windows Vista.

Adobe Creative Suite 2

Does not support Windows Vista
ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA RELATED PRODUCTS Adobe Creative Suite 1.x InDesign CS2 SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Does not support Windows Vista Not officially HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Not recommended Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Adobe does not recommend installing and running InDesign CS, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, GoLIve CS, or earlier versions of any of these products on Windows Vista. HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Some components, such as After Effects 7.x and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.x, install and run under Windows Vista with minimal known issues. However, other components such as Encore DVD do not run consistently on Windows Vista. To evaluate the known issues, visit the Adobe knowledgebase online at www.adobe.com/go/ support, and enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. (One known issue is that you may encounter display issues if you run After Effects 7.x with Aero {Desktop Composition} turned on. Disabling Aero fixes the issue.) Find out about known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keyword Vista.

Photoshop CS2

Photoshop Lightroom 1.0

Illustrator CS2

GoLive CS2

InCopy CS2

Earlier versions of Creative Suite components RELATED PRODUCTS Adobe Production Studio

Does not support

SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Not officially
Adobe After Effects Professional 7.0 and Standard 7.0
ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA RELATED PRODUCTS SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Encore DVD 2.0 cannot launch directly under Windows Vista. Customers must run it as an administrator instead. In addition, you may encounter issues installing the Library content that comes with Encore DVD. Full details are available in the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/go/support. Enter the keywords Vista and Encore DVD. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Do not recommend trying to run on Windows Vista. (Installs and launches but does not activate.) Expect any future version to be compatible with Windows Vista. Do not recommend trying to run on Windows Vista. (Installs and launches but does not activate.) Expect any future version to be compatible with Windows Vista. Do not recommend trying to run on Windows Vista. (Installs and launches but does not activate.) Expect any future version to be compatible with Windows Vista. Do not recommend trying to run on Windows Vista. (Installs and launches but does not activate.) Expect any future version to be compatible with Windows Vista. Adobe does not recommend installing and running earlier versions of After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Encore DVD, or Audition on Windows Vista. HOW IT RUNS UNDER WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. For full Windows Vista support, download the latest version of Flash Player 9 at www.adobe. com/products/flashplayer

Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Not officially

Adobe Encore DVD 2.0

Adobe Audition 2.0

Ultra 2

DV Rack HD 2

Vlog It!

Ovation
Earlier versions of Adobe video software
RELATED PRODUCTS Studio 8
Flash Professional or Basic 8

Flash Player 9

Fully supports
ADOBE PRODUCTS AND WINDOWS VISTA RELATED PRODUCTS Dreamweaver 8 SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Not officially HOW IT RUNS ON WINDOWS VISTA Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Installs and runs with minimal known issues. Find out about any known issues by searching the Adobe knowledgebase at www.adobe.com/ go/support. Enter the keyword Vista. Adobe does not recommend installing and running earlier versions of Studio, Flash, or Dreamweaver on Windows Vista. HOW IT RUNS UNDER WINDOWS VISTA Windows Vista support expected in the next major release of Adobe FrameMaker For Windows Vista support in Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0, download the free patch at www. adobe.com/support/downloads For Windows VIsta support in Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0, download the free patch at www. adobe.com/support/downloads No planned update to PageMaker for Windows Vista support. No planned update FreeHand for Windows Vista support.

Fireworks 8

Contribute 3 and 4

FlashPaper 2

Earlier versions of Studio or related software OTHER ADOBE PRODUCTS FrameMaker Photoshop Elements 5.0.2 Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0.2 PageMaker FreeHand
SUPPORT FOR WINDOWS VISTA Does not currently support Fully supports
Does not support Does not support
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Use nested sequences in projects
It's one thing to assemble clips into sequences and then combine sequences into projects. But Adobe Premiere Pro lets you create grouped, or nested, sequences, allowing you to manipulate multiple sequences as one, create variations with special effects, and more. You can create any number of sequences, each with any number and type of tracks. All the sequences in a project must use the same timebase, which cannot be changed.
To create a new sequence:
1 Do either of the following: Choose File > New > Sequence. In the Project window, click the New Item button and
About Multiple and Nested Sequences
So far, youve assembled clips into a single conguration, called a sequence. But Premiere Pro allows you to create any num-ber of sequences in a single project. The obvious implication is that you can edit multiple versions of your masterpieceto try out ideas, cater to different audiences, or to meet various presentation requirements. But even more importantly, you can edit an entire sequence into another sequence, a process called nesting. This doesnt mean copying and pasting the contents of one sequence into another (which you can do); it means adding the sequence as a single item, just like any other clip. The concept of nest-ing is simple, but its practical implications are powerful and farreaching.
choose Sequence (Figure 1). A New Sequence dialog box appears. The number and type of master audio tracks use the default settings.
Figure 1: Click the New item button and choose Sequence.

Using Multiple Sequences

As you know, each sequence appears as an item in the Project window. When you open a sequence, it appears as a tab in the pro-gram view of the Monitor window and in the Timeline window. Clicking a sequences tab in either the Timeline or the program view makes it the active sequence in both win-dows; clicking a tabs close button removes it from both windows. You can also tear away a sequence tab from the Timeline window to open it in a separate Timeline window. In this case, selecting the Timeline window activates the sequence, and viceversa.
2 In the New Sequence dialog box, name the sequence (Figure 2).
Figure 2: In the New Sequence Dialog Box, enter a name for the sequence and specify the number and type of tracks.

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3 In the Tracks area of the dialog box, do any of the

following:

Enter the number of video tracks. Enter the number of each type of audio track,
To view a sequence in a separate Timeline window:
In the Timeline window, drag a sequences tab out of
including audio submix tracks.
In the Master drop-down menu, spec-ify the type of
the window and into an empty part of the workspace (Figure 5).

Master audio track.

4 Click OK. The new sequence appears as a tab in the program view and in the Timeline window (Figure 3).
Figure 5: Drag a sequences tab to an empty area to open it in a new Timeline window.
To move tabs between windows:
Drag a sequences tab from one Timeline window to
Figure 3: The new sequence appears as the active tab in the Timeline window.
To view different sequences:
1 Do either of the following: To open a sequence as a tab, double-click the
another Timeline window (Figure 6). The tab appears in the window to which you drag it. Dragging the last sequences tab from a Timeline window closes the window.

sequence in the Project window.
To switch sequences, click the sequences tab in the
program view or in the Timeline window (Figure 4).
Figure 6: Dragging a sequences tab to another Timeline window opens it in that window

To duplicate a sequence:

1 In the Project window, context-click a sequence and
choose Duplicate (Figure 7).
Figure 4: Click a tab to view that sequence.

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Figure 7: In the Project window, context-click a sequence and choose Duplicate.
Figure 9: Click the sequence's name twice (don't double-click) to highlight it and enter a new name.
A duplicate of the sequence appears in. the Project window. It uses the original sequences name with copy appended to it (Figure 8).
Tip: You can specify the default settings for a sequence by choosing Project > Project Settings > Default Sequence. This deter-mines the initial settings in the New Sequence dialog box.

Nesting Sequences

You use the same techniques to nest a sequence as you use to add a clip to a sequence. You can drag and drop the sequence from the Project window, or open the sequence in the source view and add it from there. No matter how many clips and tracks a sequence contains, it appears as a single linked clip when you nest it in another sequence. Once its nested, you can edit the sequence like any other clip; you can move and trim it, apply speed changes and lters, adjust its audio and transparency levels, apply motion settings, and so on. Any alterations you make to the content of the source sequence are instantly reected in its related nested sequences. Not only can you nest a sequence as many times and in as many sequences as you want, but you can also nest sequences to any depth, like Russian dolls. Nesting lets you group ele-ments and create hierarchies to get effects you couldnt achieve any other way.
Figure 8: The duplicate appears with "copy" appended to its name.
2 To give the copied sequence a unique name, do either

of the following:

Click the sequence, and then click it again to

highlight its name.

Context-click the sequence and choose Rename.

Type a new name and press Enter (Figure 9).
To open a sequence in the source view:
1 Do either of the following: Ctrl-double-click the sequence in the Project window

(Figure 10).

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Figure 10: In the Project window, Ctrl-double-click a sequence, You can also Ctrl-double-click a nested sequence in a timeline window.
Figure 12: You nest a sequence the same way you would add a clip to a sequence. Here, a title sequence is being dragged from, the source view into the main sequences.
Ctrl-double-click a nested sequence in a Timeline
window. The sequence opens in the source view of the Monitor window and works like a single clip (Figure 11).
To open the source of a nested sequence:
In the Timeline window, double-click a nested

sequence (Figure 13).

Figure 13: Double-clicking a nested sequence. Figure 11: The sequence opens in the source view.

To nest a sequence:

Add a sequence from the Program win-dow or source
view to the active sequence using any of the editing methods you learned in this chapter (Figure 12). You can use the same editing controls and drag-and-drop methods with a sequence as you would use with a single clip. Although a nested sequence acts like any other sequence clip, it refers to its source sequence.
The source of the nested sequence becomes the active sequence. Any changes you make to the source sequence are reected in all of its instances nested in other sequences (Figure 14).
Figure 14:. makes it the active sequence.

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If youre familiar with Premiere Pros sib-ling, After
Effects, youll instantly recog-nize the nesting concept and appreciate what it means for your project. Conversely, knowing how nesting works in Premiere Pro will give you a head start when you learn After Effects.
Nesting makes the virtual clip feature found in older
versions of Premiere obsolete.

Nesting rules

Here are a few things to keep in mind when you use nesting:
You cant nest a sequence within itself (think about it;

it doesnt work).

Nesting can increase processing demands on your
system, and thereby the time it takes to see certain effects at the full frame rate.
A nested sequence includes empty space at the
beginning of its source sequence but not at the end.
Whereas a nested sequence reects changes you make
to its source sequence, it does not reect changes to duration. Therefore, you must use standard trimming methods to lengthen a nested sequence and reveal material added to its source sequence. Conversely, trim back the Out point of the nested sequence to remove black video and silent audio resulting from shortening its source sequence. Excerpted from Premiere Pro for Windows: Visual QuickPro Guide, Copyright 2004 by Antony Bolante, published by Peachpit Press. Used with the permission of Pearson Education and Peachpit Press. To buy this book, visit www.peachpit.com

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