Special Tools: Morph Cut
Lesson 64 from: Adobe Premiere Pro CC Video Editing: The Complete GuideAbba Shapiro
Special Tools: Morph Cut
Lesson 64 from: Adobe Premiere Pro CC Video Editing: The Complete GuideAbba Shapiro
Lesson Info
64. Special Tools: Morph Cut
Summary (Generated from Transcript)
The topic of the lesson is the morph cut tool in Adobe Premiere Pro CC, which is used to smooth out cuts in video editing.
Q&A:
What is the morph cut tool?
The morph cut tool is a feature in Adobe Premiere Pro CC that is used to smooth out cuts in video editing.
How does the morph cut tool work?
The morph cut tool analyzes the pixels before and after the cut and creates new pixels to seamlessly transition between the two clips.
How long should the morph cut be applied for?
The length of the morph cut should ideally be between 8 and 12 frames.
Why is it important to keep the morph cut short?
Keeping the morph cut short helps to ensure that the transition happens quickly and is less noticeable to the viewer.
What happens when the morph cut is applied?
When the morph cut is applied, the program starts analyzing the pixels and creating new ones to create a smooth transition between the clips.
Why is it necessary to render the morph cut?
Rendering the morph cut allows you to see the final result of the transition and make any necessary adjustments.
Are there any limitations to using the morph cut tool?
The morph cut tool works best when there is minimal movement or dramatic change between the two clips. Wide shots with little movement are ideal for this tool.
Is the morph cut tool commonly used in video editing?
The morph cut tool is a powerful tool when used properly, but it is not commonly used or known by clients or third-party individuals involved in the editing process.
Lessons
Understanding Editing: Bootcamp Overview
07:25 2Understanding Editing: Overview
25:25 3Understanding Editing: Video Examples
25:07 4Tour The Interface: Digital Video Workflow
16:38 5Tour The Interface: Project Panel
12:28 6Tour The Interface: Choosing Your Shot
07:18 7Tour The Interface: Music And Voice Over
10:31 8Tour The Interface: Video Tracks
05:26Tour The Interface: Edit Markers
08:46 10Building a Rough Cut: Cut Planning
21:46 11Building a Rough Cut: Selecting Media
25:01 12Building a Rough Cut: The Edit
30:50 13Building a Rough Cut: Edit Points
13:43 14Refining Your Edit: Preparation
10:29 15Refining Your Edit: Making Cuts
25:19 16Refining Your Edit: Using Markers
16:31 17Refining Your Edit: J and L Cuts
15:57 18Refining Your Edit: Replace Edit
05:04 19Working with Audio: Overview
17:43 20Working with Audio: Levels
13:36 21Working with Audio: Music
10:00 22Working with Audio: Mixing And Syncing
14:50 23Transitions: Overview
13:44 24Transitions: Effect Controls
09:31 25Filters & Effects: Overview
18:05 26Filters & Effects: Using Multiple Filters
22:18 27Motion & Animation: Motion And Animation Overview
09:40 28Motion & Animation: Movement With Still Images
26:56 29Motion & Animation: Picture In Picture
10:57 30Motion & Animation: Motion Effects
17:08 31Titling & Graphics: Overview
27:11 32Titling & Graphics: Advanced Tools
11:03 33Titling & Graphics: Roll And Crawl Effects
08:01 34Titling & Graphics: Working With Photoshop
12:17 35Speed Changes: Overview
21:12 36Speed Changes: Stills And Variable Speeds
06:23 37Color Correction: Overview
07:39 38Color Correction: Lumetri Scopes
11:32 39Color Correction: Contrast
21:37 40Color Correction: Advanced Tools
15:12 41Color Correction: Adjusting To A Master Clip
07:45 42Finishing: Prepping for Output
14:53 43Finishing: QC Edit Points
24:56 44Sharing & Exporting: Overview
29:05 45Sharing & Exporting: Size And Quality
24:46 46Ingesting Media:
28:39 47Ingesting Media: Transferring And Importing
31:15 48Media Management & Archiving
26:10 49Multi-Camera Editing: Overview
14:26 50Multi-Camera Editing: Creating A Sequence
20:04 51Multi-Camera Editing: Switching Multiple Cameras
15:31 52Multi-Camera Editing: Finalizing
12:37 53Creating Timelapses: Shooting Strategies
18:04 54Creating Timelapses: Editing Images
14:21 55Creating Timelapses: Importing Strategies
18:47 56Creating Timelapses: Animation
05:58 57Advanced Editing Techniques: Take Command Of Your Timeline
22:36 58Advanced Editing Techniques: Transitions
07:57 59Advanced Editing Techniques: Keyboard Shortcuts
12:00 60Advanced Editing Techniques: Preference Hacks
21:15 61Thinking Like an Editor: Editing Choices
31:55 62Thinking Like an Editor: Telling the Story
23:50 63Special Tools: Warp Stabilizer
17:59 64Special Tools: Morph Cut
06:56 65Special Tools: Green Screen
20:16Lesson Info
Special Tools: Morph Cut
Let's talk about the morph cut. The morph cut again is one of those things that when used right, it's really, really good. Did I do two copies of this, I think I tried to. No, let me actually do that, and then zoom out, I like to do a before and after. So I'm gonna simply grab these two clips, go option drag, so I have a finished one over here, and let's zoom in. So, I've already applied the morph cut, I'm gonna go ahead and remove it. And I'm gonna show you what the original edit looked like. So, I cut these pieces together of Mike and I like the continuity, but you see the cut. Better be great to hear his audio. Yeah, so travel photography, I've always loved travel. I take people in trips around the world. So I cut out the whole section, was, "My wife and I promised that every year, "after we got married, we'd go, we'd go around the world, "and as a business, well, "that's really cutting to the chase." But as you see. Photography, I've always loved travel, I take people in trip...
s around the world. So, my hope is to smooth that out. And my audience won't see it. So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna choose the morph cut, so I'll type in morph. And drag that on, and when the morph cut is first applied, it's usually a full second. Okay, 30 frames. It's too long for a morph. I find that ideally, maybe eight to 12 seconds and I play with that. So, I'm gonna go ahead and try 12. Part of me hopes that it works, part of me hopes it doesn't work, so I can show you that you need to change the time. So, we'll see, so I apply it, you'll see that it's red. First thing it's gonna do, it's gonna start analyzing, just like the warp stabilizer, it's looking for all the pixels, and trying to figure out how to get from A to B, smoothly and it's gonna actually create new pixels, so again, it's a pretty complex analyzation. When you think about that, that took about 30, 40 seconds. That was for 12 frames, okay. So, that's another reason to keep it short, but, we want it to happen quickly so people don't notice the cut, okay. So, it does that, and if played it, it's gonna still be jumpy. I need to render it, okay, I see this red line. It'll so it's best, but it won't show me really what the morph cut looks like, until I render it, so I'm gonna go ahead and mark it in and an out point, Don't need that much of an out point. And I'm gonna up here under sequence, I'm gonna say, go ahead, render into output. And as you see, it's going through, goes real quickly 'till it gets to the morph. Travel. That was actually pretty quick. I take being-- And let's see, now we know the cut's there, okay, but if you didn't know, and I'm gonna go option exta, at least hide the in and out point. See, I've always loved travel, I take people on trips around the world. There's a little hiccup but you didn't, I mean for all you know that could be a compression algorithm, when you're watching on the web. Let's step through that, frame by frame, just so you can kinda see it, I'm gonna even make it full screen, so you can kinda see what's happening. So, what it's doing is it's actually, where's the cut? We already went through the cut. It actually a new video of him, and it works pretty well here, I'm gonna go ahead, I'm gonna delete that, all my hard work, but I wanna step through it without the morph cut on. That was the actual cut point. When we step through it with the morph cut, I lost-- Undo, undo, I wanna do re-do, re-do. File, edit. Oh, I've already hit, fine oh. I just-- Oh, there we go. I think that's the moment of the cut. So, it's pretty cool, when you don't have a lot of jarring movement. If I did a wide shot to a wide shot, and I tried this with that, and the hands were one here and here in the other, and it kinda went (blubbers), but you can do it in a wide shot, just you can't have dramatic change between the first and the second shot, and then sometimes, to be successful, you have to play with the duration. So if I went and I tried to make this longer, it's gonna have to re-analyze this. So, now, I made it much longer. Sometimes, too much of a good thing is too much of a good thing, it's gonna try too early to meld them together, and it might be more noticeable. I wanted to make it as short or as long as appropriate, so that it does it's best to guess, and the viewer doesn't see it. But this is really cool, because I didn't have to go find B-roll, and if you're just watching it, and hopefully listening to him, you would never know there's a cut. So, the morph cut's great, the takeaway is, you never, I can't even think of an instance where you wanna full one second morph, unless you want the morph to actually make itself apparent, I usually find between eight and 12 frames is the sweet spot for that, and I just kinda, you know, when you change it, it does have to go and reanalyze it again. Because it's only using the frame between the in and the out point of the edit. So, I made this longer, once again, remember you need to render that. Does render fairly quick because it's already done most of the math. Travel. Okay. (blubbering) I've always loved travel, I take people-- And it's a little bumpier, but it's pretty good. I mean, either way, I think that where we were originally, was a little smoother. So, that's the morph cut, it's pretty cut and dry, that was not an intentional pun, but it felt that way when it came out, but it's really powerful, it works in some instances. Don't count it when you're shooting, don't tell your clients, if you're doing third party stuff, because they'll say, "Oh yeah, just make it fit." This is a classic, it's like, I'm interviewing somebody, he's like, well, they give me like all these words, as soundbites, and they go, "You just piece it together." I'm like, "No, I can't just piece it together, "you need to actually say it as a sentence, (audience laughs) "so it's fluid." So, they think you have these magical skills, and be like, "Oh you just stabilize it, and take the words, "and you can do your magic stuff," and you're like, bang, bang, bang. So, we'll keep it as a secret between us and the thousands of people that are tuning in right now. But it's an amazing tool when used properly.
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