{"id":55597,"date":"2015-04-28T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=55597"},"modified":"2015-04-28T08:42:52","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T13:42:52","slug":"premiere-pro-tutorial-setting-poster-frames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/premiere-pro-tutorial-setting-poster-frames\/","title":{"rendered":"Premiere Pro Tutorial: Setting Poster Frames"},"content":{"rendered":"

A quick change of your poster frame can help you better organize your editing workflow in a big way. Find out more in this Premiere Pro tutorial.<\/h2>\n

In Premiere Pro, the default poster frame (or thumbnail) for your clips is the first frame<\/strong> of your selected video. While this may work for some videos, usually the first frame is not a great indication of what is going on in the clip itself.<\/strong> This can result in wasted time spent searching for the right video when a quick thumbnail change<\/strong> could have prevented the entire mess. This is especially true when working with multiple editors.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>The\u00a0clips on the right are the same clips as the ones on the left, but with different poster images.<\/em>
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In this quick Premiere Pro\u00a0tutorial, we\u2019ll show you how to set the poster image from the default first frame to a frame of your choosing.<\/strong> Let\u2019s begin:<\/p>\n

1. Set the Project Panel to Icon View<\/h3>\n

By default, your project panel is probably in a list view, meaning all of your assets are listed\u00a0without a thumbnail\u00a0image<\/strong>. If you want to be able to see your poster frames, simply click the icon view button<\/strong> \"Icon\u00a0at the bottom left hand corner of the panel.<\/strong> You should now be able to see a visual thumbnail of all your clips.<\/p>\n

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2. Find Your Desired Poster Frame<\/h3>\n

In the icon view, you can scrub through your video files two different ways. The first is to physically use your mouse to scrub over the video from left to right<\/strong> until you\u2019ve found your desired frame. The other is by selecting the clip and hitting the spacebar.<\/strong> You can use the same playback controls<\/strong> as the preview monitor, so keyboard shortcuts like J,K, and L<\/strong> work as well. Once you find your desired frame, simply hit the spacebar to stop.<\/p>\n

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3. Right Click<\/h3>\n

With your desired poster frame selected, right click on the video thumbnail.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Set\u00a0Poster Frame<\/h3>\n

In the dropdown menu, select Set Poster Frame. <\/strong>The current frame will now be your default thumbnail in the icon view.<\/p>\n

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A special thanks to RocketStock<\/a> for providing the clips in this tutorial. Go check them out if you are looking for\u00a0awesome After Effects templates<\/a>. They also have a few After Effects freebies<\/a> for your editing pleasure.<\/p>\n

Want to learn quick tips in Premiere Pro?<\/strong> Check out a few of the following articles here on PremiumBeat:<\/p>\n