You can use a colour matte to a track to make a new colour region like a background.
To set up the Colour Matte, go to File > New > Colour Matte. When the Colour Picker opens:
- Under Video Settings, select the Width, Height, Timebase for the matte, which should be the same dimensions as your image sequences (e.g., 1920 x 1080).
- Then, choose whatever colour you wish, and give the matte a name.
- The matte will appear in the Project Window. You can use it and apply it to the Timeline as many times as you wish. Premiere will give the matte the same duration as the Still Image in the Preferences:
- Macintosh > Main Menu > Premiere Pro > Preferences
- Windows > Main Menu > Edit > Preferences
- From the Preferences, go toTimeline > Still Image Default Duration.
- You can also change the length of the matte later in the Timeline. It behaves like a still image.
Links to information and processes with Adobe Premiere Pro
- Project Folder Preparations
- Premiere Project Settings
- To Establish a Premiere Project
- To Prepare to Import Image Files
- Importing Images: Both Stills & Sequences
- To Interpret Footage
- To Scale Images & Footage
- To Add a Colour Matte
- Effects Controls
- Using Keyframes
- To Change the Scale & Position of Images & Sequences Compositionally
- To Make Tonal Adjustments using Levels
- Colour Correction
- Applying a Colour Key
- Exporting Media Files
- The Basics of Sound Editing with Adobe Premiere
- To Tap a Beat
- Adding Footsteps to an Animated Character and Assigning the Sound to a Sub-Mix
- To Export Audio Clips
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