Nesting Sequences

from: Premiere Pro CS5 for Avid Editors

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Media Composer simply does not allow nested sequences, so this concept may be completely new to you. When you nest a sequence, it behaves like a clip, with effects and animation controls and all of the flexibility that brings. This short video teaches you everything you need to know to nest one sequence inside another.

From: Premiere Pro CS5 for Avid Editors

In Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 for Avid Editors, filmmaker, trainer, and author Maxim Jago presents a quick, easy-to-use workshop for editors who want to make the transition from Avid Media Composer to Adobe Premiere Pro, or even to move back and forth between the two. Premiere Pro CS5 supports roundtrip editing with Avid, and offers great new features like the Media Browser, 64-bit support, and the powerful Mercury Playback Engine. And of course Premiere Pro makes it easy for you to harness the power of the entire Adobe Creative Suite to help with everything from writing scripts and creating titles to capturing live video and tracking metadata. For Avid editors looking to quickly and painlessly make the leap without having to wade through concepts they´re already familiar with, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 for Avid Editors provides a detailed, fast, and fun way to quickly get up and running with this powerful program.

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