Selecting the Correct Beginning Preferences for Video in PRE10

Question

Hello,
I am an absolute beginner to PRE10, and am teaching myself from basic training videos at muvipix.com. It is obvious from the first video that selecting the right preferencs for the type of video is extremely important. I have videos from a vado, a flipcam, a droid global 2 and a droid global 3. I know that I can research the type and resolution of video that these cameras put out, but how do I use this information to figure out what to select from the menu that I saw in the video to start my project off with the correct settings?
Thanks, Chris

Answer 1

Being new to PrE, this ARTICLE will offer some learning resources, though at least one (a great one) has been mentioned.
Setting up you Project is very important, and is the first step in learning PrE. Steve Grisetti goes into a lot of necessary details on that, in his Basic Training Series. John T. offers some very useful links on first determining the CODEC inside your Source Files, and how those details will guide you. They might seem to be a "bit much," but trust me, they cover many bases, and necessary bases, and thing will become much easier. Editing Video is not as cut-and-dried, as editing Still Images. There are about 100x the number of variables, and those are important.
This is a necessary first step, and I cannot stress the importance of choosing the right Preset at New Project, as otherwise, there will be issues.
Good luck,
Hunt