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Effect Controls panel
: Click the 
Effect Controls tab, and then click 
any clip in the Timeline to display 
that clip’s effect parameters in the 
Effect Controls panel. This will give 
you a small taste of many lessons to 
come. Three video effects are always 
present for every video, still, or 
graphic: Motion, Opacity, and Time 
Remapping. Each effect parameter 
(in the case of Motion: Position, 
Scale height and width, Rotation, 
and Anchor Point) is adjustable 
over time using keyframes. The Effect Controls panel is an immensely powerful 
tool that gives you incredible creative latitude. It comes up in many of this 
book’s lessons.
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Tools panel
: Each icon in this panel represents a tool that performs a specific 
function, typically a type of edit. The Selection tool is context-sensitive, 
which means it changes appearance to indicate the function that matches the 
circumstances.
Tools panel
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Info panel
: Click the Info tab to the left of the Effects tab. The Info panel that 
appears presents a data snapshot of any asset you’ve selected in the Project 
panel or any clip or transition selected in a sequence.
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History panel
: Click the History tab to the right of the Effects tab to open 
the History panel. This panel tracks up to 32 steps you take in your video 
production and lets you back up if you don’t like your latest efforts. When you 
back up to a previous condition, all steps that came after that point are also 
undone. In other words, you cannot extract a single misstep buried within the 
current list.
Effect Controls panel

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LESSON 1
Touring Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Customizing the workspace
You can customize the workspace to create a layout that works best for you: