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-MACBOOK PRO-
-PREMIERE PRO-
*OPEN [PROJECT]* —>
-[COMMAND] + [ o ]-
*OPEN THE [LIBRETTO] TEMPLATE* —>
“PROJECT TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Documents/Adobe/Common/Assets/Project Templates/-[LIBRETTO] TEMPLATE-.prproj’
*FINDER TAG* —>
“PP TEMPLATE PROJECTS”
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-CREATE A “PROJECT PROFILE” WORDPRESS DATABASE-
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*USE [12-BIN] OUTLINE TO BUILD YOUR “TEMPLATE PROJECTS”* —>
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*CREATE “9-BIN” FINDER DIRECTORIES* —>
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*[EFFECT CONTROLS] WORKSPACE* —>
-[SHIFT] + [OPTION] + [ 4 ]-
*RESET TO “SAVED LAYOUT”* —>
-[SHIFT] + [OPTION] + [ 0 ]-
-PROJECT PANEL-
-FILL SCREEN-
“SEQUENCES” —> “BASE SEQUENCES” —> -[1080] x [1920]-
-OPEN [SEQUENCE] IN [TIMELINE]-
-RETURN TO “PROJECT PANEL”-
“ASSETS” —> “VIDEO ASSETS” —> “INTROS”
-DOWNLOAD “RAW CLIP” FROM [“CLOUD” —> “DEVICE”]-
*CLOUD FILEPATH* —>
“RAW MATERIALS”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-INTROS-‘
*LOCAL FILEPATH* —>
“LOCAL EDITS”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-INTROS-‘
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-[PREMIERE PRO] PROJECT-
-[BIN] FILE-PATH-
-SEQUENCE-
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-PROJECT PANEL-
“LIST VIEW”
“FILL SCREEN”
-CLICK THE TOP “RIGHT ARROW” TO DISPLAY ALL [BINS / ITEMS] IN THE [PROJECT DIRECTORY]-
“ASSETS” —> “VIDEO ASSETS” —> “INTROS”
-CREATE A “TEMPLATE DIRECTORY” BIN-
-ASSIGN A BIN TO ITS “INTRO BIN”-
-COPY/PASTE THE “TEMPLATE DIRECTORY” INTO THAT [BIN]-
-OPEN THE “RAW CLIP” BIN-
-IMPORT THE “RAW CLIP”-
*NAME THE “RAW CLIP”* —>
“KING OF THE CATS” (RAW MP4)
*OPEN [SELECTED CLIP] IN [SOURCE MONITOR]* —>
-[SHIFT] + [ o ]-
-FILL SCREEN-
-MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO [BEGINNING] OF [TIMELINE]-
-ADD [MARKER]-
-MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO [END] OF [TIMELINE]-
-ADD [MARKER]-
-MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO [BEGINNING] OF [TIMELINE]-
-CLOSE ALL [CLIPS/SEQUEBCES] IN [SOURCE MONITOR]* —>
-[SHIFT] + [ c ]-
*RESET TO “SAVED LAYOUT”-
*NAVIGATE TO [PROJECT PANEL]* —>
-[ ! ] –
*NAVIGATE BACK TO “RAW CLIP” BIN* —>
“ASSETS” —> “VIDEO ASSETS” —> “INTROS”
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-DUPLICATE THE “RAW CLIP”-
-MOVE THE “DUPLICATED CLIP” TO THE “CROSSFADE TRIM” BIN-
*RE-NAME THE “DUPLICATED CLIP”* —>
“KING OF THE CATS” (CROSSFADE TRIM)
-CLICK THE “CROSSFADE TRIM” CLIP TO SELECT IT-
*OPEN [SELECTED CLIP] IN [SOURCE MONITOR]* —>
-[SHIFT] + [ o ]-
-FILL SCREEN-
-MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO [BEGINNING] OF [TIMELINE]-
-ZOOM ALL THE WAY IN-
*PLAYBACK PREFERENCES* —>
*MOVE [PLAYHEAD] [BACK/FORWARD] 5 FRAMES* —>
-[SHIFT] + [LEFT/RIGHT ARROW]-
“TIMELINE PREFERENCES* —>
*VIDEO TRANSITION DEFAULT DURATION* —>
-[30] FRAMES-
(OR [1-SECOND] FOR [30 FPS] FRAME RATES)
-APPLIES TO [FADE IN/OUT] + [CROSS FADES]-
-RETURN TO [PROJECT PANEL]-
-HOVER [POINTER] OVER THE [CROSSFADE TRIM] CLIP TO VIEW ITS [FRAME RATE]* —>
-[29.97] FPS-
(~ 30 FPS)
-RETURN TO [SOURCE MONITOR]-
-MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO [BEGINNING] OF [TIMELINE]-
*FOR [30 FPS] FRAME RATE* —>
*MOVE [PLAYHEAD] FORWARD [15 FRAMES]-
-HIT [SHIFT] + [RIGHT ARROW]-
(x 3)
-ADD [MARKER]-
-ADD [IN POINT]-
-MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO [END] OF [TIMELINE]-
*MOVE [PLAYHEAD] BACKWARD [15 FRAMES]-
-HIT [SHIFT] + [LEFT ARROW]-
(x 3)
-ADD [MARKER]-
-ADD [IN POINT]-
-MOVE [PLAYHEAD] TO [BEGINNING] OF [TIMELINE]-
-RETURN TO [PROJECT PANEL]-
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-NAVIGATE TO [TIMELINE PANEL]
-THE [TIMELINE PANEL] HOSTS OPEN “SEQUENCES”-
-DISPLAYED AS “TABS” WHEN MULTIPLE “SEQUENCES” ARE OPENED-
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*WHEN NO “SEQUENCE” IS OPENED* —>
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*TO CREATE A [SEQUENCE] FROM THE “TIMELINE PANEL”* —>
-[COMMAND] + [ n ]-
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*CREATE A [SEQUENCE] FROM YOUR [1080 x 1920] SEQUENCE [PRE-SET]* —>
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*TO REVEAL OPENED [SEQUENCE] IN “PROJECT PANEL”* —>
-[COMMAND] + [CONTROL] + [ r ]-
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-RETURN TO [TIMELINE PANEL]-
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*TO CLOSE [OPENED SEQUENCE] IN [TIMELINE PANEL]* —>
-[COMMAND] + [ w ]-
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-NAVIGATE BACK TO [PROJECT PANEL]-
*FILL SCREEN-
-EXPAND ALL BINS-
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*SET PROJECT PANEL TO “CUSTOM VIEW” [PRE-SET]* —>
-[SHIFT] + [COMMAND] + [ p ]-
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-CLICK THE “LEFTMOST METADATA COLUMN” TO SORT ITEMS BY “LABEL”-
(AKA “TYPE”)
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-ADD [SEQUENCE PROFILE] TO THIS [WORDPRESS ENTRY]* —>
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*TO [RE-OPEN] A SEQUENCE* —>
-NAVIGATE TO [PROJECT PANEL]-
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*MOVIE* —>
([VIDEO/AUDIO] LINKED CLIP)
-IRIS-
*VIDEO CLIP* —>
-VIOLET-
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*LOCK ALL [AUDIO/VIDEO] TRAX* —>
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*COPY/PASTE THE “LIBRETTO TEMPLATE” TO THIS [CLOUD FILEPATH]* —>
“RAW MATERIALS”
“MACBOOK PRO”
“PREMIERE PRO”
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-‘
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-iPHONE 14-
-CAMERA APP-
-VIDEO-
-[PHOTOS] iOS APP-
-[LIBRARY] TAB-
“SELECT”
“SHARE”
-“MACBOOK 2” AIRDROP-
*DOWNLOADS* —>
/Users/joga/Downloads
-HIDE ALL “FILE EXTENSIONS”-
*SORT BY KIND* —>
-[COMMAND] + [OPTION] + [CONTROL] + [ k ]-
*USE GROUPS* —>
-[COMMAND] + [CONTROL] + [ 0 ]
*MOVE [IMAGES] TO THIS FOLDER* —>
“RAW MATERIALS”
~/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/-RAW MATERIIALS-/-PIX-/ZZZ – SCATTERSHOTS – ZZZ
*MOVE “VIDEOS” TO THIS “SYNC FOLDER”* —>
“SYNC”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-SYNC-/-CLIPS-‘
*REVIEW “CLIPS” VIA [iPHONE / iPAD]-
-CONNECT [AIRPODS] TO [DEVICE]-
-DOCUMENTS APP-
“MY FILES”
“SYNCED FOLDERS”
“CLIPS”
*FOR “SOLO AKUSTIKA” CLIPS* —>
-TAKE HANDWRITTEN NOTES-
(“DURATION” / “TITLES” / “TIMESTAMPS” / “COMMENTS”)
*PHOTOGRAPH THE NOTES + UPLOAD THEM TO THIS [WORDPRESS ENTRY]* —>
*RENAME THE FILES IN THIS FORMAT* —>
“SONG TITLE” (5m 30s) [2026-1-30] (FRONT / REAR / DOUBLETAKE) [MOBILE / STATIC]
*MOVE ALL OTHER [CLIPS] TO THIS [DIRECTORY]* —>
“REVIEWED CLIPS”
“SCATTTERSHOTS”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-REVIEWED CLIPS-/-SCATTERSHOTS-‘
*CREATE “CLIP CATEGORIES”* —>
(INTRO / OUTRO / LINX / ETC)
*BACK UP THE “SOLO AKUSTIKA” RAW CLIP TO ITS “SONG FOLDER” ON [GOOGLE DRIVE]* —>
“THE LONG RUN”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-FINAL CUTS-/-TRAX-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-/-THE LONG RUN-/-STOP MOTION-/-SOLO AKUSTIKA-/-RAW MATERIALS-/-[2026 29 6]- -STOP MOTION [2|27]- (FRONT).mov’
*INDEX THE “RAW CLIP” TO THIS “LOCAL FOLDER”* —>
“LOCAL EDITS”
“PREMIERE PRO”
“PROJECTS”
“MUSIC VIDEOS”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-PROJECTS-/–MUSIC VIDEOS–/-STOP MOTION-/-CLIPS-/-SOLO AKUSTIKA-/-RAW MATERIALS-/-[2026 29 6]- -STOP MOTION [2|27]- (FRONT).mov’
-OPEN [PREMIERE PRO]-
“CREATE NEW [PROJECT]”
*USE THE [LIBRETTO] TEMPLATE* —>
‘/Users/joga/Documents/Adobe/Common/Assets/Project Templates/-[LIBRETTO] TEMPLATE-.prproj’
*COPY/PASTE THE “LIBRETTO TEMPLATE” TO THIS [CLOUD FILEPATH]* —>
“RAW MATERIALS”
“MACBOOK PRO”
“PREMIERE PRO”
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-‘
*SAVE [PROJECT] TO THIS LOCAL [FILE PATH]* —>
“LOCAL EDITS”
“PREMIERE PRO”
“PROJECTS”
“MUSIC VIDEOS”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-PROJECTS-/–MUSIC VIDEOS–/-STOP MOTION-/–PROJECT FILES–/-STOP MOTION- [1].prproj’
*AFTER EVERY [EDITING SESSION], [COPY/PASTE] THE [PROJECT FILE] TO THIS [CLOUD FILEPATH]* —>
“THE LONG RUN”
“SOURCE CODE”
“PREMIERE PRO”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-FINAL CUTS-/-TRAX-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-/-THE LONG RUN-/-STOP MOTION-/-SOURCE CODE-/-PREMIERE PRO-‘
*NAVIGATE TO THE “CLOUD FILEPATH” CONTAINING THE “RAW CLIP”* —>
“THE LONG RUN”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-FINAL CUTS-/-TRAX-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-/-THE LONG RUN-/-STOP MOTION-/-SOLO AKUSTIKA-/-RAW MATERIALS-/-[2026 29 6]- -STOP MOTION [2|27]- (FRONT).mov’
*COPY/PASTE “RAW CLIP” TO THIS [LOCAL FILEPATH]* —>
“LOCAL EDITS”
“PREMIERE PRO”
“PROJECTS”
“MUSIC VIDEOS”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-PROJECTS-/–MUSIC VIDEOS–/-STOP MOTION-/-CLIPS-/-SOLO AKUSTIKA-/-RAW MATERIALS-/-[2026 29 6]- -STOP MOTION [2|27]- (FRONT).mov’
-INTRO-
*SAVE [INTROS] TO THIS [CLOUD FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-INTROS-‘
*INDEX TO THIS [LOCAL FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-INTROS-‘
-OUTRO-
*SAVE [OUTROS] TO THIS [CLOUD FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-OUTROS-‘
*INDEX TO THIS [LOCAL FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-OUTROS-‘
-BACKDROPS-
*SAVE [BACKDROPS] TO THIS [CLOUD FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-BACKDROPS-‘
*INDEX TO THIS [LOCAL FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-BACKDROPS-‘
-CALLING CARDS-
*SAVE OUTROS TO THIS [CLOUD FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-CALLING CARDS-‘
*INDEX TO THIS [LOCAL FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-CALLING CARDS-‘
-HEADSHOTS-
*SAVE [HEADSHOTS] TO THIS [CLOUD FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-HEADSHOTS-‘
*INDEX TO THIS [LOCAL FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-HEADSHOTS-‘
-LOGOS-
*SAVE [LOGOS] TO THIS [CLOUD FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive-josephjgatti@gmail.com/My Drive/-RAW MATERIALS-/-MACBOOK PRO-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-LOGOS-‘
*INDEX TO THIS [LOCAL FILEPATH]* —>
“TEMPLATES”
‘/Users/joga/Desktop/-LOCAL EDITS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-TEMPLATES-/-LOGOS-‘
-PROJECT PANEL-
*2 BINS* —>
-ASSETS-
-SEQUENCES-
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“ASSETS” BIN* —>
-IMAGE-
-AUDIO-
-VIDEO-
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*”VIDEO ASSETS” BIN* —>
-INTROS-
-RAW SOLO AKUSTIKA-
-OUTROS-
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*”INTROS” BIN* —>
“KING OF THE CATS”
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“PROJECT PANEL”
“FILL SCREEN”
“LIST VIEW”
-[OPTION-CLICK] THE [TOP “RIGHT ARROW”] TO REVEAL ALL [BIN ITEMS]-
-MANUALLY DRAG THE [COLUMN BOUNDARY] SO THAT ALL “NAMES” ARE FULLY DISPLAYED-
-CLICK YOUR [TARGET BIN] TO SELECT IT-
-IMPORT [MP4]-
-CREATE [SEQUENCE] FROM [CLIP]-
-[DRAG/DROP] SEQUENCE INTO THE “INTRO SEQUENCE” BIN-
-APPEND “BASE SEQUENCE” TO THE “SEQUENCE NAME”-
-DUPLICATE THE SEQUENCE-
-APPEND THE DUPLICATED SEQUENCES WITH “PART #”-
-SELECT THE [[1920 x 1080] [PRE-SET]]-
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-FOR “INSTAGRAM STORIES”, OPEN YOUR “RAW” [9:16] SEQUENCE TEMPLATE-
-PROJECT PANEL-
“SEQUENCES” —> “TRIMMED SEQUENCES”
-CLICK THE “RAW SEQUENCE” TO SELECT IT-
(OR USE “ARROW KEYS”)
-[DOUBLE-CLICK] THE “RAW SEQUENCE” TO OPEN IT IN [TIMELINE]-
(OR PRESS [OPTION] + [ t ] )
-SELECT YOUR [[9:16] INTRO SEQUENCE] IN [PROJECT PANEL]-
“SEQUENCES” —> “INTRO SEQUENCES” —> “INTRO NAME” —> -[9:16]-
*TO OPEN IN “SOURCE MONITOR”* —>
-[SHIFT] + [ o ]-
*IN [TIMELINE]. TURN OFF “NESTS” WITH THIS BUTTON* —>
*DESELECT ALL “TRAX” IN THE LEFTMOST COLUMN* —>
-OUR INTRO SEQUENCE CONTAINS 1 [VIDEO TRACK] + 1 [AUDIO TRACK]-
-NAVIGATE TO [SOURCE MONITOR] + INSERT THE “INTRO SEQUENCE” INTO [TIMELINE]-
[ , ]
-IF NO “SOURCE PATCHES” ARE SELECTED, THE [SEQUENCE] IS NOT INSERTED-
*WHEN “V1” IS SELECTED, THE SEQUENCE’S “VIDEO TRACK” IS INSERTED* —>
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-IF ONLY “V2” IS SELECTED, THE [SEQUENCE] WILL NOT BE INSERTED-
(THE EXACT “TRACK NUMBERS” MUST MATCH BETWEEN “CHILD SEQUENCE” + “PARENT SEQUENCE”)
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-IF “A1” IS SELECTED, ONLY THE “AUDIO TRACK” IS INSERTED-
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*SELECT BOTH “V1” + “A1” FOR A PROPER “NESTED SEQUENCE INSERT” CONSISTING OF “INDIVDUAL CLIPS”* —>
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*INSERT “NESTED SEQUENCES” AS “NESTS”* —>
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-WHEN THIS SETTING IS “ON”, YOU CAN ONLY SELECT A SINGLE “VIDEO TRACK” TO INSERT THE “NEST” INTO-
(THE NEST WILL CONTAIN BOTH YOUR “VIDEO TRACK” + “AUDIO TRACK”)
(THE AUDIO PLAYS BACK EVEN THOUGH ALL “AUDIO TRACKS” IN [TIMELINE] ARE EMPTY)
(IF YOU DON’T SELECT ANY TRACKS, THE “SEQUENCE” WILL NOT BE INSERTED)
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-[29.97] FRAME RATE-
-[INTRO] + [OUTRO] = [5 SECONDS] / [19 FRAMES]-
-[19 FRAMES] = [0.634 SECOND]-
-[5.634] SECONDS-
-SO THE “INSTAGRAM STORY” BODY MUST BE SHORTER THAN [54.66] SECONDS-
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-CREATE “DAILY DIRECTORIES” IN YOUR [“DAILY IMPORTS” [LOCAL] DIRECTORY]-
-CREATE “DAILY DIRECTORIES” IN YOUR [“RAW MATERIALS” [GOOGLE DRIVE] DIRECTORY]-
-TRANSFER [CLIP] FROM [iPHONE] TO [MACBOOK PRO]-
-TRANSFER [CLIP] FROM [MACBOOK PRO] TO [GOOGLE DRIVE]-
-CREATE A [CLIP PROFILE] WORDPRESS ENTRY-
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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