Tik Tok Posting Runbook

Start

1. Make new directory and put raw clip and premiere project in 'raw' folder
2. Import clip and drop it on the timeline
3. Set Audio Gain - Normalize Max Peak to -3dB
4. Apply toning presets 1a and 1b

Cropping

1. Set Sequence - Sequence Settings to 1080 horizontal x 1920 vertical
2. If a Delete All Previews warning dialog pops up, just click OK
3. Scale to zoom out to just before black bars show (possibly standard: 89% - Under Effect Controls -> Video)
4. Adjust Position to center things up (Under Effects Controls -> Video)

Editing

1. Edit In and Out Points
2. Clip video
3. Remove In and Out Points
4. TODO: See if you can just export with the in and out points marked?

Export

1. Set Format to H.264
2. Use "Match Source - High Bit Rate" or "Match Source - Adaptive High Bit Rate" (Adaptive is better if size works)
3. Keep Size below 300MB
4. TODO: Confirm size limit
5. Set the filename and output location
6. In the Video tab check: Render at Maximum Depth
7. At bottom of the window, check: Use Maximum Render Quality
8. Click Export

Publish

1. Copy the file to: Dropbox/__tiktok
2. Wait...
3. On the phone open the video the do Share -> Export Video -> TikTok icon
4. Hit Next on the first page (assuming the clip is lined up)
5. Tap Captions and edit them
6. Add Text if something applies (~1.8 sec feels right for a default)
7. Hit Next
8. Fill out "Describe your video"
9. Possible hashtags #thepodofalan #art #creativity #workinginpublic #creativeprocess #creativepractice
10. Put a sticker on via "Select Cover" if one applies
11. Make sure Duet and Stitch are on if the video is short enough

on tik tock

from dropbox - share - open in... tik tok (the first option for tik tok didn't wokr)

Set a text description for 3 seconds turn on and edit captions

Links

• Adobe In A Minute: Editing + Exporting for Tik Tok in Premiere Pro!