TUTORIAL // TIPS & TRICKS: Adobe Premiere

Today in class we will go over:

• Layout of Premiere

• Importing media folder

• How to change view List/Icon view
• Layout with thumbnails and sizing of thumbnails

• Save your project files - do "Save As" to keep different versions

• Project organization:
• File > New bin
• File > New sequence
• match sequence settings (most likely: 1920 x 1080)
• View controls = + (to zoom in) and - (to zoom out)

• Editing Tools:
• Drag and drop from bin to sequence (timeline)
• selection tool [v]
• blade/cut tool [c]
• track selection to move things [
• pen tool [p] for making audio keyframes to control fade in/out
• With V tool - hover on in or out, ] [ icons appear, click and hold to trim the edges

• Editing TIPS:
• Edit video interview
• Unlink audio to use interview as v.o. (structuring track)
• To make L cut or J cut: OPTION click to trim or extend one track
• Add b-roll (watch synch on audio tracks --- can lock A track)
• add video b-roll
• add photographs
• resize image
• add motion to photos using keyframes in EFFECTS tab

• To add transition like FADE UP, FADE OUT or DISSOLVE (use sparingly!):
• Cntrl click: select "Add default transition" 

• Add music
• add keyframes with pen tool to adjust the levels.
• Add sound fx
• Drag out track for levels
• Use "v" to change level of the whole track
• Use "p" to make keyframes to fade track up or down ("in" point and "out" point)
• NOTE: before you export, watch your video with the volume up from start to finish --- this is the only way to really make sure your levels work across the whole video
• & please edit with headphones in any public computer lab!

• Add titles
• keyframe (add motion) to titles

• How to EXPORT your finished file
• File > Export
• Vimeo settings (pre-set)

Also NOTE that Premiere is just referencing your media files on your drive. If/when you return to editing in a new session and/or on a new computer you may have to RELINK your media files. Do this by opening your project from the latest project file in your drive... & show computer where all files all. If you reconnect one file from your drive the computer can likely reconnect all the files, if nothing has moved.

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Here are some HELPFUL SITES for reminders on what we go over in class:

Also, these are fully is explained via VIDEO TUTORIALS (Tegrity capture lectures and via Lynda tutorials) which are available in Blackboard Learn course site.

Premiere Window Layout:

Here's a good and quick guide for getting set up for editing in Premiere:
https://www.provideocoalition.com/adobe-updates-premiere-pro-cc-april-2017/


Keyboard Shortcuts for 2017 & 2018 versions:

Keyboard Shortcuts Guide



When you EXPORT your final video use the VIMEO COMPRESSION SETTINGS:

https://vimeo.com/help/compression