Diversity and Dissent - Premiere Pro
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Adobe Software
- Sign into https://creativecloud.adobe.com/
- Download and install the Creative Cloud Desktop app
- Sign into the Creative Cloud Desktop app with your evergreen account.
- Install Premiere Pro
- Media Services and the Computer Center have Premiere Pro 2021 installed.
File Management
- Make a folder on your Desktop or in your Documents with a meaningful name.
- Make sub-folders called
- Video
- Stills
- Premiere_Files
- Audio
- Within thew subfolder make additional folders as necessary.
- Copies all source files to the appropriate folders before importing to Premiere.
- File Management Steps
- Importing Media article
AVCHD files
- Files from the Vixia camera are in the AVCHD format.
- It's really a folder of many files but on the macOS it appears as a single bundle.
- Do not rename or mess with the contents of the AHCHD file.
- Premiere will know how to interpret the AVCHD bundle.
- AVCHD demo files
Premiere Pro
To review Premiere Pro here are links to some article and videos
Workshops Steps
- Premiere Pro windows and layouts
- Media Browser
- Project
- Timeline
- Source Monitor
- Program Monitor
- ~ Key
- Press the ~ key to make the window that the mouse pointer is over bigger.
- Make a New Project
- Import AVCHD clips
- Import other video or stills
- Make a new sequence
- Sequence Settings
- Editing
- Playback
- In and Out Points
- Insert vs Overwrite
- Video only
- Snapping
- Transitions/Fades
- Opacity
- Titles
- Exporting
Tutorials
Basic Editing Tutorials
- Create a project and import a clip Adobe tutorial
- Learn basic editing skills
- Includes sample files
- Explore Premiere Pro panels Adobe tutorial
- Tutorial for the Project and Timeline panels and Source and Program monitors
- Includes sample files
- Learn editing skills Adobe tutorial
- Learn key editing skills
- Includes sample files
- Adjust the timing of your edits Adobe tutorial
- Editing tips
- Includes sample files
- Add Transitions Adobe Article
Effects
Premiere Pro has a variety of audio and video effects that can be used to change or modify the audio or video clips.
- Audio and video effects can be added to clips
- Many parameters of the effects can be adjusted over time with keyframes
- Adding Effects to Clips wiki article
- Add effects Adobe tutorial
- Visual effects and transitions
- Includes sample files
Titles
The Essential Graphics panel can be used to create title or graphics. They can be static or have motion to them
- Creating Titles with Essential Graphics
- Work with graphics and titles Adobe tutorial
- Learn how to work with photos, titles, and graphics
- Includes sample files
Exporting
To share a rough cut or final edit you need to export the project to a video file.
- Exporting from Premiere Pro wiki article
- Exporting Video in multiple formats Adobe tutorial
