The project folder should have a similar layout as this one. At the most basic level, your project folder should be laid out similar to this: To avoid this, the best strategy is to organize your media in a systematic way. Errors like offline media and missing links are common problems with messy projects. It may not be the most glamorous or exciting aspect of video editing, but setting up your project media properly will save you a handful of issues down the line. If you’re just starting out, you’ll be on your way to becoming a skilled Adobe video editor. With some of the same foundational tips that I learned and now use, you’ll be able to churn out gorgeous-looking videos that will attract the eyes of any audience. I’ve been professionally editing for three years, but when I first opened Premiere Pro I was unsure where to even begin. While Adobe’s video editing software may seem overwhelming at first, running through some basic editing will make the robust program feel a bit simpler. Use to create text and essential graphics in the program monitor for inclusion in timeline.Īdobe product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission from Adobe Inc.Premiere Pro is a hefty video editing program that everyone from hobbyists to Hollywood video editors use. Move a clip back and forth in the timeline, keeping the in and out points the same, while simultaneously adjusting adjacent clips to compensate. Move a clip’s in and out points by the same amount simultaneously, so the rest of the timeline is not affected. Stretch or compress the duration of a clip while simultaneously changing the speed to compensate. Same as the Track Select tool, but selections occur in the opposite direction.Īdjust an edit point while moving other clips in the timeline to compensate.Īdjust an edit point between two clips while retaining the overall length of the project. Select all clips on track from a given point on a particular track in the timeline. This enables the editor to trim only the video or only the audio of a clip as desired. Hold while using the TRIM tool to unlink video and audio tracks of a clip temporarily.

Click and hold the left mouse button while dragging left or right to trim a clip.

Activate Trim tool by placing selection tool pointer at the beginning or end of a clip.

Click and drag a rectangle around all desired clips to select multiple adjacent clips.

Select multiple individual clips by holding while clicking each clip.

Table of video editing tool names, icons and use available in Adobe Premier Pro Tool Name (Shortcut)

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