Adobe Premier Pro (Pr)

Adobe Premiere Pro is a video editing program that is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud software collection, as well as Adobe CS6 – or Adobe Creative Suite.

 Premiere Pro is used to edit videos, including movies, and is quickly becoming the go-to program for filmmakers all over the world, both amateur and pro.   In fact, both CNN and the BBC use Premiere Pro for editing purposes. 

This course was designed to teach you how to successfully use Premiere Pro, no matter if you have ever used the program before or not.  Both the beginner and seasoned user can benefit from this course, starting with the basics of the program including navigation and continuing on to more advanced features. 

Adobe Premier Pro Topics

Lesson 1: Touring Adobe Premiere Pro CC

• Nonlinear editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
• Expanding the workflow
• Touring the Adobe Premiere Pro interface

Lesson 2: Setting up a Project

• Setting up a project
• Setting up a sequence

Lesson 3: Importing Media

• Importing assets

• Working with the Media Browser

• Importing images

• The media cache

• Capturing the videotape

Lesson 4: Organizing Media

• The Project panel
• Working with bins
• Organizing media with content analysis
• Monitoring footage
• Modifying clips

Lesson 5: Essentials of Video Editing

• Using the Source Monitor
• Navigating the Timeline
• Essential editing commands

Lesson 6: Working with Clips and Markers

• Program Monitor controls
• Controlling resolution
• Using markers
• Using Sync Lock and Track Lock
• Finding gaps in the Timeline
• Moving clips
• Extracting and deleting segments

Lesson 7: Adding Transitions

• What are transitions?
• Edit points and handles
• Adding video transitions
• Using A/B mode to fine-tune a transition
• Adding audio transitions

Lesson 8: Advanced Editing Techniques

• Four-point editing
• Retiming clips
• Replacing clips and footage
• Nesting sequences
• Regular trimming
• Advanced trimming
• Trimming in the Program Monitor panel

Lesson 9: Putting Clips in Motion

• Adjusting the Motion effect
• Changing clip position, size, and rotation
• Working with keyframe interpolation
• Using other motion-related effects

Lesson 10: Multi-camera Editing

• The multi-camera process
• Creating a multi-camera sequence
• Switching multiple cameras
• Finalizing multi-camera editing
• Additional multi-camera editing tips

Lesson 11: Editing and Mixing Audio

• Setting up the interface to work with audio
• Examining audio characteristics
• Adjusting audio volume
• Adjusting audio gain
• Normalizing audio
• Creating a split edit
• Adjusting audio levels in a sequence
• Working with the Audio Mixer

Lesson 12: Sweetening Sound

• Sweetening sound with audio effects
• Adjusting EQ
• Applying effects in the Audio Mixer
• Cleaning up noisy audio

Lesson 13: Adding Video Effects

• Working with effects
• Keyframing effects
• Effects presets
• Frequently used effects

Lesson 14: Color Correction and Grading

• Color-oriented workflow
• An overview of color-oriented effects
• Fixing exposure problems
• Fixing color balance
• Specials color effects
• Creating a look

Lesson 15: Exploring Compositing Techniques

• What is an alpha channel?
• Using compositing in your projects
• Working with the Opacity effect
• Working with alpha-channel transparencies
• Color keying a greenscreen shot
• Using mattes

Lesson 16: Creating Titles

• An overview of the Titler window
• Video typography essentials
• Creating titles
• Stylizing text
• Working with shapes and logos
• Making text roll and crawl

Lesson 17: Managing Your Projects

• The File menu
• Using the Project Manager
• Final project managment steps
• Importing projects or sequences
• Managing collaboration
• Managing your hard drives

Lesson 18: Exporting Frames, Clips, and Sequences

• Overview of export options
• Exporting single frames
• Exporting a master copy
• Working with Adobe Media Encoder
• Exchanging with other editing applications
• Recording to tape

Certification

Certificate of Completion. In order to receive Adobe Certified Associate certification, candidates must pass ACA exams.

Requirements

• 9-10 months experience with computer related task is recommended
• Learners should be able to read and write in english

Popular Job Roles

Video editing is both a rewarding profession and useful skill for personal use. Outside of professional work, video editing skills can be used for personal projects ranging from family occasions to sporting events that are captured on video, with editing skills allowing you to share higher quality projects.