Adobe Premiere Pro CC – Advanced Training Course

Learn what proxies are—placeholders that use smaller, lower-quality copies to edit quickly, then render with the original high-quality footage.

Set up your Premiere Pro project by importing audio, footage, and graphics, then create and rename a sequence while exploring proxy options for smoother edits of 4K footage.

Learn to create proxies from already imported footage using the afterthought method, producing smaller proxy files and toggling proxies on for faster editing, then off for final renders.

The Premiere Pro CC update introduces a start screen and interface changes while preserving import and export workflows, including media import, export settings, and project organization with bins and favorites.

Discover how ingest automatically creates proxies in Premiere Pro using a proxy preset and Media Encoder, and learn where proxies are stored and how Copy and Create Proxies work.

Create and apply encoding and ingest presets for proxies in Adobe Premiere Pro CC, using Apple ProRes 422 QuickTime proxies at 720p with a watermark.

Export using proxies in Premiere Pro by turning on use proxies and exporting the generated proxies to speed up renders, with optional luts or watermarks applied to proxies.

Master the Media Browser in Premiere Pro, preview clips in thumbnail view, use the Source Monitor before import, and manage favorites, ingest, proxies, and camera workflows.

Explore class project 01: proxies and media browser in Premiere Pro Advanced, guiding you to ingest with proxy presets, add a text watermark, balance voiceover and music, and export proxies.

Render in and out creates temporary playback files to smooth playback for effects-heavy timelines; compare with proxies and use render selection and in/out points for quick previews.

Understand the differences between media cache and scratch disks and how they speed editing in Premiere Pro. Clear unused cache, set deletion thresholds, and manage render files to boost performance.

Store your project files, source media, media cache, and scratch disks on a fast external drive to speed up Premiere Pro, improving preview and render performance.

Explore Premiere Pro preferences worth changing, including auto save with Creative Cloud backups and sync settings, plus disable compatibility warnings and adjust timeline behavior.

Learn to replace a clip on the timeline with new footage by dragging from the project panel and dropping with the option/alt key, matching cuts and applied effects.

Use shortcuts like Command/Ctrl +/- to adjust video track height and Option/Alt for audio in Premiere Pro. Save track height presets and assign shortcuts to quickly restore your preferred layout.

Explore how sync lock in Premiere Pro keeps tracks in time. Learn to turn it off for insert edits, adjustment layers, and captions.

Use color labels in Premiere Pro CC to organize clips in the bin and timeline, with blue for video, green for audio, magenta for stills, and custom reshoot labels.

Explore how Linked Selection in Premiere Pro links video and audio, and how to unlink them to edit or delete tracks. Use the Option key shortcut to temporarily disable it.

Learn to manage thumbnails in the Premiere Pro timeline, turning thumbnails and video names on or off and viewing them at the head and tail.

Learn how the fx icons in the Premiere Pro timeline use color badges to show applied effects, such as yellow for effects controls and purple for Lumetri.

Use the find tool in the timeline to locate clips by name, effects, or metadata, using shortcuts like command-f or ctrl-f, and find all to select multiple items.

Learn two methods to verify footage usage on the Premiere Pro timeline: reveal in sequence or enable video usage metadata in list view, then view timecodes.

Learn practical playback tricks in Premiere Pro, including keyboard shortcuts (J, K, L, Shift JKL, Shift K), double-speed playback, in/out timing, and looping and timeline preferences to fine-tune edits.

Master advanced timeline editing in Premiere Pro by inserting clips via the Source window's insert edit, rearranging on the timeline, and using keyboard shortcuts to switch, override, or replace footage.

Master Premiere Pro shortcuts to speed editing: ripple trim with q and w, ripple delete with option/alt delete, and quick cuts with command k and shift-command-k across tracks.

Master practical Premiere Pro shortcuts to speed editing, including frame-by-frame timing with arrows, one-frame nudges via command/ctrl or shift, and timecode jumps using the keypad.

Master advanced color correction and grading in Premiere Pro, focusing on color consistency across clips and exploring multiple methods and workflow considerations for different projects.

Learn to color match across clips in Premiere Pro using Lumetri Color’s Color Match and Comparison View, selecting a reference shot, applying the match, and fine-tuning shadows, midtones, and highlights.

Match two clips for color matching from different times and cameras using color wheels and basic correction, refine with Lumetri tools, and upload before-and-after screenshots to the assignments project.

Explore how to adjust tone with curves in Premiere Pro, using Lumetri Color curves to fine-tune darks, midtones, and highlights across RGB channels for cinematic color grading.

Apply curves to correct your video and compare before and after using the Color Correction B file or your own footage. Share screenshots to assignments, projects, and social media.

Master hue saturation curves in Premiere Pro to recolor footage by adjusting hue versus hue, hue versus luma, and hue versus saturation, using the eyedropper for targeted color changes.

Students apply hue saturation curves in Premiere Pro to drastically recolor a distinctive element in a video, capture before-and-after screenshots, and share results on the assignment page and social media.

Master HSL secondary to selectively adjust colors in Premiere Pro, using masks to separate sky and ocean with multiple Lumetri Color corrections.

Explore Lumetri scopes in Premiere Pro, including the luma waveform, RGB parade, and vectorscope, to visualize exposure, color balance, and skin tones and achieve consistent grading across many clips.

Explore how to use the Luma Waveform to visualize and adjust exposure, blacks, whites, shadows, highlights, and contrast in the Lumetri Color panel.

Practice balancing lights and darks with the lumetri luma waveform, using basic correction or rgb/hue-saturation curves on provided footage, your own, then upload your before-and-after results.

Use the Lumetri scope vector scopes to analyze white balance and color cast, assess saturation, and adjust temperature and hue until the vector scope centers on white.

Adjust color using the vector scope, apply a vector mask to isolate paper, fix color cast with temperature and white balance, and compare before and after with Lumetri.

Learn to fix skin tones in Premiere Pro using vector scopes, masking skin areas, aligning to the skin tone line, and refining with temperature and hue curves.

Combine lumetri scopes like the luma waveform and vectorscope to fix exposure and skin tones, adjusting blacks, whites, and highlights for a natural look.

Balance colors with the Lumetri Scope RGB Parade, adjust temperature and tint for white balance, and refine with curves and eyedropper tools for consistent clips.

Learn to streamline zooming the program monitor in Premiere Pro by setting keyboard shortcuts for zoom in, zoom out, and zoom to fit using the number keypad.

learn to use a color checker card in premiere pro to set white balance, calibrate gray, and ensure consistent skin tones across shots with masks and scopes.

Create a Hollywood cinematic look in Premiere Pro using an adjustment layer color grade with Lumetri, orange-teal tint for highlights and shadows, grain, vignette, and black bars.

Learn to craft an indie film look in Premiere Pro using color grading, adjustment layers, and Lumetri controls for shadows, highlights, and teal‑and‑orange color.

Apply a strong color grade in Premiere Pro, deliver a before-and-after on a separate adjustment layer, and upload to Behance or Vimeo, using your own file or Pexels footage.

Learn how source clip effects update all instances by editing the master source, then apply Lumetri or other effects from the source monitor for consistent edits across sequences.

Explore J and L cuts in Premiere Pro to bridge clips with audio, balancing dialogue levels using Essential Sound for a seamless transition.

Learn how to create light leak transitions in Premiere Pro by overlaying a light leak clip, applying screen blending, and keyframing opacity, with color tweaks.

Learn to use free graphic overlay transitions in premiere pro, exploring built-in effects, mogrt templates, and native essential graphics options, with tips on importing, color controls, and timing.

Explore track mattes in Premiere Pro, including luma and alpha mattes, to create seamless transitions by masking with luminance or transparency and overlaying overlapping clips.

Create a track matte transition with luma or alpha mattes between two clips. Use your own files or Matte 5 to test options, then share on Behance or Vimeo.

Explore how to use Morph Cut in Premiere Pro to blend jump cuts, including pre and post roll requirements, background analysis, and artefact considerations for smooth transitions.

Explore and perfect Morph Cut transitions in Premiere Pro through hands-on project work, experimenting with cut timing and audio flow, then render and upload your project.

Use warp stabilizer in Premiere Pro to smooth shaky handheld or drone footage, choosing between smooth motion and no motion, adjusting crop and auto scale for optimal stabilization.

Discover how scene edit detection in Premiere Pro analyzes edited footage to slice it into individual shots, creating sub clips or markers for efficient re-editing and export.

Learn to create static masks in Premiere Pro to replace skies and mock up screens by cutting holes and layering behind, using invert, feather, expansion, desaturation, blur, and Lumetri Color.

Learn to create a moving mask that follows a face in Premiere Pro, isolating skin with Lumetri color, Hue saturation curves, and ellipse or pen tool masks, plus frame-by-frame tracking.

Learn to blur faces, number plates, and logos in Premiere Pro using Gaussian Blur, masking, and tracking, with static blur via adjustment layers for consistency across clips.

Practice blurring and tracking faces and number plates in your own footage for the course. Render and upload projects to assignments and project sections, then share results on social media.

Learn picture-in-picture in Premiere Pro CC, place a talking head in the lower right, convert it to a circle with an ellipse mask, and save a reusable PIP preset.

Learn to create hold frames, freeze frames, and pause frames in Premiere Pro, insert hold frame segments, and extend frames for end credits or overlays using opacity keyframes.