Open Premiere Pro and explore the welcome screen, with past projects listed, and learn how the Alt vs Option keys differ on PC and Mac for modifier workflows.

Start a Premiere Pro project, set a save location (preferably on a second hard drive), enable autosave every six or seven minutes, and optimize scratch disks and GPU usage.

Learn how to set up the Premiere Pro editing workspace, organize panels like the project bin and effects, and customize the window layout for an efficient workflow.

Save the current editing workspace as a new workspace, then reorder or hide unused panels with do not show or the overflow menu.

Enable autosave and set auto save intervals and max project versions in Premiere Pro, then manage media cache, hard drive, RAM, and sync settings for efficient editing.

Import media into the project using various import options, organize footage in the right order, and start playing with video, image, audio, and graphics.

Learn multiple Premiere Pro import methods, including file import and folder import that preserve folder structure, using bins for videos and images, with drag-and-drop and color labels.

Master how frame rates differ by region, comparing PAL 25 and NTSC 29.97 frames per second, and how 50 Hz and 60 Hz lighting flicker affects footage in Premiere Pro.

Adopt a folder template to organize footage into animations, audio, images, renders, scripts, and b-roll vs. to cam; import, move, and relink media using in-place bins and color labels.

Master proxies in Premiere Pro to edit 1080 and 4K footage smoothly by creating low-resolution proxies, editing, then switching back to full-resolution for final rendering.

Explore the program monitor button layout in Premiere Pro, optimize your workspace with essential buttons, shortcuts, and panels to speed up playback, trimming, and effects workflow.

Explore how high frame rates affect editing in Premiere Pro, from 100 fps clips to a 25 fps sequence, with 4K and HD footage playing in real time.

Learn to convert 100 fps footage to 25 fps, slow it without quality loss, and use the interpret footage panel to align NTSC and PAL workflows.

Create a 1920x1080, 25fps sequence and save a custom 1080p 16:9 preset for future projects, organizing with bins and labeling sequences like pizza oven sequence 1080.

Explore aspect ratios, from 16 by 9 (1920 by 1080) to vertical and square formats, and create custom presets to repurpose footage for different contexts in Premiere Pro.

Learn to scrub footage, set in and out points with I and O, and place clips from the source monitor into the timeline, aligning video and audio.

Master video tracks and layering in Premiere Pro, learning top-to-bottom precedence, adding tracks, and using b-roll to layer footage non-destructively.

Understand why Adobe Premiere Pro updates matter, including versioning and file compatibility. Learn when to update, how to roll back, and how to avoid mid-project surprises with a subscription model.

Master keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Premiere Pro to speed up editing by splitting clips, using the backslash key, and creating custom shortcuts for your timeline workflow.

Learn to speed up Premiere Pro workflows with keyboard shortcuts, customizing add/edit and link actions, exporting frame, pasting attributes, ripple delete, and applying default transitions like cross dissolve.

Learn to manipulate media in Premiere Pro by adjusting position, scale, and rotation with effects controls, while mastering anchor point, motion, cropping, safe margins, and picture-in-picture techniques.

Learn to create picture-in-picture effects using cropping, nesting, and color mattes; refine with anchor point, motion, and drop shadows, then copy attributes across clips.

Master transitions in Adobe Premiere Pro, from dip to white to cross dissolve and morph cut, apply with precision, adjust durations, and pre-render using shortcuts.

Set and customize default transitions in Premiere Pro, including cross dissolve, adjust duration in timeline preferences, and apply the default to multiple clip ends with a marquee.