Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2020

Use the trim tool to fine tune edits.

   •  Select the edit in the timeline to adjust

   •  Open the trim edit tool

   •  Use the tool to adjust the edit point

Get to know how to use all the tools in the toolbar.

   •  Review all the tools and their keyboard shortcuts

   •  Try the ripple and rolling edit tools to adjust edits

   •  Try the slip and slide tools to adjust edits

Look at how the Multicam feature can edit between multiple cameras at once.

   •  Import footage from all cameras

   •  Select footage and create multi-camera source sequence

   •  Play the sequence and choose between cameras

Apply video effects to clips in the timeline.

   •  Drag an effect from the folder to the clip

   •  Select a clip and double click the effect

We shall look at how to edit effect parameters and how to use keyframes to change effect values over time.

   •  Choose an effect with editable parameters and adjust them

   •  Place keyframes at points in time to change effects

   •  Place keyframes at points in time to move and size image

See how adding an adjustment layer can be a very powerful tool, when effects are needed to be applied to multiple clips.

   •  Create a new adjustment layer from the new menu or icon

   •  Place the layer in the timeline on a track above the edit

   •  Add an effect to the adjustment layer and observe results

Look at how adding a mask can further enhance the impact of video effects.

   •  Add a new mask to a video clip with an effect

   •  Track the mask, or add a keyframe on each frame

   •  Add a feather to the mask to smooth the edges

Having a look at how the addition of image files to your program can bring a whole other dimension to your project.

   •  Import image files into the project panel

   •  Pay attention to their pixel size and adjust for the best fit

   •  Add keyframes to animate the image in the timeline

How to add a text title into the timeline of Premiere Pro, using the new title tool.

   •  Add a new title from the graphic menu

   •  Edit your title in the effects control pane

   •  Make another title based on the first one made

Use the color key tool to key out a green screen.

   •  Select clip to key out

   •  Apply opacity mask around subject

   •  Apply and adjust color key

Use the Ultra Key tool to key out a green screen in a clip.

   •  Apply Ultra Key to the selected clip

   •  Choose key color and switch to alpha view

   •  Adjust parameters of Ultra Key to fine tune effect

Use the Luma Key tool to key out light parts of a clip, for visual effect.

   •  Select clip for Luma Key to apply to

   •  Insert media on below video track to be keyed in

   •  Adjust threshold and cutoff parameters to fine tune key

Explore the various functions of the audio tracks and how the work within Premiere. Understand how to use add more clips to your edit without disturbing the sync.

   •  Use Alt while scrolling to expand tracks

   •  Rename audio tracks to better suit your program

   •  Toggle sync lock on video track before adding new clips

Use audio effects and transitions to smooth out audio edits and improve sound quality. Understand the difference between the types of audio cross dissolves.

   •  Use Ctrl+Shift+D to apply the default transition

   •  Apply the proper cross dissolve depending on audio.

   •  Apply the Mastering effect to improve the quality of dialogue

Use keyframes to lower and raise the volume of sound, depending on when it is needed. Also, use keyframes to remove the background noise and use the denoise effect as well.

   •  Lower the volume of the background music when it is under dialogue

   •  Add and adjust keyframes as needed, using the pen tool

   •  Add the denoise effect to remove any background hiss

Explore using the essential sound panel to enhance dialogue and automatically adjust the background music.

   •  Open the essential sound panel using menu or audio workspace

   •  Assign appropriate audio tag to type of sound to edit

   •  Choose the correct preset and if possible generate keyframe option

Use the waveform monitor and vectorscope to ensure that proper levels are being respected.

   •  Choose color correction workspace from the workspace menu

   •  Open YC waveform monitor and vectorscope views

   •  Use color bars to understand proper readings

Look how to add various color correction effects to enhance your videos.

   •  Determine how you want to change your clip

   •  Find the appropriate color effect

   •  Apply the color effect and make adjustments

Using levels and curves are a great way to simply make powerful color enhancements to your video.

   •  Apply a levels effect and adjust white and black levels

   •  Apply a curves effect and make an “S” curve

The leave color and change color tools are two very powerful special effect color tools to change and remove colors in your video.

   •  Apply the Leave Color Tool and choose the color

   •  Apply the Change Color Tool and choose the color

   •  The color will change or be removed depending on effect

The Lumetri Color Panel is where it all comes together. All of the color correction effects previously used can be applied from this location.

   •  Open the Lumetri Color panel, by choosing color workspace

   •  Select clip and apply Lumetri Color effect

   •  Adjust color, levels, curves and so on, all from the panel

Use Adobe Dynamic Link to create and edit after effect compositions in Premiere Pro.

   •  Create a new AE composition from the file menu

   •  Save your AE composition and bring it back to Premiere

   •  Make a change to your computer and it will update automatically

Use Adobe Dynamic Link to create and edit Photoshop files in Premiere Pro.

   •  Create a new Photoshop file from the file menu in Premiere

   •  Import and then edit Photoshop file to see it update

   •  Import multiple layers of a Photoshop file as a sequence

Use Adobe Dynamic Link to do audio post production in Audition, on the programs you have edited in Premiere Pro.

   •  Select an audio clip from timeline and import to audition

   •  Export your entire project into audition to edit

   •  Export edited audio files directly back into Premiere

When the edit is done, use the media encoder to export your program for client review or for any social media upload.

   •  Choose export to media encoder from the file menu

   •  Choose the appropriate preset you wish to encode to

   •  Use the special effects tab to add title or timecode

Auto reframe will allow you to automatically reframe the video shot to a predetermined sequence size, by motion tracking the main subject in the frame.

   •  Choose a new sequence you want to resize to

   •  Apply the auto reframe effect to desired clips

   •  Add or remove keyframes to fine tune the effect

Some new additions have been made to the essential Graphics Panel.

   •  Add multiple lines of text in a text box

   •  Use the new underline effect to now underline text

In this video, you’ll see the summary of this course

   •  Summary in brief

   •  Discuss what can be done next