Power Video Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro in 45 min

Master the basics of Adobe Premiere Pro in a step-by-step guide. Edit your footage from start to finish, delivering a polished video ready to post.

Edit a crowdfunding video for a Maine tofu company using talking head and B-roll, guided by a transcript and a paper edit with a clear story structure.

Navigate the premiere interface workspace, including the preview window, timeline, monitor, project panel, toolbar, and audio meter, to cut, arrange, and play back edits.

start a new Premiere Pro project, title it, and organize folders for video, audio, assets, and slugs; import footage and audio into interview, roll, and music folders.

Drag your footage onto the timeline to begin the edit by creating a new sequence named rough cut, and match the frame rate and size to your shooting settings.

Drag interview footage onto the timeline to assemble your edit, preview clips, and mark in and out points, while learning to separate video and audio.

Learn to sync external audio with video by placing clips on the timeline, using synchronize and mixdown, and adjusting milliseconds for precise alignment.

Generate a rough cut by selecting talking points from your paper, cutting clips into a new sequence, and labeling each clip with a slug for easy timeline reference.

Add b-roll to your a-roll to enhance the story, using clips like farmer's market scenes and produce closeups, and apply track select forward to streamline the edit with music.

Match the video pace with varied music from online music banks, selecting tracks by mood and rhythm to enhance the story and avoid one-song redundancy, ensuring proper licensing.

Sync b-roll cuts to the music beat using bell and cello cues to move outside to inside the factory. Place music on the second track and align clips with dialogue.

Add video and audio transitions to smooth choppy footage, using cross dissolve and dip to black, and apply exponential fade and constant power for seamless audio.

Balance your video audio by keeping levels between -12 and -6 dB, then use the pen tool to place volume points for precise control of music and dialogue.

Export your project by setting in and out points using export media. Choose h.264 with YouTube 1080p HD preset and enable export video, export audio, and enable maximum render quality.

Drag the warp stabilizer from the effects panel onto the clip and click analyze in the effect controls to smooth shaky footage in Premiere Pro.

Learn to apply the Ken Burns effect to photos in a Premiere Pro timeline, using keyframes to subtly pan and scale for a film-like look.

Add text or subtitles by creating a title, naming it, typing with the type tool, choosing a font, saving titles in your assets folder, and dragging them into the timeline.

Discover that you have what it takes to edit footage in Premiere Pro and sculpt it into an amazing story, and share feedback or questions to improve future lessons.