VIDEO EDITING

Video Editing
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Start Organized
Whether working off an internal or external hard drive, the best way to start every project is by creating a project folder.
This folder will contain all the files related to a project, placed accordingly in the subfolders.
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Creating a Premiere Pro Project

Launch Premiere Pro, start off by creating a New Project. This will bring up the New Project window.
Specify the Name and Location of a project. Name a project and browse to the Project Folder you created in step 1.
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Basic Overview of the Premiere Pro Interface

These four main windows make up a workspace:
• Project (bottom left): Where you import and organize media
• Source Monitor (top left): Where you view and trim raw media
• Program Monitor (top right): Where you view a timeline sequence
• Timeline (bottom right): Where you create an edit

You can move these windows around and customize your workspace in Window > Workspaces.
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Importing Media

Now start by importing media.

Click File > Import. You can import videos, audio files, and
images.

Once you’ve imported media, create a New Sequence by

clicking File > New Sequence. This will open the New
Sequence window, where you can specify advanced
sequence settings.

Premiere Pro does a great job at automating this process

once you place a footage on the timeline, leave all this as it
presents itself. Just rename your sequence at the bottom of
the window and hit OK.
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Stay Organized in Premiere Pro

Bins have the same icon as a folder on your hard drive and work in almost exactly the same way. They allow you to store
your clips in a more organized way, by dividing them into different groups.

Just like folders on your hard drive, you can have multiple bins inside other bins, creating a folder structure as
comprehensive as your project requires.

There’s one very important difference between bins and folders on your hard drive: Bins exist only inside your Adobe
Premiere Pro project file.

Click the New Bin button at the bottom of the Project panel to create a bin.
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Assigning a Frame Rate

The footage frame rate is set in the camera, but
the sequence frame rate is set by you when you
create it.

If you want a smooth, slow motion shot, the

footage need to be shot at the appropriate frame
rate. Shooting with 24p footage won’t work. The
action should be captured at 60p or higher.

To change the frame rate, right-click on the

clip in the Project window, hit Modify>Interpret
Footage. Once the setting box opens, click “Frame
Rate” and choose “Assume this Frame Rate”. Then
change the Frame Rate to 23.976.

It’ll play at the lowest speed it can without

dropping frames and becoming choppy.
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Editing Basics

In and Out Points

Double click on one of the video files in
your project panel; this will load the clip
into your Source Monitor.

Use the Mark In ({) and Mark Out (})

buttons to set the desired start and end
for this clip. The grey bar under the clip
shows your clip selection.

You will always be able to tweak the

length of this selection once you place
your clip on the timeline.

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to

set in (I) and out (O) points.
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Getting a Clip Onto the Timeline

Once you’ve made your selection using
in and out points, you can either drag the
clip onto the timeline (from the Project
or Source Monitor windows) or using the
Insert/Overwrite buttons.
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Editing Your Clip on the Timeline

Now when a clip is on the timeline, you can move it around and adjust its length on either end using the Selection Tool (V).

The cursor will turn into a red arrow symbol when you position it at the inner or outer edge of the clip, allowing you to lengthen
or shorten it.

Using the Razor Tool (C), you can split your clip in two or cut out a section in the middle.

These two tools allow you to do most of the basic editing.

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Other Editing Tools

• The track selection tool is used to select all clips from a given point on a particular track in the timeline. Position the
mouse pointer where you would like to start the selection and click. To select an entire track, position the mouse right at the
beginning.

• A ripple edit means moving an edit point and causing the rest of the timeline to move the same amount to compensate. To
perform a ripple edit, select the ripple edit tool from the tool panel. Position the mouse at the edit point in the timeline and
drag left or right.

• A slip edit means adjusting the in and out points of a clip simultaneously by the same amount in the same direction. The
duration of the clip stays the same. To perform a slip edit, select the slip edit tool from the tool panel. Position the mouse
over the clip in the timeline, click and drag left or right.

• Pen tool adds keyframes to the audio file. Select a pen tool, roll the cruiser over the audio line. You can also drag an existing
keyframe up and down to change the volume.

• The hand tool is used to drag the viewable area in the timeline left and right.

• Text tool is used to create a title or some text. It allows you to just write directly onto the timeline.