Adobe Premiere for New Users

• Hints and tips for those new to video editing.
• Use of Edit Lists and a structured filing system.
• Basic computer essentials in relation to video editing.
• Windows File Management - creating a folder system.
• Common file types and when to use them
• Concepts of file size and storage requirements.
• Good housekeeping on the PC.
• General concepts of non-linear editing
• Concept of a Premiere Project.
• Premiere Pre-sets and Preferences
• Customising Premiere’s windows and palettes
• Choosing an editing WORKSPACE
• Hiding palettes for a less cluttered workspace
• Explanation of tracks and track display options
• Concepts of ‘timeline editing’ in Premiere.
• Single track and A/B editing methods (V6.0/6.5 only)
• Video capture – theory and practical.
• Opening and saving a new Premiere Project.
• Concepts of Save and Save As – saving ‘versions’
• Importing video, audio and still images.
• The project window
• Creating ‘black video’.
• Essential tools (emphasis on selection, adjust and razor).
• Editing using the A/B method (V6.0/6.5 only)
• Trimming clips in the timeline (use of adjustment cursor).
• Use of ‘razor tool’ – typically for splitting voice-overs.
• Trimming audio clips ‘visually’ in a clip window.
• Adding basic transitions
• Rendering and playing back from the timeline.
• Adding sound and adjusting relative sound levels.
• Adding music from an audio CD
• Creating a fade in/out from black – two methods.
• ‘Grabbing’ a still image from video and selecting a file type.
• Importing a ‘grabbed’ still image for use within a project.
• Essential video filters (brightness/contrast, RGB correction)
• Creating simple titles and graphics using Premiere Titler.
• Adding titles to the timeline and superimposing on video.
• Adjusting transparency levels to achieve a title fade in/out.
• Reducing flicker on still images and titles.
• Export to video tape
• Export as avi and mpeg 1 for CD
• Export as mpeg 2 for DVD
• Export as streaming video formats for WEB
• What to do when things go wrong!

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