How to Use Adobe Premiere

Let's walk through editing a video project in adobe premiere . We'll cover the key steps that every
video editor needs to know to get the most from the app.

1. Create a Project and Import Footage

To start off any video project, we'll need to import footage, photos, and audio
into adobe. Start off by creating a new project: click on Create a New Project.

In Adobe, click on Create a New Project to start putting together your first video project.

Now it's time to import all of the assets that you want to use. You can always
add to this collection later, but start off by browsing to the folder where your
video, audio, and images are stored.
Browse to the folder where your assets are stored to start adding them to Adobe adobe.

Now click on each of the files that you want to add to your project. You'll see
them each highlighted with a number on top, indicating that they'll be added to
your current project.
Click on the clips, images, and audio that you want to add to the project. Also make sure that
you leave Sync with Creative Cloud ticked at the bottom to help you pick up on editing your
project from another device.
If you want to pick up editing this project from another device, I highly
recommend leaving the Sync with Creative Cloud box ticked. This will help you
access the project on other devices, including on mobile apps.

That's it! Just click on Create, and you're ready to start with your new video
editing project.

2. Trim and Sequence Your Shots on the Timeline

Once you click Create, adobe puts all of the clips on the timeline in the same
order that you clicked on them in the import stage. You'll see each clip on the
timeline and the video will play them in the sequence from left to right, just like
most other video editing apps.

Every project may need a bit of re-sequencing. In adobe, that's as simple as

dragging and dropping to move the clips around into your desired order.
Each clip shows as a box on the adobe timeline and you can simply click and drag to re-
sequence the clips in the project.

Many clips will have more footage than you want to include in the final product.
To trim or split a video clip, select it, and then press the scissors icon on the left
side of adobe. This splits the clip into two parts at the point you selected.
You can also grab the ends of a video to change their beginning and end points.
Just grab the handles on the edge of a video and drag them to shorten or
lengthen the clip.

Finally, transitions help you bridge together two clips. To do that, click on the
two clips that you want to transition, and then click on the Transitions menu on
the right side. You can choose from a built-in transition and adjust the duration
from the Edit menu.
With two clips selected, click on the transitions menu on the right side and choose a preset to
ease the switch between two video clips.

In general, none of these controls will seem unfamiliar if you've used any other
video editing app. The controls are simple and straightforward. It's mostly drag-
and-drop, and pulling on the handles to adjust the runtime of a clip.

3. Add Video Effects and Adjustments

Every video editing app needs a modest set of tools to adjust the look and feel of
footage, with no other apps required. Again, adobe strikes a good balance of
simplicity and effectiveness.

With a clip selected, click on the color tool (overlapping circles icon) on the
right side of adobe. Right away, you'll see the presets that you can apply to an
image for a one click overhaul to the style of your footage.
In the video effects panel, I've applied one of the built-in presets for a one click visual overhaul.

For more precise controls, click on the Edit tab. If you've used Adobe
Lightroom, many of these controls will look familiar. Many of the common
correction tools for white balance, exposure, and contrast are all present. You'll
also see more stylistic tools, like look presets for Faded Film and Vignette.
On the Edit panel, you can totally customize the video's appearance with sliders for exposure,
white balance, and more.

These tweaks are an easy way to adjust your footage. For simple corrects and
visual tweaks, adobe has the tools you need.

4. Audio Controls
Most projects will include audio clips as the backing tracks for the production
or narration audio on top of key scenes. Working with audio is basically the
same as video clips when it comes to sequencing: you can drag the clip around
to move it on the timeline, or click the trim icon to split the clip.

In addition to these standard controls, you can also adjust the volume levels and apply
"music" or "voice" presets. With the clip selected, click on the audio icon on the far
right side: pull on the volume slider to adjust the overall clip volume.
The audio controls are simple in adobe, but you can choose from the Change
type dropdown to apply music or voice presets.

On the Advanced dropdown, you can apply "types" to the audio. For
example, change this to Voice for a preset that's tailored to spoken word
audio. Controls in adobe are pretty limited for audio, but this is a nice
touch to keep things simple.
5. Add Text Overlays and Titles
Adobe is clearly targeted at social media content creators. Because of that, it
has a really powerful and robust way to add text overlays and titles.

To add text, click on the type tool on the right side. You'll see presets for text
styles ranging from titles to lower thirds overlays.
Choose one of the text presets from the menu at right to add a text overlay to your
project.

This tool is especially easy to apply. Click on the text placeholder, type
over it, and you'll see the text updated on it. You can always grab the clip
on the timeline and shift or adjust the length of it as needed.
6. Export and Share
Export settings are one of those daunting features in most video editing
programs that often seem to make things more complicated than they have to
be. Choosing formats, codecs, and getting that final file size right is too tricky in
most apps.

Adobe's approach to this is one of my favorite features. Click on Share at the

top of the app, then point the app to where you want to save your video. From
the Advanced dropdown, there are a few (optional) choices but, in general, it's
easier than most any other video editing app.
Choose a few key settings to share your finished video project.
Also, adobe makes it easy to connect to social services and upload your files
directly to them. Click on any of the social apps to start connecting it to your
accounts and set up the pipeline to post directly to those services.