Learn Adobe Premiere Pro from Start to Finish | 2 Hour Premiere Pro Masterclass w/ Valentina Vee

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Valentina V's Premiere Pro Jumpstart Course aims to cover essential information for beginners to start editing within three hours, utilizing practical examples from a fictional cooking YouTube channel. The course provides hands-on practice with project assets and detailed PDFs, focusing on file organization, media import, clip editing, audio synchronization, color correction, and efficient editing techniques in Premiere Pro.

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Valentina V's Premiere Pro Jumpstart Course is tailored for beginners and offers a practical approach to editing in Premiere Pro, focusing on hands-on projects and providing a detailed PDF guide for reference.
The course emphasizes fundamental navigation tips, file organization strategies, and efficient editing techniques, aiming to simplify the editing process and enhance the learning experience.
Detailed instructions on importing media, organizing files, and utilizing different views and shortcuts within Premiere Pro are provided, highlighting the importance of structured workflows for effective editing.
Essential editing skills such as trimming clips, rearranging sequences, utilizing shortcuts for efficient editing, and managing audio tracks are covered, offering a comprehensive foundation for editing videos in Premiere Pro.

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Recent questions

How can I start editing in Premiere Pro?
By taking Valentina V's Premiere Pro Jumpstart Course.
What are some essential Premiere Pro navigation tips?
Using the space bar to play and pause.
How can I organize files before starting a Premiere Pro project?
By structuring files by date and content.
How can I import media into Premiere Pro?
By dragging and dropping files into the project window.
What is the process for exporting a video in Premiere Pro?
Selecting format as H.264 and high bit rate.

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Summary

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Premiere Pro Jumpstart: Editing Basics in 3 Hours

Valentina V's Premiere Pro Jumpstart Course is designed for beginners or those new to Premiere Pro.
The course aims to cover essential information to start editing in Premiere Pro within three hours.
While not delving into every detail, the course will enable editing of two videos: a basic edit with music and graphics, and a more complex edit with multiple camera sources and separate audio.
Project assets will be provided for hands-on practice, along with a detailed Jumpstart PDF for reference.
Valentina V's goal is to make the course simple, enjoyable, and educational, using example videos from a fictional cooking YouTube channel.
Basic navigation tips include using the space bar to play and pause, zooming in and out of the timeline with Alt and scrolling, and scrolling side to side by dragging the timeline bar.
Premiere Pro's interface includes the timeline, program window, project window, and tool bar, with shortcuts available for efficient editing.
Organizing files on the computer or hard drive before starting a project is crucial for a smooth editing process.
Valentina V demonstrates file organization by date and content, providing a structured approach for efficient editing.
Importing media into Premiere Pro involves dragging and dropping files into the project window, creating bins for organization, and setting up sequences for multiple editing versions.

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Efficient organization and editing in video production.

Freeform view allows for flexible organization in music videos and documentaries.
Stick to basic list view and icon view for now, avoiding the complexity of freeform view.
Inside a bin, tabs help navigate between different sections like cam c, footage bin, and main project.
In the footage bin, switch to list view to see details like file size and dimensions (4k vs. HD).
Consider the sequence size when mixing clips of different resolutions (HD vs. 4k).
Rearrange columns in list view to prioritize video info, media duration, and frame rate.
Color code clips from different cameras for easy identification and effect application.
Create a hands and pans cooking video by organizing clips in a timeline.
Unlink audio from video clips to delete unnecessary audio tracks.
Use various methods like razor tool, shortcuts (c, v, command k), and cue button for efficient clip editing in the timeline.

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Video Editing Tips and Shortcuts

To delete a section of a video, use the command D shortcut or right-click and select ripple delete. To find keyboard shortcuts, go to edit keyboard shortcuts and search for the desired shortcut.
Use the Q key to place cuts in the video to remove unwanted sections. Press Command K to insert a cut before certain actions.
Rearrange video clips by moving the first clip to the end and the last clip to the beginning to create a specific visual order. Hold Alt and Command while moving clips to shift all others accordingly.
Duplicate a sequence by right-clicking on the sequence name, selecting duplicate, and renaming it. This ensures the original sequence remains intact for future reference.
Use the source monitor to select specific sections of a clip before bringing it into the timeline. Set in and out points to trim the clip before insertion.
Drag clips into the timeline to add them, ensuring they do not override existing clips. Use shortcuts like period to overwrite and comma to insert without overwriting.
Resize clips that are larger than the sequence dimensions by adjusting the scale in the motion controls or right-clicking and selecting set to frame size.
Build a sequence by adding clips from different cameras, trimming them as needed, and adjusting their speed using the rate stretch tool.
Use the rate stretch tool to change the speed of clips without accessing the speed duration menu. Enable snapping for easy alignment of clips in the timeline.
Utilize the A key to select everything after the mouse cursor for efficient editing and rearranging of clips in the timeline.

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Efficient video editing tips for beginners

To select multiple items without dragging a box, place the mouse over an item, select it, and then select everything after it by moving the mouse.
To remove gaps between selected items, right-click on the gap and choose "ripple delete" to eliminate it.
Use the shortcut Shift Command G to remove all gaps simultaneously in the timeline.
Check playback smoothness by observing the color of the line above the timeline; yellow indicates potential issues, while red signifies severe playback problems.
To ensure smooth playback, render a selected section by placing the playhead at the beginning and end of the desired segment, then go to "Sequence" and choose "Render In to Out."
Clear in and out points by right-clicking and selecting "Clear In and Out" to remove them.
Utilize loop playback by selecting a section, dragging the out point, and enabling the loop playback tool for continuous replay.
Determine the desired length of the edit by monitoring the timeline's duration and adjusting it according to the intended destination or music synchronization.
Access the Essential Sound panel to browse and select music tracks for the project, filtering by mood, genre, or tempo.
Add graphics by opening the Essential Graphics window, selecting desired graphics from Adobe Stock, and dragging them onto the timeline to create titles or other visual elements.

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Video Branding and Editing Techniques

Customize controls for brand colors, changing bars to purple for YouTube channel branding.
Adjust text appearance for "low calorie tuna eggs" by adding a background and making it more opaque.
Duplicate and modify a graphic to display "ingredients" instead of the original text.
Ensure the word "ingredients" appears on-screen before the next clip starts by moving and overlaying the graphic.
Change font to brand font "Akagi Pro" for consistency in text appearance.
Write out ingredients directly on-screen without using a template, adjusting size and position as needed.
Export the video using Premiere Pro, selecting format as H.264 and high bit rate for quality.
Name the exported file with a specific format including date and title for organization.
Utilize multi-camera source sequences to sync clips from different cameras and audio sources.
Create an assembly sequence for A-roll clips, syncing them for a cohesive video presentation.

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Video Editing Tips for Efficiency and Precision

To ensure clips are in alphabetical order, hold down shift and select the last clip, then order them by name.
Pull in audio from H4n, identifying and removing sections where the mic died.
Arrange clips by stacking them to match up visually.
Synchronize clips by selecting all, right-clicking, and choosing to synchronize using audio as the reference point.
Close gaps by using the command shift g shortcut.
Use the A tool to select everything after the playhead for moving clips.
Use the JKL keys to rewind, pause, and fast forward while scrubbing through footage.
Cut across all tracks by enabling all tracks with track targeting or using shift command k.
Use Q to cut everything from the previous cut point to the playhead, and W to cut everything from the playhead to the next cut point.
Refine cuts by adjusting clip sizes, motion controls, and enabling/disabling clips as needed.

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Essential tips for efficient video editing.

The everyday egg cooker from Dash was found at Target.
To smoothen out jitter in a clip, it needs to be put in slow motion by changing the frame rate from 59.94 to 23.976.
Slow motion helps eliminate jitters from handheld shots.
Clips at 59.94 frames per second need their frame rate changed to 23.976 for slow motion.
Source patching and track targeting are crucial for placing clips in the correct tracks.
Jump cuts can be avoided by using different cameras, inserting b-roll, or zooming in on 4k footage.
Constant power effects can be used to smooth out audio transitions between clips.
Color correction can be applied using Lumetri Color, with settings adjusted for each camera and then copied across similar clips.
Music tracks can be added using the Essential Sound panel, and graphics can be included in the project.
Editing shortcuts like copy-pasting effects and selecting multiple edit points can streamline the editing process.

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Mastering Audio in Premiere Pro: Essential Techniques

To find graphics, go to Window Essential Graphics and search under Adobe Stock Free for what you need, like transitions or visual trends.
For audio, drop the track and ensure dialogue and music interact by assigning dialogue and music types in Essential Sound Edit.
Adjust settings like auto-matching loudness, repairing noise, enhancing speech, and changing clip volume for dialogue and music tracks.
Use ducking to balance dialogue and music volumes by selecting ducking, sensitivity, duck amount, and fades, then generate keyframes.
Manually creating keyframes involves inserting them where volume changes are desired, a time-consuming process.
Premiere Pro offers various ways to manipulate audio, like adjusting clip volume, master volume, or gain, with detailed notes available for further learning.

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