Intro to Premiere Pro
Download Sample Videos
Go to the Google Drive folder
Click "Sample Videos" then "Download" or download all the files individually.
Move Files
Go to your Finder in your dock.
Go to "Downloads"
If you downloaded the full folder, double-click your "Sample Videos...zip" file to unzip
Move the "Sample Videos" folder to your "Creative Cloud Files" folder on the left menu.
Open Premiere Pro
Open Creative Cloud in your dock
Under the "Apps" tab, find Premiere Pro
Click "Open" to the right
New Project
Click "New Project"
On the Import screen:
Adjust the "Project name" to: Intro to Premiere
Click "Home" on the left menu
Double-click the "Creative Cloud Files" folder.
Un-check everything except the "Sample Videos" folder
Click "Create"
Workspace
When your project opens in the "Edit" screen, it should look similar to this.
Top left: Once you click on a video, you'll see all the effects
Top right: View your sequence
Bottom left: View your imported media
Bottom right: Edit your sequence
What is a Sequence?
An assembly of video clips and other media.
A project may contain multiple sequences, and each sequence can have its own settings.
Within a single project, you can edit individual segments as separate sequences, and then combine the segments into a finished program by nesting them into a longer sequence. Similarly, you can store variations of your edit, as separate sequences in the same project.
Watch Your Sequence
In your top-right panel, click the play icon (triangle)
Watch the 40-second video sequence
Trim a Clip with the selection tool
In the bottom-right panel, click on the pointer icon (top tool) or click "V" on your keyboard.
Then click on the first video in your sequence (the first purple rectangle with the text "For")
Hover your pointer over the right end of the clip until you see the red arrow/bracket show up.
Click and drag the edge to the left to trim the clip.
Trim the clip so that it is reduced to 3 seconds.
Notice how there is now a gab in your video?
Trim a Clip with the Ripple Edit Tool
In the bottom-right panel, click on the double arrows icon (third tool icon down) or click "B" on your keyboard
Then click on the second video in your sequence (the second purple rectangle with the text "Oce")
Hover your pointer over the right end of the clip until you see the yellow arrow/bracket show up.
Click and drag the edge to the left to trim the clip.
Trim the clip so that it is reduced to 3 seconds.
Notice how there is no gab where you just edited? This is because of the Ripple Edit Tool.
Trim a Clip with the Razor Tool
In the bottom-right panel, click on the razor icon (fourth tool icon down) or click "C" on your keyboard
Hover your pointer over the middle of the third clip in your sequence (third purple rectangle) until you see the white razor pop up
Click to cut in half.
In the bottom-right panel, click on the pointer icon (top tool) or click "V" on your keyboard.
Click on the second half of the clip you just cut in half
Click "delete" on your keyboard.
Notice how there is now a gab in your video?
Ripple Delete the Gaps
Hold down "command" on your keyboard.
Right-click on the first gap in your video.
Click "Ripple Delete" to delete the gap.
Repeat for the second gap.
Trim the Last Clip with the selection tool
In the bottom-right panel, click on the pointer icon (top tool) or click "V" on your keyboard.
Then click on the last video in your sequence (the last purple rectangle)
Hover your pointer over the right end of the clip until you see the red arrow/bracket show up.
Click and drag the edge to the left to trim the clip.
Trim the clip so that it is reduced to 3 seconds.
Watch Your Sequence
In your top-right panel, click the play icon (triangle)
Watch the now 12-second video sequence
Save Your Project
In the top menu, click "File" > "Save"
Export Your Video
In the top menu, click "File" > "Export" > "Media..."
Click "Export"
Upload to Canvas
Upload your exported video to Canvas.