Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Introduction — A 2-day course

 Open Public Course Closed In-House Course

Synopsis

In this Adobe Premiere Pro training course, students will learn the fundamentals of non-linear editing. This course covers the basics of learning Adobe Premiere Pro, and countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with its new features, including new multicam editing tools, auto-creation of menu-based DVDs from the timeline, and Native HD, SD and HDV support, and more.

Course Objectives

This Adobe Premiere Pro course will enable delegates to:

• Learn to comfortably navigate the user interface
• Learn to do rough cuts, trims and 3-point editing
• Learn to add transitions
• Learn to create titles and credits
• Learn to add, edit and sweeten audio
• Learn to export video for a multiple of output demands

Suitable for

• Students who need to know the basics of learning Adobe Premiere Pro, and countless tips and techniques to help them become more productive with its new features. This course is for individuals who are self-employed and who sell video services, such as wedding videographers.
• 'Prosumers', who are amateurs knowledgeable enough to need professional resources.
• Other professionals engaged in videography.

Course Prerequisites

• Basic computer skills
• Knowledge of image editing and corresponding file formats

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Course Contents

The Workspace in Premiere Pro

• Workspaces
• Working with the Project window
• Importing clips and image files
• Working with the Monitor window
• Working with the Timeline window
• Navigating to a specific frame in the Timeline and Program View
• Using labels
• Using palettes

Sequencing and Basic Real-Time Editing

• The Real-Time editing experience
• Adding clips to the Timeline
• Developing a sequence and using Automate to Sequence
• Using the Automate to Sequence command
• Multiple sequencing
• Viewing the rough cut
• Refining the rough cut
• Pretrimming clips using the Source view
• Fine-tuning in the Timeline
• Exporting the Timeline as a movie

Transitions

• About transitions
• The Effects palette
• Inserting a transition
• Previewing the transition
• Pre-trimming a clip and adding a transition
• Adding a transition using the Effects palette
• Changing the attributes of transitions
• Adding multiple transitions at one time
• Transitions used as special effects

Fundamentals of Multipoint Editing

• Understanding three-point and four-point editing
• Making a three-point edit
• Linking and unlinking clips
• Handling unsynchronized linked clips
• Closing a gap with the Ripple Delete command

Integrating Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator with Premiere Pro

• Using effects from other Adobe programs
• After Effects and Photoshop "inside" Premiere Pro

Titles and Credits

• Creating a simple title
• Using the ellipse tool
• Mapping a textured fill
• Rolling titles and crawling titles
• Using titles in a Premiere Pro project
• Adding titles to the Timeline
• Using other programs to create titles

Audio

• Getting to know the Audio workspace
• Automating the mixing process
• Creating and adjusting audio effects
• Using markers to synchronize clips
• Finishing the movie with audio effects and music
• Multiple audio effects in a clip
• Working with 5.1 audio files
• Exporting the movie as a 5.1 audio file

Output

• To Movie
• CD-ROM
• Export to DVD command
• VCD/SVCD