Project setup
Woah, you're going to be feeling so pro-fesh after this lesson because we're getting cozy with Adobe's powerful video editor Premiere Pro.
You'll learn how to:
- set up your projects to avoid disasters
- navigate Premiere's interface
- organize your assets in a flash
Start your project
HEADS UP 🙄 Adobe has updated the screen where you start your project, so use this guide from 5:26 to 6:03.
Bookmarks
00:00 → What you'll learn
03:07 → Project folder
04:01 → File naming
05:08 → Project settings
06:24 → Audio hardware
06:46 → The interface
08:38 → Importing
09:38 → Organizing
11:34 → Renaming
12:15 → Metadata + search
13:58 → Sort options
16:04 → Tasks to tackle
Assignment
- Set up your project folder on your computer.
- Create your project in Premiere Pro.
- Import and organize your assets.
- Open a bin of footage in icon view.
- Sort your footage however you'd like.
See the video at timecode 16:04 for more details. You got this! 🙌
Resources
Get Adobe Premiere Pro
You can get a 7-day free trial or a $32 monthly plan that you can cancel anytime. Or if you're ready for a longer commitment, an annual plan is $21 a month for Premiere Pro or $53 a month for all Creative Cloud apps.
Adobe also offers generous student discounts if you're enrolled at a traditional institution. (Sorry! We're outside the box.)
Pricing updated August 2021. We're grateful when you order using the link above because we'll earn a small commission, which helps pay our bills, but you won't pay a penny more.
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