Rough cut

This lesson you'll learn to quickly review footage, trim clips and speed around the timeline! 🚗

➀  sequence settings
➁  timeline navigation
➂  icon view
➃  the source monitor
➄  freeform view
➅  timeline trimming
➆  assignment

Sequence settings

You can't make a video in Premiere without creating a sequence, but you'll need to get past a scary settings window first. Don't worry — I'll make real simple.

Bookmarks

00:00 → What you'll learn
00:32 → Keyboard shortcuts

03:33 → Sequence settings
06:54 → Sequence presets
07:30 → Mixing footage
08:30 → Multiple sequences

09:19 → Practice tasks

Timeline navigation

The secret to fast edits is moving around the timeline with speed! I'll show you how.

Bookmarks

00:26 → Controlling tracks
03:37 → Program monitor panel
03:50 → Playback resolution
04:44 → Program monitor views

05:44 → Moving around
09:25 → Rendering to fix lag
12:03 → Snapping

12:53 → Practice tasks

Icon view

This view lets you quickly trim clips before adding them to your timeline. I even perform a rap song about it!

Bookmarks

01:37 → In & out points
05:51 → Shortcuts music video
10:55 → Usage indicators

The source monitor

This must-know panel lets you trim source footage up close and with audio.

Freeform view

I don't love this trimming method so if you're in a rush, feel free to skip to the next video where I show my favorite way to trim clips.

Timeline trimming

This is my all-time favorite way to trim clips because it's so dang fast.

Bookmarks

01:08 → Trim mode
02:19 → Q & W keys
04:33 → Ripple deleting
05:48 → D key to select
07:02 → Splitting clips

Assignment

Get details on what to tackle for your cinematic sequence before moving on to the next lesson.

Thumbnail art by Sussis via Giphy

Review the rest of your footage.
Trim clips of the highlights using the method you like most.
Add your best stuff to a sequence in the timeline panel.

Resources

Essential shortcuts cheat sheet

My custom shortcuts preset

Installation instructions

➊ Download the keyboard shortcuts preset file above for your device.

➋ Save the file in the right folder, which depends on whether you're signed in or out of Adobe Creative Cloud. (Confusing, we know.)

Mac: Users/[user name]/Documents/Adobe/Premiere Pro/[version]/Profile-CreativeCloud-/Mac/
Windows: Users\[user name]\Documents\Adobe\Premiere Pro\[version]\Profile-CreativeCloud-\Win\

Mac: Users/[user name]/Documents/Adobe/Premiere Pro/[version]/Profile-username/Mac/
Windows: Users\[user name]\Documents\Adobe\Premiere Pro\[version]\Profile-username\Win\

➌ Launch Premiere Pro.

➍ Go the Premiere Pro menu and select Keyboard Shortcuts.

➎ In the top left next to Keyboard Layout Preset, select the preset that you just downloaded from the dropdown menu.

Updated June 2020. Check Adobe for details & updates.

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Hollaback

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Shortcuts rap song based on the song Money from the 2018 album Money performed by Cardi B, written by Belcalis Almanzar and Anthony White, produced by J. White Did It and released by Atlantic Records.