Premiere Pro CS5 Essentials

Introduction
Welcome
What is Premiere Pro CS5?
Using the exercise files

1. Introductory Project
The Premiere Pro workflow
Adding footage to the Timeline
Understanding timecode
Making basic edits
Getting familiar with the interface

2. Importing and Organizing Footage
Setting up a new project
Creating a new sequence
Capturing and ingesting footage
Importing files
Sorting and organizing clips

3. Basic Video Editing
Making a rough cut
Making preliminary edits
Creating overlay and insert edits
Using video layers to add B-roll
Using ripple edits and ripple delete
Performing slip edits
Using the Razor tool
Moving edit points
Navigating efficiently in the Timeline

4. The Art of Video Editing
The job of an editor
When to cut
Avoiding bad edits
The pacing of edits
Using establishing shots
Using emotional cutaways
Fixing problems with cutaways
Matching action

5. Helpful Editing Techniques
Using markers
Replacing clips
Exporting a still frame
Creating alternate cuts
Rearranging clips in the Timeline
Targeting tracks
Disconnecting audio and video
Reconnecting offline media

6. Adjusting Clip Properties
Adjusting the rubber band
Adjusting clip position
Moving the anchor point
Adjusting clip size and rotation

7. Playing with Time
Changing the speed of a clip
Using the Rate Stretch tool
Playing a clip backward

8. Attributes of Video
Understanding pixel aspect ratio
Understanding frame rates
About HD standards

9. Creating Moving Elements
Using layered Photoshop files
Animating clip position
Fading layers in and out

10. Applying Video Transitions
Applying transitions
Using transitions effectively
Setting up the default transition

11. Working with Audio
The importance of ambient audio
Cutting video to music
Changing audio volume over time
Fixing audio problems
Censoring audio

12. Applying Video Effects
Creating censored video
Creating a lens flare
Creating a logo bug
Creating background textures

13. Basic Compositing
Intro to compositing
Removing a green screen background
Compositing with blend modes

14. Color Correction
Adjusting white balance
Increasing contrast
Adjusting luminance
Creating cinematic color
Creating a vignette
Creating a day-for-night shot

15. Making Titles, Credits, and Lower Thirds
Creating titles
Creating a lower third
Animating rolling credits

16. Exporting Video
Exporting sequences from Premiere
Exporting with the Adobe Media Encoder
The most common formats and codecs
Exporting portions of a sequence
Rendering letterboxed footage

17. Working with Other Applications
Examining the other apps that come with Premiere
Working with Final Cut Pro

Conclusion
Goodbye