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Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorials
The Basics
Overview of Premiere Importing
Workspace
Exporting
Tools
Audio
Common Tasks & Functions
Titles
Keyframes
Transitions
Types of Edit
Speed and Duration
Opacity
Effects Trimming
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The Basics
Overview of Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere is a video editing software package suitable for both amateur enthusiasts and
professionals. It can be purchased and used alone, or alongside other applications such as Adobe
Photoshop, After Effects, etc.
How Does Premiere Work?
Like most editing software , Premiere works by importing video from a source such as a video tape onto
your hard drive, then allowing you to create new edited versions which you can export back to tape, disc
or other medium.
How Good Is Premiere?
Premiere is a powerful editing tool, capable of producing broadcast-quality and high-definition video. It
is a very popular package amongst video enthusiasts and professionals, although other packages are
usually preferred for the very top level of television production.
Premiere has a nice clean interface which is relatively easy to use for people of all skill levels.
What Can Premiere Do?
 Import video, audio and graphics in a wide variety of formats.
 Edit, manipulate and arrange these elements in a visual timeline.
 Add effects, filters, titles, etc.
 Export your edited video in a variety of formats, including video tape recordings, DV, DVD, and
common Internet video formats.
What Can't Premiere Do?
Although Premiere can do all common editing tasks and is suitable for most situations, if you are
looking for a high-performance solution you should note the following:
 The built-in title maker is fine for most titles but is not particularly advanced.
 Premiere has some good audio mixing and effects features, but serious sound editing will need a
specialist sound application (e.g. Adobe Audition or Soundbooth ).
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 The range of transitions and special effects is only average by professional standards (more are
available from third party suppliers).
Some features are absent by design, encouraging you to purchase separate Adobe products such as After
Effects (special effects), Encore (DVD authoring) and Audition (audio). The good news is that, if you
really need these features, you can purchase multiple Adobe products in various bundles which gives
you a very powerful production suite at a very reasonable price.
Note: From version CS3 , Premiere ships with Encore (DVD) and OnLocation (File capture, Windows-
only).
What Does Premiere Cost?
Premiere is a mid-range application. If budget is your main concern, you can probably find something
cheaper to suit your needs. Conversely, if budget is not an issue and performance is paramount, you can
pay many times the price of Premiere for the very best systems.