Lynda.COM Premiere Pro CS5 Essential Training

Chad Perkins

Software works on:

Mac and Windows

Topics include:

• Adding footage to the Timeline
• Creating dynamically linked content
• Making overlay and insert edits
• Moving edit points
• Playing a clip backwards
• Understanding pixel aspect ratio and frame rate
• Applying motion effects
• Cutting video to music
• Compositing with green screen and blend modes
• Correcting color
• Creating titles and lower thirds
• Exporting sequences

Introduction
Welcome           00:55
What is Premiere Pro CS5?           01:41
Using the exercise files           01:25
16:44 1. Introductory Project
The Premiere Pro workflow           02:21
Adding footage to the Timeline           02:19
Understanding timecode           03:03
Making basic edits           05:15
Getting familiar with the interface           03:46
21:59 2. Importing and Organizing Footage
Setting up a new project           03:48
Creating a new sequence           05:30
Capturing and ingesting footage           02:51
Importing files           05:23
Sorting and organizing clips           04:27
33:19 3. Basic Video Editing
Making a rough cut           04:00
Making preliminary edits           04:55
Creating overlay and insert edits           04:16
Using video layers to add B-roll           03:47
Using ripple edits and ripple delete           03:01
Performing slip edits           02:54
Using the Razor tool           03:51
Moving edit points           03:47
Navigating efficiently in the Timeline           02:48
28:45 4. The Art of Video Editing
The job of an editor           02:59
When to cut           05:54
Avoiding bad edits           06:31
The pacing of edits           03:47
Using establishing shots           02:44
Using emotional cutaways           02:01
Fixing problems with cutaways           02:48
Matching action           02:01
21:38 5. Helpful Editing Techniques
Using markers           03:31
Replacing clips           02:36
Exporting a still frame           01:51
Creating alternate cuts           01:25
Rearranging clips in the Timeline           02:15
Targeting tracks           02:32
Disconnecting audio and video           05:00
Reconnecting offline media           02:28
09:46 6. Adjusting Clip Properties
Adjusting the rubber band           03:13
Adjusting clip position           01:21
Moving the anchor point           02:50
Adjusting clip size and rotation           02:22
08:15 7. Playing with Time
Changing the speed of a clip           01:58
Using the Rate Stretch tool           01:57
Playing a clip backward           04:20
10:26 8. Attributes of Video
Understanding pixel aspect ratio           05:15
Understanding frame rates           02:15
About HD standards           02:56
10:32 9. Creating Moving Elements
Using layered Photoshop files           02:31
Animating clip position           03:33
Fading layers in and out           04:28
12:40 10. Applying Video Transitions
Applying transitions           06:02
Using transitions effectively           04:41
Setting up the default transition           01:57
38:31 11. Working with Audio
The importance of ambient audio           06:35
Cutting video to music           07:38
Changing audio volume over time           09:55
Fixing audio problems           09:57
Censoring audio           04:26
16:25 12. Applying Video Effects
Creating censored video           05:22
Creating a lens flare           02:20
Creating a logo bug           03:27
Creating background textures           05:16
13:23 13. Basic Compositing
Intro to compositing           01:11
Removing a green screen background           09:14
Compositing with blend modes           02:58
22:37 14. Color Correction
Adjusting white balance           02:24
Increasing contrast           03:05
Adjusting luminance           04:30
Creating cinematic color           05:21
Creating a vignette           03:12
Creating a day-for-night shot           04:05
16:05 15. Making Titles, Credits, and Lower Thirds
Creating titles           04:55
Creating a lower third           09:12
Animating rolling credits           01:58
14:13 16. Exporting Video
Exporting sequences from Premiere           03:57
Exporting with the Adobe Media Encoder           02:13
The most common formats and codecs           04:42
Exporting portions of a sequence           01:54
Rendering letterboxed footage           01:27
06:46 17. Working with Other Applications
Examining the other apps that come with Premiere           04:25
Working with Final Cut Pro           02:21
00:20 Conclusion
Goodbye           00:20