The Cool Stuff in Premiere Pro

Gain in-depth knowledge of Premiere Pro, and learn how the software “thinks.” You’ll acquire new skills that will help you choose the best workflow for your project, and simplify and accelerate your video editing process. 

Learn how you can edit a lot faster with smarter workflows that automate several steps in the editing process. You’ll also see how custom settings, presets, keyboard shortcuts and templates saves hours of work. By tailoring the software to your needs you save clicks on just about every task. With many traditional jobs now being done by one person, its important to understand audio smoothing, color grading, motion graphics, and advanced editing techniques. You’ll learn these skills and disciplines and see how they’ll enhance your project’s workflow. 

All the authors are professional editors and want to know exactly how to cut your film as fast as possible with top quality output. There is invaluable information in The Cool Stuff in Premiere Pro that’s not available anywhere else – not even in Adobe’s own manuals.

What You’ll Learn

• Edit faster, no matter what the project
• Understand the technical stuff, like timeline settings, render codecs, color subsampling, export settings, effect controls and monitor settings
• Know when to send your clips to other Adobe software, and how to treat them there. 
• Master the Premiere Pro timeline, even stacks of timelines, and edit, trim and adjust with ease

Who This Book Is For

• Video journalists (and everyone else) will learn how to edit faster and get home in time for dinner.
• Bloggers will learn how to make their online video and audio “pop”.
• Film cutters will learn how to organize, rough cut and fine tune huge amounts of material effectively and how to output for digital cinema.
• Experienced video editors will learn how to deal with multi-track audio and to work faster in every step of the edit.
• Marketing people who edit video for social media and web pages will learn simpler ways to make a faster cut.
• Teachers in media studies will understand the logic in Premiere Pro, and be better prepared for teaching video editing. 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Accelerated Workflow

Chapter 2: Proxy Workflow

Chapter 3: Audio in Premiere Pro

Chapter 4: Editing Tips and Techniques

Chapter 5: Multi-Camera Editing

Chapter 6: Color Grading

Chapter 7: Motion Graphics Inside Premiere Pro

Chapter 8: Compositing in Premiere Pro

Chapter 9: VR Video Editing

Chapter 10: Customizing Premiere Pro

Chapter 11: Integration

Chapter 12: Export

Appendix A: Troubleshooting

Appendix B: MAMs

Appendix C: Design Tips and Resources

About the Author

Jarle Leirpoll is a Norwegian film maker, editor and motion graphics artist, and uses Premiere Pro for all his projects. He’s also a beta tester and Master Trainer for Premiere Pro, and has trained many broadcasters, including BBC, Disney Channel, Warner Bro’s and numerous Scandinavian companies involved in video production.