Lynda.com Premiere Pro CS5 Essential Training

Author: Chad Perkins
Duration (hr:min): 05:06
Released on: 4/30/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Mac and Windows

In Premiere Pro CS5 Essential Training, author Chad Perkins shows not only how to edit video with Premiere Pro, but he also explains how to use video to tell compelling stories. This course covers the Premiere Pro workflow from a high level, providing a background on how projects go from start to finish before diving into basic clip adjustments, such as color correcting scenes for more dramatic impact, applying transitions effectively, and slowing down and speeding up clip playback. The course includes creative techniques, such as making titles and removing a green screen background from a shot. Exercise files are included with the course.

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

Content:

Introduction - 04:01

    Welcome - 0:55 - 4.9 MB
    What is Premiere Pro CS5? - 1:41 - 7.3 MB
    Using the exercise files - 1:25 - 1.2 MB

1. Introductory Project - 16:44

    The Premiere Pro workflow - 2:21 - 5.6 MB
    Adding footage to the Timeline - 2:19 - 3.1 MB
    Understanding timecode - 3:03 - 3.2 MB
    Making basic edits - 5:15 - 6.8 MB
    Getting familiar with the interface - 3:46 - 6.2 MB

2. Importing and Organizing Footage - 21:59

    Setting up a new project - 3:48 - 3.5 MB
    Creating a new sequence - 5:30 - 5.4 MB
    Capturing and ingesting footage - 2:51 - 2.8 MB
    Importing files - 5:23 - 6.5 MB
    Sorting and organizing clips - 4:27 - 5.1 MB

3. Basic Video Editing - 33:19

    Making a rough cut - 4:00 - 4.2 MB
    Making preliminary edits - 4:55 - 7.9 MB
    Creating overlay and insert edits - 4:16 - 6.7 MB
    Using video layers to add B-roll - 3:47 - 6.1 MB
    Using ripple edits and ripple delete - 3:01 - 4.3 MB
    Performing slip edits - 2:54 - 4.1 MB
    Using the Razor tool - 3:51 - 5.6 MB
    Moving edit points - 3:47 - 5.3 MB
    Navigating efficiently in the Timeline - 2:48 - 5.2 MB

4. The Art of Video Editing - 28:45

    The job of an editor - 2:59 - 4.1 MB
    When to cut - 5:54 - 9.0 MB
    Avoiding bad edits - 6:31 - 10.6 MB
    The pacing of edits - 3:47 - 6.4 MB
    Using establishing shots - 2:44 - 3.2 MB
    Using emotional cutaways - 2:01 - 2.4 MB
    Fixing problems with cutaways - 2:48 - 3.9 MB
    Matching action - 2:01 - 5.4 MB

5. Helpful Editing Techniques - 21:38

    Using markers - 3:31 - 4.7 MB
    Replacing clips - 2:36 - 2.9 MB
    Exporting a still frame - 1:51 - 2.8 MB
    Creating alternate cuts - 1:25 - 1.7 MB
    Rearranging clips in the Timeline - 2:15 - 2.7 MB
    Targeting tracks - 2:32 - 3.0 MB
    Disconnecting audio and video - 5:00 - 7.6 MB
    Reconnecting offline media - 2:28 - 2.8 MB

6. Adjusting Clip Properties - 09:46

    Adjusting the rubber band - 3:13 - 3.8 MB
    Adjusting clip position - 1:21 - 1.8 MB
    Moving the anchor point - 2:50 - 3.3 MB
    Adjusting clip size and rotation - 2:22 - 3.3 MB

7. Playing with Time - 08:15

    Changing the speed of a clip - 1:58 - 3.5 MB
    Using the Rate Stretch tool - 1:57 - 3.4 MB
    Playing a clip backward - 4:20 - 6.1 MB

8. Attributes of Video - 10:26

    Understanding pixel aspect ratio - 5:15 - 7.3 MB
    Understanding frame rates - 2:15 - 2.2 MB
    About HD standards - 2:56 - 2.7 MB

9. Creating Moving Elements - 10:32

    Using layered Photoshop files - 2:31 - 2.7 MB
    Animating clip position - 3:33 - 4.3 MB
    Fading layers in and out - 4:28 - 5.3 MB

10. Applying Video Transitions - 12:40

    Applying transitions - 6:02 - 8.9 MB
    Using transitions effectively - 4:41 - 7.6 MB
    Setting up the default transition - 1:57 - 2.7 MB

11. Working with Audio - 38:31

    The importance of ambient audio - 6:35 - 8.6 MB
    Cutting video to music - 7:38 - 13.2 MB
    Changing audio volume over time - 9:55 - 13.5 MB
    Fixing audio problems - 9:57 - 13.1 MB
    Censoring audio - 4:26 - 5.8 MB

12. Applying Video Effects - 16:25

    Creating censored video - 5:22 - 6.3 MB
    Creating a lens flare - 2:20 - 3.1 MB
    Creating a logo bug - 3:27 - 3.9 MB
    Creating background textures - 5:16 - 6.9 MB

13. Basic Compositing - 13:23

    Intro to compositing - 1:11 - 1.3 MB
    Removing a green screen background - 9:14 - 10.0 MB
    Compositing with blend modes - 2:58 - 3.5 MB

14. Color Correction - 22:37

    Adjusting white balance - 2:24 - 2.7 MB
    Increasing contrast - 3:05 - 3.6 MB
    Adjusting luminance - 4:30 - 5.8 MB
    Creating cinematic color - 5:21 - 6.8 MB
    Creating a vignette - 3:12 - 3.7 MB
    Creating a day-for-night shot - 4:05 - 4.4 MB

15. Making Titles, Credits, and Lower Thirds - 16:05

    Creating titles - 4:55 - 6.2 MB
    Creating a lower third - 9:12 - 10.4 MB
    Animating rolling credits - 1:58 - 2.9 MB

16. Exporting Video - 14:13

    Exporting sequences from Premiere - 3:57 - 4.2 MB
    Exporting with the Adobe Media Encoder - 2:13 - 2.2 MB
    The most common formats and codecs - 4:42 - 5.5 MB
    Exporting portions of a sequence - 1:54 - 2.2 MB
    Rendering letterboxed footage - 1:27 - 1.7 MB

17. Working with Other Applications - 06:46

    Examining the other apps that come with Premiere - 4:25 - 4.5 MB
    Working with Final Cut Pro - 2:21 - 2.7 MB

Conclusion - 0:20

    Goodbye - 0:20 - 0.3 MB