Media Software

1 Create a project

• Open a Premiere Pro project file by double-clicking it, or click Open Project in the Start screen and select a file.
• To create a new project file, click New Project in the Start screen. Choose a name, browse to choose a location for the project file, and click OK.
• To import media files using the Media Browser panel, browse to the files you’d like to import, select the clips you want to work with in Premiere Pro, right-click one of the selected clips, and choose Import. Once the media is imported, you’re ready to edit.
• As you edit, be sure to save your work (choose File > Save) periodically.
• To close your project, choose File > Close Project.

2 Layout overview

• Panels: Each panel has a specific purpose. You can resize or reposition them. All panels are accessible in the Window menu.
• Workspaces: Preset layouts with panels displayed that are useful for particular tasks, such as editing video or working on audio. To reset a workspace, choose Window > Workspace > Reset to Saved Layout.
• Blue highlight: Only one panel at a time will have a blue highlight, indicating that it is the active panel

3 Import media

• Use the Media Browser panel to locate and import your media files. To preview a video in the Source Monitor, double-click it. To import media files, select them and right-click on them to choose Import.
• Bins allow you to organize your clips in the same way that you might organize files in folders on your computer. To create a new bin, click the New Bin button in the Project panel.

4 Sequences

Each sequence or individual video timeline has a specific image size and number of frames per second, or frame rate. You can create as many sequences as you like in a project, but you will usually work with just one master sequence to create your video.

• When you create a sequence, it appears in the Project panel along with your clips. You can create as many sequences as you want in the same project.
• To create a new sequence, drag one or more clips into the empty Timeline panel, or select one or more clips in the Project panel, right-click on the selection and choose New Sequence from Clip.
• Add more clips by dragging them into the Timeline panel.
• To remove a clip from the sequence, select it and press Backspace (Windows) or Delete (macOS). If you select clips and press Shift+Delete (Windows) or Shift+fn+Delete (macOS), they will be removed without leaving a gap in the sequence.