Brief Introduction in the world of editing Audio-Visual

BY:ARRIETA, Angeline

GALVEZ, Cheri

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.

Selection tool (V)The default tool, used to select clips in the timeline.

Track Select Tool (M)Select all clips on a track from a given point, or select multiple tracks.

Ripple Edit Tool (B)Adjust an edit point and move other clips in the timeline to compensate.

Rolling Edit tool (N)Adjust an edit point between two clips without affecting the rest of the timeline.

Rate Stretch tool(X)Change the duration of a clip while simultaneously changing the speed to compensate.

Razor tool(C)Cut a clip (or multiple clips) into two clips.

Slip tool(Y)Move a clip's in and out points by the same amount simultaneously, so the rest of the timeline is not affected.

Slide tool (U)Move a clip back and forth in the timeline, while simultaneously adjusting adjacent clips to compensate.

Pen tool (P)Create control (anchor) points.

Hand tool (H)Drag the timeline view left and right.

Zoom tool (Z)Click in the timeline to magnify the view, or drag and select a rectangular area to zoom into.

The default panels The Tools Panel is where you can select various

editing tools to use in the timeline. The Project Panel is where you store all the

elements which make up your edited video (video clips, audio clips, graphics, titles, etc).

The Source Monitor is where you can preview clips, make simple adjustments and add them to the timeline.

The Program Monitor shows the edited video from the timeline.

The Media Browser allows you to browse, preview and import clips from your hard drives and network.

The Timeline Panel is where you arrange the elements of your video in the desired order.

The Audio Meters display the volume level from the timeline.

Select File > Import from themain menu.

To import a single file: Locate and select the file, then click Open.

To import multiple files: Hold down the Control key to select multiple files, then click Open.