Premiere Pro Training | Los Angeles
Premiere Pro CS5 Fundamentals
Course Description
On this 3-day hands-on Premiere Pro training class you will learn to create compelling video. The course covers capturing, editing, special effects, graphics, titles and to final production.
Target Audience
Graphic and video professionals looking to use Adobe Premiere Pro to create stunning video productions. No prior experience of Premiere Pro is required. Students should be familiar with basic Mac or Pc operations.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this Premiere Pro course students will be able to:
- Real-World Usage of Premiere Pro
- Premiere Pro Project Management
- Setting Up a Premiere Pro Project
- Video and Audio Clip Editing
- Working with Transitions
- Applying Visual Fixed Effects
- Working with Graphic Images
- Applying Visual Standard Effects
- Creating Titles
- Final Project File Rendering

Upcoming Classes
Chicago |
Sep, 2010 | Oct, 2010 | Nov, 2010 | Dec, 2010 |
| Premiere Pro CS5 Fundamentals |
Los Angeles |
Sep, 2010 | Oct, 2010 | Nov, 2010 | Dec, 2010 |
| Premiere Pro CS5 Fundamentals | Nov 17 - 19 |
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Course Outline
INTRO: Real-World Usage of Premiere Pro
- What is Premiere Pro?
- What kind of media is typically created with Premiere Pro?
- What kind of media can be captured using Premiere Pro?
- What kind of media can be imported in Premiere Pro?
- The advantages of Adobe product integration
- Setting up a digital video work environment
- After Effects workflow: Best practices
BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Premiere Pro Project Management
- Determine the playback format for final output
- Determine what type of media output is required for your Premiere project
- What restrictions exist for the Project’s window resolution?
- What restrictions exist for the Project’s pixel aspect ratio?
- What restrictions exist for the project’s time base?
- What restrictions exist for the project’s frame rate?
- What restrictions exist for graphical screen-based assets?
- What restrictions exist for video assets?
- What restrictions exist for audio assets?
HANDS ON UNIT 1: Touring Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
- Nonlinear editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
- A standard digital video workflow
- Enhancing workflow with high-level features
- Incorporating CS5 components into an editing workflow
- Touring and customizing the Premiere Pro workspace
HANDS-ON UNIT 2: Selecting Settings, Adjusting Preferences, and Managing Assets
- Setting Premiere Pro Preferences
- Assessing Project settings by Sequence
- Specifying Project settings
- Importing assets
- Working with images
- Managing media in bins
- Finding assets with the Media Browser
HANDS-ON UNIT 3: Importing and Managing Tapeless Media
- Using a tapeless workflow
- Importing XDCAM media
- Importing P2 media
- Importing AVCHD media
- Mixing media formats
HANDS-ON UNIT 4: Shooting and Capturing Great Video Assets
- Tips for shooting great video
- Capturing video
- Using batch capture and scene detection
- Capturing HDV and HD video
HANDS ON UNIT 5: Creating Cuts-Only Videos
- Using a storyboard to build a rough cut
- Editing clips on the Timeline
- Moving clips to, from, and within the Timeline
3-Point Edits - Working with Source Monitor editing tools
- Adjusting clips in the Trim panel
- Using other editing tools
HANDS ON UNIT 6: Adding Transitions
- Applying video transitions
- Changing parameters in the Effect Controls panel
- Using A/B mode to fine-tune a transition
- Applying transitions to multiple clips at once
- Adding audio transitions
HANDS ON UNIT 7: Adding Transitions
- Title design: Adding text to a Sequence
- Changing text parameters
- Putting text on a path
- Creating shapes
- Making text roll and crawl
- Adding text effects: sheens, strokes, shadows, and fills
HANDS ON UNIT 8: Specialized Editing Tools
- Exploring timesaving editing tools
- Replacing a clip and replacing footage
- Using Sync Lock and Track Lock
- Finding gaps in the timeline
- Editing with In and Out points around a clip
- Creating subclips from the Source Monitor
- Multicamera editing
HANDS-ON UNIT 9: Adding Video Effects
- Applying effects to single or multiple clips
- Adding keyframing effects
- Adjusting keyframe interpolation and velocity
- Adding lighting effects
- Creating custom presets
HANDS-ON UNIT 10: Putting Clips in Motion
- Understanding keyframes and tweening
- Applying the Motion effect to clips
- Changing clip size and adding rotation
- Creating a picture-in-picture effect
- Enhancing motion with shadows and beveled edges
- Using other motion-related effects: Transform, Basic 3D, and Camera View
HANDS-ON UNIT 11: Changing Time
- Using slow-motion and reverse-motion techniques
- Enabling variable time changes with time remapping
- Applying time remapping with speed transitions
- Using time remapping with reverse motion
- Changing the speed of multiple clips simultaneously
- Changing the length of multiple stills simultaneously
HANDS-ON UNIT 12: Acquiring and Editing Audio
- Examining audio characteristics
- Adjusting amplitude
- Adjusting audio gain
- Adding J-cuts and L-cuts
- Sweetening sound with audio effects
- Working with the Audio Mixer
- Round-tripping between Premiere Pro and Adobe Soundbooth
HANDS-ON UNIT 13: Analyzing Content
- Transcribing speech to text
- Enhancing the accuracy of speech analysis
- Searching transcription for keywords
- Setting In and Out points using speech analysis text
- Modifying the metadata
- Detecting faces in a sequence
HANDS-ON UNIT 14: Exploring Compositing Techniques
- Making compositing part of your projects
- Working with the Opacity effect
- Combine layers based on a blend mode
- Working with alpha-channel transparencies
- Color keying a green-screen shot with Ultra Key
- Using matte keys
HANDS-ON UNIT 15: Working with Color, Nested Sequences, and Shortcuts
- An overview of color-oriented effects
- Adjusting and enhancing color
- Using nested sequences
- Nesting clips
- Working with keyboard shortcuts
HANDS-ON UNIT 16: Managing Projects
- Project menu overview
- Using the Project Manager
- Importing projects or sequences
HANDS-ON UNIT 17: Integrating Photoshop and After Effects Media
- Importing Adobe Photoshop files as sequences
- Using Dynamic Link with After Effects
- Working with After Effects Compositions from within Premiere Pro
HANDS-ON UNIT 18: Exporting Frames, Clips, and Sequences
- Testing for final export
- Overview of Export options
- Exporting single frames
- Using the Export Settings dialog
- Working with the Adobe Media Encoder
- Exporting a hi-resolution master for recompositing
- Exporting video for Powerpoint embeds and disc-based media
- Exporting FLV Flash Video
- Exporting to mobile devices
- Exporting to Final Cut Pro
- Adding Adobe Encore chapter markers to the Timeline
- Creating an autoplay DVD with Encore CS5






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"McKinley was an extremely knowledgeable and talented instructor. She was able to answer all questions, even those that took us outside of the scope of the class and managed the class and the pace very well. The information here is very good, but I know that the instructor can really make or break it and I am very happy to have had this instructor.
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