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Basic logo animation in After Effects

November 16, 2022October 27, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Creating a basic logo animation in After Effects is a great way to learn some easy key frame animation techniques. Getting Started Before going to After Effects,  create a layered …

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New / Premiere / Video

Remix audio

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Remix audio in Premiere Pro saves hours of cutting, rippling, adding fades, and previewing results, trying to fit a piece of music to the length of a scene.  Whether your …

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New / Premiere / Video

Creative effects in Premiere

October 24, 2022October 4, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Now that you’ve had an overview of effects, let’s explore a few fun creative effects to get you started. If you missed our basics of effects video, check that out …

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New / Premiere / Video

Syncing music in Premiere

October 19, 2022October 27, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Syncing to music is a fun way to create intros or sizzle videos. You can use this technique with either video or still content. First set up your sequence, then …

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New / Rush / Video

Video effects

October 17, 2022October 4, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

There are all kinds of Video effects that you can use – adjust, color, light, stylized, speed effects, masking. It would be exhausting to go over all of them, but …

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New / Rush / Video

Rush crop and rotate

October 12, 2022September 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The crop and rotate panel allows you to perform multiple operations to video clips and stills. Beginning with the basic section, you can change the clips position, rotation and opacity. …

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New / Rush / Video

Adjust clip speed

October 10, 2022September 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Changing clip speed can create interesting effects in your video. Speed allows you to adjust the speed of all or part of a clip. You can select how fast (or …

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New / Rush / Video

Add titles in Rush

October 5, 2022September 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

You can add titles or a lower third by tapping the plus button on the left and choosing the title icon OR using the title panel on the right. Choose between …

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New / Premiere / Video

Vertical video solutions

October 3, 2022June 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

In video you occasionally need to use vertical video or graphics that don’t fit well into the frame. In this tutorial, we will look at a few techniques to work …

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New / Rush / Video

Rush Effects

September 28, 2022September 23, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The effects panel in Rush contains three important features – transitions, pan and zoom, and auto-reframe.  First, you can apply transitions between clips – either stills, video or audio. Good …

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New / Rush / Video

Export and Share from Rush

September 26, 2022September 14, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Rush’s export and share interface makes sharing videos locally or right to social media easy. Begin by clicking the share tab. You can immediately share in a one to many …

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New / Premiere / Video

Changing clip speeds

September 21, 2022June 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Changing clip speeds can create a fun effect by either slowing down or speeding up a clip.  To do this, add the clip to your timeline, then right click and …

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Using stills in Premiere

September 19, 2022June 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using stills in your video can help viewers understand more about you topic. Stills may include things like maps, graphics, esp documentary, but may also include photographs  To start, set …

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New / Rush / Video

Edit Color in Rush

September 14, 2022August 31, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

If you are new to video editing, you will find that it is easy to edit color in Rush. The color grading is robust but the learning curve is not …

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Editing Audio with Rush

September 12, 2022August 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Editing audio with Rush is simple. The interface is easy to use and understand. In addition to being able to edit levels and correct audio – you can also find …

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New / Premiere / Video

Creating graphics in Premiere

September 7, 2022October 4, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The goal of creating graphics or titles is to set the mood or inform the viewer. These graphics may include: a lower third, an opening sequence, or rolls/crawls. This type …

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New / Premiere / Video

Color Correction in Premiere

September 5, 2022September 2, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

In this training, we will look at color correction with Premiere. To begin with Color Correction in Premiere, you can edit clips for overall contrast, color balance and saturation. Finally, …

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New / Rush / Video

Editing with Rush

September 1, 2022August 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Editing with Rush is intuitive and seamless. While this video shows you desktop editing, you can use the same tools and touchscreen to edit on your mobile devices. Get Started …

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New project in Rush

August 30, 2022August 29, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

This tutorial will help you create a new project in Rush. If you are new to video editing, Rush is a great place to start. With its easy to use …

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New / Premiere / Video

Auto ducking in Premiere

August 24, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Auto ducking makes using interview or voice over with music easy. This is a quick way to adjust levels and mix different types of audio. First, make sure you are …

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New / Premiere / Video

Audio cleanup

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Audio cleanup is a key skill to develop in Premiere. Viewers will often forgive bad video before they forgive bad audio. Your first line of defense for good audio is …

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Applying auto color

August 15, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Color correction is often reserved as a more advanced topic, but the auto color correction makes this more accessible to new users and is worth experimenting with. Make sure you …

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Premiere workspace interface

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The updated Premiere workspace interface makes it easy to move into each aspect of video production. The new header bar makes navigating in Premiere Pro faster and easier.  Simply move …

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Updated quick export and share in Premiere

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

The new quick export and share experience helps you export efficiently with a one-to-many design.  Export Interface Choose Export from the header bar at the top of Premiere Pro to …

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New import in Premiere

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Premiere updated its import interface. The new import experience begins with media instead of project settings. This interface may remind you of Premiere Rush. At the top left, notice the streamlined …

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Background noise removal with Premiere and Audition

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Often when you record, you can pick up room or background noise. This video will show you one technique to fix this and optimize your audio. It helps to always …

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Premiere / Video

Simplify your Premiere sequence

January 19, 2022March 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

In the 2021 release of Premiere, users can now simplify sequences. This makes it easy to share with collaborators and clients.  Select a sequence and then click Sequence > Simplify …

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Premiere / Video

Transcribe and caption in Premiere

September 14, 2021March 22, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Update to Premiere to 15.0 or later. Captioning lets you create separate tracks that lets you edit and treat captions like video clips. Why use captions? One reason is for …

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Premiere / Video

Recording a voice over

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

When you record a voice over, best practices are to use one of the school’s editing bays and microphones. This will give you the best audio quality.  Remember to stop …

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Premiere / Video

Adjusting audio levels and keyframing audio

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

The key to editing audio is to edit with your eyes, not your ears. This way your device or headphone volume is not deceiving you. This video reviews the basics …

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Premiere / Video

Overview of tools

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

In this tool overview, you will learn a series of ways to select, edit and rearrange clips in your timeline. Table of Contents: 00:23 – Selection tool 01:32 – Track …

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Premiere / Video

Basics in the source pane and timeline

July 27, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

This training helps you get started working in the source pane. First however, we review audio and video tracks. Multi-track editing is one of the advantages of using Premiere. We …

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Premiere / Video

Setting up a Sequence

July 26, 2021July 28, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

You can easily use an existing clip to establish your sequence settings. Simply choose your best HD clip with video and audio and drag that into the timeline. This method …

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Premiere / Video

Premiere Pro Basics: Getting Started

July 26, 2021July 27, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

If you are new to Premiere Pro, learning to manage your files (and prevent missing links) is the first step to success. In this video, we offer some of our …

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Apps / Illustrator / InDesign / Photoshop / Premiere / Video / Web / XD

Workshop: Get to Know Creative Cloud

April 22, 2020November 1, 2021 - by Heather Lawrenz

If you have CC questions, email Heather or pop them into the comments.

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Premiere / Video

Auto Reframe in Premiere 2020

November 26, 2019January 19, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

In its 2020 release, Premiere has added an auto reframe feature. This feature is best used when you have created a video for horizontal display and need to reuse it …

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Apps / Video

New tool alert: Rush

November 14, 2018January 19, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Rush bridges the gap between mobile and desktop and provides a quick way to work create and share great videos. Rush is simply an excellent beginner tool for smaller packages. …

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Premiere / Video

Premiere Oct 2018 new features

November 12, 2018January 19, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

Two of the biggest problems beginning video storytellers have is color and audio – fortunately the new Premiere offers tools to help both. Selective Color Grading One of the coolest …

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Premiere / Video

Motion Graphics Templates

September 7, 2018November 6, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Utilize Adobe Stock and local motion graphics templates + edit and save them to be used across devices.  

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Premiere / Video

Roll crawl text

September 4, 2018November 6, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Roll crawl text is a quick add for your video and once you develop key frames and text styles you like, you can save that out as a motion graphics …

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Premiere / Video

Lower Third

August 30, 2018November 6, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

This is a 3-part series on lower third, roll text and motion graphics templates. Part 1 features how to create a simple lower third.    

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Premiere / Video

Color Correction in Premiere

August 27, 2018November 12, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Tips for color correction: Switch to the Color workspace Use the Lumetri Scopes to help your color correction Adjust white balance easily with the color picker Correct in basic correction …

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Premiere / Video

Social media export settings

August 21, 2018November 12, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

*Note: In Premiere you can Autopublish for Youtube, Facebook and Twitter under Publish Youtube Format H.264 Preset Youtube 1080HD Facebook Format H.264 Preset Match Source Med Bitrate Under Video/Bitrate settings …

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Premiere / Video

Social Media Sequence Settings

August 20, 2018January 20, 2022 - by Heather Lawrenz

You can easily create appropriate Social media sequence settings in Premiere and either scale your video to fit or simply ‘crop’ the video within the frame. 1. In Premiere, choose …

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Premiere / Video

Premiere 12.1.1 New Features

May 3, 2018November 12, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

  The April 2018 update of Premiere Pro offers some great efficiencies and workflow updates. Check out our overview of the changes and remember to Subscribe to our YouTube Channel …

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Audio Editing / Video

Basics of Audacity

December 21, 2016November 12, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Audacity is an easy to use free-ware audio editing program. When would you use audacity? Anytime you are doing a voice over or a radio ad or a podcast, this is …

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Premiere / Video

Resizing Stills in Premiere

December 5, 2016November 12, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

When to Resize Resizing needs to occur if image is larger or smaller than video frame. Note in example below that the image in Project Pane is smaller than what we …

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Apps / Video

Using Your Phone as a Mobile Reporting Studio

August 17, 2015November 6, 2018 - by Heather Lawrenz

Using Your Phone as a Mobile studio    

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Video

Camera Tips

August 10, 2015May 11, 2017 - by Heather Lawrenz

Camera Tips – Framing and Rules of Thirds

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Lighting Tips

August 10, 2015May 11, 2017 - by Heather Lawrenz

Lighting Tips

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Edit in iMovie on your iPad

July 27, 2015May 11, 2017 - by Heather Lawrenz

How to edit your clips in iMovie on your iPad Table of Contents: 00:02 – Basics of iMovie 00:23 – Starting your Project 01:19 – Brining in Clips to timeline …

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Editing clips in iMovie on iPhone

July 21, 2015December 17, 2015 - by Heather Lawrenz

iMovie on iPhone Using iMovie on  iPhone to edit a video project Table of Contents: 00:03 – Starting Your Project 01:27 – Bringing in Clips 02:03 – Workspace Navigation 06:51 – …

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Basic Video Tips

July 1, 2015May 11, 2017 - by Heather Lawrenz

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