Premiere Pro Basics: Getting Started

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 best tips in organizing files to prevent missing links and to help you find your content. We also orient you to the workspace in Premiere and briefly give an overview of how to manage your video projects.

 

Table of Contents:

00:12 – File management
00:28 – Have your files local (not on camera or card)
01:32 – Create new project
01:40 – Choose save location
02:11 – Premiere workspaces
02:30 – Resetting workspaces
02:52 – Project Pane
03:18 – Importing media
04:45 – Source pane
05:03 – Program playback pane
05:14 – Audio levels Timeline
05:23 – Toolbar