Adobe Premiere Pro Guidebook

Start by inserting the SD card into the back of Mac, hopefully if filmed correctly all of the files will be found in the SD Card file. Once the clips are found copy and paste the files into the 'Movies' folder, these keeps the files in a safe location were you can easily navigate to them (Folder shown below). Ensure that this folder is backed up as this means that it will become a lot harder to lose the files you have created. You also have to ensure that you're clever with your SD Card, once you have transferred everything from you need, right click on the SD Card icon and click eject this will mean that your files don't corrupted as you take it out of the computer, after clicking eject it is then safe to remove the SD Card from your computer.

The picture on the right shows the inside of the 'Movies' folder, as you can see all of the different movies are scattered in this one folder. Except from the PG Tips advert which is in one folder; we are going to be using the PG Tips clips are the main focus as these have been set up. As the advert clips are in this one folder its easy to find and navigate your way to it.

 One the left is the clips that I used to create the advert, the clips are all clearly laid out this means that we can easily find specific clips.

Once Premier Pro is open find the import button and import all of the clips that are required. We are going to import the clips into the editing software rather than copying it as copying takes a longer time and its much safer to import as this method is support by the software.

The chosen clip is the thumbnail shown on the left, click this clip and then hit the import button. This will give you the ability to edit the clip in the software.

After clicking import the clip will appear in the project area. Here you can see how long your clip is and how it actually looks. Its best to rename your clip so that you don't have to watch the clip back every time you're looking for a certain part.

You're now able to drag the clip that you have imported into the timeline. By dragging it into this place you can edit the length, how it looks and how it sounds. There are editing techniques such as cutting which allows you change the length of that specific shot and also allows you to trim to make it shorter. Another technique you can experiment with is transitions, these are preset movements that allow you to smoothly go from one clip to another, using dissolve, slide and rotate movements. Every clip that you import will be added to here. 




Once the clip is completely finished, you will need to render it as this means that all error and glitches are ironed out. Go to file and then export this will take you to another window were you can see the final cut of your film. When exporting ensure that you have chosen the correct format that you wish the clip to be in. For example you're able to choose a specific Youtube Format which is the recommended from Youtube, this means that when uploading the clip will be exactly the same as the original format and upload time will be decreased. But there is a specific format which is becoming increasingly common for the average film maker this format being called 'h.264', it's currently the best format for compression and all round exporting.  After choosing this format you can then choose the frame rate and which device you wish to watch the clip on. Ensure that you name the clip before exporting as this will ensure that you will not lose the clip amongst your files. Once you have picked the format and named it simply hit export again.