Adobe Premier 101

Premier is the leading video editing solution from Adobe and below is a brief introduction on how to use the controls and different windows.

As you enter the editing environment 2 of the first things you notice are the video windows at the top the first of these is the source video window which is located on the left this is where you can view clips from your media bin a window which I will discuss later. 

Located to the right of the source video window is the sequence video window this is where you can view your video as you have edited it in the time line below the 2 windows. You will see on both windows there is a selection of controls that could be recognised from a DVD or Video recorder to guide playback usage. 

Above is the media bin where you import all the bits of video, audio and images you wish to use in your production from here they can be dragged to the timeline window below for editing.  

Above is the sequence time line window this is one of the most important sections of the program because it is where all the editing happens and things like transitions and effects are applied on initial setup it is made of 3 video and 3 audio tracks to work with. 
In this window you will use functions from the toolbar described below. 

Above is the toolbar this is where you select the implements to edit your video with, from the left you have...  

Selection

Multipurpose tool for drag and drop functions and selecting clips. 

Track Select

Selects all clips to the right of wherever you position it.

Ripple Edit

Ripple edit trims a clip and then moves up subsequent clips in the track by the amount you have trimmed.  

Rolling Edit

A rolling edit trims adjacent Out & In points simultaneously by the same number of frames.

This moves the edit point between clips, preserving other clips' positions in time.

Rate Stretch

Rate stretch allows you to stretch or shrink a clip. For example this could be used to put a clip in to slow motion.

Razor

The Razor is used to slice a clip in two so that unwanted footage can be removed or a transition can be put between the sliced clips.

Slip

By dragging the slip tool you can change both the start and finish frames without changing its duration.

Slide

A slide edit allows you to shift a clip along a timeline without trimming adjacent clips.

Pen

The pen tool is used to add, select, move or delete keyframes on a sequence as well as being used to make adjustments in the titler.

Hand

The hand tool can be used to scroll an entire sequence by grabbing a clip and sliding it across the timeline. It works in the same way as using the scroll bar at the bottom of the window. 

Zoom

The zoom allows you to close in on the time line and work at a minute level. For example if you were adjusting the sound levels on a specific point you would need to get in close to be as accurate as possible. 

The media browser is where all the Premier effects and transitions are stores in the form of a branch system there are far to many to explain her and now because there is a huge amount of them to experiment with.