New Media Week 14: Adobe Premiere Resources

Posted on April 10, 2014 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today we want to get started working with Adobe Premiere. While the basics of Premiere are similar to programs we have already used, such as Moviemaker and iMovie, Premiere offers a much deeper experience (and a much steeper learning curve). 

Getting a Handle on the Basics

RampantMedia offers a succinct but comprehensive introduction to Premiere’s interface and basic tools:

Creating a Dynamic Intro Tutorial

I’ve asked that your “Just One Thing projects include some kind of introductory animation that includes the Patel Center’s iconography. YouTube user Greg Wilder, aka DigitalNuance, has a series of videos that provide a walkthrough for making an intro clip. First, he has a two part series on working with video clips, animated graphics, and layers:

He also has a single tutorial for creating a dynamic introduction just using still images:

Vimeo has a page of royalty free motion graphics and project files that can be imported into Premiere. Here is one designed for After Effects (an editing program integrated into Premiere) that might be cool to use as a template for your “Just One Thing…” introduction:

Here’s another animated template:

For class today I used my iPhone to capture some video. But I read online that Premier doesn’t work too well with the iPhone’s native video file format, .MOV, so I converted them into .mp4 using Zamar’s free web converter. 

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