Course
Digicomp Code AP6
Adobe Premiere Pro CC – Basic («AP6»)
Course facts
- Understanding the Adobe Premiere Pro working environment
- Understanding key background information about digital video formats and clips
- Developing and designing video clips
- Importing and exporting video assets and media independently
- Knowing the steps involved in post-production
1 Video editing basics with Premiere Pro
- Hardware and software requirements for Premiere Pro
- Creating projects and setting up a project structure
2 Importing and viewing video footage
- Finding sequence settings to match source footage and creating sequences
- Using the Media Browser for importing
- Viewing and sorting footage
3 Rough cut
- Viewing clips and setting in/out markers
- Using the Source and Program Monitors
- Adding clips to the sequence
- Using various editing tools
4 Fine cut
- Applying trim tools
- Creating simple titles with the Essential Graphics panel
- Applying fades
- Adjusting brightness and contrast with Lumetri color correction
- Overview of basic effects and their settings
- Creating simple animations
- Apply motion effects (slow motion, fast motion, freeze frame)
- Volume adjustment and sound mixing
- Apply Essential Sound control panel and audio effects
5 Exporting media
- Overview of different video formats and properties
- Media export settings for different video formats
- Exporting for Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and other social media channels
- Using export presets
Component of the following courses
- Informative, exemplary and practice-oriented teaching sequence
- An additional learning effort of two to four hours per week is to be expected
This basic course is aimed at anyone who wants to build up their expertise in Premiere Pro with the help of editing experts. This is the right place for (lateral) beginners, hobby filmmakers and junior editors, as well as camera operators, video journalists, producers and content marketing producers who want to edit videos by themselves in the future.
You have good PC user skills (PC or Mac). No prior knowledge of Premiere Pro is required.
Information about Classroom Equipment
Our courses are usually held on Windows devices. However, we are happy to provide you with an Apple computer in Zurich, Bern, and Basel upon request. Please let us know in advance by emailing info@digicomp.ch.
Of course, you are also welcome to bring your own laptop.
For virtual participation, we recommend using an additional monitor (not just a laptop) so that you can follow the lessons and participate fully.
Adobe CC Software
Adobe Creative Cloud software will be made available to you without restriction in the course rooms during the course.
If you are participating virtually, you can work on your own device. Please let us know if you do not have your own «Adobe Creative Cloud» license. In this case, we will be happy to provide you with the software via remote access for the duration of the course.
The remote environment will be set up on a Windows device; Apple devices are not an option here. Unfortunately, it is not possible to use this environment beyond the course period.