Film and Video Editing Software for Beginners
Resources and information to make high quality videos at the Boston Public Library.
What is Adobe Premiere CC?
Adobe Premiere CC is a real-time, timeline-based video editing software application. You can directly integrate After Effects, Audition, and other Adobe CC applications into your production workflow to easily make special effects, edit audio, and create on-screen graphics.
What kind of video projects can I make?
- Promotional videos/Commercials
- Vlogs
- Documentaries and films
Online Courses at the BPL
- LinkedIn LearningChoose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts. Through the library's subscription, you have access to the video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. Here are some popular series to help you with Adobe Premiere Pro:
• Premiere Pro CC 2018 Essential Training: The Basics with Ashley Kennedy
• Premiere Pro Guru: Working with Audio with Richard Harrington and Cheryl Ottenritter
• Premiere Pro Guru: Fixing Video Exposure Problems with Richard Harrington
Online Resources and Communities
- Adobe Premiere Pro Learn & SupportLinks to the beginners guide, Tutorials, FAQ’s and the user guide for Premier Pro.
- r/premiere --Reddit.comA subreddit dedicated to folks who use and want to learn Adobe Premiere CC
Selected Titles
Adobe Premiere Pro CC by
Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2017 release) choose Adobe Premiere Pro CC Classroom in a Book (2017 release) from Adobe Press. The 18 project-based lessons in this book show users step-by-step the key techniques for working in Premiere Pro. Learn to edit video in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017 and get the most out of your workflow. Take a project from beginning to end and learn to organize media, add audio, create transitions, produce titles, and add effects. Take your projects further by sweetening and mixing sound, compositing footage, adjusting color, using advanced editing techniques, managing projects, working with 360 video for VR headsets, exporting, and much more. The online companion files include all the necessary assets for readers to complete the projects featured in each chapter as well as ebook updates when Adobe releases new features for Creative Cloud customers. All buyers of the book get full access to the Web Edition: a Web-based version of the complete ebook enhanced with video and interactive multiple-choice quizzes. As always with the Classroom in a Book, Instructor Notes are available for teachers to download.
