Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4: Basic Video Editing

Course Specifications

Course number: 084084
Software: Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Certification: Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Program

Course Description

You have raw videos, recorded audio, and some still images. You want to edit and enhance a video or burn a disc to have it as your private collection or for large-scale distribution. In this course, you will use Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4 to create a video project and Adobe® Encore® to burn a disc.

Course Objective: You will use Adobe® Premiere® Pro to create a video program that combines video, audio, and still images.

Target Student: Students who need to edit video clips and create digital movies, but have little or no experience using Premiere Pro or students who want to edit video more quickly, integrate video with other Adobe products, and work in a digital format that can be purposed again for multiple uses. They may have experience using graphic design and illustration programs, such as page layout, photo editing, or illustration programs, but probably do not have experience using other video editing applications.

Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on.

Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

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Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4
Topic 1A: Explore the Premiere Pro Interface
Topic 1B: Customize the Workspace
Topic 1C: Create a Project


Lesson 2: Assembling a Project
Topic 2A: Import Assets
Topic 2B: Organize Media Files
Topic 2C: Add Clips to a Sequence


Lesson 3: Editing a Sequence
Topic 3A: Edit Footage
Topic 3B: Edit Clips


Lesson 4: Enhancing a Sequence
Topic 4A: Apply Effects
Topic 4B: Add Transitions
Topic 4C: Add a Title
Topic 4D: Create a Composite


Lesson 5: Working with Audio
Topic 5A: Add Audio
Topic 5B: Apply Audio Effects


Lesson 6: Exporting Video
Topic 6A: Export a Movie File
Topic 6B: Export Clip Notes


Appendix A: Working with Adobe® Encore® CS4
Supplemental Lesson: Working with Adobe® Encore® CS4
Topic 1A: Import Assets to Adobe® Encore®
Topic 1B: Add Chapters and Subtitles
Topic 1C: Create a Menu
Topic 1D: Create a Slide Show
Topic 1E: Add Navigation to a Menu
Topic 1F: Export a Project


Appendix B: Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Program