User Guide

Working with Adobe Premiere Pro
People work with Adobe Premiere Pro in many different ways. In this section, you’ll find
directions to specific information to help you accomplish some common Adobe Premiere
Pro tasks.
If you want to mix audio
• Create audio crossfades using the audio transitions in the Effects palette (see
“Crossfading
or fading out audio” on page 176).
• Record a voiceover microphone or other external analog source directly to a track by
using the Audio Mixer (see “Capturing analog audio” on page 79).
• Control the volume level of each track in a sequence using the track sliders in the Audio
Mixer, and control clip gain using the Clip > Audio Options > Audio Gain command (see
“Adjusting gain or volume levels” on page 175).
• Apply effects to audio tracks using the Audio Mixer, or to audio clips using the Effects
palette (see “Applying effects to audio tracks” on page 184 and “Applying effects to
audio clips” on page 185).
• Vary audio settings over time by using mixer automation (see “Automating audio
changes in the Audio Mixer window” on page 190) or by setting keyframes in the
Timeline window (see “Working with keyframes in the Timeline window” on page 222).
• Apply advanced editing techniques to your source clips by using Adobe Audition®
(see “Using audio from Adobe Audition” on page 78).
If you want to superimpose or composite clips
Superimposing and compositing can be as simple as importing clips and stills, stacking
them on video tracks in the Timeline window, and using transparency to let clips on lower
tracks show through. Alpha channel transparency is automatically applied. For clips
without alpha channels, Adobe Premiere Pro provides many ways to apply transparency.
• Import clips (see “Importing clips” on page 81) containing an alpha channel
(see “Defining transparency terminology” on page 219).
Want step-by-step instructions
Try one of the tutorials available on the Adobe Web site. (See “Adobe
Premiere Pro support page” on page 8.)
Are looking for detailed
information about a feature
Use the index or search for the feature in Help.
Are looking for background
information on digital video
Go to www.adobe.com/products/premierepro and look for background
information.
Want answers to common
troubleshooting questions
Search the Adobe Support Knowledgebase and Premiere Pro Top
Issues, which you can access from the Adobe Premiere Pro support
Web site at www.adobe.com/products/premierepro. (See “Adobe
Premiere Pro support page” on page 8.)
Want a complete list of keyboard
shortcuts
Look at the Keyboard Shortcuts Appendix.
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• Make a clip uniformly transparent by changing the Opacity value (see “Adjusting