Learning Premiere Pro

Last semester, for my tutorial video project, I was forced to step out of my iMovie comfort zone and explore the world of Adobe Premiere Pro.  Having not been familiar with many Adobe products, the functions were quite new to me and it took some time to get used to the Adobe interface.  Whenever I am learning a new software, I find it helpful to play around with different tools and settings to figure out what the software has to offer.  And of course, there are many online resources that explain everything if you get stuck.

Premiere Pro has a different project layout than iMovie.  The image below shows it's basic layout.  It is important to understand each panel so you know where different features can be found.

There are many video tutorials and webpages with detailed information about using Premiere Pro for anyone from beginner to advanced users.  It is always good to familiarize yourself with the basic functions of popular software so that we are all better prepared to help users when they have the same questions.  Adobe's Help website has many short video tutorials that are a great place to start for getting familiar with the Premiere Pro software.  This MediaCollege website also has brief descriptions of Premiere Pro features that are useful for finding quick answers to problems with the software.  The best way to learn a software is to try it out and gain hands-on experience working through common issues and then referencing other resources.