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Prepping for Premiere Pro
Before you download the Template from here, we need to make sure you have a project folder for this part that is separate from our first My Favorite Things folder. Inside that folder is where the "My Favorite Assets" folder we made last week that has just the 9 images and 4 Titles in it, leaving behind the Word document, Photoshop files, extra images, etc.
New Project Folder
Step 1
Open File Explorer
Click on OneDrive, where the first two project folders should be already.
Copy the following:
251006 My Favorite Things - VIDEO Project FolderClick on the New Folder button
Paste the text you just copied above to name the new folder correctly.
Move Your Assets
Step 2
Locate your My Favorite Assets folder.
Verify it has 9 bitmap (JPG, JPEG, PNG...) image files and your 4 PNG Title files. No Word document, no PSD files, no "alternate" images. AVIF will need to be converted to PNGs - there's a video below.
Use File Explorer to click on the little arrow and expand your original Favorite Things folder so you can see your My Favorite Assets folder in the navigation pane on the left.
Drag your My Favorite Assets folder to your brand new VIDEO project folder.
Before
Before
After
After
Getting a Head Start
Step 3
Creating a brand new Adobe Premiere project can be a bit tricky the first time so I've made it a bit easier for you to get started. Download a Template file I created for you by clicking on this TEMPLATE link, then again on the download button in the upper right corner. You can see where it is in the screenshot below.
Open File Explorer
Navigate to your Downloads folder
Copy the following:
251006 My Favorite Things VIDEO - Firstname LastnameRename the Premiere file you just downloaded
Move the file to your new project folder. Do NOT put it in My Favorite Assets - it is not an asset itself. It is the actual project - think of it as a set of instructions or "recipe" of how to use your images and Titles to make a custom-animated video.
Getting a Head Start
Getting a Head Start
We are using the latest version of all Adobe software unless stated otherwise.
These newer computers are more powerful and have dedicated graphics cards - they can handle the more demanding power needs of the latest generation of Adobe programs.
We are using the latest version of all Adobe software unless stated otherwise.
These newer computers are more powerful and have dedicated graphics cards - they can handle the more demanding power needs of the latest generation of Adobe programs.
Getting Started With Premiere
Getting Started With Premiere
This short video introduces you to the Adobe Premiere Pro user interface, including what's been added to the Template that will give you a bit of a head start, one that has the right settings for the Master sequence.
Problems Importing a File??
Problems Importing a File??
Some formats work better than others... the AVIF format, for example, is a special one that needs to be converted to something more Premiere-friendly. Open a problem file with Photoshop and export it as a PNG. You can give it a different name so it's easy to import into your project.
Building the Master
Step 4
Let's get our assets into our project! First, we are going to import the folder filled with My Favorite Assets all at once - it creates a folder in Premiere that we can expand or collapse as needed. Once we "build" our Master timeline by placing all 13 files in the right order, we will collapse the folder to simplify our "asset box".
Building the Master Sequence
Building the Master Sequence
Importing your folder with your assets is actually a simple matter. You can switch between List and Icon view depending on which you find easier to work with. Building the Master sequence is as simple as dragging each Title and image onto Video Track 2, stacking them one after the other. This is when you will realize why it was so important to add the number in front of the file name.
Important! DO NOT change the length of an image from the 5 second default. The "size" of the image block on the timeline is relative and depends on your view level - don't drag the "handle" of the pink block, change your view level instead.
Finding Each "Magic Number"
Finding Each "Magic Number"
Your collection comes in all different sizes, for the most part. Each one can be scaled down only so far before the Warning Color becomes visible, indicating that it was made too small. The scale at which it just barely covers the screen is what I call the "Magic Number". Find that value for each image before continuing to the next step. Make sure and save your project!
Keyframing
Step 5
The difference between a Premiere video and a simple slideshow is the ability to animate the view of the pictures. Zooming in or out of the favorite part of your picture with keyframes is what makes this video special!
First Look at Keyframing Position and Scale
First Look at Keyframing Position and Scale
Keyframing is how all animation gets done, and any value that has a stopwatch icon next to it can be made to change over time. We change the position and scale of our image to tell a mini-story.
Additional Keyframing Information
Additional Keyframing Information
Just as you will not move an image off the edge of the screen, you cannot scale it down so far that any of the warning color shows, no matter what. You also cannot scale over 100% - no matter what!
Portrait and Landscape Images
Portrait and Landscape Images
Very tall and very wide images pose a challenge - you cannot show all of the picture at once. Your animation will mostly move from one end to the other, although you can change scale as well. Just don't allow the Warning Color to show.
Zoom Out Instead of In
Zoom Out Instead of In
Zooming in over and over gets to be predictable, which means it get boring. At least one image in each category needs to zoom OUT instead. It's not as hard as you might think - use this technique to swap the positions of the beginning and ending keyframes.
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