Organizing files for Premiere Pro

Organize your files

Premier Pro is the type of program that links to the files you imported. It does not actually import the files used into the saved project file. You will need to make sure that you organize your work properly, from the start, in one folder so that you can submit it properly afterwards. Make sure the files that you are going to use in your Slideshow are in the proper folder and named properly before importing them into your Premiere Pro project. Moving or renaming files after you have imported them into Premiere Pro may cause a break in the link and create issues in your project file.

To get started, you need to make sure that you have a good amount of digital photos and a song selection saved as an .mp3 file.

1. Go into your proper Classroom folder, create a new folder and call it “YourName PhotoSlideshow”.

2. In your Slideshow folder, create another folder called “Media”.

3. Save all image and audio files that you will be using for your Slideshow to the "Media" folder. 

4. Make sure to rename your files with short and proper names.