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The first of Premiere Pro's two new project dialogues

After completing the Premiere Pro Essential Training Series on Lynda.com, I am both excited to unleash its power, and somewhat in awe of its complexity.  As I progressed through the end of the course I realized that between Premiere Pro, After Effects, and the other programs in the Adobe Creative Suite, it is possible to do nearly anything you can imagine with video footage.  And, if there's something you can't do, there's likely a plug-in to make it possible.

The second new project dialogue in Premiere Pro

Starting out with Premiere can seem a bit intimidating at first, as you start your project from a completely blank slate.  When you create a new project, you are met with not one, but two reasonably complicated document setup dialogues, each containing several tabs of settings. As well, Premiere doesn't include any preset themes, titles or overlays to get you going.  On the other hand Premiere does contain document presets for nearly every video format imaginable, from the NTSC format used in North America, northern South America, and Japan, to PAL format, all the way to Digital SLR and mobile devices.  Even though I might not need to use most of these formats any time in the near future, Premiere Pro contains the functionality to produce video for nearly any audience, on nearly any platform, which would be needed by media professionals with a vastly diverse worldwide audience.


Although the Premiere Pro Essential Training Series covers some complex concepts in video editing, it is clear that its five and a half hours of training only scratches the surface of the program's power.  Now that I've studied the conceptual workings of Premiere, it is time to get to work on putting that theory into practice by creating a video.  Check back in later today to show you a bit of what I've learned, and if you have any advice or recommendations for beginner users of Premiere Pro, feel free to comment below.