EVERY Tool in the TOOLBAR Explained (Premiere Pro Tutorial)

Summary

In this Premiere Basics video, Jill introduces essential Adobe Premiere Pro tools for beginners, simplifying the editing process. She covers the selection tool, track select, ripple edit, rolling edit, and razor tool, explaining their functions and shortcuts. Additionally, she highlights the pen tool for keyframing, and the text tool for adding captions. The video also promotes a Skillshare course for further learning, emphasizing the importance of understanding these tools to enhance editing skills.

Takeaways

• 📚 The video is a tutorial for beginners on Adobe Premiere Pro, focusing on explaining the toolbar tools.
• 🔍 The Selection Tool (shortcut 'V') is the primary tool used for editing, allowing selection of everything in the timeline.
• 🔑 The Track Select Forward Tool helps in multi-selecting clips to the right of the cursor, including video and audio.
• 🔄 Holding Shift with the Track Select Tool selects everything on a single track instead of the entire sequence.
• ⏩ The Ripple Edit Tool trims a clip and automatically adjusts the timeline to close the gap created by the edit.
• 🔄 The Rolling Edit Tool moves the edit point in a sequence, making one clip longer and the other shorter.
• 🔧 The Razor Tool makes cuts in clips and, with Shift held, cuts across all tracks for faster workflow.
• 🎭 The Pen Tool serves multiple functions, including creating custom graphics and keyframing attributes like opacity.
• 🖌️ The Rectangle and Ellipse Tools are used for creating shape graphics in the editing process.
• 👀 The Hand Tool allows for precise navigation on the timeline, offering an alternative to scrolling.
• 🔍 The Zoom Tool, with the Alt key for zooming out, helps in focusing on specific areas of the timeline.
• ✍️ The Text Tool enables the creation of text in the program monitor, with an option for vertical text as well.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of the video?

The main purpose of the video is to explain the various tools available in the Adobe Premiere Pro toolbar and how to use them, particularly for beginners who may struggle with finding and understanding these tools.

Which tool is primarily used for selecting everything in the timeline?

The Selection Tool is primarily used for selecting everything in the timeline and is the main tool used during an edit.

What is the shortcut key for the Selection Tool in Adobe Premiere Pro?

The shortcut key for the Selection Tool in Adobe Premiere Pro is 'V'.

How does the Track Select Forward Tool function?

The Track Select Forward Tool allows you to select every clip to the right of your cursor in the timeline, including both video and audio.

What additional functionality does holding down the Shift key provide with the Track Select Tool?

Holding down the Shift key while using the Track Select Tool allows you to select everything on one single track instead of the entire sequence.

What is the Ripple Edit Tool used for?

The Ripple Edit Tool is used for trimming a clip while automatically adjusting the rest of the timeline so that Premiere Pro closes the gap created by the edit.

How does the Rolling Edit Tool differ from the Ripple Edit Tool?

The Rolling Edit Tool moves the edit or cut point forwards or backwards in a sequence, making one clip longer and the other shorter, instead of trimming a clip and moving the entire timeline as with the Ripple Edit Tool.

What is the purpose of the Razor Tool?

The Razor Tool is used to make edits or cuts in clips. Holding the Shift key while using this tool allows you to cut clips across all tracks, speeding up the editing workflow.

What does the Slip Tool allow you to do?

The Slip Tool allows you to move the in and out points of a clip in the source file without adjusting the clip's position in the timeline, giving you a different start and end point.

How does the Slide Tool differ from the Slip Tool?

The Slide Tool slides a clip on the timeline, keeping the in and out points the same, but adjusting the surrounding clips to become longer or shorter.

What additional functionality does the Pen Tool offer besides creating custom graphics?

Besides creating custom graphics, the Pen Tool can also be used for keyframing certain attributes of a clip, such as opacity or time remapping, allowing for effects like speed ramping.

What is the Hand Tool used for in Adobe Premiere Pro?

The Hand Tool is used for navigating forward or backward on the timeline with more precision than simple scrolling.

What does the Zoom Tool in Adobe Premiere Pro allow you to do?

The Zoom Tool allows you to zoom in on the timeline for a closer view. Holding the Alt key while using the Zoom Tool allows you to zoom out.

How can you create text in Adobe Premiere Pro?

You can create text in Adobe Premiere Pro using the Text Tool by clicking in the program monitor and typing. There is also a Vertical Type Tool for placing text vertically.

Outlines

00:00

🎥 Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro Toolbar Tools

Jill, the host of Premiere Basics, introduces a tutorial aimed at beginners to understand the various tools available in the Adobe Premiere Pro toolbar. She acknowledges the common struggle of new users in finding and utilizing the right tools for editing tasks. The video promises to explain each tool, starting with the Selection Tool, which is the primary tool for editing. The tutorial also covers the Track Select Forward Tool for multi-selecting clips, the Ripple Edit Tool for efficient trimming and closing gaps between clips, and the Rolling Edit Tool for adjusting clip lengths within a sequence. Additional tools like the Razor Tool for making cuts, the Slip and Slide Tools for adjusting clip points and lengths, and the Pen Tool for creating graphics and keyframing are also discussed. The introduction ends with a promotion for a Skillshare course that covers Premiere Pro basics, editing techniques, effects, transitions, text and graphics, animations, speed ramping, visual effects, color correction, and audio mixing.

05:00

🛠️ Exploring More Premiere Pro Tools and Editing Techniques

Continuing from the previous tutorial, this paragraph delves into additional tools and editing techniques in Adobe Premiere Pro. It starts with the Pen Tool's functionality for keyframing attributes such as opacity and time remapping, which allows for effects like speed ramping. The Rectangle and Ellipse Tools are introduced for creating graphic shapes, followed by the Hand Tool that enables precise navigation along the timeline. The Zoom Tool is highlighted for its ability to zoom in for detailed work, with an alternative method using the Alt key for zooming out. Lastly, the Text Tool is presented for creating textual content in the program monitor, with a mention of a Vertical Type Tool for vertical text placement. The summary concludes with an encouragement to subscribe and stay creative, emphasizing the expansion of the viewer's tool knowledge and editing workflow efficiency.

Keywords

💡Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro is a professional video editing software used for film, television, and the web. It is the main focus of the video, as the host, Jill, aims to explain the various tools available within the software to beginners. The script mentions it as the platform where all the editing actions take place, emphasizing its importance in the video's theme of educating viewers on editing tools.

💡Toolbar

The toolbar in Adobe Premiere Pro contains a set of tools used for editing video clips. It is a central element in the script as Jill explains each tool's function. The toolbar is essential for beginners to understand, as it is the primary interface for performing edits, making it a key concept in the video's educational message.

💡Selection Tool

The Selection Tool, also known as the 'V' key tool in Premiere Pro, allows users to select clips in the timeline. Jill emphasizes its importance as the main tool used during editing, highlighting its role in the video's tutorial on navigating the software's interface and performing basic editing tasks.

💡Track Select Forward Tool

This tool, used for multi-selecting clips in the timeline, is introduced as a way to streamline the editing process by selecting all clips to the right of the cursor. It exemplifies the video's goal of teaching viewers how to efficiently use Premiere Pro's tools to select and edit multiple clips simultaneously.

💡Ripple Edit Tool

The Ripple Edit Tool is described as a means to trim a clip while automatically adjusting the position of subsequent clips in the timeline. It is a key concept in the script, illustrating the video's theme of enhancing editing efficiency by automatically adjusting the timeline after edits.

💡Rolling Edit Tool

Similar to the Ripple Edit Tool, the Rolling Edit Tool moves the edit point within a sequence, making one clip longer and the other shorter without affecting the timeline's overall length. This tool exemplifies the video's focus on different methods to adjust clip lengths and their impact on the editing workflow.

💡Razor Tool

The Razor Tool is used for making cuts or edits in video clips. Jill mentions using it in combination with the Shift key to cut across all tracks, demonstrating a technique for speeding up the editing process, which aligns with the video's educational theme of improving editing skills.

💡Slip Tool

The Slip Tool allows for adjusting the in and out points of a clip without changing its position on the timeline. Jill explains its use in providing a live preview, which is part of the video's aim to familiarize viewers with Premiere Pro's tools for precise editing.

💡Slide Tool

The Slide Tool is used to move a clip along the timeline while keeping its in and out points constant, causing surrounding clips to adjust in length. This tool is part of the script's tutorial on how to reposition clips within the timeline, which is central to the video's educational content.

💡Pen Tool

The Pen Tool serves multiple functions, including creating custom graphics and keyframing attributes of a clip. Jill's explanation of its use for adjusting opacity and time remapping showcases the video's focus on the versatility of Premiere Pro's tools for detailed editing tasks.

💡Text Tool

The Text Tool is used for creating text elements in a video project. Jill mentions it as a straightforward tool for adding textual content to the program monitor, which is part of the video's objective to cover the basic tools available in Premiere Pro for enhancing video projects.

Highlights

Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro's toolbar tools for beginners.

Explanation of the Selection Tool and its shortcut key 'V'.

The Track Select Forward Tool for multi-selecting clips to the right of the cursor.

Using the Select Backward Tool to select clips to the left and the Shift key for single track selection.

The Ripple Edit Tool for trimming clips while automatically adjusting the timeline.

Rolling Edit Tool for moving the edit point in a sequence to change clip lengths.

Razor Tool for making cuts in clips and the Shift key for cutting across all tracks.

Slip Tool for adjusting in and out points of clips without changing their length on the timeline.

Slide Tool for sliding clips on the timeline while adjusting surrounding clips.

Pen Tool for creating custom graphics and keyframing attributes.

Rectangle and Ellipse Tools for creating shape graphics.

Hand Tool for precise navigation on the timeline.

Zoom Tool for scaling the view of the timeline.

Text Tool for creating and placing text in the program monitor.

Vertical Type Tool for placing text vertically.

Skillshare course recommendation for beginners to improve editing skills.

Course content includes basic editing techniques, video effects, transitions, text and graphics, custom animations, speed ramping, visual effects, color correction, audio mixing, and export settings.

First 30 days of the Skillshare course are free.

Transcripts

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hey guys jill here for premiere basics a

show where we explain the ins and outs

of adobe premiere pro today is going to

be an easy one guys but it's an

important one i'm going to explain every

tool from the toolbar and as a beginner

you often struggle with finding the

right tools to perform certain actions

while editing and once you finally find

some of those tools to edit you don't

know what to do with them because who

knows straight away what a ripple edit

told us or a track select forward tool

well we didn't either and that's why we

are explaining all of these tools for

you we're starting out easy the

selection tool well this one is quite

self-explanatory with this tool you can

select everything in your timeline and

it's basically the main tool you will be

using during an edit so definitely

remember the short key v to select this

tool the second tool is the track select

forward tool and this is your multi

select tool if you hover with the cursor

in your timeline you will see these

stacked arrows indicating that you are

using a tool if you now click you will

select every clip right of your cursor

and this means literally everything

video and audio however you can also use

the select backward tool to select

everything left of your cursor and one

extra bonus for this tool if you hold

down the shift key while operating this

tool you can now select everything on

one single track and not the entire

sequence anymore also to indicate this

the stacked arrow cursor becomes a

single arrow the next tool is the ripple

edit tool a super handy tool to make

your editing workflow way faster now

with this tool you can trim or in other

words shorten your clip but while doing

that the rest of the clips in your

timeline will ripple towards your edit

meaning that premiere pro will

automatically close the gap you just

created between the two clips however

this also works when making your

selected clips longer then premiere pro

will push the clips further in your

timeline preventing unwanted cutoff

clips now underneath the ripple edit

tool we have two more tools hiding out

and one of them is the rolling edit tool

now this one is a little bit similar to

the ripple edit tool however instead of

trimming a clip and moving the rest of

the timeline we now move the edit or cut

either forwards or backwards in a

sequence making one clip longer and the

other one shorter and then the last tool

in our drop down is the raid stretch

tool with this tool you can speed up or

slow down clips in your timeline when

doing this the in and out points of your

clips will stay the same only the length

of your clip will be adjusted we are on

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razer tool with this fundamental tool

you can simply make edits or cuts in

your clips easy as that but if you hold

the shift key while using this tool you

will cut clips across all tracks again

speeding up your editing workflow on to

the next tool which is the slip tool and

this tool lets you slip the in and out

points of eclipse source without

adjusting it in the timeline so your

clip actually stays the same length but

you are moving the in and out points in

the source file giving you a different

start and end also while using this tool

you will be given a live preview of your

new in and out points in the program

monitor tool number eight is the slide

tool and this tool is similar to the

slip tool but this time you are sliding

a clip on the timeline the in and out

point of the selected clip remain the

same but the surrounding clips are

adjusted they become longer or shorter

and again we get a live preview in our

program monitor showing us what we are

doing number nine on our list is the pen

tool and this one has multiple functions

first one is creating custom graphics

with the tool selected you can just

click in your program monitor and create

a custom graphics clip but you can also

use the pen tool to adjust existing

graphics now besides creating graphics

you can also use the pen tool for

keyframing certain attributes of a clip

when your track is high enough you are

able to see this line right here if you

can't see it then hold alt while

scrolling over the track or just drag

the track height up by default this is

the opacity of your clip now with the

pen tool we can easily keyframe the

opacity without going to the effect

controls panel however this line doesn't

always stand for the eclipse opacity

when we right click on the effects

button we can choose the attribute the

line stands for for example time

remapping we can now use the pen tool to

start speed ramping next we have the

rectangle and ellipse tool and with

these we can create rectangles and

ellipse graphics seems logical number 12

another basic tool called the hand tool

this tool will simply allow you to

navigate forward or backward on your

timeline and this of course can also be

done with scrolling but the hand tool

can be a little bit more precise next up

is the zoom tool and well this lets you

zoom in of course obviously it doesn't

always have to be rocket science of

course now you can also hold the alt key

if you want to zoom out and then the

last tool is the text tool and once

again this is quite self-explanatory

with this you can create text in your

program monitor just click and type

nothing more nothing less and if you

want there is also a vertical type tool

to again place text but this time

vertical of course and those were all

the tools from the toolbar i hope i

expanded your tool knowledge and help

with your editing workflow thank you so

much for watching don't forget to

subscribe and hit the notification

button most importantly

stay creative

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