2. Setting Up a Project

This lesson will take approximately 45 minutes.

Before you begin editing, you need to create a new project and choose some settings for your first sequence. If you’re not familiar with video and audio technology, all the options might be a little overwhelming. Luckily, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 gives you easy shortcuts. Plus, the principles of video and sound reproduction are the same no matter what you’re creating.

It’s just a question of knowing what you want to do. To help you plan and manage your projects, this chapter contains quite a lot of information about formats and video technology. You may decide to revisit this chapter later, as your familiarity with Adobe Premiere Pro grows.