D.L. Watson: The Most Efficient Way to Trim Content to a Specific Length in Premiere Pro

D.L. Watson: The Most Efficient Way to Trim Content to a Specific Length in Premiere Pro

Sean Schools
Tutorials, Editing
Ever in a situation where your client wants you to cut your video down to a specific timecode? Ever try it and cut too much out? This quick tip will hopefully help you cut out the perfect amount every time! —D. L. Watson

Independent filmmaker, D. L. Watson shares his own innovative technique for cutting down an edit to a specific length. The scenario in this tutorial is D. L. needs to cut a 48-minute TV episode down to 44-minutes. How do you keep track of how much content you need to cut?

At 0:35 D. L. adds a timeline marker at the required 44-minute mark. Next he adds a Transparent Video clip starting at the 44-minute marker, and stretches it to the end of his program. The Transparent Video clip is now the exact length of content that he needs to cut to meet his 44-minute total runtime. 

When D. L. finds filler content that he can cut at 0:56 he slides the Transparent Video clip over the area and makes the edit. As he continues to make edits, the Transparent Video clip gets smaller and smaller indicating he's getting closer to his 44-minute total runtime.

Let's Learn Premiere Pro: 360 VR Video Tripod Removal (using Photoshop)

Let's Learn Premiere Pro: 360 VR Video Tripod Removal (using Photoshop)

Sean Schools
Tutorials, Effects
In this episode I'll show you how to remove a tripod from 360 video without any additional plugins (just Photoshop). This method involves using work originally done by Andrew Hazelden (Domemaster Photoshop Actions Pack). The method is quick and easy making for a versatile solution to a usually cumbersome problem allowing for tripod free 360 videos! —Kyle Edward Wilson, Let's Learn Premiere Pro
LACPUG: Working with Color in Adobe Premiere Pro with Karl Soule

LACPUG: Working with Color in Adobe Premiere Pro with Karl Soule

Sean Schools
Tutorials, Color
Karl Soule joined us and went in-depth into the features of the Lumetri Color Panel within Premiere. —LACPUG

Karl also covered:

  • Introduction to the Lumetri panel.
  • Using secondaries.
  • Setting up a Tangent Element hard surface control in Premiere.
  • Use of adjustment layers to manage color on a scene level
  • Use of Master Clip Effects
  • Masking/tracking in Premiere
  • Use of LUTs and Libraries.
  • Exporting color as Premiere presets or generic LUTs for use in other tools. 
  • Using LUTs in Media Encoder for dailies and proxies.
RocketStock: 5 Must-Watch Premiere Pro Tutorials

RocketStock: 5 Must-Watch Premiere Pro Tutorials

Sean Schools
Tutorials, Editing
Learning the ins and outs of a new NLE can be intimidating. However, once you establish a video editing workflow, it becomes easy to integrate new tools. Even after working with Premiere Pro for years, there are still many shortcuts and features I have yet to learn. With a program this powerful, learning more about the interface never hurts, so let’s take a look at some tutorials. —Logan Baker, RocketStock
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