Premiere 2026 Advanced

Course Description

This 2-day course provides a thorough overview of the interface, tools, features, and production flow for using Premiere 2026. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice for getting to know this revolutionary nonlinear video-editing application. You will perform basic editing functions while familiarizing yourself with the user interface, and you will learn to use Premiere 2026’s powerful real-time video and audio editing tools to give you precise control over virtually every aspect of your production.

Who Should Attend

Professionals interested in creating videos using Adobe Premiere 2026 and the applications that connect to it.

Prerequisites:

• Practical working knowledge of computers and basic Mac OS X or Windows skills.
• Premiere 2026 Introduction class or equivalent experience is recommended.

Course Outline:

Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: Managing Projects

• AI and New Features Preview
• Organizing Project Footage
• Using the System Compatibility Report
• Setting Preferences and Project Settings
• Exporting and Importing Premiere Preferences
• Managing Media Cache Files
• Working with Ingest Settings
• Creating and Working with Proxies
• Using the Project Manager
• Working with Multiple Projects
• Importing Projects or Sequences into a Project
• Strategies for Importing Footage
• AI Searching Footage with Media Intelligence

Lesson 2: Putting Clips in Motion

• Working with Fixed Motion Effects
• Changing Position, Scale, Rotation, and Anchor Point
• Cropping Footage in the Effect Controls Panel
• AI Using Film Impact Modern Motion Effects
• Keyframing Motion Properties
• Using the Properties Panel for Keyframing
• Adding, Navigating, and Setting Keyframes
• Moving and Copying Keyframes
• Working with Keyframe Interpolation
• Using Vector Motion Properties
• AI Applying the Auto Reframe Effect
• Adding a Drop Shadow
• Stabilizing Footage

Lesson 3: Adding Video Effects

• Working with Visual Effects
• AI Using the New Film Impact Modern Effects
• AI Using the New Film Impact Modern Transitions
• Applying Source Clip Effects
• Masking and Tracking Visual Effects
• AI Powered Object Masking
• AI Redesigned Shape Masks
• Keyframing Effects
• Using & Saving Effect Presets
• Exploring Frequently Used Effects
• Using the Render And Replace Command

Lesson 4: AI Text Based Editing

• Overview of Text-Based Editing
• Add Clips to the Timeline using Text-Based Editing
• Transcribe Video
• Edit Transcripts using Text-Based Editing
• Detect and Delete Pauses in Transcripts
• Using Bulk Bleep or Mute in Transcripts
• Transcribe Individual Source Files
• Edit Speaker Names in Transcriptions
• Edit Sequences using Text-Based Editing
• Remove all Instances of One Speaker in Transcripts

Lesson 5: Performing Advanced Editing Techniques

• Editing in Trim Mode
• Perform J and L cuts (Lead with Video, Lead with Audio)
• Adjust Trimming and Playback Preferences
• Performing Three and Four-Point Edits
• Using Roll, Slip, and Slide Edits
• Using Extract and Lift Edits
• AI Using the Generative Extend Tool with Video
• AI Using Auto Reframe to Modify Aspect Ratio
• Performing Match Frame Edits
• Source Patching vs Track Targeting
• Using Sync Lock and Track Lock
• Finding and Removing Gaps in the Timeline
• AI Scene Edit Detection
• Changing Clip Playback Speed and Time Remapping
• Frame Blending and Optical Flow
• Selecting & Moving Clips
• Grouping and Nesting Clips
• AI Simplify Sequences
• Replacing Clip Instances and Source Media
• Working with 360º VR Video

Lesson 6: Working with Audio

• When to use Normalize vs Gain
• Understanding Audio Track Types
• Working with the Essential Sound Panel
• AI Defining and Auto Tagging Audio Types
• Matching Volume Across Multiple Clips
• AI Enhancing Speech
• Edit and Repair Audio Using the Essential Sound Panel
• Editing Audio Effects
• Understanding and Using Dynamic Waveforms
• Setting In and Out Points to the Audio Sample Rate
• AI Auto-Ducking Music
• Using the Audio Clip Mixer
• AI Using the Generative Extend Tool with Audio
• AI Using Remix to Retime Audio
• Using Remove and Paste Attributes with Audio
• AI Using the Merge Clips Feature
• Dynamically Linking to Adobe Audition
• Using the Loudness Meter Effect
• Understanding the Audio Track Mixer
• Mixing Audio with the Track Mixer
• Applying and Editing Audio Track Mixer Effects
• Creating Submixes and Buses
• AI Direct Downloading of Adobe Stock Audio

Lesson 7: Creating Titles

• Creating & Editing Titles
• Using the Properties Panel
• Formatting Titles
• Creating Text and Text Styles
• Working with Shapes
• AI Redesigned Shape Masks
• Placing Graphics and Video
• Creating Automatic Rolls and Crawls
• Using Keyframing with the Properties Panel
• Creating Responsive Titles
• Saving Motion Graphics Templates
• Working with After Effects Motion Graphics Templates

Lesson 8: Creating Captions

• AI Using Speech to Text
• AI Using the Text Panel to Transcribe Sequences
• Basics of Working with Captions
• Adding and Creating Captions
• Formatting Captions
• AI Generate Multilingual Captions with Translate Captions
• Downloading Language Packs
• Exporting Captions
• Check Spelling and Find and Replace

Lesson 9: Color Correction and Grading

• About Color Management
• Setting Up Color management in the Lumetri Color Panel
• Auto Detection of Log Camera Formats and Raw Media
• The Color Adjustment Workflow
• Using the Lumetri Color Panel
• AI Auto Color
• Working with Lumetri Color Panel
• Editing Source Footage vs Clip Instances
• Working with Secondary Color Correction
• Applying Multiple Instances of Lumetri Color
• AI Using Comparison View for Color Match
• Using Lumetri Scopes
• Creating Lumetri Presets and LUT's
• Using Blending Modes for Color Correction
• Using other Color Correction Effects

Lesson 10: Compositing Techniques

• Working with Multiple Video Tracks
• AI Powered Object Masking
• Applying the Track Matte Key
• Using Luma Mattes
• Using Ultra Key on Green Screened Footage
• Using Opacity and Blending Modes
• Dynamically Linking to After Effects Compositions

Lesson 11: Multicamera Editing

• Setting Up the Multicamera Process
• Creating a Multicamera Sequence
• Switching Between Multiple Cameras
• Finalizing Multicamera Editing
• Advanced Multicamera Techniques

Lesson 12: Exporting

• Exporting Frames
• Using the Quick Export Option
• Direct Export vs the Queue
• Exporting with the Adobe Media Encoder
• Using the Media Encoder Preset Browser
• Using Multiple Output Presets
• AI Exporting Content Credentials
• Creating Adobe Media Encoder Presets
• Creating a Master Archive File
• Exporting to Social Media
• AI Using Auto Reframe to Modify Aspect Ratio
• Exporting Captions
• HDR Export
• Integration with After Effects, Photoshop, and Audition