Premiere 2026 Introduction

Course Description

In this three-day course, you’ll get a thorough overview of the interface, tools, features, and production flow for Premiere 2026. The course is an ideal combination of instructor-led demonstration and hands-on practice to introduce you to Adobe Premiere 2026 software, a revolutionary 64-bit nonlinear video-editing application. You will learn powerful real-time video and audio editing tools that give you precise control over virtually every aspect of your production.

Who Should Attend

• Anyone who'd like to learn Adobe Premiere 2026

Prerequisites:

• Practical working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows
• Basic knowledge of editing terminology is highly recommended

Continuation of Education

• Premiere 2026 Advanced
• Adobe AI for Video

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Getting Started

• Introduction to Premiere
• AI and New Features Preview
• Best Practices for Updating
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Recommended Hardware
• System Requirements
• GPU-accelerated Rendering and Encoding/Decoding
• Frame.io Integration

Lesson 2: Touring Adobe Premiere

• Understanding Nonlinear Editing
• Expanding the Premiere Workflow
• Touring the Premiere 2026 Interface
• Working with Panels
• Using and Creating Workspaces
• Using and Setting Keyboard Shortcuts
• Setting Premiere Preferences
• Export Settings Preferences
• Resetting Premiere Preferences
• Recovery Mode

Lesson 3: Setting Up a Project

• Starting, Opening, Moving, and Deleting Projects
• Working with Multiple Open Projects
• Backward Compatibility and Project Templates
• Creating a Project
• Setting Up a Sequence
• Changing Project Settings
• Using Proxies

Lesson 4: Importing Media

• Importing Files, Images, and Audio
• Supported File Formats
• Working with Offline Clips and Relinking Media
• Timecode Management
• Importing Still Image Files
• Working with Ingest Options and Proxy Media
• Working with the Media Browser Panel
• Importing Footage via Drag and Drop
• Importing from Creative Cloud Libraries
• Customizing the Media Cache
• Recording a Voice Over
• Searching Free Adobe Stock Footage Inside Premiere

Lesson 5: Organizing Media

• Using the Project Panel
• Organize Assets in the Project Panel
• Working in List View
• Metadata Management
• Working in Icon View
• Working in Freeform View
• Customizing Project Panel Views
• Using and Creating Bins
• Reviewing Footage
• AI Searching with Media Intelligence
• Playing and Searching Assets
• Modifying Clips
• Merging Clips
• Synchronizing Audio and Video

Lesson 6: Video Editing Essentials

• Using the Source Monitor
• Setting In and Out Points
• Source Patching vs Track Targeting
• Creating Subclips
• AI Scene Edit Detection
• Customizing the Monitor Panel Button Bar
• Navigating the Timeline Panel
• JKL Key Navigation
• Using Essential Overwrite and Insert Editing Commands
• AI Generative Extend Edits
• Performing Storyboard Editing
• Using the Program Monitor Editing Mode

Lesson 7: 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 8: Working with Clips and Markers

• Using the Program Monitor Controls
• Setting the Playback Resolution
• Playing Back VR Video
• Creating and Using Markers
• Markers Panel Basics
• Using Sync Lock and Track Lock
• Synchronizing Audio and Video
• Closing Gaps in the Sequence
• Selecting and Moving Clips on the Timeline
• Using the Lift and Extract Options

Lesson 9: Adding Transitions

• Transitions Basics
• Using Handles
• Creating Handles with the Generative Extend Tool
• Setting Transition Preferences
• Applying and Setting Default Transitions
• Adding Video Transitions Film
• AI Using the New Film Impact Modern Transitions
• Modifying and Customizing Transitions
• Using A/B Mode to Edit Transitions
• AI Morph Cut Transition
• Adding Audio Transitions
• Using Audio Fade Handles on the Timeline
• Selecting Single and Multiple Edit Points
• Copying and Pasting Transitions
• Saving Audio Transitions

Lesson 10: Advanced Video Editing Techniques

• Performing Three and Four-point edits
• AI Generative Extend Features
• Changing Clip Playback Speed
• Creating Freeze Frames
• Using Frame Blending and Optical Flow for Speed Changes
• Replacing Clips and Media
• Nesting Sequences
• Performing Regular trimming
• Performing Advanced trimming
• Trimming in the Program Monitor
• Using Scene Edit Detection
• AI Applying the Auto Reframe Effect

Lesson 11: Editing and Mixing Audio

• Overview of Audio in Premiere
• AI Audio Category Tagging
• Examining Audio Waveforms
• Setting Audio Preferences
• Using and Setting the Audio Meters
• Normalize vs Audio Gain
• Edit and Repair Audio Using the Essential Sound Panel
• AI Enhance Speech
• Using Interactive Fade Handles
• Understanding and Using Live Dynamic Waveforms
• Setting In and Out Points to the Audio Sample Rate
• AI Auto-Ducking Music
• Using the Audio Clip Mixer
• AI Using Remix to Retime Audio
• AI Generative Extend Tool for Audio
• Recording a Voice Over
• Creating L and J Cuts
• Using the Loudness Meter Effect
• Direct Downloading of Adobe Stock Audio

Lesson 12: Adding Video Effects

• Types of Effects in Premiere
• Applying and Removing Effects
• AI Using the New Film Impact Modern Effects
• Effects Manager Usage
• Using FX badges
• Working with Visual Effects
• Applying Source Clip Effects
• Using Remove and Paste Attributes with Effects
• Masking and Tracking Effects
• AI Powered Object Masking
• Keyframing Effects
• Creating and Using Effect Presets
• Exploring Frequently Used Effects
• Using the Render And Replace Command

Lesson 13: Applying Color Correction

• 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
• Applying Multiple Instances of Lumetri Color
• Working with Secondary Color Correction
• Editing Source Footage vs Clip Instances
• AI Using Comparison View for Color Match
• Using Lumetri Scopes
• Creating Lumetri Presets and LUT's
• Using Blending Modes for Color Correction

Lesson 14: Exploring Compositing Techniques

• Using Compositing in a Project
• Using Source Footage Transparency
• Working with the Opacity Fixed Effect
• Adjusting Alpha Channel Transparency
• Color Keying a Greenscreen Shot with Ultra Key
• Partially Masking Clips
• Using the Fixed Crop Effect

Lesson 15: Creating Titles

• Title Basics
• Using the Type and Shape Tools
• AI Redesigned Shape Masks
• Using the Properties Panel for Creating and Editing
• Changing the Appearance of Text and Shapes
• Using Color Fonts, Emojis, and Gradients
• Creating Text Styles
• Creating Linked and Track Styles
• Using the Style Browser
• Aligning Objects
• Using Keyframing with the Properties Panel
• Adding Responsive Design Features
• Masking with Shapes and Text
• Adding Images and Video
• Creating Rolls and Crawls
• Creating Motion Graphics Templates

Lesson 16: 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 17: Exporting Frames, Clips, and Sequences

• Using the Quick Export Option
• Exporting Single Frames
• Exporting a Master Copy
• Understanding the Adobe Media Export Options
• AI Adding Content Credentials
• Working with Adobe Media Encoder
• Adjusting Export Settings in the Media Encoder
• Uploading to Social Media
• HDR Export
• Exchanging with Other Editing Applications