How I Edit My Videos | My Premiere Pro Workflow For Beginners

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Today I am sharing how I edit my videos using Adobe Premiere Pro. Walking through the basics on how I set up and organize my projects, how I cull footage, my process behind editing and color grading, and then finally how I export my videos.
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00:00 Intro
00:53 Project organization
03:19 Setting up the timeline
03:57 Editing the rough cut
05:00 Picking and adding music
06:55 Color grading the video
08:53 Editing the audio
10:30 Exporting the video
12:06 Overview
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[@bobbonniol]

And somehow your "awkward" opening are so delightfully authentic and YOU, and therefore are the most non-awkward thing ever...

[@CamFaccini]

Never realized just how much work you guys put into just editing the videos. Just makes my respect for you grow more and more! Loved this video, will be sure to use some of these tips next time I edit a video!

[@itsxris]

3 vids in a week!? What'd we do to deserve this 🤩

[@mada_elena]

Just rewatched all of your vids in 2 weeks straight! Your growth is amazing and you guys gave me soo much energy and motivation! Hope we'll get to meet some day! Greets from Romania!

[@RhinoJoeOutdoors]

This is amazing to see how much time you put into this! Sometimes I feel like my stuff takes so long

[@jacobpriddle]

Tip: make a premiere file with all the assets and sequence settings you use often already in the time line then just copy and rename that file each time you start another video.

[@ArtyMars]

I hate myself for this because I’ve been planning to do that for a year and still haven’t fml 🤦‍♂️

[@jacobpriddle]

@@ArtyMars just do it

[@leorecilla]

This has never come in a more perfect timing for me! Learned so much here!

[@arvee.abanes]

This is so useful! Really clean and organized workflow and makes the editing process a lot easier.

[@samvarley7443]

I’ve always wanted to make more videos and possibly start a channel. But the time they take and how slow my computer is has always made that difficult. Your videos are always very helpful with the technicals and towards the motivation!!

[@frederickpolk]

Thank you for sharing your process. Really eye-opening on how much work goes into video production.

[@beezermedia]

This is perfect timing! I'm travelling a bit this year to cover some events and I need to get more organized to not go INSANE!

[@jkennedymunden]

So true about how much goes into making a video. So many think it is a quick and easy process like they see the final product. Nothing is easy. Thanks for sharing this process. I feel more normal now. Good job.

[@tomsviewphotographyadventu2514]

I knew you put a lot of work into your videos, never knew it was THAT much work.. 17-21 hours editing per video.. WOW. But it certainly pays off. Your style rocks!

[@fargoflagrant7796]

yes! i've been waiting for this one!

[@TypeSC2]

The tip about adding specific clips from your source video instead of just dumping the whole clip and chopping it later just blew my mind! I edit in Premiere Elements, so I'm not sure if I have this option yet, but I'm for sure going to find out!! Thank you!!

[@JebbAdams]

Greetings Becki & Chris! I am in the thick of learning Premiere Pro. This video is great for a newbie like me. I have been building my channel for just over 6 months and I subscribe to time-tested Channelers like you's guys! Plus you have a helicopter! Plus you're from Newfoundland! My sincere thanks for your help.

[@ldybgrl1]

As always, I learned a lot today by watching this video! Been with you guys since the beginning and I absolutely LOVE the content you share with us!

[@BeckiandChris]

Thanks for sticking around with us!!

[@TonywiththeSony]

man, watching this video made me feel like I need to get wayyyyy more organized when editing my videos lol amazing job! like elite skills! I'm about to watch all the other videos you mentioned to refresh my memory lol pen and pad ready lol

[@ArtsyChickadee]

Thank you so much for sharing your workflow! I'm new to video editing and I love learning easier ways to get it done!

[@auroraadam]

Yaaay! We’ve been waiting for this.

[@nathanielmac_]

I love this. Its so helpful especially how you organize your work before starting. thank you for doing this!!!

[@joshuagow3150]

That's a pretty slick workflow. I would maybe look at applying your LOG-REC709 conversion luts directly to the master clip for each video file, that way they apply to all the individual sections you use from each clip all at once. It saves having to have that 3rd adjustment layer and having to chop it up whenever your're cutting between cameras/clips.

[@StefanMilo]

This was super helpful

[@MichaelBTraveller]

Whoo hoo I'm glad we match! Q and W are my most used keys when editing on the timeline. Saves plenty when cutting out the crap, just make sure you've got your music soundtrack locked or you'll slice it to shreds as well! Thanks Beckie.

[@AdrianSalisbury]

Thank you, we appreciate the effort you put in!

[@davidalanmedia]

Big fan of your videos and your color grading. The black levels and grade on this video look amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@micahn1]

I NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE IN AND OUT SHORTCUTS AND IT'S SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@R00M51]

THE BEST EXPLANATION FOR THE BASICS OF PREMIERE PRO! THANK YOU!!!!

[@guyfawkes7682]

WOW!! I love your format - this is just what I needed to move to to structuring my videos. Thank yo so much. Now to color grade - UGH!!!

[@JengibreRallado]

Yeees. Editing is hard work. Thanks for this bts. It's always great to see the master mind at work. Also: editing the sounds and music on Audition is the best workflow ever.

[@BeckiandChris]

Omg audition is fantastic!

[@ShotByStyles]

Thanks Becki this has helped me to stay organized and speed up my work flow.

[@rjkivanii]

so much of effort... 15 hrs for editing. Worth applaud.... Thank you and keep Inspiring

[@CathyandLeon]

Super helpful video! Thank you Becki and Chris!

[@jonpearcey989]

Every time you say “again” ( agaaaaan ) I’m reminded you’re from the homeland. Love you guys.

[@GabrielFlores-nd5gw]

Just from the beginning of the video, the desaturated, gray look to the video is very eye catching and captivating.

[@OfficialJCruse]

Great video and well put together! I LOVED it!

[@OlofLaurin]

I learnt to separate the dialog from the rest of the audio from your previos "how I edit" and I just want to say big thanks, it made i huge difference in my audio!

[@BeckiandChris]

So glad to hear it!

[@randomran8784]

First video I've seen of ya'll (or you?) and wow thank you so much. I'm getting into editing and using Premier Pro and all that, and this video is a great introduction to the type of work I'm gonna need to get into. I actually understand most of it too! Definitely gonna check out your other videos

[@JazariKual]

I used Final Cut Pro X, but enjoyed watching this. I got excited that you spoiled us with 2 videos this week ❤️ Once again I look forward to watch the bloopers 😂

[@robertsyer]

Extremely helpful with my own workflow. Thanks for this!

[@theoneminutebarber]

Very useful video. Thank you

[@jacobpriddle]

Here we go, definitely editing my work flow after this.

[@LucivoryPhotography]

Nice brakedown. You just motivated me to do more when it come to writing everything down. Lol! It do get crazy when you looking for that clip. Thanks for the motivation. By the way I love you guys Chanel and what you do. Thanks for being here.

[@bendejo9235]

It was SO reassuring to hear you say that it takes you 15-25 hours total to produce/edit a video project! For awhile I thought I was slower than what others take to edit projects.

[@BenMattox]

YES using your playlist now 100%!!!

[@TrentonPalmer]

I dig it! You left out the star wipe transitions though 😜

[@jennifermedia6288]

Yessss. Just what I wanted to see. Thanks Becki. I’ve been watching all your videos this week! I can’t speak to camera. I can’t record myself , I probably have nothing of interest to say. It’s the one thing holding me Back from creating vlogs or a life online. That’s why I’m lying down watching you tube instead. 😖

[@BeckiandChris]

Thanks so much!

[@renosocialmedia5920]

Great video Becki! Love the tip for culling video, (using the "," key to send clips to the sequence).

[@BeckiandChris]

That keyboard command is a game changer!

[@BillandKelleyAdventures]

Agree recording anything takes 3 to 4 times as long. I was one who thought this would be easy. WRONG haha but I love doing it so it's worth it. I would love to have more time to fine-tune everything better. I am getting there. It took days to edit a video in the beginning now I have that down to a few hours now. Love the video it's fun so see how other people edit. I just got a faster computer too which wow helped so much.

[@chrisrock340]

Really awesome overview! Thanks for doing this!

[@SIKKYBEATS]

I usually have a template made where I’ve got one track of audio setup in premier mixer with a gate, eq, compressor, and limiter. Once my vide is done, I’ll review the audio for quiet parts and adjust the volume so that it hits the audio effects nicely before I export.

[@xxfrostbite69xx1]

Discovered ya'll yesterday, and have been watching your videos. Thanks for this one. It helped me on my first ever real estate video. I am still so very lost and my video isn't that great, but practice makes perfect!

[@niallgardens]

I always dig a B&C editing / shooting / workflow video! You got me into making videos myself and then your tutorials made it possible! I still gotta master s-log though (still shooting with the basic profile *ahem* *cough*).

[@LiveLoveThailand]

I loved the channel from the 1st vlog ❤

[@desbold4898]

Dude this was sick, please do more of these, unbelievable helpfulness!!! Thank you, get your coffee!!

[@BeckiandChris]

So glad it was helpful!

[@OnAgain]

Great breakdown!

[@mikeglassburn]

I learned some amazing things here! Thanks so much for sharing these tricks!

[@geemaree3456]

LOVE IT! Great tips... best LOL was the mic check at the end hahaha

[@Microscopyenthusiast]

Lumetri panel on edit tab... Great tip. Thank you!

[@jasanecastro4319]

About to watch... love your videos and more importantly ALL your style. You should do a “challenge video” of learning to edit on FCPX, that would be interesting to see.

[@MEMO-KSA]

thank you so much !!! this video is gold

[@aluckyjar]

Very helpful vid - thanks Becki.

[@cinematicsounds]

Great tutorial Becki!

[@JboyCohen]

Awesome video guys because of you my slow motion is on point now. I loved that video!

[@BeckiandChris]

Yass! Awesome to hear!

[@TomTalley]

Thank you. Love to watch a pro at work...

[@jensschmidt]

Concerning time needed for a video from start to finish... when I worked in TV, years ago, we calculated 1 day per minute of video. 15min video = 15 days of work incl. research, shooting and editing. During edit, we calculated 1 hour per minute of footage for a final edit, not including rendering times and/or special fx. Just normal edit, basic music, nothing fancy. So yes, doing video stuff takes a lot of time. And I really appreciate the effort and quality of all your videos.

[@FeelingsOHome]

I love how KZbin Pro content creators also struggle with the same things that beginners do and that the only thing that changes is how smooth the progress is. Because making a video is always a lot of work.

[@kevinjoseph]

Hey Hey! Long time watcher and I think first time commenter (is that even a word? lol). Thanks for this very insightful video and I'm honestly "happy" to hear how long it takes you to put together a video because I was starting to think I was taking wayyyyyy too long to do mine and I appreciate that even an expert like you it takes a long time too. Thanks!!

[@ABOLISHFUR]

This was super helpful. Thank you for making this.

[@woseleyphotography]

I am changing to your style of Organisation and setup ..thanks great video

[@onthegofrenchies]

Great video we would have loved to see your upload process too. Everything from how you make your thumbnails to creating your title if you know that before filming or when you know the title, and even tags description etc

[@SimonMac]

Thanks for this video! I always feel like my workflow is very chaotic - such a help to see how someone else does it!

[@BeckiandChris]

Glad it was helpful! I always love seeing how other people work, always tips to be picked up

[@zzs3352]

I really don’t know much about shooting and editing so I only see a person who knows the stuff she is talking about 👏🏻

[@glowingeye]

Aside from the video: the new background looks great, love the lighting and the depth! By the way: I just realized that I feel kinda bad for not paying for these videos, since they are just so awesome!

[@homesmedia]

A video I was not expecting on a Thursday from you, I did not think you should have Timmy's breakfast for the next day

[@daniel.curtis]

Using the latest lockdown to slowly incorporate your ideas and change around my freelance editing/producing workflow. Loving the vids - always find them really hopeful and inspiring! Next project: tech pegboard... thanks!

[@BeckiandChris]

Thanks Daniel, glad to hear they have been helpful!

[@Erpieee]

This is SO HELPFULL!!!

[@JusttJC]

Love the organisation! What I did to speed up my workflow was to create project templates. So for Premiere I'll have a default "youtube" file that has all my bins, timelines, sound effects etc. Then a different one for a client project. Learnt a lot from this video too, thanks!

[@BeckiandChris]

Oh brilliant!! I should do that!

[@rutaemilija8653]

Let's be honest, I had A DAY, got very little done and I'm just here to listen to Becki talk since I don't use premiere (yet anyway).

[@NickFaulkner]

Thanks for the workflow breakdown

[@aleksandrmikhailov3255]

Like your color grading a lot!

[@JohnMitchellCalif]

extremely solid and clear! Subscribed

[@JaymesMedia]

Your color grade is so clean. If you were to Davinci Resolve, I feel you guys would do real well

[@johnreynolds3428]

Oh I thought I'll take a break from the client edit I'm working on in Premiere it'll be nice to get away from it! lol. Great tutorial as always, calmly delivered but with wit and humour. Thanks as always. John

[@Dimitricbl]

Great tips. Thank you.

[@FoleyFamilyLaw]

Thanks! Super helpful!

[@Debtfreehomesteaders]

Very clean tutorial. Well done! -Will

[@nancypalm]

You both bring so much value to the community. Thank you! I notice that you use the custom setting in AME and not the KZbin preset. Why is that? And have you ever had issues with your color grade looking flat after your render?

[@SamTavrs]

Smashing that "comma" all day whirl editing -- Why yes, please! Thanks, Becki for this quick yet profound vid. Oh, and coffee is the most important meal of your day 😂 ✌🏼

[@BeckiandChris]

The “comma” makes editing SO FAST!!

[@SamTavrs]

@@BeckiandChris Totally!

[@AnnaKincaid]

Fun! I edit in a very similar way! Thanks for sharing what your process is like!

[@AaronTremblay]

I also make bins for “sequences” & “nests” so I can keep it all clean. Also, if you double click a nested section on your timeline, it’ll open up what’s inside that nest & you can adjust it!

[@BeckiandChris]

A bin for extra sequences is such a good idea. Sometimes I have soooo many nested sequences in the main project it’s too much 😂

[@AaronTremblay]

@@BeckiandChris Same! If premiere would just let me stabilize speed adjusted clips, I’d have a lot less 🤣

[@tomlega6599]

i just love to watch your videos !

[@lcarver83]

Thank you for this!

[@kevinvainio]

Fantastic video! Got a few good tips, thanks 😊

[@embracingranola]

Thank you for including time stamps! Makes coming back later to utilize this video easier. :)

[@BeckiandChris]

No problem!

[@cnphoto2710]

This is fantastic thanks a bunch

[@lucietamson1760]

I think my heads just exploded 😃😱 going to learn premier pro soon.....thanks becki this was really helpful ☺️x

[@Diamondranchfarmstead]

Saving this to my “watch later” thanks!! 😬

[@CardboardBots]

Thanks for this.

[@ohthatandre]

Awesome as always! Thank you! What I learned: - INTERPRET footage BEFORE adding it into your timeline. I've been just adding it direct from the bins each time, and it wrecks playback speed because of the different frame rates. This could be huge for me. - Target bitrate of 60?! I've been using VBR 2-pass at 12 and 16, respectively--this has been really hard to find in-depth guidance on... - Exporting with Media Encoder?! Brilliant.

[@MediaBuccLA]

Hey buddy. If you go to youtube guidelines it tells you what bitrate you should use for exports