TUTORIAL: What is NESTING and How Is It Used? [Premiere Pro]

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This is a very basic overview of what a nested sequence is in Premiere Pro and how you can use them.
This step-by-step tutorial shows how to make a nest, where it ends up in the timeline and project window, how to keyframe positions (or anything really), add color correction.
You'll also learn how to click-drag-duplicate any footage or element in the timeline.
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[@jahanzabahmed3896]

Thanks

[@BasicFilmmaker]

You bet!

[@abolfazlehsani8822]

You are so cool :) I downloaded them all, thanks!

[@talhabedir3812]

Clear succinct on-point explanation, without wasting any time. Awesome stuff. Thanks!

[@DA-lp4rh]

I know this in an old post - but I watched several nest videos and this one made it make sense....coming from photoshop long time user, this seems equivalent to a stamped layer in photoshop, which totally makes sense now. Thank you,

[@LucBoeren]

You've got great talent for explaining things. Thank you!

[@LenFrost]

You're a life-saver! Just what I was looking for as I was struggling with animating multiple elements

[@minosarchive]

I would love to hear about the other ways you can use nesting in a timeline!

[@arnenoot9948]

Basically what "pre-comp" for After Effects is, is nesting for Premiere.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Exactly!!

[@SolRC]

Now I learned 2 things I didn't know today. Thanks Arne

[@brandinojam24]

You can continue the example with "grouping" in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop has its own version as well.

[@michuinho]

It is like Smart Object in photoshop! Here, just a Graphic Designer trying to learn video editing.

[@offgridsweden]

Great example of using nesting. Have a great Thursday, Andreas 🇸🇪

[@BasicFilmmaker]

As always, thank you Andreas!

[@estellemus7180]

this nesting feature has saved my life and my sanity whyyy havent i been using it sooner!??

[@GBatB]

So simple, yet so useful!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Thanks!!

[@natvar3385]

Straight to the point and great example. Thanks Kevin!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Thanks Nat!

[@michaelpoczynek]

Kevin, I was looking for an example of nesting and who came up but my favourite KZbin Guy! Everyone misses you a great deal - how to see you again soon!

[@DarqueSyde66]

I happen to own one of those X-Vive wireless units! How cool was this to find a useful tutorial by a guy who made a video for a piece of gear I actually use! Very cool! Nesting is essentially the same as a composition in After Effects.

[@EliTravelAdventures]

Really helpful and plain explanation, thank you!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Thanks Eli's!

[@architectsofambience]

Thank you! You're a golden god!!!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Wow! Thank you!

[@architectsofambience]

@@BasicFilmmaker Honestly! My business partner and I have been starting our first YT channel and we're green at premiere pro. We finally figured out how to put a subscribe, like and bell graphic at the beginning of our videos but we both knew there had to be a way to group those clips together and then export them as their own sequence so we could just use that video file for all our future videos but we couldn't figure it out even if our lives had depended on it. Premiere Pro has got quite the learning curve! Thank you again for this video and your channel.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

@@architectsofambience So glad you worked it out! Thank you!

[@SeaBearYogurt]

Thank you! Very helpful

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Keimahkima]

Perfect Explanation, and i am alway looking free stuff in the discription. thank you.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Great to hear!

[@SolRC]

Thanks so much for this tip, It will go a long way to speeding up my workflow and keeping me less frustrated .

[@BasicFilmmaker]

You're very welcome!

[@SolRC]

@@BasicFilmmaker hey mister 125k subs. Thanks so much for the response. Your dedication to your subscribers is very admirable.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

👍

[@AhmedAlShammari9]

Thank you!

[@abolfazlehsani8822]

I understand nesting now very well, thanks to you

[@sadmanfuad5410]

thaaaanks a lot, man

[@BasicFilmmaker]

You're welcome!

[@user-ej6tw6or1u]

Thank youu!

[@nhealthlifestyle]

Very nicely explained...thanks :)

[@gbrielle4445]

thank you so much!!!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Very welcome!

[@Nicomelben76]

Thanks Kevin. Very clear explanation.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Thank Nico!

[@bambampewpew32]

that comment lmfao edit: Also thanks for the video, this is really helpful, I always want to know for sure that I'm not going to mess anything up lol

[@jessicakirsh]

VERY helpful tutorial on nesting! Thank you!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Thank you Jessica!

[@mrwilliamz311]

Nice tutorial bro. Tell me: how would one get started with an intro like that?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

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[@logstudioproduction]

tq sir,..from indonesia vlog maker..

[@usmantvvlogs6852]

Amazing video keep up the good work :)

[@jakequinlog1300]

it looks like a Grouping in Photoshop

[@dilujonambuxoro.erkinruziy5616]

Very informative tutorial!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Thank you Erkin!

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Oh man - exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Glad I could help!

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Great audio quality, thanks! :-)

[@archaja]

thanks for the tutorial. Great to know! But I´ve a question: If you use nesting for making something like chapters of a bigger movie and you have, let´s say 10 chapters I noticed that all the stuff (clips, pictures, sound, musik etc.) off all the chapters are in the project window. That is very confusing if you work at chapter 8 or 9 or 10. Is there a possibility to put this down to only the stuff one need in the actual "chapter" or "nest"?

[@Drogado68]

Start using bins bro. Nests are for timelines bins for material . Nests inside of bins . Takes some time to organize but its worth it

[@knight23106]

Oh wow, this is really useful. It's like symbols in adobe animate, that's where I see the connection. I've never used after effects.

[@Direct19681]

Great video Kevin!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Much appreciated David!

[@thetlak]

thanks

[@1980sEnjoyer]

I nested my 60 fps footage but it's turned it to 25 fps, can anyone please help me turn it back to 60 while nested please, I tryed hard on it

[@vallejopnw]

Can you select the footage and change the sequence settings of it? Im still new to premiere also

[@1980sEnjoyer]

@@vallejopnw oh thank u I now made my new video on my channel, u should check it out 😊 thanks

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Good one!

[@lewisgarrison860]

Very helpful. Thanks for this!

[@TeeJerb]

I have a timeline with an intro animation > a nested sequence > and outro animation. Is there a way to drag new footage into the nested sequence (with a shorter or longer duration than previous footage) and the nested sequence will automatically extend or shorten while keeping the outro animation snapped to the end of it?

[@lordvenix]

hello sir i have a question, does nesting reduce video quality? especially the resolutions of the main video and the nested clips are completely different

[@BasicFilmmaker]

No. Video quality and per project.

[@capsizebrian]

can you nest an entire finished timeline of video and audio? Does a nested timeline make exporting as a file any faster?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Yes on nesting. No on qucker, BUT, if you precompose part of all of it, definitely quicker.

[@capsizebrian]

@@BasicFilmmaker Thanks Kevin. I am not sure what Precompose means. I am new to Premier and trying to beat learning curve time with a little project deadline with a very old Imac. I guess I'll try looking up that term on here. Thanks again. Brian

[@BasicFilmmaker]

For sure - check our precomps. :)

[@installstory]

How do I zoom in on all the pictures at once if I use Nest the pictures will be blurry but not one by one

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Sorry. I 'm not understanding the question.

[@therealsyxx]

Thank u

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Welcome!

[@TransformTWorld]

Hi Kevin hopefully you are doing good, I want to ask about the sound clip in background music between 0:30 seconds to 2:00 Minutes, can you please tell me source of that sound file?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Here you go. :) www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/easy-math

[@TransformTWorld]

@@BasicFilmmaker Thanks Kevin..

[@tv_dogs]

how to modify nest elements in a duplicated nest without affecting the original one? Tried to rename all, duplicate "subnests" inside but nothing works

[@BasicFilmmaker]

You'd have to duplicate it all as a new thing.

[@ARTech86]

Dear Sir, Its like grouping like others adobe software eg. photoshop, illustrator, Do you agree me?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Yes, it is

[@adityahasbullah1009]

it's like a smart object on ps

[@pacolopezjuarez2846]

do anyone knows wich is the shortcut to nest in mac? thanks

[@BasicFilmmaker]

I don't but would like to know also.

[@radhakano2215]

one question generate in my mind, I m confused nested footed and adjustment layer?? bcz nested clip and adjustment layer both are same work to not affected original footage?? when we group adjustment layer with few footage and give some effect in adjustment layer, at that time it is not little same nested footage ?? i hope u understand sir my que.

[@radhakano2215]

sir,answer my questiopn

[@BasicFilmmaker]

I am very busy with 90,000 subscribers so this doesn't help. I always get back to comments when I can. That being said, an adjustment layer does not contain footage, it allows you to apply effects and applies to everything below it. a nest is as I said in the video for footage. Try it.

[@radhakano2215]

tq soo much sir

[@BasicFilmmaker]

You bet!

[@GCRJ6]

Learnt something new lol, does that help with performance in premier pro ?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

It neither adds or subtracts performance.

[@rosscavitt]

@@BasicFilmmaker It seems to me when I try to export a sequence that is filled with nested sequences it takes longer

[@SERGE_Tech]

almost at 100k

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Darn close. Really just want to giveaway the free stuff. 😀

[@rafaelmaschio-entrecameras2448]

What about nesting one single raw footage from the beggining? Saw a tutorial where the guy did that and I didn’t get why.

[@Cnouki]

Why did I not know this before. I wasted time and had a very tall timeline (because of all the elements) lol.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

So many thing in this, after 20 years, still learning.

[@livesimplifiedlife]

Kevin, is the nest feature available in Adobe Premiere Elements 2020? If not, what is the similar feature I can use in Elements? Thank you.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Sorry. I have no experience with elements whatsoever.

[@livesimplifiedlife]

@@BasicFilmmaker By nesting the multiple cut clips into one big clip, does this feature remove the obvious annoying 'jump' between clips so that it looks like I am watching a one continuous recorded video? Thanks.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

That you have to edit. Jumps are simply cutting the end of one clip and the beginning of another clip to take out the time, like when someone messes up. There are a number of ways to handle this but none I know that make it totally smooth.

[@simplysurfing]

But whats the difference then betw nesting and sequences bec to my eyes they seem to be doing the same thing.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Sequences are separate and linear. Nesting isolates each sequence.

[@simplysurfing]

@@BasicFilmmaker Ahhhhhhhh that went over my head. LOL. In kinder-garden terms please ?

[@igorpoppoff]

What's the difference between nesting and making a sequence?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

The connection.

[@igorpoppoff]

@@BasicFilmmaker thanks

[@siddharthvashistha]

its similar to after effect pre-compose

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Yes it is.

[@bitspacemusic]

So, if I have 4 layers (two and two) and I need to blend them with Screen, I need to make the top two layers nested. But if I want to mess with the nested layers, I can't see the end result (screen blending) as I make changes. This real time method works in Photoshop with adjustment layers and groups. I can't get the groups to do anything in PPro.

[@jahanzabahmed3896]

Thanks man

[@BasicFilmmaker]

You bet!

[@jahanzabahmed3896]

@@BasicFilmmaker Sir please share more usage of nesting, whenever you have time.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

For sure Jahanzab. I am working on an editing course that will contain all the goodies video editors would like to have, and NOT include all the crap they don't care about. :)

[@jahanzabahmed3896]

@@BasicFilmmaker Sure, and Sir please make sure where that course will be available,like on Skillsshare or Udemy or somewhere else ?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

@@jahanzabahmed3896 My courses live here: www.basicfilmmakeruniversity.com/

[@shoaibliaqat4180]

its basically like precompose in after effects

[@taherzabi7683]

hi how I can cancel the nest?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Ah! Good question. That would be UNDO which is painful. The other way is to go into the nest, copy all the elements to the clipboard, go back to where the next is, delete it, and reinsert the elements back in.

[@Techtalks4u]

What is your pc configuration? Processor? Ram?(brand name) HDD? Graphics card ?? Pls reply 😊

[@BasicFilmmaker]

I have a laptop. Alienware Area 51M, i9 processors, 64 Gb ram, nVidia 2070 graphics card with 2 SSDs. All from Dell.

[@Techtalks4u]

@@BasicFilmmaker how much total cost?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Almost $4000.

[@alistairgeorge5082]

Is it possible to zoom in on the sequence without the quality dropping? I've been thinking about switching to Premiere and After Effects from Vegas and I mostly watched the tutorial to find that out.

[@Drogado68]

Wtf you on about

[@alistairgeorge5082]

@@Drogado68 Nothing important

[@zakpod1238]

Can’t you use a adjustment layer. I am new to this.

[@BasicFilmmaker]

An adjustment layer effects all layer under it. For example, if you add an adjustment layer to the top of the timeline, and as as stupid example, added a BLUR effect to the adjustment layer, everything below that layer would be blurred. Useful when you want to do something like up the color of your entire edit, or add some sharpening.

[@zakpod1238]

Thanks 😊

[@zakpod1238]

I am only 12. Do you have any more tips

[@jakewiegand8513]

"overexpose it - make it all crazy"...you mean "deep fry"

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Yum...deep fried anything. :)

[@LAITHBANYALMARJEH]

is there a keyboard shortcut for nesting?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

No, but you can always go into the Keyboard Shortcuts and set one yourself.

[@JazzOrganBites]

Is this a nesting tutorial or an animation tutorial?

[@WhoDatAficionado]

I guess I missed this video, but I have used nesting for a few years.. lol ok more...

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Great! Working on more. Coming soon. 👍

[@spondoolie6450]

So "nesting" in Premiere = "smart object" in Photoshop?

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Kind of. Can't say I'm a PS expert. Nesting could be thought of as a sequence within a sequence. For example, I may nest a bunch of titles and animations created in Premiere. Then on the main timeline, I just have ONE thing, all those title and animations, instead of the many tracks. I can speed it all up, slow it down, or animate the whole thing as a single unit. If I need to edit something in the next, I double click and now I'm editing the "sequence: of all the titles and animations. It' really handy, especially as something that is used over and over in different videos.

[@radhakano2215]

where are u from sir and also say your good name sir??

[@BasicFilmmaker]

US. The name is Kevin.

[@BadKarma714]

Can I Nest in your office pls lol JK I wish I can have a place to set up my Gaming PC that's probably out of date I had it for a 2 years and it's in a box in the closet I have no room where I am living now to set it up I have the Dubble monitor setup with a Blu Yetti mic also a Logitech 1080 P Webcam and a scarlett audio interface 2i2 Gen 1 I got for 50 bucks at a pawn shop with everything but a mic love the video

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Thanks! Yeah, sounds like an awesome setup. $50? Wow! Great deal!!