Quick, actionable techniques from our post-production team. Every tip comes from real project experience editing commercial video, brand content, and motion graphics in Phoenix, AZ.
36 tips ยท Updated March 2026
Select the gap in your timeline, right-click and choose Ripple Delete, or press Shift+Delete. This removes the empty space and pulls all sub...
The most impactful Premiere Pro shortcuts are J-K-L for playback speed, I/O for in/out points, Q/W for trim edits, C for razor tool, V for s...
Select all camera angles in your bin, right-click and choose Create Multi-Camera Source Sequence. Sync by audio waveform for best results. T...
Select multiple clips in your timeline, right-click, and choose Nest. This collapses them into a single container sequence. Nesting is ideal...
Go to Window > Text, click Transcribe Sequence. Premiere generates a full transcript using AI. Highlight and delete text passages to remove ...
Select your high-res clips in the Project panel, right-click, choose Proxy > Create Proxies. Pick a lightweight codec like ProRes Proxy or H...
Go to Preferences > Media Cache. Move the cache location to your fastest drive (SSD preferred). Set auto-delete for files older than 30 days...
Enable Multi-Frame Rendering in Preferences. Allocate 75% of RAM to AE. Use GPU-accelerated effects when available. Pre-render heavy comps. ...
Open the Lumetri Color panel (Window > Lumetri Color), start with Basic Correction to fix exposure and white balance, then use Creative for ...
Go to File > Project Settings > Color Management. Set Working Space to ACEScg for VFX work or Rec.709 for broadcast. Enable Linearize Workin...
Open the Essential Sound panel (Window > Essential Sound), tag each clip as Dialogue, Music, SFX, or Ambience. Premiere automatically applie...
Go to the Audio Track Mixer, apply the Loudness Meter effect to your Master track. Target -24 LUFS for broadcast TV, -14 LUFS for YouTube/st...
For Instagram/TikTok use H.264, 1080x1920 (9:16), 10-15 Mbps. For YouTube use H.264, 3840x2160, 40-60 Mbps. For LinkedIn use H.264, 1920x108...
Use the Render Queue for high-quality intermediate formats (ProRes, DNxHR) and when you need maximum quality. Use Adobe Media Encoder for H....
Right-click in your Premiere Pro timeline, select Replace With After Effects Composition. This opens After Effects with your clip ready for ...
Press M to add a marker at the playhead position. Double-click a marker to add notes, set color coding, and choose duration. Use marker colo...
Precompose when you need to apply effects to grouped layers, manage render order, or create reusable elements. Use Adjustment Layers when yo...
Select your shaky clip, go to Effects panel, search for Warp Stabilizer, and drag it onto the clip. Premiere analyzes the motion automatical...
Select your 16:9 clip, go to Effects panel, search Auto Reframe, apply it. Choose target aspect ratio (9:16 for vertical). Premiere uses AI ...
Right-click your clip, choose Show Clip Keyframes > Time Remapping > Speed. Cmd/Ctrl+click the rubber band to add keyframes. Drag between ke...
Adjustment Layers in Premiere Pro can apply any effect to all clips beneath them. Beyond color grading, use them for: film grain overlays, l...
Download .mogrt files, then in Premiere Pro go to Window > Essential Graphics. Click the folder icon to install local templates. Drag a temp...
Draw a shape, then in the shape layer's Contents, click Add > Repeater. Set the number of copies and transform offsets (position, rotation, ...
Select keyframes in your timeline, press F9 to apply Easy Ease. Then open the Graph Editor to fine-tune the speed curves. Pull Bezier handle...
Place your content layer below a solid or shape layer. Set the Track Matte dropdown on the content layer to Alpha Matte (uses the layer abov...
Click the Motion Blur switch (the overlapping circles icon) on individual layers, then enable the Master Motion Blur switch in the timeline ...
Import your character artwork, select the Puppet Pin tool (Cmd/Ctrl+P), click to place pins at joints (shoulders, elbows, hips, knees). Then...
Create a Null Object (Layer > New > Null Object), then parent other layers to it using the Pick Whip or Parent dropdown. Now moving, scaling...
Alt+click the stopwatch on any property to add an expression. wiggle(3,25) creates random organic motion. loopOut() loops an animation forev...
Alt+click the stopwatch on any property to enter expression mode. Use the expression Pick Whip (spiral icon next to the property) to drag to...
Separate your photo into foreground, midground, and background layers in Photoshop. Import to After Effects, enable 3D on all layers, space ...
Mask the object you want to remove with a tight rotoscoped mask. Go to Window > Content-Aware Fill panel. Set Fill Method to Object and clic...
Open Mocha AE from the Animation menu. Draw a spline around the surface you want to track (like a phone screen or sign). Track using Mocha's...
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