Editing (Mike)

How to use Adobe premier CS5.5

1. Open up the software and choose an appropriate name for the video and place to save the file.
2. Choose a file type which matches the ones that have been previously recorded.
3. Import the files that you wish to include by pressing 'File' then 'Import'. They will then appear in a list to the left.

To put a clip on the timeline

1. Double click on the clip.
2. Watch the clip and choose where you want it to start and finish.
3. Whilst it is playing, press 'I' to set the start point and 'O' to set the end point.
4. Drag the clip onto the time line by dragging it from the middle of the screen shot then placing it in 'V1'. You can choose whether to take both the video and audio or one or the other by pressing the icons underneath the left preview window.

Adding titles

1. Press 'File' then 'New' then 'Titles'.
2. Choose the text icon and press on the screen. You can then add text and choose the font.
3. Choose the select icon and drag the text to the desired place in the shot.
4. Exit off the screen, and find the title in the clip list on the left. 
5. drag it onto thee timeline in the desired place in 'V2'.

Transitions

1. In the bottom left corner there is a box.
2. Press 'Effects' then 'Video transitions'. ('dissolve' leads to 'cross dissolve' which is the most professional looking one.
3. Drag it onto the timeline, in between the two clips that you want the transition to be between.