This document provides instructions for editing and exporting a video project in Adobe Premiere Elements. It outlines importing video, audio, and image assets into a project file. It describes how to make cuts to video and audio using the scissors icon and rearrange clips on the timeline. Instructions are given for adjusting volume, shortening photos, and fading video. The document concludes by explaining how to render, export, and save the finished video project.

1. VIDEO EDITING
EXERCISE:
PART #2:
EDITING & EXPORTING

2. ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS
• ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS (APE) is a
video editing program that is “non-linear” which
means it is digital and non-destructive. No
matter what you do in the program, you don’t
alter your original files (unless you specifically
delete them)
• All digital video editing programs work on a
similar structure
• ALWAYS PLUG YOUR HEADPHONES IN
BEFORE STARTING PROGRAM!

3. • Using ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS
(APE), open the “YOUR LAST NAME-APE
EXERCISE #1” in the MMJ VIDEO folder on
your desktop (where your raw video and other
exercise materials should also be)
• IF FOR SOME REASON YOU HAVE MORE
THAN ONE PROJECT FILE, BE CERTAIN
YOU ARE USING THE LATEST VERSION
OF YOUR PROJECT FILE!
APE Exercise PART #2

4. • You should have have all the basic
video/image elements for this exercise
imported into your project file:
• RAW VIDEO FILE (in your project assets and
placed on your timeline on VIDEO track)
• 7 STILL PHOTOS (in your project assets)
• RECORDED NARRATION (in your project
assets and placed on your timeline on AUDIO
track)
APE Exercise PART #2

5. • You should have have all the basic
video/image elements for this exercise
imported into your project file:
• RAW VIDEO FILE (in your project assets and
placed on your timeline on VIDEO track)
• 7 STILL PHOTOS (in your project assets)
• RECORDED NARRATION (in your project
assets and placed on your timeline on AUDIO
track)
APE Exercise PART #2

6. •Now use the SCRIPT to assemble
the pieces into your completed
VIDEO EXERCISE
•To make cuts you simply click on the
SCISSORS icon attached to the
playhead:
APE Exercise PART #2

7. •Now use the SCRIPT to assemble
the pieces into your completed
VIDEO EXERCISE
•To make cuts you simply click on the
SCISSORS icon attached to the
playhead:
APE Exercise PART #2

8. •This will make an edit
in either the VIDEO or
AUDIO track material,
depending on which
one is
selected/highlighted
(see video on next
slide for demo)
APE Exercise PART #2

9. APE Exercise PART #2

10. • You can then move the pieces around to
make the video, still photos, and narration
match the script
• When you add the STILL PHOTOS simply
drop them onto the “VIDEO 2” TRACK and
shorten them to the proper length by placing
your cursor on the edge and pulling to the left
to shorten (or to the right to lengthen) - see
video on next slide for demo
APE Exercise PART #2

11. APE Exercise PART #2

12. • When in the AUDIO VIEW, use the yellow
vertical line to adjust volume up and down for
selected piece (see video below for demo)
APE Exercise PART #2

13. • When in the VIDEO/CLASSIC VIEW, use the
yellow vertical line to adjust the VIDEO level if
you want to fade the image down/out for any
reason
• Using TIMELINE – RENDER should make your
video edit play as it will when exported – until
you render your timeline, your edit may not play
as you expect
• Make sure you are SAVING your project as you
go along! Simply go FILE – SAVE (or Ctrl + S)
APE Exercise PART #2

14. • When your video edit is complete, go to
FILE – EXPORT AND SHARE to export the
video as a standalone file
• Choose DEVICES – SD 480 as your output
settings
• Make sure you set the destination to your
MMJ VIDEO folder and click SAVE (see
video on next slide for demo)
APE Exercise PART #2

15. APE Exercise PART #2

16. •Make certain you watch your exported
video so you know it exported correctly
and sounds and looks the way you want
it to!
•Once completed, upload video to
BLACKBOARD for the VIDEO EDITING
EXERCISE assignment submission
APE Exercise PART #2