Editing Basics

Tutorial>> Editing Basics 1 (9:50)
As you can see by the length of this tutorial, it is the heart of this set of lessons. Please make sure to take the time to watch the whole thing. You will start by learning how to add audio onto the timeline and then adjust your audio levels. Next you will learn how to use some extremely useful keyboard shortcuts to zoom in and out of your project. Then I will show you how to use the Source Monitor to set in and out points before moving your clips to the timeline. Finally, I will discuss the difference between an insert and an overlay edit.

Tutorial>> Editing Basics 2 (5:07)
This tutorial continues where we left off with how to lock, hide and mute video and audio tracks. Next I will show you how to use the time stretch tool to slow your video down. Then I discuss how to trim clips in the timeline and finally the different ways to bring clips from the source window depending on if you want just the video, just the audio or both audio and video.

Tutorial>> Editing Basics 3 (5:07)
This tutorial I will discuss the edit line and how to use it. Then I will show you how to make a marquee selection to group, copy and paste clips on the timeline. I will end this tutorial with ways to create L and J cuts on the timeline.