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This article provides a detailed guide on removing unnecessary segments from your videos using Adobe Premiere Pro. You'll find the trimming tool within the 'Transform' option located in the 'Effects' menu.
Steps
Launch Adobe Premiere Pro. You can do this by double-clicking on the purple application icon labeled Pr.
Open a project in Adobe Premiere Pro. Follow these steps to open your project:
- Click on File in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
- Select New... to start a new project or Open... to access an existing one.
- Choose the file you wish to open and click Open.
Import the video you want to trim into the project. If the video you wish to edit isn't already in the project, you'll need to import it into Premiere. Follow these steps to add the video to your project:
- Click on File.
- Select Import.
- Choose the video you want to import.
- Click Open.
Click and drag the video you want to trim into the Timeline panel. Videos imported into Adobe Premiere Pro appear in the Project panel under the "Libraries" tab. The Project panel is typically located at the bottom left of the screen, while the Timeline panel is usually to its right.
- If you don't see the Project panel, Timeline panel, or any other necessary panel, click on Window in the top menu bar and ensure the required panel is checked.
Click on the video to select it. This action will highlight the video in the timeline.
Click on Effects. This tab is located above the Project panel. You'll see a list of effects here.
Click and drag the Crop effect onto the video in the Timeline. The Crop effect is listed under the Transform effects. This action will bring up the Effects Control tab in the upper-left corner of the screen.
- Alternatively, you can type "Crop" into the search bar above the Project panel and press Enter to locate the Crop effect.
Adjust the video borders. You can modify the borders of your video by clicking and dragging to change the numerical values next to "Left," "Right," "Top," and "Bottom" in the Effects Control panel. Increasing these values adds black borders around the edges of the video in the Sequence Preview panel, while decreasing them removes the borders. You can click and drag the percentage values or double-click to enter a specific percentage.
- A value of 0% next to "Left," "Right," "Top," or "Bottom" means no cropping is applied to that edge.
- Increasing the value next to Edge Feather in the Effects Control panel softens the borders around the video.
- Check the box next to Zoom to expand the cropped video to fill the Sequence Preview panel.
- Zooming may reduce the video's resolution, making it appear less sharp or blurry.
