Post + Workspace
All work done after filming, including editing, sound design, color grading, and exporting.
Post-Production
The organizational folders used to group and manage assets inside your Premiere Pro project.
Bins
The primary footage that drives the main storyline, such as an interview or a lead anchor speaking.
A-Roll
The default Premiere Pro tool used to select, move, and trim clip boundaries on the timeline (Shortcut: V).
Selection Tool
Setting these two markers in the Source Monitor isolates the specific section of a raw clip you want to bring onto your timeline.
In and Out points
Editors monitor these visually while playing back sequences to ensure sound levels aren't quiet or distorted/clipping.
Audio Meters
The initial basic arrangement of video clips before the edit is cleaned up or polished.
Rough Cut
The main difference between a video format and a codec.
A format is the file container, while a codec determines how the video data is compressed inside it
Supplemental footage shot to support the main story, visually explain what a speaker is discussing, or hide cut points.
B-Roll
The shortcut key C activates this tool, which splits a clip into separate pieces wherever you click.
Razor Tool
The tool used to adjust the speed and duration of a clip directly on the timeline (Shortcut: R).
Rate Stretch Tool
Rolling credits at the end of a video project should move in this direction on screen so names can be read easily.
Vertically, scrolling from bottom to top.
This Premiere Pro panel stores and organizes all imported video clips, audio files, and graphics inside your project.
Project Panel
Out of MP4, H.264, ProRes, and 1080p, which one is a video format/container.
MP4
Two of the main reasons an editor places B-roll directly over an interview edit
To support what the speaker is discussing visually and to cover edit cuts (jump cuts)
This specialized trimming tool cuts a clip on the timeline and automatically closes the empty gap left behind in one step (Shortcut: B).
Ripple Edit Tool
The technique used on a stationary photo's Scale control to create a smooth, gradual zoom effect.
Keyframing/setting keyframes on Scale
Before exporting and submitting a completed project, an editor must always complete this final review step.
Watching the full sequence through from start to finish to check picture quality, audio levels, titles, and cuts.
This panel lets an editor preview and trim a raw clip before adding it onto the timeline sequence.
Source Panel
The codec most commonly used for everyday web playback and school project exports.
H.264
Including ambient background sound underneath B-roll footage serves this aesthetic purpose.
Makes the scene feel connected to the real environment and action
On the keyboard, these three letters act as shuttle controls to rewind, pause, and fast-forward playback.
J, K, L
The most efficient way to isolate a single 5-second quote out of a 20-minute interview file.
Opening the clip in the Source Monitor, setting In and Out points around the quote, and inserting only that section onto the timeline?
The recommended export format/codec combo when turning in a project intended to play universally on computers and web browsers.
An MP4 container with the H.264 codec
This panel displays a playback preview of your edited timeline sequence.
Program Monitor
Video resolution describes this aspect of a digital image.
The pixel size/dimensions for resolution.
If you are editing a news package about the cafeteria, an interview with the head chef is considered this type of roll, while shots of food prep are considered this. (2 answers)
A-roll (interview) and B-roll (food prep)
The keyboard shortcuts used to zoom in/out on the timeline AND the shortcut used to Undo an action on Mac. (2 answers)
+ / - (zoom) and Cmd + Z (undo)
The key difference between using a Ripple Edit tool versus a standard Selection tool/razor tool tocut?
Ripple Edit shifts all downstream clips to close or open gaps, whereas a standard trim leaves an empty gap on the timeline.
If your audio meter reaches 0 dB and turns red during playback, this audio issue is occurring.
Clipping/peaking/audio distortion.