Shortcuts
Tools
Vocabulary
Edit Potpourri
100

Keyboard shortcut is "V"

What is Selection Tool/Pointer

100

Allows you to directly create and format text on your screen

What is the Text Tool

100

Color codes applied to clips in the bin or timeline for better visual organization.

What are Label Colors

100

Supplemental footage that enhances or supports the primary video content, such as cutaway shots or background visuals.

What is B-Roll
200

Keyboard shortcut is "C"

What is Razor/Cut

200

Used to slice or split video, audio, and graphics clips directly on your timeline.

What is the Razor Tool

200

A timeline in Premiere Pro where you assemble and edit video and audio clips to create a finished program.

What is a Sequence

200

A graphic overlay, usually positioned in the lower portion of the screen, used to display information such as names, titles, or hashtags.

What is a Lower Third

300

Keyboard shortcut is "I"

What is Mark In

300

This tool automatically shifts all subsequent clips forward or backward when you trim a clip

What is the Ripple Edit Tool

300

A panel used to display and edit transcript-based dialogue in Premiere Pro.

What is a Text Panel

300

A predefined set of settings used when creating a new sequence, including frame size, frame rate, and codec.

What is a Sequence Preset

400

Keyboard shortcut is "O"

What is Mark out

400

Creates custom vector shapes, draw precise masks for effects, and manually plot keyframes directly on the timeline for audio adjustments.

What is the Pen Tool

400

A setting in Premiere Pro that determines where project files like previews and captured media are stored.

What is a Scratch Disk

400

An edit that moves a clip along the timeline while adjusting adjacent clips to maintain sequence length.

What is a Slide Edit

500

Keyboard shortcut is Command "S"

What is Save

500

This selects all the clips to the right of the cursor in a sequence. 

What is the Track Selection Tool

500

A timeline track dedicated to displaying subtitles or closed captions.

What is a Caption Track

500

A separate application used to queue and export Premiere Pro sequences with customized settings.

What is Media Encoder