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Manipulate your stills in Adobe Premiere using the Image Resize tool
Adobe Premiere Pro - Image Resize and pan and zoom effect
Note on Sequences
Each editing session, duplicate your most recent sequence and rename it with the current date. This way, if you make major changes and cannot undo a mistake, you can return to a previous version to fix the problem area.
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Adobe Premiere - How to use the Mixer tool and Keyframes
Saving Your Project Completely
Fine Cut
Refine each cut point, trimming frames to ensure smooth edits
Begin adding effects and transitions
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