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Premiere Pro guides.

Step-by-step articles on jobs that come up in every edit. Each one shows the way with Premiere Pro's own tools first, then how the same job gets shorter with Sylba.

How to remove silence in Premiere Pro.

Three ways to remove the silent gaps between speech in Premiere Pro: manual Ripple Delete with the Q/W shortcuts, text-based editing, and automatic cutting.

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How to add automatic captions in Premiere Pro.

Three ways to add captions to a video in Premiere Pro: Premiere's own speech to text, an existing SRT file, and Sylba, which transcribes on your own computer.

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How to edit a podcast in Premiere Pro.

Multi-camera podcast editing in Premiere Pro step by step: syncing cameras, cutting to the speaker with Multi-Camera, and doing the same job automatically. Single camera too.

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How to cut to the beat in Premiere Pro.

Ways to land your cuts on the beat of the music in Premiere Pro: adding markers with the M key, Automate to Sequence, and a beat marker that finds the beats for you.

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How to install a MOGRT in Premiere Pro.

What a MOGRT is, how to install one in Premiere Pro and how to change its text and colors. Step-by-step setup, common problems and using templates without installing.

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How to add transitions in Premiere Pro.

Adding a transition between two clips in Premiere Pro: dragging from the Effects panel, the Cmd/Ctrl+D shortcut, setting duration and the most common mistake.

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How to make a zoom effect in Premiere Pro.

Smooth zoom in and zoom out in Premiere Pro: Scale keyframes, easing, the Transform effect for motion blur, and ready-made zoom ramps.

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How to turn horizontal video vertical in Premiere Pro.

Turning horizontal video into 9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts in Premiere Pro: sequence settings, Auto Reframe and keeping the speaker in frame.

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How to add sound effects in Premiere Pro.

Adding sound effects to a video in Premiere Pro: importing, placing on the right frame, setting the level, smooth fades and ready-made sounds from a panel.

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How to animate text in Premiere Pro.

Animating text in Premiere Pro: a title that slides and fades in with keyframes, a reveal with Crop, easing, and ready-made text animation templates.

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How to add camera shake in Premiere Pro.

A camera shake effect in Premiere Pro: manual keyframes with the Transform effect, hiding the edges, motion blur, and a one-click shake.

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How to translate captions in Premiere Pro.

Ways to translate captions in Premiere Pro: caption translation in recent versions, exporting an SRT to translate, and one-click translation into 27 languages.

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How to make a lower third in Premiere Pro.

Making a lower third for a speaker's name in Premiere Pro: text and shape layers, alignment, an entrance animation, and ready-made lower third templates.

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