Text & Audio

Download Music from Pixabay

Either connect your own headphones or borrow a pair from the cabinet.
Go to Pixabay.com/music
Find another song you like and click "Download"

Move Audio to Google Drive

Go to your Finder in your dock and go to "Downloads"
Move your audio file to your "Google Drive" > "Video Production" > "3 - Premiere Pro" > "Formatives" folder

Open Premiere Pro, Rename & LOcation

Open Creative Cloud in your dock. Under the "Apps" tab, find Premiere Pro and click "Open" to the right
Click "New Project"
Name your project: Text
Change the "Project location" to your "Formatives" folder.
1. Click "Choose Location..."
2. Navigate to "My Drive" > "Video Production" > "3 - Premiere Pro" > "Formatives"
3. Click "Choose"

Select Your Audio

Click "Home" on the left menu
Double-click the "My Drive"
Double-click into "Video Production"
Double-click into "3 - Premiere Pro" then "Formatives"
Check your recently downloaded audio.
Click create.

Listen to Audio and Mark

Select your green audio file rectangle so there is an outline around it.
Play and listen (on your keyboard, click the space bar to play/pause)
- You want to find noticeable beats or audio transitions.
- Pause when you find one (you can fine tune your placement with the back/forward arrow keys on your keyboard)
Place a marker by clicking "M" on your keyboard.
- The green markers should be on your green audio rectangle (not on top of the timeline)
Repeat until you have at least 5 markers.

Trim Audio

Using your Ripple Edit tool trim your audio so that it ends a few seconds after your last audio marker.

Adjust Your Workspace

In the top menu bar, go to "Window" > "Workspace" and select "Effects"

This will adjust your workspace to add another panel on the right which will show "Effects" "Essential Graphics" "Essential Sound" etc. in a list.

Add a Text Layer

Drag your playhead to the start of your timeline.
Select your timeline area if it does not have a light blue border around it.
On your keyboard click "cmd" + "T"
- A pink rectangle should show up

Edit Text

In the right-side toolbar, click "Essential Graphics" to open a bunch of text options.
Double-click on the text on your video to highlight the text in the textbox.
Type: "(Your Name) Presents"
Under "Text" click the centered icon
Under "Align and Transform" click the second icon that will center your text on the screen.
Double-click to highlight again.
Choose a font on the right-side toolbar.

Zoom In Horizontally

Drag the right circle on the bar at the bottom of your timeline to zoom in horizontally.

Trim Your Text

Using your selection tool, trim your text to end at your second marker.

Copy & Edit Text Layer

Select your text layer
Click "cmd" + "C" to copy your text layer.
Move your playhead to your second marker.
Click "cmd" + "V" to paste a copy of your text layer.
Triple-click on the text to edit.
Replace the text with a name for your video

Trim Your Text

Using your selection tool, trim your text to end at your third marker.

Repeat for 3 more text layers

Repeat the copy, edit, and trim process until you have 5 total text boxes with your last one ending at your 5th marker.

Trim Your Audio

Trim your audio to end at the end of your text

Save Your Project

In the top menu, click "File" > "Save"

Screenshot Editing Timeline

Screenshot your editing timeline area:
1. On your keyboard click "cmd" + "shift" + "5" at the same time to bring up the screenshot screen
2. Adjust the rectangle around your timeline
3. Click Capture.
4. The screenshot will show up in the bottom right of your screen. Let it move off screen on it's own so it saves.

Move SCreenshot Google Drive

Navigate to "My Drive" > "Video Production" > "3- Premiere Pro" > "Formatives"
Move your screenshot over

Export Your Video

In the top tabs, click "Export"
Rename the "File Name" to "Text Final"
Click the blue hyperlink next to "Location" and make sure it is saving in your "Formatives" folder.
Click Export in the bottom right corner.

Submit Google Drive Link to Canvas

Right-click on your "Video Production" folder
Click "Copy link to clipboard"
Paste this link in Canvas to submit.

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