Chapter 3

Adjusting Premiere Pro to Suit Your Needs

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Setting up your workspace

Bullet Customizing the workspace to your needs

Bullet Sizing the panels

Bullet Optimizing performance

Much like the serenity that comes with manicuring your bonsai garden, setting up Premiere Pro provides its own Zen-like escape. Equating a productive sense of calm with such a complex program seems unusual — that is, until you realize the power and control it provides over your video content. And the power begins with the right feng shui of your Premiere Pro workspace after downloading and installing the software.

Setting Up Your Workspace

Some people walk into a department store, try on a blazer, pay for it, and walk out of the mall wearing it with confidence. Others prefer custom tailoring to feel content with what they’re wearing. The same holds true for your Premiere Pro workspace. This includes everything from computer choice and loading software to setting workspace presets and making keyboard shortcuts a part of your workflow.

Subscribing and installing software

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