2. Right-click the folder called Lessons and choose Copy.
3. Navigate to the location you have chosen to store your Premiere Pro projects, right-click,
and choose Paste.
Tip
If you don’t have dedicated storage for your video files, placing the lesson files on your
computer’s desktop will make them easy to find and work with.If you do not have an optical drive capable of reading discs in DVD-ROM format connected to
your computer, see the “Online content” section for more information about downloading the
lesson files.
Relinking the lesson files
The Premiere Pro projects included with the lesson files have links to specific media files.
Because you are copying the files to a new location, you may need to update those links when
you open projects for the first time.
Note
If media files were originally stored in multiple locations, you may need to search more
than once to relink all the media for a project.If you open a project and Premiere Pro is unable to find a linked media file, the Link Media
dialog may open, inviting you to relink offline files. If this happens, select an offline clip on the
list and click the Locate button. A browse panel will appear; use this to navigate to the file’s
location.
Locate the Lessons folder using the navigator on the left and click Search. Premiere Pro will
locate the media file inside the Lessons folder. To hide all other files, making it easy to select the
correct one, select the option to display only exact name matches.
The last known file path and file name and the currently selected file path and file name are
displayed at the top of the panel for reference. Select the file and click OK.
The option to relink other files is enabled by default, so once you’ve located one file, the rest
should reconnect automatically. For more information about relocating offline media files, see
Lesson 18, “Managing Your Projects” (print customers, see “Bonus Material” later in this
section).
How to use these lessons
The lessons in this book include step-by-step instructions. Each lesson stands alone, but most
build on previous lessons. For this reason, the best way to learn from this book is to proceed
through the lessons one after another.
The lessons teach you new skills in the order you might normally use them. The lessons begin
with acquiring media files such as video, audio, and graphics, and they go on to creating a rough-
cut sequence, adding effects, sweetening the audio, and ultimately exporting the project.
Many pages contain additional “sidebar” information boxes that explain a particular technology
or offer alternative workflows. It’s not necessary to read these additional boxes, or follow the