Is Premiere Pro the right app in this case?

[Morten28756469elad]

I have some videorecording MP4 files and MTs files from our schoolcomedy last week, and I need to make a dvd-video for the pupils. Reusing and cutting in the same clips several times and add some text to the video.

I used to use Pinnacle studio11, but it is a very bad sound and videoquality.

I have bought the full Adobe packet, and someone told me, that I coud make my video using Premiere Pro.

But I have watched the toturials and I have tried for several hours to use the app, and I can't even make a copy of a clip yet - and I don't know if it is possible to burn a dvd with the film.

Is Premiere Pro the wrong app to use for my purpose, and is there a useable adobe app for making a dvd video copying, editing and add text to the clips?

If Premiere Pro is the right app to use - how do I do it!!!?

[Media Editor]

You can edit the video in Adobe Premiere.  However, the program cannot create a DVD.  Cyberlink Power 2Go 13 can create DVD or Blu-ray Discs with the video from Premiere.

[Morten28756469elad]

Thanks - I have Cyberlink Power2Go 8 - do you know if that is useable too?

[Ann Bens]

Yes you can make videos with Premiere Pro but not burn to DVD or Bluray for that matter.

Premiere has a steep learning curve. You do not master it in one weekend or two.

If your goal is burning to disk Adobe apps are not a good choice.

Might want to consider a H.264/mp4 file on thumb drive.

[smrpix]

As others have said, you can certainly do the editing in Premiere, but Adobe no longer has any disk creation tools.  But for that matter, do your pupils really have DVD or Blu Ray players anymore?  That's becoming a very specialized niche.

You may have perfectly valid reasons, but why not just post on YouTube (or similar)?

[Morten28756469elad]

The are still wanting dvd's so I guess the might have a dvd or blueray player at home.

[Morten28756469elad]

We can't risk to post it online - European GPDR rules are very complicated and restrictive, and the pupils still really want the dvd's.

But I am getting a little better at using the program, found out, that I can drag the files into the sequence, creating an empty sequence and I am working on capturing a foto and trying to type some tekst on it at first in the film.

Finally planing to burn the dvd with Cyberlink Power2Go ver. 8 if possible.

So I keep on trying.

[MyerPj]

<<If Premiere Pro is the right app to use - how do I do it!!!?>>

That's really the question at hand. Premiere Pro is fantastic, but you really have to put some effort into it and a desire to learn (it). If it's just for a quicky video, and you won't be doing another to possibly next year, you might want to try a simpler application. If it might become a hobby for you, then PP would be very good. But you can edit a feature film with Premiere so, it does have a significant learning curve. 

There are some very good tutorials on the web, also via the 'learn' options right in PP pro. And I've enjoyed several good tutorials on LinkedIn.

[Morten28756469elad]

Thanks - I will check out the tutorials.

[JonesVid]

You say you have bought the full Adobe Package - do you mean Creative Cloud suite?.

As others have said - Premiere will take some time to get into, but for basic cuts and edit on a timeline try looking up some of the  Offical Adobe on line tutorial videos - there are simple cases of how to import your first videos, how to use basic edit tools and create a simple video for export.

You Tube can sometimes be also a good source of 'how to do stuff' in Premiere. Go for more recent videos otherwise they sometimes talk about old versions of the application.

If you have the Creative Cloud subscription you can finally export your video to the space you have on in your Files Store - and if an MP4 video - create a web link for it so your pupils can simply go on line and watch it in a browser - or download it and play on a mobile/PC/MAC

Much easier than a DVD.

Hope this helps.

[JonesVid]

Just to add ... if you are concerned about security on line - posting the video in your own Creative Cloud on line File Store is totally private as the link you get is not Public Access.

You could share the link with pupils via a password locked document if you want to be more secure.

It would just be as secure as sharing DVDs

[Peru Bob]

You can also post the video on Vimeo (with a free account), password protect it, and allow them to download it.

[Media Editor]

Cyberlink Power2Go ver. 8 can burn DVD's.