An effect you see used quite often on TV shows with a lot of action is a split screen side by side view of two camera angles. This effect can be done easily in Premiere Pro with the help of a few calculations and the Motion effects properties. 

In this tutorial, learn how to use motion properties to achieve a horizontal split screen in Premiere Pro. You’ll learn the technique for applying this to different resolutions from 4K and beyond.

Horizontal Split Screen in Premiere

4K Footage

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1. Place your two clips above each other on the timeline. So you should have one clip on Track 1 and your second clip on Track 2 for example.

2. Select your clip on the top track and open the Effect Controls for it.

3. Divide the Scale in half. So 100 / 2 = 50.0 for the Scale.

4. For the Position property, take the first value and DIVID that in half. 1920 / 2 = 960. Set the first value in the Position to 960 and the clip will move to the left.

5. Select the second clip on the bottom track and open the Effect Controls.

6. Divide the Scale in half. So 100 / 2 = 50.0 for the Scale again.

7. For the Position property, take the first value and ADD the value from the Position of the left clip. 1920 + 960 = 2880. Set the first value in the Position to 2880 and the clip will move to the right.

1080p Full HD Footage

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1. Place your two clips above each other on the timeline. So you should have one clip on Track 1 and your second clip on Track 2 for example.

2. Select your clip on the top track and open the Effect Controls for it.

3. Divide the Scale in half. So 100 / 2 = 50.0 for the Scale.

4. For the Position property, take the first value and DIVID that in half. 960 / 2 = 480. Set the first value in the Position to 960 and the clip will move to the left.

5. Select the second clip on the bottom track and open the Effect Controls.

6. Divide the Scale in half. So 100 / 2 = 50.0 for the Scale again.

7. For the Position property, take the first value and ADD the value from the Position of the left clip. 960 + 480 = 1440. Set the first value in the Position to 2880 and the clip will move to the right.

That’s all there is to it! This will work with any size footage as long as you  follow the same formula from above.

Removing the Black Bars

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1. Go to Sequence > Sequence Settings… in the menu.

2. Divide the Height (Vertical Value) in half. So 1080 / 2 = 540 for the second field of the video Frame Size.

3. Press OK and OK for the warning to reveal the results.

Please note: Though this will remove the black bars, not all devices will support this resolution.

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Step 1

Right-click anywhere in the track header area and click, “Delete Tracks…”⠀

Step 2

Select “Delete Video Tracks” and “Delete Audio Tracks” to delete both or select each separately if you only want to delete one kind. Make sure to set the dropdown to “All Empty Tracks” and press OK.

That’s all there is to it! Now your timeline only contains the tracks with media in them.

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Ever wonder how to get that phone call voice effect like we’ve all heard in TV shows and movies? This can be done in Premiere quite easily with the Highpass and Lowpass audio filters.

Step 1

Add both the Highpass and Lowpass filter effects to your audio clip. Both can be found in the Effects Panel.

Step 2

Set the Highpass Cutoff between 400.0Hz - 700.0Hz.

Step 3

Set the Lowpass Cutoff to 4000.0Hz.

Step 4

Adjust as necessary.⁣

That’s all there is to it! Now you can make it sound like they’re truly on the other line.

So what do these filters do exactly?

Highpass
The Highpass effect removes frequencies below the specified Cutoff frequency. Therefore, giving you a more high pitched tinny sound.

Lowpass
The Lowpass effect removes frequencies above the specified Cutoff frequency giving you a more muffled sound.

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In this tutorial, learn how to fade out text while simultaneously changing its color in Premiere. This text effect is inspired by the Stranger Things title sequence shown in the video below.

In the title sequence, the text fades in red, and then turns white when revealed. It then fades out white and turns red just before it disappears.

1. Add bold text to your timeline. I used the following;

• Helvetica Black
• Size: 80
• All Caps
• Center Aligned
• Color: White

2. Make a copy of the text layer above the original. Hold “Alt” while moving clips to quickly duplicate them.

3. Apply a Cross Dissolve to both text layers and set the transition duration to 00:00:00:05. You can use the shortcut key “Ctrl + D / Cmd + D” to apply a default video transition to all selected clips. Then, hold “Shift” to select each transition and right-click > Set Transition Duration to apply the transition time to all at once.

4. Set the bottom text layer to color Red. Choose any color.

5. Offset the top, “white” text layer 2 frames at the beginning and end so that the red layer has a head start and final finish. When you play it through, you should see the red text appear briefly and then turn white at the beginning and turn red just before it completely fades out at the end.

Copy these text layers and repeat as necessary for your message.

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In this tip, learn how to split a single clip into multiple subclips from the project panel.

Create a subclip from the Project panel

You can create multiple subclips from a single media file. Handy if you have footage from a camera that was recording several events in a single take.

1. Double-click the original clip to open it in the Source Monitor.

2. Set the In and Out points for the subclip in the Source Monitor.

3. Click in the middle of the Source Monitor and drag the subclip down to the Project Panel. The subclip appears in the Project panel and can be treated like a normal clip in the timeline.

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Premiere Pro includes three audio crossfade transitions for fading audio. They are Constant Gain, Constant Power and Exponential Fade. Hear the differences between each in our Instagram post below.

From the Effects Panel

These audio transitions can be found in the Effects Panel under Audio Transitions > Crossfade.

Constant Gain: Changes audio at a constant rate in and out as it transitions between clips. This can sometimes sound abrupt.

Constant Power: (Default Transition) Creates a smooth, gradual transition. The audio is decreased slowly at first and then quickly towards the end of the transition for the first clip. Then, increases quickly at first and then slowly toward the end of the transition for the second clip. Similar to the dissolve transition.

Exponential Fade: Fades out the first clips over a smooth logarithmic curve while fading up the second clip. You will hear brief silence between the two audio clips.

Setting the Duration

The duration of the transition can be adjusted by clicking and dragging it to the desired length. The audio transition length will either increase or decrease the time it takes to fade the audio in or out.

You can also double-click the transition to set its precise length.

Keyboard Shortcut

Use the keyboard shortcut Shift + D to automatically add a Constant Power audio transition to the beginning and end of all selected clips. Audio clips that are placed right next to each other will result in a crossfade between the two.

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From here, find the Global FX Mute button and click and drag it to the button panel. Simply press the new button to toggle FX on or off.⁣⁣⁣

Global FX Mute Toggled On

Global FX Mute Toggled Off

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You can use Adjustment Layers in Premiere Pro to apply the same effect to multiple clips on the Timeline at once. Effects applied to an adjustment layer will affect all layers below it.⁣⁣⁣⁣
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You could use this to apply a color correction to all clips at once or even apply the “Transform” effect to change the position of layers.⁣
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Use combinations of effects on a single adjustment layer or you can use multiple adjustment layers to control more effects.⁣
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These behave similarly to adjustment layers in Photoshop and After Effects⁣
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1. Click the New Item button in the Project Panel.⁣
2. Choose “Adjustment Layer…”⁣
3. Adjust video settings if necessary and click OK.⁣

Apply effects to it as you would any other clip.⁣

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I’ve included the project file below as a free download as well.

Video Tutorial

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Step 1

First, duplicate the video clip you want to enhance and place it one track above the original clip.

Step 2

Select the bottom most video clip and increase the scale until the black bars are gone.

Step 3

Apply the “Gaussian Blur” effect to the bottom clip.

Note: If you’re getting black edges in your background video clip, increase the scale some more or check the “Repeat Edge Pixels” box for the Gaussian Blur effect.

Optionally, you can decrease the opacity of the background video clip.

You may need to add a black Color Matte below the background video clip if you have other clips in the tracks below. When you decrease the opacity, you’ll want a solid background beneath these clips to darken it.

Optionally, you can add the “Drop Shadow” effect to the top most video track.

That’s all there is to it!

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Simply adjust the Amount and Size. Then, animate the Evolution over time until you achieve the desired effect.

Turbulent Displace

Let’s say I want to make some underwater text come to life and add a bit of motion to it. First go to the Effects panel and search for,”Turb“. From here, I find “Turbulent Displace“.

I’ll click on the effect and drag it to my text clip I want to have the effect.

Now, I’ll select the text clip and go to the Effects panel for it. From here, you’ll see the Turbulent Displace effect for the clip. I’ll start by animating the Evolution so I can see the effect in action. Place the marker at the beginning of the clip and click the stopwatch next to Evolution.

It should be at 0 for now. Next, move the marker toward the end of the clip and increase the Evolution. You’ll want this to make several revolutions so hold Shift to rapidly increase the amount. Preview the clip after adjusting and change the Evolution amount depending how fast you want the effect to happen.

Now that we have our Evolution animated, we can adjust the Amount and Size. Increase or decrease these values depending how strong you want the effect to be. The Amount adjusts the distortion amount, Size adjusts the area of distortion, and Evolution changes the turbulence over time.

I ended up choosing 15.0 for the Amount, 20.0 for the Size and 31×300.0° degrees for the Evolution. Now that’s the effect I’m looking for!

Use this effect to your imagination.

Here are just a few other examples:

Vlog Intro Text

Drawn Graphics

Trippy Video

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