
For instance, I created this two-second transition preset on a four-second clip. Scale - This will scale your effect preset keyframes in proportion to the length of your target clip. In our case, we created our transition on a four-second clip. Here’s the key thing to remember: When you apply an effect preset, it’s always going to take into consideration the length of the original clip on which you created the preset. Here’s where things can get a little confusing. You’ll notice that you have three different Types to select from when saving out your preset - Scale, Anchor to In Point, and Anchor to Out Point. I’ll type in the name and description of my preset.


Once I have my properties selected, I can go up to the Effect Controls panel menu and select Save Preset. To save this transition as a preset, I need to select all three of the properties I changed in the effect controls panel. I want my clip to start off just a bit blurry and then come into focus, so I’ll keyframe the blur from 35 down to 0. The clip will scale down from 115 to 100. I’ll keyframe my Opacity, Scale, and a Gaussian Blur effect. The transition will include a small scaling effect, along with a blur. Basically any effect property you can change, you can save out as a custom effect preset.įirst I’ll create a simple two-second fade-in transition. But remember, you can create a custom effect preset for anything, including scale, rotation, color correction, audio effects, etc. Simply select Premiere’s default Effects Workspace.įor this tutorial, I’ll be creating a custom video transition preset. To make your life much easier, make sure all of these panels are visible. When creating custom effect presets, you’ll be working in several different panels - mainly Effects, Effect Controls, and the Timeline.
SAVE PRESET ADOBE PREMIERE HOW TO
Let’s take a look at how to customize an effect in the Effect Controls panel, go over how to save a preset in the Effects panel, and learn how to export our final custom effect presets to share with others. The real power comes with learning how to customize and save your own effect presets.
SAVE PRESET ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
Understanding how to use effects in Premiere Pro is a great skill set to have as a video editor. Create custom effect presets in Premiere Pro with these simple steps.
