Guided mode

Know about the Guided edits to learn how to edit your videos using these actions in Premiere Elements.

The Guided mode offers a set of built-in Guided Edits, which take you through a series of steps to help you perform a specific editing task. This guided approach helps you easily learn Adobe Premiere Elements and turn your video clips into professionally edited movies.

To start exploring and using the available Guided Edits, click the Quick tab or the Expert tab, and then click the Guided tab.

Navigation

There are a number of guided edits available as sequential workflows in the guided mode. To explore these workflows, navigate from the Quick or Expert editing modes.

The steps that appear in each Guided Edit are based on which mode you switched to Guided mode from, Quick or Expert. The steps differ for Quick or Expert editing modes.

Guided Edits Navigation

In the Guided Edits panel, you will find two tabs—Tutorials and Search—at the top. You'll find tag-based filters and a Search bar in the Search panel when you select the Search tab.

You can also download and bookmark the selected guided edits by clicking on the Download button and Add to Watchlist icon (which appears when you hover the mouse over the desired Graphic). You can bookmark the selected graphic only after you have downloaded it.

Guided Edits

Guided edits help you perform video-editing tasks with ease.  From trimming unwanted footage to animating graphics in your video clips, guided edits help you enhance your video clip.

Guided edits are further sub-divided into four categories based on their functionality. Click a guided edit to read and explore it further.

Basics

• Get started: This guided edit is a tutorial on performing basic edits on your video clips. You learn how to add clips to your video, arrange them sequentially, and split and trim the clips. Once you finish these basic editing tasks, it guides you on publishing your edited clip.
• Add titles with Motion Graphics: You can add titles with Motion Graphics templates to liven up your movie.
• Add and edit titles: You can add editable titles to your video clips and choose different fonts and colors.
• Move, Trim & split clips: After recording/shooting your video clips, you sometimes realize that parts of the footage are not required. This guided edit shows you how to move, trim, and split footage.
• Adjust Shadows & Highlights: Use this guided edit to reveal hidden details in your videos' darkest and lightest areas.

Basics in Premiere Elements 2024 and earlier versions

• Get started: This guided edit is a tutorial on how to perform basic edits on your video clips. You learn how to add clips to your video, arrange them in a sequence, split, and trim the clips. Once you are through with these basic editing tasks, it guides you on how to publish your edited clip.
• Add title: You can add titles with Motion Graphics to your video clips.
• Trim & split clips: After recording/shooting your video clips, at times you realize that there are parts of the footage that are not required. This guided edit shows you how to trim unwanted footages.
• Add transitions between clips: When two different video clips are placed next to each other, there is an abrupt change when you play the movie. You can make the changeover smooth by adding a transition between the two clips.
• Fix Brightness, color, and contrast: Use this guided edit to fix the color and lighting in your video clip.
• Add an adjustment layer: Use this guided edit to apply the same adjustments or effects to multiple clips.
• Adjust Shadows & Highlights: Use this guided edit to bring out hidden details in the darkest and lightest areas of your videos.

Video Adjustments

• Add animated overlays: Jazz up your videos with animated overlays. Create videos with effects in motion.
• Add a luma fade transition effect: Use a photo as part of a Gradient Wipe Transition to create a cool transition effect.

Adjustments in Premiere Elements 2024 and earlier versions

• Luma fade transition effect: Use this guided edit to create cool transition effects between two video clips, two images, or an image and a video clip using a photo.
• Color Pop: Enhance your videos to display in black and white while you selectively retain one or more colors.
  
• Animate graphics: You can add animations to graphic elements in your videos using this guided edit.
• Fix action cam footage: Use this guided edit to expertly trim, correct color, and fix lens distortions in your action cam footage.
• Fill frame: Fill in the black bars at the edges to match your video frame.
• Create a picture-in-picture effect: Picture-in-picture guided edit helps you superimpose a graphic or video clip on your movie. It appears over the clip while the video plays in the background.
• Animated Overlays: Jazz up your videos with animated overlays.
• Animated Mattes: Reveal video using animated matte overlays in different shapes and styles.

Fun Edits

• Add a double exposure: Add a video within a photo to create a double exposure effect.
• Create a time-lapse or stop-motion: Create a time-lapse or stop-motion video from your photos and videos.
• Create slow or fast motion effects: Enhance your videos with a slow or fast motion effect.

Fun Edits in Premiere Elements 2024 and earlier versions

• Double exposure: Add a video within a photo to create a double exposure effect.
• Put a video inside your title: You can make your video titles interesting and dramatic by adding a video in the title.
  
• Create slow or fast motion effects: Enhance your videos with a slow or fast motion effect.
• Create bounce back effect: Add forward-and-reverse looping motion to a short clip.
• Create time-lapse or stop motion: Create a time-lapse or stop motion video from your photos and videos.
• Create a freeze frame with a motion title: Make the moments in your video stand out.
• Glass pane effect: Add a fun glass pane effect to your media.
• Animated sky: Replace the sky in your photo with animated video.
• Create an animated social post: Add motion text to your images and videos and easily share on social media.
• Apply an effects mask: You can apply an effect to a specific part of your video.