Step by step instructions to create a simple slideshow using Adobe Premiere ProPlease note your photos and sound should be edited before this step. You are uploading the final versions of your sound and images. Remember the show will be as long as your sound.

Step 1: Open a New Project in Premiere Pro 

Browse to save it to your career account. Give it the name slideshow.

Step 2: Import your photos to Premiere.

Again, make sure your photo look how you want them to look in your final project before pulling them in. Put all photos all in one folder (it’s easier. You have two options. You can simply drag the folder into the project bin. Or you can right click in the project bin, import, navigate to folder, import folder.

(If you for some reason wanted to import images from lots of places (not one folder), you can create a new “bin” in the project bin by clicking the icon on the tool bar on the bottom left hand of your screen to group different media files together and keep everything organized.)

Step 3: Import your audio to Premiere.

Same as above, drag it or import it. Since it’s probably not in an folder, you would just select the file name and import.

Step 4: Add your photo files to your timeline. (If you don’t have one, just drop media in and one will appear)

If you doubleclick on the photo folder in your project bin, it will open the separate bin window.

Make sure clips are in icon view

Arrange photos in order you want them in bin view. (Just grab and pull)

In project window, set transitions now. Go to effects (right side) video transitions, select the one you want, right click, set as default.

Select all the photos you would like to add (Just drag over them) and then select “automate to sequence” from the toolbar on the bottom left hand (or upper right portion of your screen.  Drag them to the V line. By default, the length of each will be five seconds, or 150 frames. You can change the default in the preferences. (If you need to change the time of one frame, for some reason, right click, set duration, change the time, OK)

Drag to select images

Images on the timeline

If you want a black Title slide:

File, New, black video. Drag it to start of timeline.

Step 4: Add sound to timeline.

Drag and drop your sound onto the audio section on your timeline.

(You can use the trim tool (looks like a “]”) to trim each clip

(If more than one clip, you can drag the clips to move them in the order you wish)

Another thing if you wanted varied transitions (you probably don’t, but if you do, you can drag a video transition onto the cut point of the clips.

You can create a title for your slideshow. You simply go to Title, New Title, Default Still. Add your text. Change it based on properties on right. That title will now appear in your project bin. Drag it to the timeline where you want it to appear.

Step 5: Export your video (AVI is fine) to your www folder. Then upload to Vimeo or YouTube. Then embed the video in your blog.