

Do you usually start off with GPU acceleration on? Do you often capture from an external box by Blackmagic or AJA? Adjust those settings now in the General tab. Next, think about how you want your project to act and how you want your files managed for nearly every project.

Name the project file something broad and obvious like “PROJECT FILE TEMPLATE.” Similarly, click Browse and create a folder for that project called something like “PROJECT FOLDER TEMPLATE.” Not the most clever names, but you’ll change them with each new project so it doesn't really matter! The save location isn't important at the moment. Project Settings - General Tabįirst thing’s first, open Premiere and click New Project! Let’s get the obvious out of the way.

PREMIERE TEMPLATES HOW TO
Let’s first walk through building your perfect project file from scratch, thinking about the most important settings and then cover how to template it at the end. But what about the very core project file itself? While Premiere has no official method for creating a project file template, it’s far from impossible to have a project file that’s immediately set up just the way you like it, sequence settings and all, with a simple double click! A few posts back, I wrote about the multitude of features and settings that can be customized in Premiere and saved as presets.
