1. View and trim source clips in the Source Monitor.

Use the Source Monitor to view clips that you’ve captured and added to your project. As you view the clips, you can set In and Out points for the portion of each clip that you want to use in the sequence. (See Working with In and Out points.)

2. Assemble clips into a sequence.

Drag each clip individually to the Timeline panel, or automatically assemble clips selected in the Project panel. As you add individual clips, you can decide whether to add video, audio, or both to your sequence. (See Adding clips to a sequence.)

3. Retrim clips in a sequence.

If you did not set precise In and Out points for a clip, or you decide to change them, you can retrim the clips in a Sequence tab of the Timeline panel. (See Trim with Trim-in and Trim-out tools.)

4. Adjust clip attributes if necessary.

As you assemble your sequence, you may want to change the duration or the speed at which the clip plays. (See Change clip speed.)

5. Rearrange clips.

After clips are placed in the Timeline panel, you can rearrange how they appear in the sequence. You might need to split a clip to use different effects, or extract or move a clip and close any resulting gaps in the sequence. (See Split a single clip or multiple clips and Move clips.)

6. Preview the sequence.

As you assemble a sequence, you can preview it in the Program Monitor. Adobe Premiere Pro can play back the assembled sequence in real time as you build it, but in some cases you may need to render the sequence for better playback. (See About previewing sequences.)

7. Assemble multiple sequences into a new sequence.

You can work with multiple sequences to help you keep your project manageable and organized. You can nest smaller sequences into a new sequence to assemble a longer sequence. (See Use multiple sequences.)

As you assemble and trim clips into a sequence, you can use the preset editing workspace to arrange Adobe Premiere Pro panels. Choose Window > Workspace > Editing.

For more information, see the tutorial on trimming clips at www.adobe.com/go/learn_pp_designcenter.