Adobe Rush beginner’s guide: Getting started with video editing
Adobe Rush is a lightweight video editing tool for Windows 10 PCs and mobile devices. If you want something powerful without the full-blown complexity of Adobe Premiere, this might be a good option for you.
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Adobe Rush is a lightweight video editor for Windows 10 PCs and mobile devices. While not as powerful as full-blown Adobe Premiere, it is still a potent option for lightweight video editing and is nowhere near as expensive at $10 per month.
If you’re interested in getting to grips with Adobe Rush, I put together some quick tips on how to get started.
Note:You don’t need to “save” an Adobe Rush project, as they save automatically with every action taken.
A powerful, lightweight video editor
Adobe Rush is increasingly finding itself in my day to day workflow and is a great tool for quick and easy video editing.
Choosing a file to get started
Once you get started with Adobe Rush, you’ll first want to choose a raw video file to work from. For this example, we’re just going to play around with some clips from the Xbox game DVR, uploaded to OneDrive.
Resizing your canvas
Once you’ve got your video into the timeline, you’ll want to choose a size for the format you’re making. Instagram uses square or vertical video for example, while Twitter and YouTube use horizontal 4:3 or 16:9.
Trimming, splitting, and transitions
Next, we’ll want to look at organizing your video sequence, manipulating clips to your liking.
Adding titles
Now that you’ve prepared all of your clips, you might want to add additional titles, overlays, or tweak audio settings. Here’s how to go about that.
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Tweaking audio
If you want to play around with the audio of your clips, Adobe Rush makes it pretty easy with a dedicated panel and the ability to see the wave form of each audio clip.
Note:When it comes to volume, you’ll want the wave form peaks to remain within view. If the peaks go above the top line out of sight, you’ll get audio clipping which sounds bad!
Export and you’re done!
Exporting is straight forward and simple, truly living up to the app’s “Rush” monicker. Here’s how to go about it.
Those are the absolute basics of using Adobe Rush, which is a refreshingly easy program to use. Some of the other panels include slow motion and speed control, as well as color grading and filtering. If you mouse over any panel, an information tooltip will popup telling you what each action does, as well as giving you advice on keyboard shortcuts to make things go even faster.
A potent, easy video editor
Adobe Rush is great for making quick and easy videos, and you can give it a try for free.
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