Notice that the tab in the top left corner of the Timeline currently says "Timeline: (no sequences)." Until you create a sequence, you can't add anything to the timeline — so before we go any further, we'll need to create a sequence.
You can select a video clip that Premiere Pro can refer to when configuring the sequence, and Premiere Pro will use the clip to define the sequence's settings.
Step 1. To expand the Video bin, next to the Video bin's listing in the Project panel,
Click
Step 2. To select a video clip to base our sequence off of,
Click waltz.mp4
Step 3. To create a new sequence, on the Menu bar,
Click File, Point New, Click Sequence from Clip
The video clip is added to the Timeline and the new sequence is created with the same name. You now see a new item in the Video bin:
It has a different icon than the rest of the items in the video folder, which shows us that it's a sequence as opposed to another type of asset. Let's rename the new sequence now.
Step 4. To rename the sequence, in the Project panel,
Click waltz
The text is now highlighted.
Step 5. To rename the sequence, type:
Body/End Tab key
The name of the sequence changes, both in the Project panel and in the upper left corner of the Timeline panel. Let's move this to the Sequences bin, to help us keep organized.
Step 6. To move the sequence into the Sequences bin, in the Project panel,
Press & Drag Body/End Sequence to the Sequences bin
The new sequence is now in the Sequences bin, and we're ready to add more videos to the timeline.
You might notice that there's only one tab at the top of the Timeline panel at this time. This is because we only have one sequence open at the moment. With Premiere Pro, we can create multiple sequences, each with a different media type or frame size, all in the same project, and have multiple sequences open at the same time.
Before we go on, let's save our file.
Step 7. To save the file, on the Menu bar,
Click File, Click Save