Video Editing Certification (Self-Paced)
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Self-paced online training with expert support Certificate with 6 courses

Develop professional video editing skills at your own pace with Premiere Pro, mastering workflows for film, web, and social media. Create dynamic motion graphics and visual effects in After Effects, build portfolio-ready projects, and prepare for Adobe certification.

$4,995 96 clock hours Live Support Start anytime

This program includes

  • 96 hours of project-based training from experts
  • 85 training videos
  • Access to Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects Certified Professional exams
  • Additional elective course
  • Answers from real instructors
  • Additional 1-on-1 mentoring outside of class
  • Retake for free within 1 year
  • Access to class recordings (30 days)
  • Verified digital certificate of completion
  • Learn at an accredited institution

Special Limited Time Promotion: Receive our AI for Video & Motion Graphics course for free when you register for this certificate program.

This course is self-paced. For live online or in-person instruction, take the Video Editing Certification. 

Master video editing and motion graphics at your own pace with the Video Editing Certification Online program. This self-paced course includes 36 hours of Premiere Pro training and 54 hours of After Effects instruction, plus six hours of private tutoring, exam prep resources, and the Adobe Certified Professional exam with a free retake.

Flexible options allow you to substitute the exam with additional tutoring if needed. By completing the program, you’ll gain professional-level skills in video editing and motion graphics and earn Adobe certification to boost your career profile.

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Courses & Videos in This Certificate Program

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Unit 1 18 Hours

Premiere Pro Bootcamp (Self-Paced)
  • Edit video and audio with professional techniques
  • Clean up background noise and adjust audio levels
  • Apply color correction, including adjustment layers
  • Add B-roll, photos, logos, and animate elements
  • Use transitions and multi-camera editing
  • Remove green screens (chroma keying)
  • Adjust footage timing: speed up, slow down, or freeze-frame
  • Resize video for different formats, including square videos for social media
  • Export videos for social media or client delivery
  • Integrate After Effects projects into Premiere Pro

Unit 2 18 Hours

Premiere Pro Advanced (Self-Paced)
  • Edit dynamic action sequences
  • Apply special visual effects to your videos
  • Enhance and mix audio tracks
  • Format vertical video for social media
  • Adjust video timing with time remapping
  • Create picture-in-picture effects
  • Design custom transitions

Unit 3 18 Hours

After Effects Bootcamp (Self-Paced)

Learn to create professional motion graphics and visual effects using Adobe After Effects. This course covers animation techniques, text effects, and file integration to help you build engaging video content.

  • Animate photos, text, and graphics with ease
  • Apply timeless animation principles to craft engaging and dynamic motion graphics
  • Gain a clear understanding of the After Effects workflow
  • Master key transform properties: position, scale, rotation, and opacity
  • Use masks and track mattes to add creative visual effects to your videos
  • Seamlessly import and animate Photoshop, Illustrator, and audio files within your projects
  • Export high-quality videos using essential render settings and expressions
Video Training Preview
Lesson 1: Creating a Social Media Ad
Lesson 2: Finalizing and Exporting the Social Media Ad
Lesson 3: Creating an Infographic Animation
Lesson 4: Logo & Title Animation
Lesson 5: Medical Animation
Lesson 6: Shapes, Animation & Compositing

Unit 4 18 Hours

After Effects Advanced (Self-Paced)
  • Work with 3D layers, cameras, and lights to craft dynamic scenes
  • Create and animate custom shape layers using the Pen tool
  • Design advanced text animations and save presets for reuse
  • Streamline animations with expressions and wire parameters for added complexity
  • Enhance audio integration by adding markers and applying audio effects
Video Training Preview
Lesson 1: Intro to 3D
Lesson 2: Working with Nested Compositions
Lesson 3: Working with 3D Models
Lesson 4: Easing with the Graph Editor
Lesson 5: Introduction to Expressions
Lesson 6: Working with Vector and Shape Layers
Lesson 7: Text Animation Basics
Lesson 8: Advanced Text Animation
Lesson 9: Unfurl Animation
Lesson 10: Working with Particle Systems
Lesson 11: Using Video as Track Mattes
Lesson 12: Creating Realistic Motion

Unit 5 18 Hours

After Effects Compositing, Tracking, & Keying (Self-Paced)

Learn advanced compositing in Adobe After Effects, mastering keying, rotoscoping, and motion tracking. Seamlessly integrate 2D and 3D elements into your video projects with professional precision.

  • Master motion tracking using Point Tracker and Mocha AE
  • Integrate 2D and 3D graphics with video in After Effects
  • Stabilize footage and remove green screen backgrounds
  • Create slow-motion and fast-motion effects with time remapping
  • Rotoscope footage and apply track mattes for visual effects
  • Remove unwanted video elements using Content-Aware Fill

Attend the AI for Video & Motion Graphics class for free as part of this certificate.

Bonus 12 Hours

AI for Video & Motion Graphics (Self-Paced)

Discover how to leverage generative AI to enhance your video and motion graphics projects. Create visual and audio assets, integrate AI tools into your workflow, and understand copyright and data privacy considerations when using AI-generated content.

  • Understand how generative AI tools function and their applications in creative production
  • Apply AI across all stages of a motion design or video project: research, scripting, design, animation, audio, and final delivery
  • Craft effective prompts for text, image, audio, and video AI tools to produce practical results
  • Create AI-enhanced visual assets, scripts, voiceovers, and animatics
  • Use ChatGPT to generate and run basic JavaScript/ExtendScript code to automate repetitive tasks in Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Complete a short motion graphics or video project fully enhanced with AI tools from start to finish

Exams

This certificate includes these two certification exams as well as exam proctoring. The exams are optional.

Adobe Certified Professional Exam in Digital Video Using Premiere Pro

The Adobe Certified Professional in Digital Video Using Premiere Pro exam tests your capability to edit, enhance, and organize video content using Adobe’s industry-standard software for non-linear editing and digital storytelling.

Exam details

Adobe Certified Professional Exam in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Using After Effects

The Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Using After Effects exam assesses a candidate’s ability to craft dynamic visual compositions and animated content for film, broadcast, and digital platforms using After Effects.

Exam details
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