AI Magic with Adobe Premiere Pro & Photoshop | TLTC Workshop

Summary

Digital Media Specialist Jorge Rivera demonstrates a workflow using Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop to turn portrait-oriented phone footage into a landscape video with AI-generated surroundings.

Tutorial workflow

1. Record a static portrait video. Keep the camera, lighting, and background steady. A still frame from the video will serve as the basis for the generated side areas.
2. Set up a landscape Premiere Pro sequence. Create a 1920 × 1080, 30 fps sequence rather than matching the portrait clip’s settings. Adjust the clip’s scale and position, then export a representative frame as a JPEG.
3. Extend the frame in Photoshop. Select the empty side regions, including a small strip of the original image, and use Generative Fill. Test prompts and variations to create the surroundings—in this demonstration, Christmas trees and details such as a teddy bear and a star. Export the result as a transparent PNG.
4. Composite and export in Premiere Pro. Import the generated PNG and place it over the video. The original footage shows through the center while the generated areas fill the sides. Export the finished video as an MP4 using a 1080p HD preset.

Tools and concepts covered

• Photoshop Generative Expand and Generative Fill: Expand an image’s canvas or generate content in selected areas. The workshop uses Generative Fill to create the side extensions and add objects.
• Adobe Firefly Image 3: Identified as the model used for the Photoshop generations. Each generation produces three variations. Rivera says a standard generation uses one credit, so users should monitor their credit allowance.
• Prompting and iteration: Specific prompts can guide results, while leaving the prompt blank lets the tool choose what to fill. The presenter compares variations and notes that some results may not blend convincingly, such as window-like additions that look pasted on.
• Premiere Pro features: Generative Extend for lengthening video or audio, Remix for extending music, and Media Intelligence for searching project media.
• Adobe Audition features: Remix for adapting music to a chosen duration and Enhanced Audio for reducing background noise.

Practical considerations

The workflow works best for static shots. Camera movement, changing light, or shifting shadows can make the generated edges look inconsistent with the original video. Results may also contain perspective or blending errors. Rivera notes that generated images can be low-resolution and that separate tools are available for upscaling.

He recommends saving projects frequently and checking layers and export settings.

Related workshops and guides

The workshop provides a step-by-step guide to creating and exporting a portrait-to-landscape video using Photoshop and Premiere Pro. Rivera also briefly references another TLTC workshop on editing 360-degree video in Premiere Pro.

Main speaker and software

• Presenter: Jorge Rivera. His name is rendered inconsistently in the auto-generated subtitles.
• Software discussed: Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Audition.