Adobe Premiere Pro - How To Creating A Mirror Reflection (Horizontal Flip) - Detailed Tutorial

Welcome back to our Premiere Pro tutorial series. In this episode, we delve into the magic of video manipulation, exploring how to create mirror reflections and horizontal flips.

This easy-to-follow guide will show you the fundamental steps to achieve a mirror-like reflection in your footage, a unique effect that creates the illusion of a reflected image in a mirror. In contrast to a standard rotation, where the video is simply turned around, a mirror reflection offers a different perspective and opens up new creative opportunities for your edits.

Below is a timestamped breakdown of the tutorial:

00:00 - 00:21: Introduction - Outlining the topic of the tutorial and a brief comparison of standard rotation and mirror reflection in video editing.

00:21 - 00:40: Comparison - Showing the original video footage chosen for the tutorial, and a demonstration of the standard rotation effect.

00:40 - 01:00: Mirror Reflection Demonstration - Unveiling the mirror reflection effect and comparing it to the standard rotation.

01:00 - 01:16: Getting Started - Preparing the single layer we will be working on and an overview of opening the effect controls panel.

01:16 - 01:39: Standard Rotation Guide - A step-by-step guide to performing a standard rotation on your video footage using the effect controls panel.

01:39 - 02:01: Mirror Reflection Guide Pt. 1 - Undoing the rotation effect to start afresh for the mirror reflection and an introduction to the effects panel.

02:01 - 02:19: Mirror Reflection Guide Pt. 2 - Finding the basic 3D option in the effects panel and applying it to the video layer.

02:19 - 02:40: Mirror Reflection Guide Pt. 3 - Guiding you on how to adjust the tilt or swivel to achieve the desired mirror reflection effect, and additional tweaks to personalize your effect.

02:40 - 02:41: Conclusion - Wrapping up the tutorial.

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