How To Edit Video With Mixed Resolutions | Upscale 1080P & Downscale 4K Footage In Premiere Pro

Should you downscale your 4K video clips to 1080p? Or upscale your 1080p clips to 4K? Today, I'm going to show you how to edit videos with mixed resolutions in Adobe Premiere Pro.
I'm sure many of you already know how to do this, but if you are just getting started editing using Premiere Pro or if you haven't had to work with footage that is a variety of resolutions, I hope this video helps you.

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[LesTutosdeHuito]

soooo useful and well explained. You're a gifted man.

[OliverJHughes]

I have NEVER noticed "Set to frame size"! I've wasted so much time resizing footage between resolutions in the timeline 🤦🏻‍♂️ THANK YOU.

[BookYourImagination]

OMG, I have just started learning Premier Pro, and I have an actual project to do -- this was helpful!!! Thank you so much!

[BrianElliottFilm]

You just saved me a ton of time that I've been wasting! Thanks so much for this Matt! I shoot mostly 4K now with the GH5, but my b-cams are still 1080, and I deliver in 1080 to a lot of commercial clients and edit on 1080 timelines for scaling purposes...so bam! This is awesome. Thank you!!

[OddLifeStudios]

I've been editing in Premiere for 8 years and I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M JUST DISCOVERING SET TO FRAME SIZE. Thanks again Matt.

[seandaugherty]

Matt, you're the man! I love your tutorials, it's really helping me understand a lot of the technical aspects of editing and helping me become more prepared and calculated during my shoots!

[nickpriola]

You are a legend. I was following along, and was confused why after I changed the setting, the 1080p was still all small, THEN BOOM, ITS LIKE YOU READ MY MIND, and then you went on and explained that I need to delete the clip and put it back into the timeline. Thank you sir.

[henningskj]

This guys is a genious! Although the technical information he provides in _this_ exact video wasn't new to me – his personality, presentational skills, explanations and overall vibe is without at doubt something I have not experienced with other "tutors" on Youtube!

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[morolofilms]

Loving your videos, Matt! Even though we have been working in the broadcast TV for 20 years and editing almost every single day, we still learn from your content. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!!

[AndysCuts]

I've been doing this 1 by 1... You saved my life Matt

[woodencanoepictures]

April 2020, Quarantine era, and this video is still the best! Thank you, Matt Johnson! :)

[theroamingduotube]

You are absolutely awesome, Matt. Being a newbie to video editing, I had no idea how to match the different frame sizes of gopro and DSLR. This video's been a life saver !

[BenPowellDrummer]

I was one of the many who asked this question. You’re a bad ass Matt. Thank you 🤗

[whoismatt]

Are you shooting in 4K yet? Or still sticking with 1080p?

[oliscurra]

Thank you very much for this tutorial Matt. I am so thrilled I watched this before I started editing my mixed res footage.

[KyleNasaFilm]

PERFECT VIDEO ! Out of all the videos out this is by far the best. You lay out all the questions and you answer them very thoroughly and quick. I’ve been doing cinematography for 9+ years now and the new 4K and red cameras was a big learning process... this just answered all questions in less than 5mins. Great Job !

[Natrius]

thank you thank you thank you thank you. now i dont have to scale every single clip i pull out of 2k footage to fit my 1080p timeline

[grazia]

Hi Matt, you managed to incredibly describe well what I have been researching last week across several other youtube videos :). Great video as always!
Btw, when I was editing I thought about this: one of the advantage of working on 1080 sequence using 4k footage is that (when needed) you can do digital zoom in parts of the footage without going under the 1080 resolution. Would you agree with this?

[sarahstegall]

You are SO thorough!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills!

[miahmkii]

you're amazing, my man!! You're helping me with a lot of premiere pro issues I'm having. Keep it up. Thank you!