Keith Underdahl - Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies

Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies

Год: 2005
Автор: Keith Underdahl
Жанр: CG Video Editing
Издательство: Wiley
ISBN: 0-7645-7881-2
Серия: For Dummies
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Качество: Отсканированные страницы
Интерактивное оглавление: Нет
Количество страниц: 385
Описание: Back in the Dark Ages - a little over a decade ago - most video editing was conducted in specialized TV and movie production facilities staffed by professionals working on equipment that cost millions of dollars. Then in 1993, Adobe released a program called Adobe Premiere. Premiere allowed people to edit video on conventional desktop computers, a revolutionary idea at the time. Years went by, and new technologies entered the picture. More and more video professionals switched to editing on desktop computers. This switch created a growing market of users - and new competition for software manufacturers to produce programs like Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Xpress, and Pinnacle Edition, all of which cater to professional-consumer (or prosumer) users. Meanwhile, “regular” consumers started editing their own movies too, using low-cost (or even no-cost) programs like Apple iMovie, Pinnacle Studio, and Windows Movie Maker. These programs, combined with high-quality, affordable digital camcorders, created an explosion in moviemaking as a hobby enjoyed by many rather than a profession practiced by only a few. Adobe kept updating Premiere over the years, and when the name changed to Adobe Premiere Pro in 2003, we knew it was only a matter of time before they also released a more affordable non-Pro version. Adobe Premiere Elements is that version. Adobe Premiere was a pioneer in desktop video editing, and Adobe’s many years of experience shows in the high quality of Premiere Elements. Now that there are two versions of Adobe Premiere - Pro and Elements you must decide which version is for you. When I spoke with one of Adobe’s marketing people during the development of Premiere Elements, he suggested that the difference boils down to this: If you are getting paid to edit video, you should use Premiere Pro. lf you're editing video for fun, use Premiere Elements. This way of looking at things seems a little too simplistic to me for two reasons. First, even a video hobbyist can appreciate some of the extra features in Premiere Pro. But second, and more important, in my opinion, Adobe Premiere Elements is so powerful that you probably can use it to make movies that others would buy. In fact, I can think of several professional movie production projects on which l’ve worked (using Premiere Pro) that could have just as easily been produced using Premiere Elements.

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Part I: Presenting Adobe Premiere Elements.................................................................7
Chapter 1: Feeling at Home with Adobe Premiere Elements ........................................9
Chapter 2: Equipping Yourself for Moviemaking .........................................................27
Chapter 3: Revving Up Premiere Elements ................................................................39
Chapter 4: Introduction to Moviemaking ......................................................................57
Part 11: Basic Editing in Adobe Premiere Elements.....................................................77
Chapter 5: Starting Movie Projects ..............................................................................79
Chapter 6: Capturing and Organizing Your Media ......................................................89
Chapter 7: Trimming and Editing Video Clips .......................................................... .115
Chapter 8: Making Movies with the Timeline ........................................................... ..129
Chapter 9: Using Video Transitions ........................................................................... ..149
Part III: Advanced Editing in Premiere Elements......... 163
Chapter 10: Improving and Repairing Video Images ................................................ ..165
Chapter 11: Compositing and Animating Video Clips .............................................. ..179
Chapter 12: Adding Special Effects to Your Movies ................................................. ..197
Chapter 13: Adding Sound to Your Movies ............................................................... ..213
Chapter 14: Adding Titles to Your Movies ................................................................ ..229
Part IV: The Finishing Tauches................................... 243
Chapter 15: Wrapping Up Your Movies ...................................................................... ..245
Chapter 16: Preparing Movies for Online Viewing ................................................... ..261
Chapter 17: Burning Your Movies on DVD ................................................................ ..275
Chapter 18: Recording Movies on Tape ..................................................................... .291
Part V: The Part of Tens 299
Chapter 19: Ten Advanced Premiere Elements Techniques ................................... ..301
Chapter 20: Ten Videography Tips and Secrets ....................................................... ..317
Chapter 21: Ten Essential Extras for Moviemaking .................................................. ..329