Synopses & Reviews
The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2014 release)
Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.
Adobe Premiere Pro CC Classroom in a Book contains 19 lessons that cover the basics, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you.
In addition to learning the key elements of the Adobe Premiere Pro interface, this completely revised CC (2014 release) edition covers new features, including “scratch” track recording, Master Clip effects, and masking and tracking visual effects.
Access to all of the project files used in the book’s lessons are included with purchase of the book. Print editions come bundled with a DVD containing the lesson files, and students who purchase an eBook edition receive a code that lets them download the lesson files from their account page on peachpit.com. Both print and eBook users also get access to downloadable updates that cover new features that Adobe releases for Creative Cloud members.
“The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.”
Barbara Binder,
Adobe Certified Instructor
Rocky Mountain Training
About the Author
Maxim Jago is an Adobe Master Trainer, award-winning screenwriter, award-winning film director, and media technology specialist. He has authored multiple books and courses on post-production techniques and travels around the world teaching creatives, studios and broadcasters how to make moving images. He speaks regularly about media technology, social trends and futurology — emergent social and technological trends — as well as training, assessing and certifying new trainers. Maxim lives in London, England.
Table of Contents
Contents 2014
Getting Started
About Classroom in a Book
Prerequisites
Installing Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Optimizing performance
Copying the lesson files
Relinking the lesson files
How to use these lessons
How to access updates to this book
Additional resources
Adobe certification
1 Touring Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Getting started
Non-linear editing in Adobe Premiere Pro
Expanding the workflow
Touring the Adobe Premiere Pro workspace
2 Setting Up a Project
Getting started
Creating a project
Setting up a sequence
3 Importing Media
Getting started
Importing assets
Working with the Media Browser
Importing Graphics and Photos
The media cache
4 Organizing Media
Getting started
The Project panel
Working with bins
Organizing media with content analysis
Monitoring footage
Modifying clips
5 Essentials of Video Editing
Getting started
Using the Source Monitor
Navigating the Timeline
Essential editing commands
6 Working with Clips and Markers
Getting started
Program Monitor controls
Controlling resolution
Understanding markers
Using Sync Locks and Track Locks
Finding gaps in the Timeline
Selecting clips
Moving clips
Extracting and deleting clip segments
7 Adding Transitions
Getting started
What are transitions?
Edit points and handles
Adding video transitions
Using A/B mode to fine-tune a transition
Adding audio transitions
8 Advanced Editing Techniques
Getting started
Four-point edits
Retiming clips
Replacing clips and footage
Nesting sequences
Regular trimming
Advanced trimming
Trimming in the Program Monitor
9 Putting Clips in Motion
Getting started
Adjusting the Motion effect
Changing clip position, size, and rotation
Working with keyframe interpolation
Using other motion-related effects
10 Multi-camera Editing
Getting started
The multi-camera process
Creating a multi-camera sequence
Switching multiple cameras
Finalizing multi-camera editing
11 Editing and Mixing Audio
Getting started
Setting up the interface to work with audio
Voice-over "scratch track" recording in Timeline
Examining audio characteristics
The Audio clip mixer
Adjusting audio volume
Creating a split edit
Adjusting audio levels for a clip
12 Sweetening Sound
Getting started
Sweetening sound with audio effects
Adjusting EQ
Applying effects in the Audio Track Mixer
Cleaning up noisy audio
13 Adding Video Effects
Getting started
Working with effects
Master clip effects
Masking and tracking visual effects
Keyframing effects
Effects presets
14 Frequently used effects
Color Correction and Grading
Getting started
Color-oriented workflow
An overview of color-oriented effects
Fixing exposure problems
Fixing color balance
Special color effects
Creating a look
Direct link to Adobe SpeedGrade
15 Exploring Compositing Techniques
Getting started
What is an alpha channel?
Making compositing part of your projects
Working with the Opacity effect
Working with alpha-channel transparencies
Color keying a greenscreen shot
Using mattes
16 Creating Titles
Getting started
An overview of the Titler window
Video typography essentials
Creating titles
Stylizing text
Working with shapes and logos
Making text roll and crawl
17 Managing Your Projects
Getting started
The File menu
Using the Project Manager
Final project management steps
Importing projects or sequences
Managing collaboration
Managing your hard drives
18 Exporting Frames, Clips, and Sequences
Getting started
Overview of export options
Exporting single frames
Exporting a master copy
Working with Adobe Media Encoder
Exchanging with other editing applications
Recording to tape
19 Authoring DVDs with Adobe Encore
[A PDF of this chapter is available on the companion disc]
Index