Synopses & Reviews
Build a studio that lets you edit like a pro
Choose the best video clips, create brilliant movies, and distribute your work
Are you new to video editing? Want to craft a movie like a Hollywood pro? This essential resource gets you started on your filmmaking adventure. Youll discover how to do everything from preparing your production studio and shooting video to adding spectacular effects and burning a DVD. In no time, youll become an Adobe Premiere Pro expert!
Discover how to:
- Produce movies with Premiere Pro
- Import and manage footage on your PC
- Edit clips and add a high-quality soundtrack
- Utilize special effects and create title screens
- Distribute your film project
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Synopsis
Quiet on set Time to start your moviemaking adventure -- here's what you need to know about capturing, editing, and publishing your videos
If you're an amateur filmmaker shooting documentaries or a hobbyist putting together a family video, Adobe Premiere Pro For Dummies is the book for you. From setting up a production studio and shooting good footage, to editing clips, adding effects, and working with audio, this user-friendly and comprehensive guide written in plain English can help you create your next video masterpiece and share the finished product.
This handy guide starts with the basics, getting you familiar with the Adobe Premiere Pro software and its interface and helping you set up your dream studio. From there, you'll dive into capturing footage for your videos, learn how to manage multiple movie projects, and edit movies to your liking. You'll learn to:
Capture audio and video from your camcorder or video deck (if your computer has the right hardware)
Pick and choose scenes to include in a movie, moving frame by frame through video to precisely place edits
Add and edit (up to 99) audio soundtracks to your program
Create titles and add still graphics to your movie projects
Animate titles and graphics
Apply one of 73 different transitions to video
Modify your movie with 94 video and 22 audio effects
Improve and adjust color using an advanced Color Corrector, new to this version of the software
Use powerful new audio tools to mix audio, whether it's mono, stereo, or 5.1 channel surround
Work with multiple, nestable timelines
Preview edits immediately in real time
Once you're finalized your movie project, you can export it, save it to DVD, or publish it online. But that's not all With this helpful guide, you'll learn pro movie-making tips, third-party software add-ons, and additional tools for your production studio. Pick up your copy and start shooting your film today.
Synopsis
* Keith Underdahl, the author of Digital Video For Dummies (0-7645-4114-5) and other books on digital video, has broad experience as both an amateur videographer and professional video producer
Synopsis
- An essential resource for anyone who wants to get up and running with this popular video-editing application, from amateur and hobbyist filmmakers to professionals who want to explore the possibilities of editing on a PC
- Explains how to shoot good footage, get digital video onto a PC, set up a Premiere production studio, edit clips, add effects, work with audio, and output the finished product or share it online
- Released day and date with the new software version, the book covers the latest Premiere features and improvements
- Keith Underdahl, the author of Digital Video For Dummies (0-7645-4114-5) and other books on digital video, has broad experience as both an amateur videographer and professional video producer
About the Author
Keith Underdahl is the author of several books on digital video. He is an experienced videographer and developer of kiosk and marketing videos for Ages Software.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Introducing Adobe Premiere Pro.
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Premiere Pro.
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Production Studio.
Chapter 3: Getting Premiere Pro Ready to Work.
Part II: Gathering Footage.
Chapter 4: A Crash Course in Video Production.
Chapter 5: Starting and Managing Your Movie Projects.
Chapter 6: Capturing, Importing, and Managing Media.
Part III: Editing in Premiere Pro.
Chapter 7: Editing Clips.
Chapter 8: Working with the Timeline.
Chapter 9: Transitioning Between Clips.
Chapter 10: Improving Your Video Images.
Chapter 11: Compositing and Animating Clips.
Chapter 12: Affecting Effects in Your Movies.
Chapter 13: Working with Audio.
Chapter 14: Giving Credit with Titles.
Part IV: Wrapping Up Your Project.
Chapter 15: Finalizing the Project.
Chapter 16: Sending Your Project to the World Wide Web.
Chapter 17: Exporting Your Movie to Tape.
Chapter 18: Recording DVDs.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Movie-Making Tips and Tricks.
Chapter 20: Ten Essential Software Add-Ons for Adobe Premiere.
Chapter 21: Ten Tools (and Toys) for Your Production Studio.
Part VI: Appendix.
Appendix.
Index.