Book description
Whether you're aiming for YouTube videos or Hollywood-style epics, you need what Premiere Elements can't provide: crystal-clear guidance and real world know-how. This Missing Manual delivers. Packed with great ideas on how to spiff up your footage, this book helps you avoid the dreaded Help! I Never Do Anything With My Video syndrome.
With this book, you'll learn how to use Premiere's two approaches to filmmaking: The quick-and-easy InstantMovie technique, and the classic, handcrafted approach for frame-by-frame editing with fine-tuned transitions, effects, and more. Premiere expert Chris Grover combines a touch of humor with insights, tips, and tricks culled from years of moviemaking experience to help you release your inner Scorsese.
- Create movies from start to finish with hands-on, step-by-step instructions
- Use InstantMovie to whip up a video ready for prime time
- Learn frame-by-frame editing to handcraft your story like the pros do
- Share your movie by saving it to disc, uploading it, or emailing it
- Add video effects that dazzle
- Use keyframes to precisely control cuts, special effects, and sound
- Tap Premiere's automated tools to analyze, organize, and rate your clips
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Table of contents
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- The Missing Credits
- Introduction
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I. Start a New Project
- 1. Set Up a New Project
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2. Import Your Clips
- Video Camera Storage Methods
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Add Raw Footage
- Tour the Capture Panel
- Import Digital Video Tape Files (DV or HDV)
- Import Webcam Video
- Capture Time-Lapse or Stop-Motion Video
- Tour the Media Downloader
- Import from Hard Disk or Memory Camcorder
- Import DVD Camcorder Video
- Import Video from PC Hard Disk
- Import Video from DVD
- Import from VHS Videotape or Other Analog Source
- 3. Import Sound, Still Pictures, and Animation
- 4. Organize Your Clips
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II. Create Your Movie
- 5. Edit Your Movie
- 6. Add Transitions
- 7. Add Effects and Themes
- 8. Create Animated Effects
- 9. Add Titles
- 10. Edit Your Sound Track
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III. Share Your Movie
- 11. Choose a Video Format
- 12. Upload Videos to YouTube and the Web
- 13. Create DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
- 14. Export to an iPod, Cellphone, or Other Device
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IV. Appendixes
- A. Install Premiere Elements 8
- B. Get Help for Premiere Elements 8
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C. Premiere Elements 8 Menu by Menu
- File Menu
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Edit Menu
- Undo (Ctrl+Z)
- Redo (Ctrl+Shift+Z)
- Cut (Ctrl+X)
- Copy (Ctrl+C)
- Paste (Ctrl+V)
- Paste Insert (Ctrl+Shift+V)
- Paste Attributes (Ctrl+Alt+V)
- Clear (Shift+Delete)
- Delete and Close Gap (Backspace)
- Duplicate (Ctrl+Shift+/)
- Select All (Ctrl+A)
- Deselect All (Ctrl+Shift+A)
- Find (Ctrl+F)
- Locate Media
- Label
- Edit Original (Ctrl+E)
- Keyboard Customization
- Project Settings
- Preferences
- Clip Menu
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Timeline Menu
- Render Work Area (the Enter key)
- Delete Rendered Files
- Delete Rendered Files for All Projects
- Split Clip (Ctrl+K)
- Smart Trim Mode
- Smart Trim Options
- Zoom In (=)
- Zoom Out (–)
- Set Beat Marker
- Go to Beat Marker
- Clear Beat Marker
- Set Timeline Marker
- Go to Timeline Marker
- Clear Timeline Marker
- Edit Timeline Marker
- Snap (S)
- Apply Default Transition
- Apply Default Transition Along CTI
- Add Tracks
- Delete Empty Tracks
- Disc Menu
- Title Menu
- Window Menu
- Help Menu
- The “pre” Menu
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D. Elements Organizer Menu by Menu
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File Menu
- Get Photos and Videos
- New
- Open Recently Edited File in Editor
- Catalog
- Burn data CD/DVD
- Copy/Move to Removable Disk
- Backup Catalog to CD, DVD or Hard Drive
- Restore Catalog from CD, DVD or Hard Drive
- Duplicate
- Reconnect
- Watch Folders
- Rename
- Write Keyword Tag and Properties Info to Photo
- Move
- Export As New File(s)
- Exit
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Edit Menu
- Undo
- Redo
- Copy
- Select All
- Deselect
- Delete from Catalog
- Rotate 90 Degrees Left
- Rotate 90 Degrees Right
- Auto Smart Fix
- Auto Red Eye Fix
- Edit with Photoshop Elements
- Edit with Premiere Elements
- Edit with Photoshop
- Adjust Date and Time
- Add Caption
- Update Thumbnail
- Set as Desktop Wallpaper
- Ratings
- Visibility
- Place on Map
- Remove from Map
- Show on Map
- Stack
- Version Set
- Video Scene
- Run Auto-Analyzer
- Color Settings
- Contact Book
- Preferences
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Find Menu
- Set Date Range
- Clear Date Range
- By Caption or Note
- By Filename
- All Version Sets
- All Stacks
- By History
- By Media Type
- By Details (Metadata)
- Items with Unknown Date or Time
- By Visual Similarity with Selected Photo(s) and Video(s)
- Untagged Items
- Unanalyzed Content
- Items not in any Album
- Find People for Tagging
- View Menu
- Window Menu
- Help Menu
- The Organizer Window Menu
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File Menu
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Premiere Elements 8: The Missing Manual
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2009
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596803360
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