adobe premiere elements for dummies (2004)

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Adobe ® Premiere ® Elements For Dummies ® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permit- ted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2004111025 ISBN: 0-7645-7881-2 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1B/SS/RQ/QU/IN 00a_578812_ffirs.qxd 10/5/04 10:32 PM Page iv TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine! About the Author Keith Underdahl is a digital-media specialist residing in Albany, Oregon. Professionally, Keith is an electronic publishing specialist for AGES Software, where he serves as program manager, interface designer, multimedia producer, graphic artist, programmer, customer support manager, and resident Portable Document Format (PDF) guru. At the end of the day, he even sweeps up the place. Mr. Underdahl has written numerous books, including Teach Yourself Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Windows Movie Maker For Dummies, Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible (co-author), Digital Video For Dummies, 3rd Edition, and Adobe Premiere Pro For Dummies. 00a_578812_ffirs.qxd 10/5/04 10:32 PM Page v TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine! 00a_578812_ffirs.qxd 10/5/04 10:32 PM Page vi TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine! Dedication My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. — James 1:19 Author’s Acknowledgments So many people helped me complete this project that I hardly know where to begin. First and foremost I wish to thank my family for allowing me to work two full-time jobs as I completed Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies. My wife, Christa, has been my entire support staff, head cheerleader, creative advisor, and inspiration throughout my entire writing career. She was the one who urged me to start writing for a small motorcycle magazine in 1995, and that endeavor has led to so many great adventures and challenges in the years since. I owe everything to Christa. My undying gratitude also goes out to my two very favorite movie subjects, Soren and Cole Underdahl. Not only do my boys take direction well, but they are also incredibly intelligent and look great on camera! I also received help both on-screen and behind the scenes from Brian and Darlene Underdahl. I wish I could take full credit for the quality and content of Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies, but many other kind folks contributed to this work to make it what it is. I’d like to thank Steve Hayes for hiring me once again to write this book, my project editor Nicole Haims, my technical editor Dennis Short, and the many other folks at Wiley who toiled to make this one of the best references on Adobe Premiere Elements to be found. I had help from some industry people, including Andy Marken, Pete Langlois, and Rick Muldoon. And finally, thanks to Christine Yarrow, Mark Wheeler, Stephen Inoue, Abhay Sarup, and all the folks at Adobe for inviting me to help develop this excellent video-editing tool. I’ve been on the user side of Adobe software for a long time, and I am honored to contribute to their testing and development programs as well. 00a_578812_ffirs.qxd 10/5/04 10:32 PM Page vii TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine! Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register/. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development Project and Copyeditor: Nicole Haims Senior Acquisitions Editor: Steven H. 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Contents at a Glance Introduction 1 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 II: 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 191 Chapter 13: Adding Sound to Your Movies 213 Chapter 14: Adding Titles to Your Movies 229 Part IV: The Finishing Touches 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 Appendix: Glossary 341 Index 349 00b_578812_ftoc.qxd 10/5/04 10:29 PM Page ix TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine! 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I’ve worked (using Premiere Pro) that could have just as easily been produced using Premiere Elements TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine! 2 Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies Ultimately, the choice of whether to buy Adobe Premiere Pro or Premiere Elements boils down to price Adobe offers Premiere Elements at a remarkably low retail price of about $100 in the U.S., and Premiere Pro costs... have been around for a few years now, but the programs on the affordable end of the price scale have tended to lack features and provide an almost cartoonish interface Adobe Premiere Elements has changed this, making truly pro-caliber editing power affordable for almost anyone This part of Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies begins your moviemaking adventure by exploring Adobe Premiere Elements and finding... program; I even guide you through your first movie project in Premiere Elements TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine! 10 Part I: Presenting Adobe Premiere Elements What Is Adobe Premiere Elements? You already know that Adobe Premiere Elements is a video-editing program But what does that mean? It means that using Adobe Premiere Elements, you can quickly take video from your digital camcorder,... Although Premiere Pro does offer some extra features, it is not eight times better than Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements allows you to get serious about your video-editing hobby without having to spend serious money When it comes to videoediting programs, Premiere Elements truly gives you more for less Why This Book? Despite the low price, Adobe Premiere Elements is an advanced program Adobe Premiere. .. Genuine! xii Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies Chapter 3: Revving Up Premiere Elements 39 Arranging the Premiere Elements Workspace 39 Using preset workspaces 41 Restoring a workspace 46 Adjusting Premiere Preferences 47 Setting up your scratch disks .47 Reviewing other options .49 Customizing the Windows in Premiere Elements ... 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. .. 6 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Presenting Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Chapter 1: Feeling at Home with Adobe Premiere Elements 9 What Is Adobe Premiere Elements? 10 Taking the Grand Tour 11 Launching Premiere Elements for the first time .11 Getting to know the Media window 13 Reviewing the Monitor window ... are described in the next section Part I: Presenting Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements is an advanced program, and if you’re new to video editing, many parts of this program may seen unfamiliar Part I helps you get started with your moviemaking adventure by introducing you to Adobe Premiere Elements You’ll begin by touring the Premiere Elements program and getting familiar with its tools... 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. .. needed for your personal video-production studio and helps you configure Premiere Elements do help you with your moviemaking magic TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine! Chapter 1 Feeling at Home with Adobe Premiere Elements In This Chapter ᮣ Introducing Adobe Premiere Elements ᮣ Taking the Grand Tour ᮣ Making your first movie A few years ago, video editing was only practical for people . Presenting Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Chapter 1: Feeling at Home with Adobe Premiere Elements . . . . . . . .9 What Is Adobe Premiere Elements? 10 Taking the Grand Tour 11 Launching Premiere Elements for. 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. PM Page ii TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine! by Keith Underdahl Author of Digital Video For Dummies, 3rd Edition Adobe ® Premiere ® Elements FOR DUMmIES ‰ 00a_578812_ffirs.qxd