8 LESSON 1 The World of Digital Video
How Adobe Premiere Elements
fi ts into video production
All video producers are diff erent, and each will use Adobe Premiere Elements dif-
ferently. At a high level, however, all producers will use Adobe Premiere Elements
to import and organize footage (video, stills, and audio)—whether from a cam-
corder, digital camera, or other source—and then edit the clips into a cohesive
movie.
From a video perspective, such editing will include both trimming away unwanted
sections of your source clips, correcting exposure and adjusting color as needed,
and then applying transitions and special eff ects and adding titles. On the audio
front, perhaps you’ll add a narration to your productions, or a background music
track. ...