Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide

by Antony Bolante
Released December 2005
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
ISBN: 9780321383556

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Book description

Premiere Elements is geared to newbie filmmakers and hobbyists, students, business users, and home users who want professional-looking videos, but don't want or need the advanced power of classic Adobe Premiere Pro.

With Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the software, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they need to know. This task-based, visual reference guide uses step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots to show readers how to start a project; capture and import video; work with clips and the timeline; add transitions, titles, and effects; and output finished video to DVD. Newly updated to cover Premiere Elements 2, it details the hottest new features, including the new customizable DVD menu templates, the Storyboard View, Effect Thumbnails and Preview, Docking Workspaces, and more! In addition to offering hundreds of eye-catching effects and transitions, Premiere Elements 2 can automatically transfer footage from DV camcorders, digital cameras, and even digital cell phones, directly into the timeline and automatically readjust clips during editing. Both beginning users, who want a thorough introduction to the technology, and more advanced users, who are looking for a convenient reference, will find what they need here - in straightforward language and through readily accessible examples.

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
    1. Dedication
  2. Thank You
  3. Back to Basics
    1. The VQS Series
    2. Using This Book
    3. How Premiere Elements Works
    4. What You Can Do with Premiere Elements
    5. Premiere Elements vs. Premiere Pro
    6. Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements
    7. System Requirements
    8. Suggested System
    9. System Configurations
  4. 1. Basic Elements
    1. Using the Taskbar
      1. The left side of the taskbar: common tasks
      2. The right side of the taskbar: workspaces
    2. Using Workspaces
    3. Looking at the Interface
      1. Capture workspace
      2. Editing workspace
      3. Effects editing
      4. Titles workspace
      5. DVD workspace
    4. Customizing the Workspace
    5. Using Context Menus
    6. Using Keyboard Shortcuts
    7. Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
    8. Correcting Mistakes
    9. Using the History Palette
  5. 2. Starting a Project
    1. Using the Welcome Screen
    2. Starting a New Project
    3. Saving Projects
    4. Saving Projects Automatically
    5. Opening Projects
    6. Locating Missing and Offline Files
    7. Understanding Project Settings
    8. Specifying Project Settings
  6. 3. Capturing and Adding Footage
    1. Capturing DV Footage
    2. Digitizing Analog Footage
    3. Digitizing Three Ways
      1. Dubbing to DV
      2. Converting to DV using a camcorder
      3. Using an analog-to-DV converter
    4. Capture and the Capture Panel
    5. Watching Video During Capture
    6. Controlling a Camera with the Capture Panel
    7. Storing Captured Footage
    8. Using Playback Controls in the Capture Panel
    9. Capturing DV
      1. Capturing using the Scene Detect feature
      2. Adding captured clips to the timeline automatically
    10. Adding Media
    11. Adding Stills
    12. Adding Still-Image Sequences
    13. Creating a Still Image in Photoshop Elements
    14. Generating Synthetic Media
  7. 4. Managing Clips
    1. Working with the Media Panel
    2. Viewing Items in the Media Panel
    3. Working with Icon View
    4. Working with List View
    5. Selecting and Deleting Items in the Media Panel
    6. Using the Preview Area of the Media Panel
    7. Organizing Clips in Folders
    8. Duplicating and Copying Source Clips
    9. Renaming Clips
    10. Finding Clips
    11. Interpreting Footage
    12. Locating Files for Offline Items
  8. 5. Editing Clips into a Sequence
    1. Summarizing the Chapter
      1. Viewing clips
      2. Adding clips to the timeline
    2. Using the Monitor Panel
    3. Viewing Clips in the Monitor Panel
    4. Opening Audio Clips
    5. Using Playback Controls
    6. Cuing the Monitor Panel Numerically
    7. Using the Monitor Panel’s Time Ruler
    8. Changing the Magnification
    9. Comparing Editing Methods
      1. Drag-and-drop editing
      2. Automatic editing
    10. Setting In and Out Points
    11. Setting Clip Markers
      1. Cuing to and clearing edit marks
    12. Comparing Overlay and Insert Edits
    13. Adding Clips by Dragging
    14. Adding Clips to the Timeline Automatically
  9. 6. Editing in the Timeline
    1. Summarizing the Chapter
      1. Using the Timeline panel
      2. Manipulating clips in the timeline
      3. Rearranging and trimming clips
    2. Viewing the Sequence
    3. Customizing Track Views
    4. Resizing Tracks
    5. Adding, Deleting, and Renaming Tracks
    6. Getting Around the Timeline
    7. Playing the Sequence in the Timeline
    8. Using Timeline Markers
    9. Understanding the Link Between Video and Audio
    10. Selecting Clips in the Timeline
    11. Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Clips
    12. Removing Clips and Gaps from the Sequence
    13. Enabling and Disabling Clips
    14. Grouping Clips
    15. Splitting Clips
    16. Playing Clips at a Different Speed or in Reverse
    17. Creating a Freeze Frame
    18. Adjusting a Clip’s Gain
    19. Using the Snapping Feature
    20. Editing by Dragging
    21. Understanding Trimming
    22. Trimming Clips in the Timeline
    23. Breaking and Creating Links
    24. Keeping Sync
  10. 7. Adding Transitions
    1. Working with the Effects and Transitions Panel
    2. Viewing Items in the Effects and Transitions Panel
    3. Specifying Favorite Transitions
    4. Understanding Transitions
    5. Understanding Transition Duration and Alignment
    6. Setting the Default Transition Duration
    7. Specifying a Default Transition
    8. Applying a Transition
    9. Using the Properties Panel with Transitions
    10. Adjusting a Transition’s Duration and Alignment
    11. Customizing Transition Settings
  11. 8. Previewing a Sequence
    1. Using Real-Time Rendering
    2. Viewing a Sequence via a DV Device
    3. Rendering the Work Area
    4. Storing Preview Files
    5. Deleting Preview Files
  12. 9. Creating Titles
    1. Using the Titler
    2. Creating Titles
    3. Viewing the Video in the Background
    4. Superimposing a Title Over Video
    5. Viewing the Video-Safe Zones
    6. Comparing Text Options
      1. Horizontal and vertical type
      2. Point text and paragraph text
    7. Creating Point Text
    8. Creating Paragraph Text
    9. Selecting Text
    10. Formatting Text
      1. Specifying a font, font style, and font size
      2. Making text bold, italic, or underlined
      3. Setting text leading and kerning
      4. Aligning text
    11. Using Styles
    12. Creating Scrolls and Crawls
    13. Creating Shape Objects
    14. Setting Color Properties
      1. Setting the fill and stroke
      2. Using color gradients
      3. Adding drop shadows
    15. Adding Images to Titles
    16. Transforming Objects
    17. Positioning Objects Automatically
    18. Arranging Objects
    19. Aligning Objects
    20. Distributing Objects
  13. 10. Adding Effects
    1. Summarizing the Chapter
      1. Understanding effects
      2. Animating effects in the timeline
      3. Adding effects and setting properties
      4. Animating effects
      5. Standard effect categories
    2. Comparing Effect Types
      1. Fixed/inherent effects
      2. Standard effects/filters
    3. Understanding Properties and Animation
    4. Viewing Effect Property Values
      1. Effects in the Timeline panel
      2. Effects in the Properties panel
      3. Motion effects in the Monitor panel’s Timeline view
    5. Choosing a Keyframing Method
      1. Opacity and volume in the property graph
      2. Motion and filters in the Properties panel
    6. Understanding Opacity and Volume Graphs
      1. Rubberbanding opacity
      2. Rubberbanding volume
    7. Rubberbanding Opacity and Volume
    8. Adjusting Keyframes in the Timeline
    9. Adding Standard Effects
    10. Using Preset Effects
    11. Viewing Effects in the Properties panel
    12. Viewing Motion Effects
    13. Setting Spatial Properties in the Timeline View
      1. Setting the position
      2. Setting the scale
      3. Setting the rotation
    14. Disabling and Removing Effects
    15. Resetting an Effect to Its Default Values
    16. Specifying Custom Settings
    17. Using Multiple Effects
    18. Keyframing in the Properties Panel
    19. Using Keyframes in the Properties Panel
    20. Understanding Interpolation
      1. Spatial interpolation
      2. Temporal interpolation
      3. Interpolation Types
    21. Reshaping a Motion Path
    22. Specifying a Spatial Interpolation Method
    23. Specifying a Temporal Interpolation Method
    24. Standard Effect Categories
      1. Adjust filters
      2. Blur and Sharpen filters
      3. Channel filters
      4. Distort filters
      5. GPU
      6. Image Control filters
      7. Keying filters
      8. Perspective filters
      9. Pixelate filters
      10. Render filters
      11. Stylize filters
      12. Time filters
      13. Transform filters
  14. 11. Export
    1. Export Options
      1. DVD
      2. Videotape
      3. Movie files
      4. Still images and audio-only files
    2. About Creating DVDs
      1. Autoplay and menus
      2. DVD menus
    3. DVD Markers
      1. Setting DVD markers
    4. Selecting a DVD Template
    5. Customizing a DVD Menu
    6. Previewing a DVD
    7. Burning to DVD
    8. Exporting to Tape
    9. Exporting a Movie Using a Preset
    10. Exporting Single Still Images
    11. Exporting Audio-Only Files

Product information

  • Title: Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
  • Author(s): Antony Bolante
  • Release date: December 2005
  • Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
  • ISBN: 9780321383556