An Editor's Guide to Adobe Premiere Pro


Book Description

If you’re an experienced editor who wants to get up-to-speed on Premiere Pro, then look no further than this fast-paced but thorough introduction to Adobe’s flagship editing program. Enjoy the ride as three experienced editors take you step-by-step through the entire editing process in Premiere Pro, from file creation all the way through output. Along the way you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of (or “to do things such as”) file management, essential and intermediate editing techniques, color correction, audio mixing and repairing, titling and effects, and delivering your video onto tape, the web, and mobile devices. You’ll learn to work within the Adobe ecosystem as well, getting up to speed quickly on time saving tools such as Dynamic Link, Adobe Story, and more. As you work through sections, you’ll find references to engaging videos that accompany the book, giving you a visual and audio frame of reference and solidifying your knowledge of the program. Within a weekend, you’ll learn everything you need to know to use Premiere Pro confidently for your own projects. In this no-fluff guide to Premiere Pro, you’ll learn to • Quickly organize your existing Final Cut or Avid projects, or create new projects to use right away in Premiere Pro • Understand how to use Premiere Pro with other Adobe software • Edit your footage the way you like but with tips and techniques from authors with tons of experience in all the editing programs and who speak your language. • Put your skills to work immediately by using the accompanying lesson files to work through the steps in the book • Improve your knowledge through video tutorials, handy quick reference guides, and keyboard shortcut sheets made available on the book’s companion media. All of Peachpit's eBooks contain the same content as the print edition. You will find a link in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files. Helpful tips: If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" ¿ Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards. You will need a web-enabled device or computer in order to access the media files that accompany this ebook. Entering the URL supplied into a computer with web access will allow you to get to the files. Depending on your device, it is possible that your display settings will cut off part of the URL. To make sure this is not the case, try reducing your font size and turning your device to a landscape view. This should cause the full URL to appear. Please note that some lesson and video files are very large due to their high quality. High-speed internet connections are recommended for best results in downloading these files.




Playing with Media


Book Description

We need to play with media to become more effective communicators. This book was written to inspire and empower you, as a creative person, to expand your personal senses of digital literacy and digital agency as a multimedia communicator. As you learn to play with digital text, images, audio and video, you will communicate more creatively and flexibly with a wider variety of options. Although written primarily for educators, anyone who is interested in learning more about digital communication will learn something new from this book. As children, we learn to progressively make sense of our confusing world through play. The same dynamics apply to us as adults communicating with new and different media forms.




Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0


Book Description

Ready to discover not just the how, but also the why behind some of the most powerful features in Premiere Pro? In Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Studio Techniques, author Jacob Rosenberg goes beyond conventional stepby- step instruction to give you a real-world perspective on editing with Premiere Pro. Using Jacob's fi lm footage or your own, you'll learn to deliver professional-quality results. Whether you're looking for advice on editing, effects, titles, or working with audio, this easy-to-read guide will help you add more punch to your productions. - New features in Premiere Pro 2.0: Native HD support, native HDV editing, 24P/24PA support, DVD authoring from the timeline, expedited reviewing with Adobe Clip Notes-it's all here. Find out how Premiere Pro has been improved, what's been added, and how to use new features. - Working fundamentals: From capturing video to assembling your project to the new, panel-based user interface, get an under-the-hood understanding of this powerful application. - Advanced techniques: Through hands-on lessons, learn the ins and outs of color correction, color matching, multiple-camera editing, dynamic photomontages, titling, audio and video effects, sound mixing, professional workflows for feature films and HD productions, and more. - Companion DVD: You'll fi nd extra chapters and bonus reference material to read, video tutorials to watch, media fi les to use with the book's lessons, tryout versions of Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 and Adobe Audition 2.0, and indispensable plug-ins to install. Jacob Rosenberg is a Los Angeles-based independent filmmaker who has directed nationally broadcast commercials, music videos for such groups as the Baha Men, and several short films. Recently, Jacob has worked as a post-production supervisor on a number of feature films that used high-definition video as their digital intermediate format. A current member of the Adobe Premiere development team, and the featured instructor for Premiere Pro on the highly acclaimed Total Training Instructional DVD series, Jacob continues to raise the bar by creating new workflows and educating others about them. From IBC in Amsterdam to NAB in Las Vegas, Jacob teaches classes around the world on using Premiere Pro and other Adobe products. "With this book and Adobe Premiere Pro, you'll have all the tools you need to create your own professional-quality movies and videos. Jacob shows you how to think like a filmmaker, get the job done, and understand the creative process from start to finish." -Steven Warner Director of Engineering, Adobe Systems Inc. "Jacob has tirelessly advanced the art of filmmaking with Premiere's ever-expanding functionality, and his book demonstrates the depth and breadth of his creative artistry and technical know-how." -Rob Legato Film director and Academy-Award-winning Visual Effects Supervisor for Titanic




Adobe Premiere Pro CC Classroom in a Book (2018 release)


Book Description

Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2018 release) choose Adobe Premiere Pro CC Classroom in a Book (2018 release) from Adobe Press. The 18 project-based lessons in this book show users step-by-step the key techniques for working in Premiere Pro. Learn to edit video in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018 and get the most out of your workflow. Take a project from beginning to end and learn to organize media, add audio, create transitions, produce titles, and add effects. Take your projects further by sweetening and mixing sound, compositing footage, adjusting color, using advanced editing techniques, managing projects, working with 360 video for VR headsets, animating graphics, exporting, and much more. The online companion files include all the necessary assets for readers to complete the projects featured in each chapter as well as ebook updates when Adobe releases relevant new features for Creative Cloud customers. All buyers of the book get full access to the Web Edition: a Web-based version of the complete ebook enhanced with video and multiple-choice quizzes.




Premiere Pro CC


Book Description

In this clear and straightforward guide, digital video veteran Jan Ozer gives beginning and intermediate video editors just what they need to know on Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Tasked-based, step-by-step instructions and loads of visuals and time-saving tips help professionals and newcomers alike quickly find and learn tasks specific to their needs, benefiting from the award-winning Visual QuickStart style. Topics covered include essential editing tasks and media-management strategies, transitions, effects and filters, rendering options, and optimal editing and production strategies for streaming delivery of HD source content. It includes coverage of all the new features in Premiere Pro CC, such as working with closed captions, enhanced multicam workflows, and significantly improved audio effects.




Premiere Pro CS6 Digital Classroom


Book Description

You have a personal tutor in the Digital Classroom If you want expert instruction that fits into your schedule, the Digital Classroom series delivers. Expert instructors guide you through 11 lessons, helping you learn essential Premiere Pro CS6 skills at your own speed. Full-color, step-by-step instructions in the book are enhanced with video tutorials at the companion Web site digitalclassroombooks.com. With this Digital Classroom training package, you have your own private instructor showing you the easiest way to learn Premiere Pro CS6. Import video, audio, and still images and edit them together on the Timeline Add transitions and effects to your video to make your projects more engaging and appealing Automatically stabilize shaky footage with the Warp Stabilizer Animate layered Photoshop files to create onscreen graphics Create text and titles using the built-in Premiere Pro Titler Use Adobe Encore to author your projects to disk or for web distribution Note: Video tutorials and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the e-book file, but are available for download after purchase. Instructions are located in the "Starting Up" section.




Final Cut Pro X


Book Description

Final Cut Pro X has literally rocked the film and video-editing world by completely re-imagining the inherent concepts of nonlinear editing. For many editors and users of the previous versions of Final Cut Pro, it is like starting anew and learning a brand-new program. Those experienced with previous versions of Final Cut and other non-linear editors such as iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Avid Media Composer already understand the basic concepts of editing and are now looking for a quick guide to getting started. In this useful, cut-to-the-chase guide to the program, popular trainer and Final Cut guru Larry Jordan takes these experienced users through all the components of the software, from importing footage and organizing media to export and sharing. Along the way, they’ll learn the best ways to edit footage and add transitions, effects, and filters, do basic color correcting, work with audio, and utilize a variety of HD workflow techniques, to name a few. Within a weekend, users will learn the best ways to start editing in this groundbreaking program in this must-have guide.




Adobe Premiere 6.0


Book Description

Create dazzling digital films and videos with Adobe Premiere! Adobe Premiere, one of the most widely used digital video editing tools today, is used to create everything from personal projects, professional Hollywood movie trailers, and animated GIFs and animations for the Web. Updated for the newest version of Premiere, "Adobe Premiere X Classroom in a Book" is an ideal resource for editing digital video or film. Lessons contain step-by-step instructions for creating a specific project. Topics covered include: basic editing principles, digital video editing, transitions, audio, creating a title, superimposing, motion, subclips, and virtual clips.




Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Premiere Pro in 24 Hours


Book Description

Written by an author with solid teaching experience and extensive television production credentials--TV anchor, reporter, photographer, and editor, plus recipient of a regional Emmy award and other honors--this guide reminds readers of the big picture and what they're trying to accomplish. Includes tips on shooting high-quality video, creating professional voice-overs, and effective editing methods.




Adobe Premiere Pro


Book Description

Updated for Premiere Pro, this is a book of step-by-step tutorials to get you up to speed. Lesson files on the accompanying CD let you practice the basics of video editing on real footage.