Description: Experience the thrill of creating your own digital video clips for playback on a personal computer, videotape, CD, DVD, or the Web! Chock full of fast-paced, high-interest tutorials and exercises, Video Editing with Adobe Premiere 6.5 is cleverly divided into sections that allow users of all abilities to quickly master the art of using one of today's most popular digital video editing tools to combine video footage, sound files, photography, and art files. Heavily illustrated with dynamic media clips on the accompanying CD to engage interest, this book puts its readers on a direct path to presenting their own projects by following a few simple steps. As they learn how to navigate like a pro through the most sophisticated Adobe Premiere 6.5 features and functions, readers will glean useful insights into hardware needs, the proper use of transitions, the impact of motion effects, integrating and balancing sound files, streaming video for the Web, working with digital camcorders and decks, and more! To ensure a complete understanding of how files developed with other applications interact with Adobe Premiere 6.5, this book provides detailed instruction on how to import line art, photographs, and audio files created with other programs. Processes for exporting final video clips into other software applications for additional enhancements are also demonstrated clearly and concisely, making Video Editing with Adobe Premiere 6.5 an extraordinarily complete guide to the world of digital video creation. Table of Contents: CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW
An Overview of Desktop Video
The Power of Video
The Learning Curve
Intimidation
Content Development/Acquisition
Desktop Video vs. Desktop Publishing
What Do You Want To Do With Your Video?
- How Will Your Projects Be Used
- Distribution Channels
- Input Choices
- Output Choices
An Explanation of Digital Video and Audio
External Resources and Help
Installation
- Software
- Hardware
CHAPTER 2 WORKING WITH PROJECTS
Selectin an Initial Workspace
Starting A Project
Specifying Project Settings
Comparing Settings Using the Setting Viewer
Saving And Autosaving A Project
Opening A Project
Removing Unused Frames From Source Clips
Using A Premiere Project on Another Platform
Setting up Premieres Scratch Disks
Correcting Mistakes
Working With Windows in Premiere
Using the Project Windows Bin View
Customizing A Project or Bin Window Display
Naming, Finding, And Deleting Items
Printing Window Contents
Creating A Text List of Project Files
Changing the Startup Window
Working With Palettes
Using Other Palettes
CHAPTER 3 CAPTURING AND IMPORTING SOURCE CLIPS
Capture Checklist
Understanding Off-line and Online Editing
Connecting the Analog Video Source
Connectin the DV Video Source
Digitizing Analog Video as DV
Recording or Replacing Timecode (DV Only)
File-Six Limitations
Preparing For Analog Capture
Preparing for DV Video Capture
Using the Movie Capture Window
Capturing Clips without Device Control
Capturing Clips with Device Control
Batch-Capturing Video
Capturing Stop-Motion Animation
Reading Timecode from Source Video
Capturing Analog Audio
Importing Digital Audio
About D1, DV, And Various Pixel Aspect Rations
Importing Clips
Importing Another Project
Analyzing Clip Properties and Data Rate
Using Off-line Files
CHAPTER 4 EDITING VIDEO
Using the Monitor Window
Selecting an Editing Workspace
Using the Timeline Window
Editing In And Out Points
Using Named Duplicate Clips and Unnamed Instances of Clips
Using Markers
Editing Clips
Editing A Video Program
Creating A Counting Leader
Creating Color Bars And A 1-Khz Tone
Creating Black Video ‘
Previewing A Video Program
CHAPTER 5 ADDING TRANSITIONS
About Transitions
Using the Transitions Palette
Creating Transitions
Replacing A Transition
Changing Transition Settings
CHAPTER 6 MIXING AUDIO
Understanding How Premiere Processes Audio
Adjusting Gain
Adjusting Audio Levels in the Timeline
Cross-Fading Clips Linked To Video
Panning or Balancing A Clip
Working With the Audio Mixer Window
Adjusting Audio Levels in the Audio Mixer Window Using Automation
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