Written by an Adobe Premiere expert and illustrated throughout in full color, this Complete Course shows you how to master the full range of Premiere tools and techniques while working on a single project. Sixteen sessions and more than 100 step-by-step tutorials, accompanied by vivid color images and screen shots, walk you through the creation of a ninety-second travel promotion video from start to finish. After completing the course, you'll have an impressive portfolio piece - and a thorough understanding of Premiere 6.5 fundamentals.

• Adobe Premiere tryout
• Cross-platform audio and video editing demo software from Boris FX
• Awave Studio shareware for Windows from FMJ Software
• Trial version of Bias Peak 3.1 Audio Editor for Macintosh from BIAS, Inc
• All project files, source materials, and samples used in the book

System Requirements: PC: Pentium III, Windows 98 or higher, 128 MB of RAM, 600 MB hard drive. Mac: G3 or faster, OS 10.1.3, 64 MB RAM, 600MB hard drive. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements. Seybold Seminars and Seybold Publications are leaders in helping graphic design and Web professionals understand and work with the latest digital technologies.

Contents

• Introduction- Confidence Builder

• Premiere Basics
• Project Overview

• Session 1: Starting the Project
• Session 2: Assembling the Project

• Session 3: Working with Clips
• Session 4: Editing Clips
• Session 5: Using Transitions

• Session 6: Preparing Audio Files
• Session 7 Editing Audio Files

• Session 8 Working with Titles
• Session 9: Creating Animation
• Session 10: Building Complex Animations

• Session 11: Adding Transparency to Clips
• Session 12: Working with Transparency
• Session 13 Moving from Transparency to Video Effects
• Session 14 Working with Keyframes and More Video Effects
• Part VII: Final Edits and Exporting.
• Session 15: Adding Visual Sparkle and Audio Effects
• Session 16: Exporting the Movie and Archiving the Project