This is the definitive guide to the new version of the
world's top desktop digital
video tool. It includes
tutorials, tips, and tricks for editing digital video in
Premiere -- as well as how to create special
effects in
Premiere and AfterEffects, Electrifier and other apps.
Adobe Premiere 6 Bible demonstrates how to professionally
integrate narration, music and/or sound effects with moving
images; and shows you how to create digital video
productions out of movies shot on a camcorder -- for home
or business uses. Plus, you get a Mac/Windows CD-ROM loaded
with video-based tutorials, a library of usable video clips
and sample effects, useful video filters and utilities, and
tryouts.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Getting Started with Premiere
Chapter 1: Premiere Quickstart
What You Can Do with Premiere
How Premiere Works
Your First Video Production
Starting a Premiere Project
Importing production
elements
Viewing clips in the Project
window
Using a storyboard
Creating the Project
Changing the time zoom
level
Previewing in the Monitor
window
Using the Timeline window to
trim clips
Editing the flag
Creating a Transition
Previewing the
transition
Editing a clip in the
Timeline
Adding a dissolve
Adding another graphic and
transition
Fading in the title
Previewing the fade in
Adding and fading in the
audio track
Exporting Your First Movie
Exporting your movie to the
Web
Chapter 2: Premiere Basics
Premiere's Windows
Manipulating Premiere's
windows
The Project window
Timeline window
Monitor window
Audio Mixer window
Premiere's Floating Palettes
Navigator palette
History palette
The Commands palette
Info palette
Effect Controls
palette
The Video and Audio Effects
palettes
Transitions palette
The Menus
The File menu
The Edit menu
The Project menu
The Clip menu
The Window menu
The Help menu
Chapter 3: Introduction to Premiere Digital Video
Project Settings
What Is Digital Video?
Linear versus nonlinear
editing
Digital Video Essentials
Video frame rates
Frame size
RGB color and bit
depth
Compression
Understanding Project Settings
General settings
Video settings
Keyframe and rendering
options
Chapter 4: Capturing Video
Getting Started
Making the right
connection
Starting the Capture Process
Setting the Scratch
disk
Capturing analog video
Changing video
settings
Changing audio
settings
Preparing for digital video
capture
Capturing Video in the Capture Window
Capturing with Device
Control
Using batch control for
automatic capture
Adding Timecode to a Clip
Capturing Stop Motion Clips
Capturing Audio
Audio capture settings
Capturing analog audio
(Windows users)
Capturing analog audio on
the Mac
Part II: Editing with Premiere
Chapter 5: Basic Editing in
Premiere
Basic Editing Concepts and Tools
Creating a storyboard
The workspace
Understanding the Timeline Window
A tour of the Timeline
window
Adjusting track views
Navigating Your Way Through the Timeline
Creating Shy tracks and
Exclude tracks
Selecting and moving clips
in the Timeline
Customizing the Timeline
window
Setting In and Out Points in the Timeline Window
Editing with the Selection
tool
Setting In and Out points
with Timeline markers
Trimming Using the Clip Window
Working with the Monitor Window
Adding clips to the Timeline
using the Monitor window
Chapter 6: Audio Editing
Importance of Sound in Video
Playing a Sound Clip
Gaining and Fading
Adjusting sound volume by
using the Gain command
Fading sound by using the
fade line
Balancing Volume
Panning
Balancing stereo
Using the Cross Fade Tool to Fade Audio
Mixing Audio by Using the Audio Mixer
Automation
Mute and Solo
Balance
Volume
Playback
The Audio Mixer window
options
Recording edits by using the
Audio Mixer track
Using the Audio Effects
Touring the Audio
palette
Applying an audio
effect
Applying an audio effect
over time
Audio effects
described
Exporting a Sound as an AIFF File
Chapter 7: Creating Transitions
Touring the Transitions Palette
Using the Transitions
palette menu
A/B Editing versus Single Track
Creating transitions with
A/B tracks
Applying a Transition with
Single Track Editing
Editing transitions
settings
Creating a Default Transition
Applying a Default Transition
Replacing and Deleting Transitions
Transitions Review
3D Motion
Dissolve
Iris
Map transitions
QuickTime
Slides
Special Effects
Page Peels
Stretch transitions
Wipe transitions
Zoom transitions
Gallery of Transitions in Premiere
Part III: Working with Type and Graphics
Chapter 8: Creating Titles and Graphics in
the Title Window
Exploring the Title Window
Touring the Title window
tools
Changing Title Window Options
Drawing size
Aspect ratio
Show safe titles
NTSC-safe colors
options
Background color
Using the Title Menu
Adding a Background Frame to the Title Window
Working with the Title Window Tools
Using the Type tool
Moving text onscreen with
the Selection tool
Changing text
attributes
Saving text attributes and
color
Using the Rolling Title Tool
Changing direction and
speed
Previewing moving text
Creating Graphics in the Title Window
Creating Polygons
Turning polygons into
curves
Editing Shapes
Moving and resizing
shapes
Changing line width
Changing fill
attributes
Creating Shadows
Setting shadow options
Using Color in Titles
Using Premiere's Color
Picker
Understanding RGB
colors
Applying colors to text and
graphics
Creating gradients
Changing opacity
Saving, Closing, and Opening a Title
Placing a title in a
project
Premiere technique: Creating an opening title with the
Title window
Premiere technique: Creating
a logo
Chapter 9: Creating Type and Graphic
Effects
Creating and Importing Graphics from Adobe Photoshop
Creating a digital movie using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
ImageReady
Creating a digital movie of warped text using Photoshop
and ImageReady
Creating the Time Flies project
Creating Semitransparent Text
Creating beveled text in
Photoshop
Creating the Zoo
project
Using Video Effects to Animate Adobe Illustrator Type and
Graphics
Creating curved text in
Adobe Illustrator
Creating a graphic in Adobe
Illustrator
Creating the Hurricane
Season project
Animating Titles over Graphics by Using Motion and Reverse
Alpha Channel Key
Part IV: Advanced Techniques and Special Effects
Chapter 10: Advanced Editing
Techniques
Editing Utilities
Using the History
palette
Cutting and pasting
clips
Removing Timeline gaps
Unlinking and linking audio
and video
Editing Clips with the Timeline Edit Tools
Creating a rolling
edit
Creating a ripple edit
Creating a slip edit
Creating a slide edit
Creating a Three- or Four-Point Edit
Performing a three-point
edit
Performing a four-point
edit
Performing Lift and Extract Edits
Fine-Tuning Edits by Using Monitor Trim Mode
Creating Duplicate and Virtual Clips
Creating virtual clips
Using Clip Commands to Edit a Clip
Using the Motion
command
Using the Duration and Speed
commands
Using the Frame Hold
command
The Maintain Aspect Ratio
and Aspect Color commands
Chapter 11: Using Video Effects
Exploring Premiere's Video Effects Palette
The Video Effects palette
pop-up menu
The Effect Controls
palette
The Effect Controls
menu
Applying a Video Effect
Using Video Effects with Keyframes
The keyframe track
Applying Effects to Different Image Areas Using an Image
Matte
Touring Premiere's Video Effects
The Adjust folder
The Blur folder
The Channel folder
The Distort folder
The Image Control
folder
The Perspective folder
The Pixelate folder
The QuickTime folder
The Render folder
The Sharpen folder
The Stylize folder
The Time folder
The Transform folder
The Video folder
Chapter 12: Superimposing
Understanding Transparency in Digital Video
Fading video tracks
Fading with the Fade
Adjustment and Fade Scissors tools
Superimposing Tracks Using the Transparency Dialog
Box
Touring the Transparency
Settings dialog box
Chroma key
RGB Difference key
Blue Screen and Green Screen
keys
Non-Red key
Luminance key
The Alpha Channel key
Black Alpha Matte and White
Alpha Matte keys
Image Matte key
Difference Matte key
Track Matte key
Multiply and Screen
Creating split screens using
the None Key Type
Creating Garbage mattes
using a key
Chapter 13: Using Color Mattes and
Backdrops
Creating a Color Matte
Creating a color matte from
the Project window
Editing a color matte
Creating a Backdrop from a Still Frame
Creating Background Mattes in Photoshop
Creating simple backgrounds
with the Gradient tool
Creating background patterns
with Pattern Fill
Creating Background Mattes in Illustrator
Creating Backgrounds and QuickTime Movies with
Painter
Chapter 14: Creating Motion Effects in
Premiere
Touring the Motion Settings Dialog Box
Previewing motion
settings
Editing the motion
path
Using the Timeline to
preview and add keyframes
Changing speed
Creating zooms, delays,
distortion, and rotation
Fill Color
Saving loading, resetting,
and removing settings
Editing motion
settings
Using Alpha Channels
Creating Traveling Mattes
Creating Motion Settings Projects
Creating a
presentation
Animating a book cover
Chapter 15: Enhancing Video
The RGB Color Model
Changing brightness and
contrast
Balancing colors
Changing levels
Using other Adjust
filters
The Image Control
effects
The Video folder
effects
Retouching and Color Correcting with Photoshop
Loading a video clip into
Photoshop
Using Selections in Photoshop
Selecting a color
range
Saving selections to alpha
channels
Using Photoshop's Image Adjust Commands
Using the Info palette
Brightness/Contrast
Levels
Curves
Hue/Saturation
Color Balance
Using Photoshop to add and
delete people from video clips
Part V: Outputting Digital Video from Premiere
Chapter 16: Exporting QuickTime and AVI
Movies
Beginning the Export Process
Changing Export Settings
Changing Video Settings
Choosing a QuickTime
compressor
Choosing a video for Windows
compressor
Changing bit depth
Choosing quality
Choosing a data rate
Setting recompression
Changing frame rates and
frame size
Specifying keyframes
Changing Audio Settings
Choosing QuickTime audio
codecs
Choosing other audio
settings
Choosing video for Windows
audio codecs
Chapter 17: Outputting to the Web and
Intranets
Web File Formats
Understanding HTML
How a movie is loaded onto a
Web page
QuickTime settings for Web
pages
Placing a QuickTime Movie into a Web Page with Adobe
GoLive
Using QuickTime Tracks for the Web
Creating a Web link in
Premiere
Using Adobe GoLive to edit
and create QuickTime tracks
Changing location and
creating simple behaviors
Chapter 18: Exporting Video to the Web
Exporting to the Web with RealNetworks' Advanced RealMedia
Plug-In
Exporting from
Premiere
Exporting to the Web with Cleaner EZ
QuickTime Progressive
Download
QuickTime streaming
Windows Media -- Video
Using the Advanced Windows Media Plug-In
Chapter 19: Exporting to Videotape and Edit Decision
Lists
Preparing to Export Video
Checking project
settings
Previewing at final project
speed
Checking scratch disk and
device control settings
Setting playback
options
Exporting by Using Device Control
Exporting by using DV device
control
Exporting by using analog
device control
Exporting without Device Control
Exporting an Edit Decision List
Creating the Edit Decision
List
Using transitions in Edit
Decision Lists
Chapter 20: Outputting to CD-ROM and Using Macromedia
Director
Exporting Premiere Movies to CD-ROM
Project settings for
CD-ROM
Using Cleaner EZ to output
to CD-ROM
Using Macromedia Director
Director overview
Importing Premiere Movies into Director
Changing movie
properties
Placing the movie
onstage
Using Lingo
Creating behaviors
Creating your own
Lingo
Playing a portion of digital
movie
Part VI: Premiere and Beyond
Chapter 21: Trimming Clips in After
Effects
Trimming in After Effects: What's It All About?
Trimming By Using the Time Layout Window
Trimming By Using the Layer Window
Exporting Your Adobe After Effects Files
Importing After Effects Files into Premiere
Chapter 22: The Photoshop Connection
Exporting a Premiere Frame to Photoshop
Importing a still frame from
Premiere into Photoshop
Exporting a Premiere Frame from After Effects to
Photoshop
Working with Photoshop Layers and Channels
Creating a Photoshop layer
file and duplicating a layer
Creating a Photoshop file
with an alpha channel
Importing Photoshop layers
and alpha channels to Premiere
Placing Photoshop layer and
alpha channel files in video tracks
Chapter 23: Using Adobe Premiere and Adobe
Illustrator
Working with Illustrator Type
Converting Illustrator type
to path outlines
Manipulating type path
outlines
Creating Masks in Illustrator
Importing Illustrator Files into Premiere
Chapter 24: Working with Masks in Adobe After
Effects
After Effects Masks: An Overview
Creating Oval and Rectangle Masks
Editing an Oval/Rectangle Mask with the Layer Window and
Layer Menu
Creating a Beziér Mask
Editing a Mask with the Time Layout Window
Importing Masks from Illustrator and Photoshop
Loading an Illustrator path
into After Effects as a mask
Chapter 25: Adding Special Effects in Adobe After
Effects
How After Effects Works
Importing Premiere Projects into After Effects
Importing a Photoshop File and Animating It in After
Effects
Importing an Illustrator File and Animating It in After
Effects
Creating and Animating Type in After Effects
Working with Motion Paths
Creating a Composite Video Clip
Chapter 26: Third-Party Special Effects
Software
Introduction to Third-Party Softwares
Installing third-party software
Using third-party software
Pixélan SpiceMaster
Boris FX Pro
Boris Graffiti
SFX Machine
Appendix A: What's on the CD
Appendix B: Places to Visit on the Web
Appendix C: Licensing QuickTime
Appendix D: The Digital Video
Recording Studio
Index