Adobe Premiere Elements 11 manual

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C LA SS R O O M I N A B O O K ® e ocial training workbook f rom Adobe S y stems DVD- ROM Inclu ded fo r Window s and Ma c OS Ado b e ® Premiere ® Element s 1 1[...]

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Each lesson has its own folder inside the Lessons folder . Y ou will need to copy these lesson folders to your hard drive befor e you can begin each lesson. Lesson files e A dobe P remiere Elements 11 Cla ssroom in a Book disc includes the lesson files that you’ll need to complete t he exercises in this book , as well a s other con tent to h[...]

iv CONTENTS C ONTENTS WHA T’S ON THE DISC i ii GET TING ST ARTED 1 About Classroom in a Book ................................. 1 Pr erequisites ............................................... 2 Installing Adobe Pr emiere Elements 11 ..................... 3 Copying the Classr oom in a Book files ....................... 4 Additional resour ces . .[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK v Impor ting content from y our hard drive .................. 6 4 Review questions and answers ............................ 9 3 4 ORGANIZING Y OUR CONTENT 66 Getting started ........................................... 6 8 Viewing the complet ed movie before you start ............ 6 8 W ork ing in the P[...]

vi CONTENTS W ork ing with keyframes ................................. 1 6 3 Creating a P ic ture-in-Picture overlay ..................... 1 7 1 Compositing two clips using Videomerge ................ 1 7 3 Exploring on your own .................................. 1 7 5 Review questions and answers .......................... 1 7 6 7 CREA TING TRANSI[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK vii Adjusting audio volume ................................. 2 3 3 V olume, gain, or Normalize? ............................. 2 3 6 Adjusting project volume with Smart Mix ................ 2 3 7 Exploring on your own .................................. 2 4 4 Review questions and answers ................[...]

viii Contents 12 Working With Adobe Phot oshoP elements 3 00 Viewing the complet ed movie before you start ........... 302 Getting star ted .......................................... 302 Creating a new Photoshop file optimiz ed for video ....... 306 Customizing a title in A dobe Photoshop Elements ........ 307 Editing a Photoshop image in A dobe P[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 1 Adobe® Premiere® Elements 11 delivers video editing to ols that balance power and versatility with ease of use. Adob e Premiere Elemen t s 11 is ideal for home users , hobbyists , business users , and professional vide ographers—anyone who wants to produce high-quality movies and DVDs . If you’[...]

2 GE TTING ST ARTED and what you might see onscreen when you’r e using Adobe Premiere Elements . Inside the book , we tr ied to identif y the most likely places for this to ha pp en but want to apologize in advance for any differences or inc onvenience. Pr erequisites Before you beg in working on the lessons in this bo ok , make sure that you an[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 3 • When you have two or more open applications, do you know how to switch from one to another? Do you know how to switch to the W indows or Macintosh desktop? • Do you know how to open, clo se, and minimize individual w indows? Can you move them to differ ent lo cations on your screen? Can you re[...]

4 GE TTING ST ARTED C opying the Classroom in a Book files e DVD attached to the inside back cover of this book include s a Lessons folder containing all the e le ctronic files for the lessons in this bo ok . F ollow the instruc- tions to copy the files from the DVD , and then kee p all the lesson files on your computer un til af ter you hav[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 5 Adobe Premiere Elements 11 Help and Suppor t : Point your browser to ww w .adobe.com/suppor t/premiereelements where you can find and browse Help and Support content on adobe.com. Adobe Forums: forums .adobe.com lets you t ap int o p eer-to-pe er discussions and questions and answers on Adobe produc[...]

66 ORGANIZING Y OUR C ONTENT Lesson o ver view Fast and efficient movie production requires organization b efore and during the edit . T o help you or gani ze your editing work in Exper t vie w , Adobe Premiere Elements’ Proje ct Asse ts panel lets you s earch for and deploy conten t already adde d to your project . However , when you’re wor ki[...]

67 Geotagging content in the Organiz er.[...]

68 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content Getting star ted Before you start worki ng with the footage, let’ s rev iew a final version of the movie you’ll be creating. Make sure that you have correctly copied the Lesson04 folder from the DVD in the back of this book onto your computer’ s hard drive. S ee “Copying the Classroom in a Bo ok file[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 69 2 Click the Play but ton ( ) to watch the video about po wering the Space Shutt le (all footage wa s graciously provide d by NASA), which you’ll build in this lesson. 3 When you’ re finished, clo se the previe w window . W ork ing in the Pr ojec t Assets panel e Project A ssets panel contain[...]

70 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content Contr ols in the Project Assets panel Y ou can also use controls in t he Proje ct Asset s panel to create tit les , black vide os , bars and tones , and color mat tes . In this short se ction, you’ll learn how to use the basic tools in the Proje ct Asset s panel to find the desired file. Y ou can perform t[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 71 2 Fr om the Proje ct Asset s panel menu, choose V ie w > List vie w to display the conten t in this vie w . Once in List vie w , click and drag the b ottom-right c or ner to expand the window so all the columns are visible. Y ou can sort your content by clicking the column head of any column. [...]

72 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content 5 Fr om the Proje ct Asse ts panel menu, choose Ne w Item t o v iew the ne w items that you can create from t his menu. W e’ll cover titles in Less on 8. Bars and T one is a vestigial concept that is useful for analog project s but has little application for most digital v ideo-bas ed proje cts . Creating bl[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 73 AD E F G H J K L I BC A. Current-time indicator B. In point handle C. Current time in movie D . Rewind E. Set In point (I) F . Step Back (left arrow key) G. Play/P ause toggle (spacebar) H. Step Forward (right arrow key) I. Set Out point (O) J. F ast-Forward K. Clip duration L. Out point handle 쎲 [...]

74 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content 10 Click and drag V ide o 1 in the previe w window to the start of the V ideo 1 and Audio 1 tracks on the timeline as shown in the figure and release. Y ou’ve just added the trimme d video to the timeline. Click No if Adobe Premiere Elements asks if you w ant to fix any quality issues in the clip or an y o[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 75 T agging in the Organizer e Project A ssets panel is gre at for quickly finding clips, but the Organizer is Adobe Premiere Elements’ best tool for ser ious organization and search-and- retriev al work . Y ou can op en the Organizer by clicking the Organizer icon ( ) in Adobe Premiere Elements?[...]

76 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content your clips with a place or an event , but not a person, primar ily bec ause face recognition—a great feature that t he Organizer us es to automa te the process of people t agging your still images —is not available for video. e star ratings system allows you to rev iew and rate all your clips on a scale[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 77 3 T ake these steps to make sure your Organizer lo oks the same as the figure. • In the Organizer menu, choose V ie w > Media T y pes . Make sure photos, video, and audio are all selecte d. • Choose View > Details , V ie w > F ile Names , and V ie w > Grid Lines to show these elemen[...]

78 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content T agging clips to Places e NASA clips we’re using in this book took place in two basic places : e launch occurre d at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and the other location is some where in outer space tha t , as ne ar as I can tell, Google ha sn ’t yet incorporated into Google Earth. Give it time. [...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 79 6 Release the Ctrl key ( W indows) or Command ke y (Mac OS), click any of the selecte d pictures or video, drag them all to the icon beneath the Place 6 Media Here tex t b ox, release the pointer , and click the green che ckmark . Adobe Premiere Elements will asso ciate t he sele cted content with t[...]

80 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content Y ou may have to adjust t he navigational and si zing controls on the upper left of the map, but you should be able to appr oximate the view shown in the pre vious figure. Double-click either icon, and the Organizer will display the con tent from that loca- tion in the Media browser , as shown in the fig ure[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 81 Sometimes , howe ver , you’ll want to manually or gani ze clips into E vents —p erhaps bec ause like the Shut tle flight, the e vent took place over m ultiple days . Or , perhaps you shot video and pic tures at more t han one e vent on a particular day and nee d to break them into m ultiple e v[...]

82 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content Let’ s see how this will help you find your content la ter on. In the Organizer ’ s top toolbar , click Me dia ( ) to exit E vents v iew , and then click Events ( ) to retu rn to that view . Y ou should se e the STS-135 e vent in the Media browser window . If you double-click it, the clips that you asso c[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 83 4 T o delete the star rating, click the last sele cted star on the right (the fourth star in a clip rated four stars). 5 T o find clips bas ed on their assig ned ratings , click the number of target stars in the star Ratings bar on the top right, and in the drop-down list bene ath t he ratings, cho[...]

84 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content 4 In the Create Sub-Category panel, ty pe Space Shots in the Sub-Categor y Name field. en click OK . Adobe Premiere Elements creates the new subcategor y . 5 Click the orange tag next to Space Shots and drag it onto an y of the still images or v ideos that show the Space Sh uttle in space. In the following[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 85 7 In the upper-left toolbar in the T agging S earch window , click the B ack button ( ) to close that search window . About the Auto-Analyzer As mentioned earlier , the A uto-Analy zer analyze s your video clip s for con tent and quality , and is integral to a number of f unctions , including Smart [...]

86 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content In most instances on most computers, backg round operation should work just fine. On older , less- powerf ul computers, and those configured w ith the minim um R AM, background operation may cause a noticeable drag on foreground operations, particularly when you’r e working w ith H.264-base d, high-defini[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 87 4 In the Organizer , if necessar y , press Ctrl+D (W indows) or Command+D (Mac OS) to display file details. A pu rple tag bene ath the clip ’ s thumbnail indicates that Smart T agging ha s been applied, and if there are multiple tags ( ), you can hover your pointer over the tags to see which qual[...]

88 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content Y ou should se e separate scenes in clip V ideo 6.mp4, although the clip is so short that the diff erence betwe en the scenes is minimal. W ith most longer , real-world clips , you’ll see more distinct scenes and find that scene detection is quite useful. In the Organizer , you can treat each scene as a s [...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 89 • Create an InstantMovie from the con tent by selecting it in the Organizer and sending it to Adobe Premiere Elements to crea te the InstantMovie. is is the option explored in the ne xt exercise. Creating an InstantMovie In this ex ercise, you’ll create an InstantMovie from the Space Shutt le[...]

90 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content 5 If a dialog opens aski ng if you want to fix problems in the clips, click No. 6 In the “Choose a movie theme” dialog , choose Pan and Z oom and click Next. If this theme is not available, choose another theme. 7 Customize the theme as desired. Accept the options as is, or do any or all of the following [...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 91 • Click the disclosure triangle next to Sequence to open the Sequence b ox. In the Sequence box , choose eme Order (recommende d), which allows Adobe Premiere Elements to use clips as they b est match the t heme, or choose T ime/Date, which uses the clips in the order that they were shot. • C[...]

92 LESSON 4 O r ganizing Y our Content 8 After selecting your options , click Apply to creat e the InstantMovie. • Click No when the InstantMovie dialog opens and ask s if you want to select more clips. • Click Y es if a dialog op ens and asks if you want to replace user -applie d effects . • Click No when Adobe Premiere Elements asks if you[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 93 Review questions 1 What view must you b e in to see the Project A ssets p anel? 2 What’ s the difference between the Organizer that ships with Adobe Premiere Elements and the Organizer that ships with Adobe Photoshop Elements? 3 What are the t hre e main cont ent categories in the Organizer? 4 Wh[...]

316 INDEX INDEX SYMBOLS AND NUMBERS , (comma key), for adding clips, 113 (back slash) key Quick vie w and, 13 showing entire project, 237 in SmartFix, 136 spreading images with, 305 in timeline, 192 4-pin IEEE 1394 400 conne ctors, 55–56 6-pin IEEE 1394 400 conne ctors, 55–56 9-pin IEEE 1394 800 conne ctors, 55–56 A action-safe margins , 20[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 317 artistic effect s, 135 At Each Scene radio button, 256–257 audio adding narration, 231 adding to menus, 269 adjusting for multiple clips/ fades , 237 adjusting gain, 235–236 adjusting in Expert v iew/Quick view, 227–228 adjusting volume, 233–234 adjusting with SmartMix , 237–239 Audio Mi[...]

318 INDEX Choose Name dialog , for custom presets , 292 Classroom in a Book copying lesson files from, 4 over view, 1–2 prerequisites for , 2–3 Clear existing menu markers check box, 256–257 Clip Gain dialog adjusting audio gain in, 235–236 decreasing volume on multiple clips in, 237 clip-base d import Capture panel for , 59–61 device co[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 319 Disc Layout workspace changing menu appearance/ buttons in, 271–272 creating menus in, 258–260 modif ying S cene Marker but tons in, 261–263 Previe w Disc panel in, 257 disc-based playback , MPEG format for , 293 disc-burning for DVD/Blu-ray/ A VCH D discs, 278–281 discs , auto-play , 254?[...]

320 INDEX eye icon Color (RGB) Adjustment and, 138–139 with Shadow/Highlight effect , 144 toggle effect on/off with, 136 eye dropper icon, for transition border color option, 188 F Face F rames , in Pan & Zo om effect, 159, 162 Fade Out icon, in Opacity effect, 173 fade-ins applying to title clips, 211–212 with single-sided transitions[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 321 Info/History panels in, 22–23 Monitor panel in, 17 Organizer for , 11–14 Publish+Share panel in, 22 Quick vie w/Exper t view timelines, 16–17 T o ols panel in, 21–22 workspace, 9–10 interlaced format, project settings and, 39 intersecting point, transitions and, 194–195 iPhone cameras ,[...]

322 INDEX Movie Menu tool Outtake button and, 266 in T o ols panel, 21 Movie T itle Here, in Disc Layout workspace, 259 movies , sharing choosing targets for , 286 exporting frames a s still images, 285, 296–297 output formats for , 293 on personal computers, 289–292 sending to mobile phones/ players, 294–295 uploading to Y ouT ube, 287–289[...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 323 Previous S cene con trol, capturing clips and, 59 product home page, Premiere Elements, 5 progressive format, in project settings , 39 Project A ssets panel bonus vide o clips in, 265 creating slide shows in, 120–122 dragging clips into, 88 in Expert v iew , 15–16 functions of, 70–74 initial [...]

324 INDEX sharing movies choosing targets for , 286 exporting frames a s still images, 285, 296–297 output formats for , 293 on personal computers, 289–292 sending to mobile phones/ players, 294–295 uploading to Y ouT ube, 287–289 Sharpen effe ct, 154 Show Overlapping Menu Buttons, in Disc Layout workspace, 272 Show Safe Margins, enabling [...]

ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 11 CLASSROOM IN A BOOK 325 rolling credits as , 219–222 in thought bubble graphics, 218–219 T ext tool options bar , Lithos Pro style in, 309 eme Content box, for InstantMovie, 91 eme Music radio button, for InstantMovie, 90, 91 ought and Spee ch Bubbles category, in Graphics panel, 199, 217–219 umbnail O?[...]

326 INDEX video clips . See clips V ideo Co dec list box, creating custom presets and, 290 video conversion, from analog to digital, 54 video e diting adding clips in Expert v iew , 112–113 adding clips in Quick v iew , 101–103 creating slide shows, 120–122 creating split edits , 126 deleting clips in Expert v iew , 115–116 deleting clips i[...]

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