Premiere Elements 8 For Dummies 2nd Edition by Keith Underdahl (PDF)

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The book of choice for beginning digital video editorsThe popularity of digital video continues to grow, largely because of the dropping prices of cameras. Correspondingly, so does the number of novice digital video editors. This book is for the beginning video editor who is eager to get started using the vast array of tools that Adobe Premiere Elements offers.Veteran author Keith Underdahl covers all the essentials of using Adobe Premiere Elements 8 to import video, create clips, put those clips together, add effects, work with sound and music, and output to DVD or the Internet. You’ll feel like a pro in no time!Adobe Premiere Elements is the user-friendly video-editing software for even the most novice video editorThis guide explains how to import video, edit clips, adjust sound, add music and effects, and moreIncludes tips for sharing movies on YouTube, Blu-ray discs, and mobile phonesTackles tricky topics in the fun and friendly way that has made the For Dummies brand world renownedWhether you’re looking to use Adobe Premiere Elements so you can post a hilarious homemade movie on YouTube or create a memorable film for your next family gathering, Premiere Elements 8 For Dummies, 2nd Edition will show you how.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Learn to use the video-editing program made for hobbyists like you!Home movies of today are nothing like the shaky, unedited ones your parents or grandparents used to show. With Premiere Elements, you can create professional-looking movies and upload them to YouTube or put them on DVDs to share. Here’s how to turn your PC into a movie production studio and create videos that wow your family and friends!For movie newbies — learn moviemaking basics and how to set up your production studioDive right in — set up Premiere Elements, learn its features, and import clips from your digital camcorderThe moviemaker’s canvas — work with the Timeline and Sceneline to import and organize clips and make editsSound secrets — find out how to record better sound quality when you’re shooting videoMovie music — add audio transitions and learn to mix audio tracksThe fancy stuff — create compositing effects with blue screens, customize special effects, and add titlesIt’s a wrap — customize a DVD menu and choose the right file formatShare your creations — export your movies for iPods and mobile devices, upload them to YouTube, or burn DVDs and Blu-ray discsOpen the book and find:How to use Premiere Elements with different media formatsHow to apply transitions between scenesHow to create Web-friendly video filesSecrets for improving and repairing imagesTips on making movies for the iPod and iPhoneHow to take advantage of SmartSoundA glossary of moviemaking terms and acronymsTen tips for making better movies About the Author Keith Underdahl has produced professional marketing and kiosk videos and also enjoys hobby moviemaking. He is the author of Adobe Premiere Pro For Dummies and Digital Video For Dummies, 4th Edition.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I’ve been using this book along with editing some 45 year old movies that I digitized. The way I digitized was to use a digital camcorder and record the projected image using a 50 year old 8mm projector. Premiere Elements 8 for Dummies didn’t mention this procedure but it was an inexpensive way to digitize old film. PE 8 for Dummies helped me start editing within a very short period of time. It was clear on how to cut and decrease the size of clips, move and reposition clips, and incorporate transitions. The author liked using the Timeline for editing but I preferred using the Sceneline. Having both options is a plus for PE 8. I have not completely used PE 8 because I believe I have a bad program. When I rendered, based on PE 8 for Dummies recommendation, PE 8 would not save the rendered file and when it finished, the program froze and I had to reboot. I tried to make a DVD (again with the help of PE 8 for Dummies), but when it went to write to the DVD, my computer completely froze and I got the BSOD. I contacted Adobe and they’re sending me a new program disc. I don’t think I would have diagnosed the problem so quickly if I didn’t have PE 8 for Dummies as a helpful reference.

⭐For years I’ve used Microsoft Movie Maker and decided that I wanted something with more options. Because Adobe Premiere has so many options, it definitely is not as simple to use as Movie Maker. This book for dummies has helped a great deal. I’m still learning the basics of the program with the book by my side for quick reference; it’s been a great help. I would definitely recommend this book.

⭐Premiere Elements has a learning curve. This book really has helped me get into video editing. Layman’s terms and step by step. If you have never done video editing and want something more than imovie or moviemaker this is for you.

⭐This book houses good basic information for a beginner. My fault, I was looking for in-depth nuts and bolts type of information that will dig deep into what the program can really do.

⭐Glad to have found an edition for the specific edition I purchased. Arrived in good shape. Much better than online help to get directly to the point.

⭐Not long ago a friend of mine purchased a video camera to make some videos for his business’ website, Facebook, and YouTube. The software he got to edit these videos was ADOBE PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8. Even though I’ve never edited videos before, I do have some experience with audio software I used in college and when I worked in radio, so I was brought on to help edit. We didn’t discover until after we started setting things up that Adobe doesn’t include any manuals with its software. That forced my friend to purchase a how-to book for the software. He chose PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 FOR DUMMIES.Working on the videos I’ve been impressed with what Adobe Premiere Elements 8 can do. It seems capable of doing just about everything an amateur filmmaker wants to do. However, it can be difficult to discover exactly how to do something. For instance, it took me nearly two hours to fix the volume of a particular clip.PREMIERE ELEMENTS FOR DUMMIES has helped easing some of this confusion. Since having access to the book, I’ve been able to find the answers to most of my questions. In that sense, the book is a good resource.However, like using Adobe Premiere Elements 8 itself, finding the answers isn’t as straight-forward and simple as it should be. I’ve often looked in a chapter where I thought the answer should be based upon the chapter’s title, only to discover later that the information is in another section. Also, there’s way too much fluff in the book and not enough real substance. The first chapter gives a crash course introduction on how to make a video using the software. Instead of following up with details and specifics, the book goes into two chapters about what sort of camera you should use, what sort of computer you should use, how light is converted to video, setting up shots, etc. The last chapter is also a bunch of filler about what other accessories you should buy.Then there’s the overall writing style. Sometimes it takes the author almost half a page or longer before he actually gets to the point of what he’s writing about. I don’t mind silly little jokes, a short aside, or a relevant anecdote. If you’re reading a chapter straight through instead of just a straight reference, these things help break up some of the monotony. But when there’s a lot of filler writing that has no connection to what the book is supposed to be about, it bother’s me because then the book isn’t so much a reference tool but a showcase of the author’s writing that also happens to be a reference book.In addition, there really aren’t enough photographs in the book. On average, there’s probably one illustration or photograph every three pages. For a reference book about a software program like Adobe Premiere Elements 8, that revolves around being able to use the GUI (Graphical User Interface), that’s way too few. Granted the pictures are usually large (about a quarter-a to half-a page each), but there really should be at least a couple of pictures for every feature reviewed.PREMIERE ELEMENTS 8 FOR DUMMIES has helped me in using Adobe Premiere Elements 8 and it seems that it covers most of the features the software is capable of doing. However, finding out where the material in the book can be a little frustrating at times and the presentation of the material could have been handled better. Overall, since Adobe software has no manuals, it’ll do, but it’s not as good a reference book as it should be.

⭐This book is a really poor guide. Even though it costs little, the time spent reading it is largely wasted. A much better book is the Classroom in a Book from Adobe Systems. The Dummies guide is black/white, the screenshots are hard to decipher and the jokey writing style is a distraction. I was also surprised by the number of key concepts that were missing; but which were covered in the Adobe manual.

⭐Still going thru it but looks good.

⭐Used it extensively, great help.

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