Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Tutorials on DVD

Would you like to edit your videos like a pro?

Consider the following:

• Do you record video clips of your family, friends or colleagues with a view to sharing them online (YouTube, etc) or DVD?
  
• Do you work for a business in which you'd like to be able to shoot, edit and distribute your own training or promotional videos?
• Are you a teacher or trainer looking to produce your own training materials or help others to do so?
• Do you often think "If only I knew how to do it myself?"

If your answer to any or all of the above questions is "yes", then our new how-to tutorials are just what you need. The set of 39 modules is designed to complement the market-leading Adobe Premiere Elements 7 digital video editing software and provides the ideal companion for you as your skills improve.

Now's the time to lift your camcorder, camera and mobile phone movie clips to new heights with these five exclusive "how-to" tutorial DVDs

It's like having your own personal tutor right there beside you as you learn!

Presented in a friendly, jargon-free style by SimplyDV's Colin Barrett - a professional videomaker, trainer and author with over 35 years' experience in video and TV content creation - each tutorial is full of useful hints and tips designed to get you up and running with Adobe's market-leading Premiere Elements video editing software in no time at all.

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ABOUT THIS SERIES OF 5 DVDS:

DISC 1

This first disc starts from the very beginning; having installed the software onto your PC you're ready to go. Colin guides you through the process of setting up your very first project by describing the workspace, project settings and other stuff you'll need to know before getting stuck in. Using pre-installed clips that come with every installation of Premiere Elements, Colin then shows you what you can do to bring them alive.

Topics covered in Disc 1:

• 1.01 Starting a new project
• 1.02 Introducing the workspace
• 1.03 Creating your first sequence
• 1.04 Trimming clips on the timeline
• 1.05 Capturing from DV tape
• 1.06 Importing from a memory card
• 1.07 Importing from mobile phones
• 1.08 Using Keyword Tags
• 1.09 About Smart Tagging

Running Time (DISC 1): 75 minutes

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DISC 2:

This second disc in the 5-disc set series takes you the next step of operation. In it, Colin shows you how to throw together a few camcorder clips to make a very quick and easy Instant Movie (thanks to a mode provided within Premiere Elements); he also introduces you to the methods employed to effect simple but accurate clip trimming, Time Stretch, applying Freeze Frames and Transitions.

Topics covered in Disc 2:

• 2.01 Making an Instant Movie
• 2.02 Simple clip trimming
• 2.03 Using Time Stretch
• 2.04 Applying Freeze Frames
• 2.05 About J-cuts and L-cuts
• 2.06 Exploring video transitions
• 2.07 Managing transitions
• 2.08 Advanced video transitions

Running Time (DISC 2): 74 minutes

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DISC 3:

After introducing you to some of the more basic introductional processes in the first two discs, this third disc in the 5-disc set series digs deeper into the more sophisticated aspects of editing with Premiere Elements. In it, Colin shows you how apparently complex processes are actually quite easy when you know how; starting off with video effects, he then talks you through the creation of Image Masks, picture-in-picture effects and even multiple picture-in-picture composites. Sounds complicated? Not when you're shown how in such a friendly, jargon-free manner!

Topics covered in Disc 3:

• 3.01 About video effects
• 3.02 Creating image masks
• 3.03 Advanced video effects
• 3.04 Picture-in-picture effects
• 3.05 Multiple picture-in-picture
• 3.06 Creating simple titles
• 3.07 Creating more complex titles
• 3.08 Advanced video transitions
• 3.09 Animating titles text

Running Time (DISC 3): 85 minutes

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DISC 4:

Disc 4 is where we look more closely at how to edit and manipulate sound, in addition to giving you a glimpse at some other time-saving shortcuts in the creation of slideshows from pictures taken with stills cameras or imported into your PC using a scanner. In addition to showing you how to use Premiere Elements' professional-standard sound-track laying and real-time mixing utilities, Colin shows you how to add a simple narration (commentary) track to your edited movie.

Topics covered in Disc 4:

• 4.01 Adding music and mixing sound
• 4.02 Cutting pictures to music
• 4.03 Recording simple narration
• 4.04 Creating a simple slideshow
• 4.05 Creating an instant slideshow
• 4.06 Adding stills to titles

Running Time (DISC 4): 92 minutes

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DISC 5:

This final fifth disc in the series of 5 is where you can pick up some invaluable hints and tips designed to set you on a path to professional-quality editing. Not only will you gain a insight into how to import clips from your mobile phone or DVD, but Colin shows you how to set up your edited project in such a way that you can export your finished masterpiece to your iPod, iPhone or other mobile device. The final module - the longest in the whole series - provides an unique and in-depth tutorial into how to create a simple multi-layered video animation from independent elements of a simple "seascape" drawing. Worth the price of the disc alone!

Topics covered in Disc 5:

• 5.01 Cropping analogue video
• 5.02 Spicing up phone movies
• 5.03 Importing DVD disc content
• 5.04 iPod and iPhone export settings
• 5.05 DVD menu templates
• 5.06 Creating a DVD disc image
• 5.07 More complex animation

Running Time (DISC 5): 72 minutes

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Format: PAL 4:3 DVD Video

Language: English

Exempt from BBFC classification in the UK

PLEASE NOTE:

This DVD has been optimised for COMPUTER PLAYBACK and is best viewed on either PCs or Apple Macs when using appropriate DVD playing software. Whilst it will play on most PAL DVD players (such as in Europe) it will NOT play on NTSC players (such as in the USA, Canada, Japan, etc). Please be aware of this limitation if you are buying from the USA, Canada, etc., as we cannot accept returns if you discover you cannot play this on your standalone NTSC DVD player. We only accept returns if the product remains in its Cellowrapper (and therefore in a resaleable condition) or is faulty.

Published by SimplyDV Limited in the United Kingdom. Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved unless otherwise acknowledged.