Making a Movie in Premiere Elements

by Jan Ozer

So you fancy yourself a filmmaker? Here to ensure that you truly are is a simple, to-the-point guide that leads you through the process of creating your very first digital video project with Adobe's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321321200
• ISBN13: 9780321321206
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Information without confusion

Wanting to transfer my camcoder footage and Video tape footage of my family holidays to DVD I came across the Making a Movie in Premiere Elements a Visual QuickProject Guide book,the reviews looked very good,so I took a chance and bought it.I have not been dissapointed,in fact I was well impressed.Its explained to you simply and in pictures that make you understand what its all about.It gave me,a 49 year old newcomer to camcorder/video editing,the confidence to go ahead and use Premier Elements (also works for Premier Elements 2.)I have found this to be money wery well spent.I sincerely recommend this.

Excellent Book

This is probably the easiest way to learn to use Adobe Premier Elements. If you have never used this product, read this first and you will soon be making outstanding movies. If you have used this product, read this anyway, as it will make using Premier Elements easier.

Read This Book First

This is the first book you should read to become proficient with Premiere Elements. It covers all the features of the program that you need to get started. The topics are presented in a clear and precise way which enable you to effectively accomplish your video production project. It is so well written, you will be able to read the entire book quickly providing you with an excellent overview of the Premiere Elements program. Once you have a good overview, the manual and help tools may actually be beneficial for details. Given the inexpensive price, it is a great value.

Good start

This book guides you thru how to make a home movie that is adequate for most people. I found it very helpful, but wish that it went a little deeper.

Great overview of a complex product

This book is required reading for someone taking on Premiere Elements for the first time. The program is a slightly dumbed-down version of their professional video editor, so there are tons of features and it can be quite overwhelming for the software novice. Adobe's manual and help files are severely lacking, to say the least. That's where this book comes in handy -- all of the main features are covered in clear, understandible text augmented by photos in the Visual Quickproject format. It is an easy read to go all the way through beforehand, and it's a good reference for solving particular problems once you are deep into the program. I also read the PE for Dummies book, but I found Jan Ozer's guide provided a better overall picture of the features and functions, as well as a good understanding of how and why certain features should be used. And the photos which show you exactly what to do are a huge help in navigating a complicated user interface. A critical companion to an incredibly functional but intimidating piece of software.