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Adobe Premiere Elements offers amateur and home moviemakers the opportunity to work with editing tools as powerful as those packed into Adobe Premiere Pro, one of the top tools on the market. Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies offers these same users not only a guide through all the how-to steps of using the software, but also a valuable reference on how to best apply the tools to a great video project.
Author Keith Underdahl, also author of Adobe Premiere Pro For Dummies, is an experienced video editor who understands what new Premiere users need to know and how to best explain the topics. In this book, Keith describes:
- Best practices for shooting quality video
- Picking the clips you want to keep and getting them into your computer
- How to use Premiere Elements’ editing tools to add an opening credits page, transitions between clips, sound, music, and ending credits.
- Adding special effects using only computer trickery
- Putting your finished project on a DVD, videotape, or the Internet
Covering more ground than the typical expanded users manuals you find in bookstores, Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies is the book you need to get you through your first video-editing project as well as to return to whenever you hit rough spots and need instant help.
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Adobe Premiere Elements offers amateur and home moviemakers the opportunity to work with editing tools as powerful as those packed into Adobe Premiere Pro, one of the top tools on the market. Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies offers these same users not only a guide through all the how-to steps of using the software, but also a valuable reference on how to best apply the tools to a great video project.
Author Keith Underdahl, also author of Adobe Premiere Pro For Dummies, is an experienced video editor who understands what new Premiere users need to know and how to best explain the topics. In this book, Keith describes:
- Best practices for shooting quality video
- Picking the clips you want to keep and getting them into your computer
- How to use Premiere Elements’ editing tools to add an opening credits page, transitions between clips, sound, music, and ending credits.
- Adding special effects using only computer trickery
- Putting your finished project on a DVD, videotape, or the Internet
Covering more ground than the typical expanded users manuals you find in bookstores, Adobe Premiere Elements For Dummies is the book you need to get you through your first video-editing project as well as to return to whenever you hit rough spots and need instant help.
Customer Reviews:
What a dissapointment !.......2007-04-12
I was looking for a manual for Premiere Elements 3.0 but this book doesn't cover this version. Maybe it is good for version 1.0
Helpful book, but doesn't reflect Premiere Elements 2.0.......2006-01-16
I bought this book because I found the Premiere Elements user guide less than helpful. Adobe Premiere Elements for Dummies does contain a lot of helpful information and tips, but my impression is that I'll need to read the book cover to cover rather than using it as a reference guide. Be aware that this book's screen shots do not reflect Premiere Elements 2.0. I don't know how different 2.0 is from previous versions, but this was a source of frustration for me when I was trying to find out how to "single step" through a clip.
The Book Adobe should have Written!.......2005-08-04
I have been working with Adobe Elements for about 6 months now. I started with Adobe's tutorial and then their "Classroom in a Book" series and have created numerous multi hour DVD's from old VHS video I have. As with most books from the makers of software, they leave a lot of how too stuff out, so I started to look elsewhere for more info on how to use all of the great things in Elements. I saw this book and it's rating so I figured I'd give it a try. For the $16 it cost, even if I learned just two new helpful things it would be worth the money. Never having read any other ".... For Dummies" book I had no Idea what to expect.
I am currently half way through the book and I have to say I have learned not just two but a lot of new things. There are a lot of the basics in the book for people just starting out with Elements but it also goes into detail on how to use all of the fancy transitions and effects very clearly. Before this book I had no idea on how to use some of the more complex effects properly. It's is clear that the author is very familiar with Premere Elements and video editing. The book is worth three times the $16 it cost.
The only thing I felt should have been done, but was not, was that the pictures should be in color. Even if this drove the price up $5 a book it would be better. I say this because often the author refers to the color of an item (The yellow line) in the pictures and unless you are sitting in front of your PC with Elements up or you are very familiar with the Elements windows, all you are going to see is a black and white photo.
Bottom line - A great book, buy it, you won't be disappointed.
I will definitely be looking for other books by Keith Underdahl. Hopefully he knows Photoshop Elements too!
Great advice.......2005-07-25
This book is just what I needed. I had just acquired the Premiere Elements Program and understood the very basics from the anemic book that comes with the program, and the DVD that introduces the program. Premiere Elements for Dummies took me to the details needed in putting together projects, editing the clips, adding the soundtrack and music, and getting it to disc. I read other books, and this was the best one - not too basic, not too detailed or advanced.
Definitely worth buying.......2005-03-19
This book has the practical advise that you really need to get results. I highly recommend reading Chapter 2, Equipping Yourself for Movie Making, even before buying the program itself. I had done some video editing with other consumer grade programs, but was new to Premiere. This really helped me get up to speed quickly. Skip the Adobe tutorials and manual and read this very reasonably priced, easy to read and concise book.
Average customer rating:
- Too much irrelevance, not enough basics
- Great Starting Point
- A Great Guide to Premiere 6.5!
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Adobe Premiere For Dummies reviews the basics of digital video and video editing including installing a video card and/or hooking up a digital camcorder to the computer as well as basic information on the world of digital video in general - frame rates, aspect ratios, time codes, and more.
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Customer Reviews:
Too much irrelevance, not enough basics.......2004-09-05
I'm a 'dummie' when it comes to PremierPro, and I found this book hopeless. It is long on chatty asides and advice, and gets you lost in all sorts of tangents. I JUST WANT TO LEARN HOW TO EDIT!! My suggestion (beyond a new author) is to restructure the book so that it works through basic tutorials first and then more advanced editing later in the book. As it is now structured, all 'editing' info gets lumped into one chapter, from basic to advanced, and you can easily lose track of your objective as a student. Even then, basic questions are hard to find. Like 'how do I break up a long clip that I've uploaded into smaller clip files'? I also found the index sucks. Want to find out about the 'trim' window? Looking for info on 'cutting'? Want to know how to turn on/off the timeline? Good luck on all these. In the end I found the Adobe online tutorials were far more clear and to the point. Don't waste your money on this one. PremierPro is complex, and this book confuses and frustrates more than it helps. I suspect it wasn't really written with dummies like me in mind: check out the mind boggling chapter on color correction...
Great Starting Point.......2003-02-13
If you are just entering the digital video world, and you don't know what a codec is, you need this book. The author explains everything and creates a foundation to build the concepts of video editing.
If you're already familiar with digital video, and you just want to know where all the buttons are in Premiere, simply to skip to the chapter on Video Editing and you're there.
The first half of the book drones on a bit about every possible preference and setting. This gets a bit dry. Be prepared to read the book twice, as much of the terms you won't understand until you experiment. Some things were glazed over e.g. I found 3-point editing to be an amazing feature.
Like other books I've read, the author really pushes single-track editing. I think single-track editing may be easier to explain, but A/B editing is much easier to visualize and work with. If you are familiar with other Adobe products, such as Photoshop, A/B editing works just like blending layers of a photograph.
This book covers version 6 as well as 6.5 - there's not a big difference between the two, unless you are really big on 'Titles'. There is a lot of great information getting your feet wet as a small-time movie producer - patents, royalties, and where to go for more information. I was left with the ability to do just about everything I wanted to do with my movies, but was left with some questions. This will not be the only book you buy on Premiere, but it should probably be the first.
A Great Guide to Premiere 6.5!.......2002-11-12
You want a book that really packs in some substance? If so, this book is for you. This author didn't waste time on stuff you already know. Rather, he clearly knows Premiere 6.5 and knows all of the inside info Adobe won't tell you. This book offers a concise primer of video editing terms and technology, giving us just the info we need to produce great movies for the Web or video. I highly recommend buying this book first, because you probably won't need any of the others.
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- Good Basics, Poor Examples
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* An essential resource for anyone who wants to get up and running with this popular video-editing application, from amateur and hobbyist filmmakers to professionals who want to explore the possibilities of editing on a PC
* Explains how to shoot good footage, get digital video onto a PC, set up a Premiere production studio, edit clips, add effects, work with audio, and output the finished product or share it online
* Released day and date with the new software version, the book covers the latest Premiere features and improvements
* Keith Underdahl, the author of Digital Video For Dummies (0-7645-4114-5) and other books on digital video, has broad experience as both an amateur videographer and professional video producer
Customer Reviews:
Taking a Simpler Step.......2006-02-25
I had worked with other editing softwares in the past so when I got Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 in the mail I was ready to start working! Then I realized this software had so much more to offer so I went to the manual and starting reading. By about the middle of it I thought I would never learn it. The manual was all over the place and didn't explain anything in human terms so I went online and found this book "for dummies" and I would seriously recommend this book to everyone. It takes the software and breaks it down in laymens terms with even sarcastic breaks for the long time reader. It was informative and witty. I use it as the Premiere bible and it sits right next to the computer the whole time I'm working. It also offers helpful hints on how to angle the camera and the proper equipment to have. It's freaking awesome and if you made it all the way to the end of this review..you have to get it. It's worth the money.
Good Basics, Poor Examples.......2005-07-13
As does the entire "Dummy" series, this book takes things from a very basic level and assumes little or nothing in the way of prior knowledge. It does an excellent job of explaining concepts and giving an overview of the Premier Pro software. After that, it falls short. The examples are very general and no disk is provided for tutorials. This lack of examples and of real tutorials makes learning the software, at least for me, more difficult. There were time when I thought I was following along correctly only to later learn that was not the case. If I had real examples to which I could compare my work, I would have gotten a lot further.
Still, for teaching the basics, this is a respectable book. This is especially true if you want to learn about the program and not necessarily how to use the program. It can be read and understood away from the computer. In that respect, it is superior to example driven texts which need the presence of the PC. Still, I learn better with the examples.
Mostly retread of earlier versions but still good..........2004-08-12
I bought Adobe Premiere for Dummies for version 6.5 and was able to quickly master the basics covered in the book, then within a few months, I upgraded to Premiere Pro. I also purchased the Premiere Pro for Dummies book to get a good primer.
A lot of the "Pro" book is word for word the same as the 6.5 book with the additional features in Premiere Pro covered for good measure. I suppose there is nothing wrong with that since they have many similarities. My only point is that if you have read the previous version of Premiere for dummies, it is not neccessary to rush out and get the Premiere Pro for Dummies.
If you can use one version effectively you will have no problems with the newer versions. Still a good book if you are a newbie though, I would reccomend it!
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Former Fleetwood Mac member Brunning charts how London shows by US Bluesmen like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker-then forgotten at home-influenced a generation of British musicians from The Stones and The Animals to The Bluesbreakers and The Yardbirds. This led to huge Stateside 1970s success for blues-influenced British rock giants like Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin and a renaissance of the U.S. blues scene.
"An engaging personal memoir."-Charles Shaar Murray
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Important Book from One Who Was There.......2003-12-14
As the original bassist for Fleetwood Mac and a former member of Savoy Brown, Brunning was in a unique position to observe the British Blues Movement exploding around him. Indeed, his own Brunning-Hall band (and Two-off project, Tramp) brought together some of the UK's brightest blues talents. Brunning uses these experiences plus numerous personal interviews to craft an engaging and frequently amusing account of this important (and frequently neglected) art form. I've gone through a couple of editions of this book and read each chapter several times. I recommend without hesitation.
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Have you ever fantasized about playing poker for a living? If so, Professional Poker is your indispensable guide. You will learn poker odds and expert-level playing skills that form the foundation of a pro's playing abilities, along with career issues such as managing bankrolls, work hours, tournaments vs. cash games, travel, emotional control, paying taxes, getting staked, and online play.
It also addresses in detail many important questions that very few other poker books ever answer, such as:
* Do You Have What It Takes To Play For A Living?
* Should You Quit Your Day Job? * Should You Just Play Part Time Instead?
* How Much Money Can You Really Make?
* How Much Do You Need To Get Started? * What Do The Pros On TV Know That You Don't?
Professional Poker outlines each step you will take in your transition to the professional level, and, if you're already there, introduces skills and valuable advice that will empower you to always play your 'A" game.
Early Praise For Professional Poker:
"Most people think that in order to play poker professionally, you just need to be a great player. Mark Blade shows you how much more to it there really is. This is the best poker career guide ever written, and if you're thinking about playing poker for a living, please don't quit your day job until you've read Mark's book. "Professional Poker" is a must read for anyone considering poker as a career." Lou Krieger - Author of Poker For Dummies, Hold `em Excellence, and More Hold `em Excellence
"It is well-written, excellently organized, highly informative, very accurate, and a needed addition to poker literature." Bob Ciaffone - Author of Middle Limit Holdem Poker, Improve Your Poker, and Pot-Limit & No-Limit Poker
"I've written many popular poker books over the years and I've read over 400 more. Professional Poker by Mark Blade is the best book on the subject of poker ever written." Ken Warren - Author of The Big Book of Poker and Ken Warren Teaches Texas Hold `em
"A sobering and refreshingly frank examination of playing poker for a living. Anyone who has the romantic impulse to make professional gambling a career needs to read this book first -- and reread it for guidance when the chips are down and up."
Michael Konik - FoxSports Poker Commentator and Author of Telling Lies And Getting Paid
"If you're even considering making poker a career, the first hand to play is to buy this book." Greg Dinkin - Writer for Card Player Magazine & Author of The Poker MBA
Customer Reviews:
Pocket Aces for an aspiring pro........2007-05-05
If this book was a starting poker hand, it would be pocket aces.
Blade's "Essential Guide to Playing for a Living" is just that. I publish a book on recreational gambling that is straightforward with people and does not perpetuate the myths that have been costing people money at casinos for forever. Just the chapters on "How Much Money Do You Need?" and "Can You Control Wins & Losses Through Money Management?" make the book more than worth the price of admission. If you fail to plan, then you are planning to fail is what this boils down to, but instead of some Boy Scout platitudes about being prepared, Blade gives very detailed and reasoned instructions on how and why you should do what he recommends.
The book does focus on limit cash games, but if that's where the money is--not the celebrity, but the consistent money--then who am I to complain that the book doesn't go into a lot of details on the currently popular no-limit games and tournaments? What do you think Doyle Brunson and other poker celebrities used to do before the no-limit format, the WSOP and the WPT got to be so big?
You can lose with pocket aces though, and Blade does get a little too self-promotional at times, but his comments on how to constructively deal with bad days, weeks and months do give good perspective on how to keep yourself going mentally through the tough times. If you've ever played for a living, you know that you need every mental edge you can get during a streak of bad luck, and I appreciated the insights that this author offers.
So if you want to give a poker career a shot, at least this book prepares you for some of the non-card playing technical aspects of the game, like bankroll, as well addressing the personal, career, mental and physical stamina issues that other books don't cover as thoroughly.
A blueprint to turn your poker dream/fantasy into reality.......2007-05-02
Anyone wondering about the possibility of playing poker for a living should get this book. For those like me who are working at a boring but decent paying job, it gives a complete picture of what you are giving up and the lifestyle you are going to and what you need to know to have a
chance at being successful, should you decide to make poker your career.
I'm not much of a reader, but I enjoyed reading this one and it went relatively fast. The book itself is well organized and very easy to read and digest. I think it's full of practical advice if one is serious about making a living playing poker.
I'm looking forward to reading his other books, especially "The Mental Game".
2 1/2 Stars.........I was hoping for more........2007-03-02
Book a little misleading. The title should read "Professional Limit Poker."
For Limit players mostly. 90% of material applies to Limit poker. Not alot of info or advice for No Limit or tournaments. I found this frustrating since I am a NO LIMIT player....
Alot of the information presented in this book is found in other poker books, and in more detail in other books, also the authur of the book kept referencing to his website, but I found his website to be a huge advertisment and not too helpfull.
A few pros: Nice hand analysis, Good bankroll / money management chapter (again for mostly limit players) reverse implied odds, some good ideas and advice for a semi-pro player regarding taxes, backing, family life, selling shares of yourself, insurance..ect, and some good advise and tips on the "poker mind" regarding emotional wellbeing, accepting bad beats, not going on tilt..ect..ect..
Alot of information covered in other books and alot of common sense for some of us that have been playing before the "poker boom" started.
Also, the authur mentions a list of "must read" books as well...mostly Sklansky. I agree with some of the recomondations, but not all of them, and he never mentions DAN HARRINGTON's books, which he should of.
For a no-limit player, I would say either borrow the book from someone and read a few chapters, or buy it real cheap, or dont bother at all..
If you are a BEGINER limit player, you WILL find the book very usefull. Unfortunatly, I didnt.
Discipline yourself.......2006-11-14
Okay, a review is well...an opinion. And there seem to be a lot of pros and cons about this book. One reviewer even suggested that one of the author's friends had written a review. I wonder now, perhaps THAT reviewer is one of the author's enemies? :)
Come now, let's forget all about that, and consider this question: "What will this book do for my Poker playing?" The answer is simple: It will teach you the absolutely most important aspect in poker playing, that of discipline. Oooh I can hear you already "Discipline? What, I have to meditate or something?" Nope. I'm talking about "know when to (Texas) hold 'em, and know when to run." That's it. If you can master this one important aspect, you will be playing Poker for PROFIT. This book will teach you, or at the very least, point you onto that RICH path.
Happy playing
Meh.......2006-11-10
Been there, read that for the most part. Not a bad book per se, but the least helpful I have read.
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