Move over Final Cut Pro. There's a new king of the digital video editing hill, and it doesn't even work on a Mac (though it may be enough to lure some Mac loyalists over). Eschewing cross-platform support for a focus on speed, features, and a quickness to market that was impossible to achieve with both Mac and Windows versions, the brand-new Windows XP¿only Adobe Premiere Pro sets a new standard for desktop digital video editing. Here to get you up to speed on it quickly and efficiently is the first and last word on the subject from the folks behind Premiere Pro--the Adobe Creative Team. This project-based volume covers not just the basics of working with audio, creating transitions, and producing titles but also all that's new (and revolutionary) in Premiere Pro: three-point color correction, multiple timelines, a new audio mixer, enhanced media management, and more. Best of all, the accompanying DVD includes real footage that you can practice on!
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Premiere Pro, August 8, 2008
By
Andreas M. Kummerow (Terre haute, IN)
Book was helpful and easy to read. Would recommend to anyone who is just starting out and keep as a reference book.
Great book with lots of errors on DVD, May 8, 2008
By
Allan K. Lui (Southern CA)
The book was great - especially the first 2 chapters - overview and turorial. Quite a few files on the DVD cannot be used making it quite difficult to follow the step-by-step instructions. I've sent a request to replace the DVD and did not receive any feedback from Adobe. I recommend the book to get a general idea of how to use the product. However, it can be frustrating when the 'finished movie' and sample files cannot be used.
Doesn't explain the how's/why's of Premiere editing, February 15, 2006
By
Video editor hobbyist (Maryland, USA)
Being new to NLE editing, I bought Premiere Pro and this book. Unfortunately, the books simply tells the user to click this, and drag that. But it does not say WHY the user is doing these actions. I could follow most of the examples in the book, but couldn't figure out how to actually use the program for my own projects! For me, I need an explanation of why I'm supposed to click/drag/type instead of a "march-in-lockstep" and don't ask why mentality!
Absolutely Horrible, October 24, 2005
By
Mirthrindr (US)
Adobe should be absolutely ashamed for actually releasing such a piece of literary garbage. This book will definitely teach you some decent basics of PPro if you have a good tolerance for mistakes and don't mind spending a significant amount of time trying to reverse engineer things to try and figure out what the book 'MEANT' to say.
One can look past a couple mistakes or typos, maybe even expect them, but I was utterly shocked at the sheer number of mistakes contained within this publication, it defies believe.
I read reviews before paying full retail price at a local bookstore, so I had an idea what I was getting into and what to expect, but I figured, "Hey... how bad can it really be?" and chose to give it a try anyway with my expectations adjusted. Just for the heck of it, I started out keeping track of the number of mistakes I came across... I finally gave up trying to count them by page 175 (out of 505 total pages). I would be completely shocked to discover some editor or proof readers were NOT fired for giving the green light to release this book.
My advice is do not waste your money on this book, choose another publication.
Mirth
Adobe Premier Pro, October 21, 2005
By
Noe Rubio Chavez (mexico)
I bought this book and believe it is very easy to understand. I just bought Adone Premier pro Studio technics. Both of them are very useful.
