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Adobe Premiere Elements Classroom in a Book

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Not sure why someone would think this is the manual. It is not the manual, it is a separate book with a DVD full of projects to work on and step by step exercises on things like Editing and Transistions, special effects and titles and how to make a DVD.

I found this book to be a great introduction to working with video on my computer- I chose Premiere Elements because it let me burn a DVD from the program. The chapter in the book is much better than anything in the manual as it tells you how to set up chapters and make a menu.

For someone who didin't know anything about video this book introduced me to the subject in a way that was easy to follow.

If you have used an "Adobe Classroom in a Book" before, you know what this one is like. If you are a beginner in video or Premiere Elements, this might be a good "second book purchase". After you finish the lessons you can skim through the users manual and get what few details are left out here. The only criticism that I have about this book is that a proofreader did obviously not check it.

WARNING! Amazon should put this label on all of its out of date manuals. This book has a 2005 copyright and is written for a version of Adobe Premiere elements that has been revised at least 4 times since publication. It is useless for the current Premiere Elements 7.0. I was fooled -- don't you be too.

I tend to get a good amount out of Adobe's Classroom In A Book series, so I figured I'd grab the one for Elements. What I didn't realize was that this wasn't for Premiere Elements 4. Sure, I saw there was a Classroom In A Book title that had Premiere Elements 4 and Photoshop Elements 6, but I don't use Photoshop Elements, so I didn't see any point in paying extra for that. Besides, *that* book says that it takes the place of the titles for the individual programs and cuts down the cost. I figured it still meant I'd be paying more money, since I'd be getting something I didn't need.

The joke's on me. I suppose it's my own fault: I should've looked at the publication date and realized it was a little old for the version I was using. But since I've never used Premiere Elements before, I really don't know how often new versions come out.

Basically, I'm using a book that does not say *what* version it's for...And there are many things that have nothing to do with what I'm working on. I mean, it references tools that either don't exist or are hidden somehow.

Yes, I'm pretty disappointed. But, like I said, I obviously didn't dig deeply enough. So that means I'm out the 22 bucks for a useless book. And now I'm going to have to go buy something - the book w/Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements - that's only half-useful to me. (And, please, don't say, "Photoshop Elements is great." I use the full Photoshop as part of my job. I don't need the baby brother. And I certainly don't need a book to teach me how to play with the baby brother. On the other hand, I need *exactly* that for Premiere Elements. It just kills me that I have to pay for something else that I don't need or want.

I thought this book would be different from the manual that came with the software, but it was exactly the same. A disappointment.

Adobe Premiere Elements Classroom in a Book Neither of these books are for Premiere Elements 4.0. I was looking to buy one for Premiere Elements version 4. BUT in looking I found the combined book that has Photoshop and Elements. I use Photoshop CS3 and certainly did not need a combination book. In the list with the combination book, I saw the Adobe Premiere Elements book, but was unaware that the book did not fit version 4. I believe that the Amazon posting should be clear. The software for 3.0 is clearly marked as OLDER VERSION. It is a bad feeling to get stuck with a book that is useless. 4/4/08

It's simple. Copy the lessons from the cd to your hard drive then follow along in the book with each lesson.The lesson's are short movie clips that you work on to add effects,trim, or delete to make a short movie. The cd provides you with a final "movie" for each lesson so you will know what you are trying to achieve. This book is for the beginner. I would say there are few advanced tips in this book. If you are new to Premier elements or just can't grasp how it works this is an excellent book for you.
The book I purchased was written for an earlier edition of Premier Elements, but I could relate all of it to PE 3.0. There were few differences.

This give you the basic.If you are a beginer this book is for you.
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