Adobe Premiere Pro 2 Bible, with DVD (Paperback)

by Adele Droblas (Author), Seth Greenberg (Author) "Welcome to the world of Adobe Premiere Pro and digital video..." (more)
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" ... a great reference guide no matter what your level of expertise." ("Digital Creative Arts)

..."an invaluable and thorough resource...there's no other title we'd rather recommend. Buy it and be saved..." ("Computer Arts, March 2004)

Product Description
Whether you're a beginning video editor or a professional producer, now you can master the world's leading digital video software application. In this comprehensive guide to the latest release of Adobe Premiere Pro, it's all here - the basics of capturing, editing, and outputting digital video, as well as advanced techniques for professionally integrating music, narration, and special effects. Full of step-by-step instructions, tips, and tricks of the trade, this definitive reference belongs on your desktop or in your editing suite.

Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Adobe Premiere Pro 2

• Build a video project clip by clip in the Timeline
• Mix sound while viewing video with the Audio Mixer
• Punch up your video production with Adobe(r) After Effects(r) and your audio with Adobe Audition(r)
• Create precision edits using the Source, Program, and Trim Monitors
• Create rolling, scrolling, or drop-shadow titles
• Integrate Illustrator(r), Photoshop(r), and other files
• Create interactive DVDs using Premiere Pro's new DVD templates or Adobe(r) Encore DVD
• Export video to DVD, the Web, CD, and videotape
• Edit multi-camera shoots using the Multi-Camera Monitor

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Product Details

• Paperback: 781 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; Pap/Dvdr edition (January 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471751758
• ISBN-13: 978-0471751755
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #609,181 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Fair Reference and Poor Lesson, August 26, 2005

By	John A Lee III "jal3" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Adobe Premiere Pro Bible (Paperback)

This book started out great. After some explanation, it guided me through a simple video editing project in the first chapter that worked and communicated some basic ideas. It got me excited about learning more and then it disappointed me bitterly.

The rest of the book does not teach the way the first chapter does. It does do a systematic and fairly thorough job of explaining things in the interface but the usable examples are few and far between. This works well for some people but not for me. I learn better by doing along with the reading. This guide is woefully inadequate for that. Still, it is a handy reference. It's too bad I will have to further my training elsewhere.

30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Adobe Premiere Pro Bible Review, February 19, 2004

By	M. DIAS (JOHANNESBURG, South Africa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Adobe Premiere Pro Bible (Paperback)

I looked around for awhile, before I bought this book. I wanted a book that would teach me step by step on how to edit with Premiere Pro. Never having any knowledge on how to use Premiere Pro, this was what I needed to start editing Wedding Videos.
The book covers everything, from basics to more advance tutorials. The great thing about this book is that it comes with a DVD with all that you need to get you started. It comes with free trial versions of Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Encore DVD, Photoshop etc... The down side is that the Trial Versions only last 30 Days after instaling on your PC. So that means you have only 30 days to Complete your Tutorials. It's a thick book, but it's 100% comprehensive. Great for Begginers...

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb guide, January 30, 2006

By	Joanne (New York) - See all my reviews

I've worked wirth and recommended the past several editions of this book -- and each one has been better than the last. With the Premiere Pro 2 edition, Droblas and Greenberg have raised the bar even further, with even more comprehensive information and valuable insight on workflow, special effects and creating smoothly running, professional looking digital video. The enhanced information on creating animated menus is especially valuable. I'm using this in my own work, as well as recommending it to my students.