Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Classroom in a Book Collection [Paperback]

Adobe Creative Team (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321480201 | ISBN-13: 978-0321480200 | Publication Date: December 25, 2006 | Edition: 1

Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Classroom in a Book Collection is the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way for new users to learn all the new features in Adobe's newly released consumer-level image and video editing software. Each chapter in this step-by-step, practical training workbook contains a project that builds on the reader's growing knowledge of the programs, while end-of-chapter review questions wrap up each lesson. Readers can follow the book from start to finish or choose only the chapter that interest them. This book provides a series of lessons covering the basics of using Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Premiere Elements 3.0, along with practical tips and techniques to help readers become thoroughly grounded in the basics of organizing, retouching, and sharing their digital images. Recent upgraders will find plenty of coverage on all of Photoshop Elements' new features, including flexible layout options, animating photos using flash technology, enhanced support of working with raw files, sharing photos on mobile phones and handheld devices and more. Premiere Elements users will learn all about Premiere Elements' new bells and whistles, including the new Sceneline which enables quick assembly of your movies, fast, easy on screen text, amazing professional quality effects, native HDV support and more.

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About the Author

The Adobe Creative Team is made up of designers, writers, and editors who have extensive, real-world knowledge of and expertise in using Adobe products. They work closely with the Adobe product development teams and Adobe's Instructional Communications team to come up with creative, challenging, and visually appealing projects to help both new and more experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.

Product Details

• Paperback: 624 pages
• Publisher: Adobe Press; 1 edition (December 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321480201
• ISBN-13: 978-0321480200
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,336,903 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Photography & Video > Adobe Premiere Elements
  • #47 in Books > Computers & Technology > Digital Photography & Video > Adobe Photoshop Elements

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A physical copy of the help sections available on the respective programs, January 14, 2007

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Samantha Sweeney - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Classroom in a Book Collection (Paperback)

This book combination is just a physical copy of the "help" available on the respective programs. It does include lessons to accompany the information. These lessons are very similar to the tutorials that came with the program. The book would be helpful to any individual purchasing these programs to do primarily digital photo editing. If, however, you are interested in using Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements to prepare custom graphics and menus, this book is not a great resource. The software is great; the book written for the software is not so great.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fair starter book for Premiere Elements 3.0, February 4, 2007

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Richard Eltzroth (Cotopaxi, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Classroom in a Book Collection (Paperback)

I got this book because it was currently the only thing available for Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0. Since the User Manual that came with Elements was so brief and I'd never used Elements before, I definitely needed additional instruction. (I didn't need anything for Photoshop Elements since I've already learned Photoshop CS).
This book does supply additional instruction for Premiere Elements beyond the Help that comes with the program. The lessons on the included DVD are pretty good for the novice (me). Upon completion of the lessons, you should be able to convert your raw camcorder footage into a pretty presentable DVD program.
Having to pay for the unnecessary (at least for me) Photoshop Elements portion of the book was somewhat annoying.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classroom in a book..., February 17, 2007

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J. E. Mendoza - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Classroom in a Book Collection (Paperback)

I always wanted to learn the basics of Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements and their use. I purchased this item with that purpose in mind and I got everything I wanted and then some. Great for beginners and serves as a good reference tool in my library for photo and video editing. Tip: follow instructions to the "T" and you will get great results. I finished all the lessons in book and in the end I wanted MORE. Adobe Creative Team did well and I thank you. Price is very good as well.