Learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and Adobe Premiere Elements 8 by Video

Digital Photo and Video Editing Made Easy

This complete training program published in partnership with Peachpit Press offers 13.6 hours of video instruction and a 120-page printed guide to teach you the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and Adobe Premiere Elements 8. You’ll master the programs’ interfaces, learn the basic principles of digital photo and video editing so you can create dramatic visual effects, and learn how to organize and sync your file library. Quizzes round out each chapter to reinforce what you’ve learned.

Trainer: Phil Hawkins, Jan Ozer

ISBN Code: ISBN 978-0-321-68577-3

Publication date: Dec 1, 2009

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Duration: 13 hrs

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Have a huge collection of photos that are all waiting to get organized, edited and enhanced? This is the right time for Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and its powerful yet easy-to-use tools that help you manage all your photos, make them look extraordinary and share amazing stories in custom print creations and web experiences. And it's the right time for this hands-on video2brain workshop that will show you everything you need to know about image editing and image management using Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.

Photoshop Elements 8
- This chapter covers importing and viewing images and catalogs.
  
  Getting Started with Photoshop Elements
  - When you launch Photoshop Elements, you'll see the Welcome Screen, which allows you to choose between organizing or editing your photos. This video provides an overview of the possibilities provided by Photoshop Elements 8.
    
    Launching Photoshop Elements
    
    01:51
  - The Organizer lets you manage your photos. You can create catalogs that work like databases and include all images and references to images plus keywords and other information.
    
    Organizing Photos in Catalogs
    
    01:14
  - You already have photos stored on your hard drive? To get them organized, you should load them into the Organizer. You can import images not only from a camera or a card reading device but also from a folder on your hard drive.
    
    Adding Photos from Hard Drives to Catalogs
    
    01:12
  - You can also load photos directly from your camera. While you're at it, you can apply a few settings that will help you save time and effort, making it easier to sort and edit files later on.
    
    Downloading Photos from a Camera
    
    05:01
  - This video shows how to view images in the Organizer as well as how to give images star ratings, filter by star ratings and view in Full Screen mode.
    
    Viewing and Rating Images
    
    05:24
  - This is a calendar-like display of your photos. You can immediately view the particular photos and find out how many of them you took on certain days. Add comments and notes to remember special events.
    
    Viewing Photos in Date View
    
    04:25
  - If you want to move or delete photos, turn to the Organizer, because you may run into problems if you try this outside of the Organizer. Hiding a photo doesn't delete the corresponding file, so it remains available for later use.
    
    Hiding, Moving and Deleting Photos
    
    03:17
  - Back up your images to a DVD. Backup is important so that you don't lose your files.
    
    Creating a DVD Backup
    
    01:02
  - The author explains his work method, which involves multiple catalogs. He has his images on several hard drives—one catalog per hard drive—and can open the catalogs to view the thumbnails even if the drive is not connected to the machine! This allows him to check his catalogs first and then decide which drive he has to plug in to his machine.
    
    Advanced Uses of Catalogs
    
    04:32
- The Photoshop Elements Organizer provides an efficient way to organize a large number of photos. This section explains how to tag images, how to create albums and smart albums, and how to use the software's search options.
  
  Organizing and Finding Photos
  - The more images a folder contains, the more important it is to stay organized. You can assign keywords to images, which are called tags. Tags are used as search criteria to make finding photos easier.
    
    Creating Keywords and Tagging Images
    
    04:40
  - The new Auto Analyzer automatically analyzes images after import, adds smart tags to them, such as "blurred" or "one face" or "two faces". The software can also recognize faces. Simply tag them with the corresponding name. The more you tag, the smarter the software becomes and even suggests the name of a person it recognizes in an image.
    
    Smart Tags and Face Recognition
    
    08:09
  - When organizing photos, it helps to give them meaningful names. The Organizer lets you easily rename files and change the date and time.
    
    Renaming Photos and Changing the Date and Time
    
    01:29
  - Albums are very similar to tags and are ideal for keeping related photos together. An image can be used in various albums. You can use albums to create a slide show and for other creative projects.
    
    Creating Albums
    
    02:13
  - Use smart albums to sort and combine photos automatically based on criteria you choose. A photo can have multiple tags in addition to belonging to multiple smart albums.
    
    Using Smart Albums
    
    03:48
  - If you want to sort and organize your photos, you might want to stack similar shots. Photoshop Elements can suggest a stack, or you can create your own.
    
    Stacking Photos
    
    11:55
  - The text search feature helps you find photos based on a search term. Text is included in tags, file names, albums, etc.
    
    Finding Photos via Text Search
    
    04:43
  - If you don't remember when a certain shot was taken, Photoshop Elements provides a refinable search feature that works with the Timeline, helping you find photos more quickly based on their capture date.
    
    Finding Photos Using the Timeline
    
    02:17
  - The Photoshop Elements 8 menu offers a number of search options. Watch this video to learn about those options, including the detailed search option that lets the Organizer search all metadata and provides a way to identify images that feature visual similarities.
    
    Finding Photos Using the Menu
    
    05:12
  - This video walks you through the steps of creating an Adobe ID, which allows you to log on to Photoshop.com where you can share and store your images.
    
    Setting Up Your Adobe ID
    
    04:37
  - This lesson shows you how to share an album on Photoshop.com and demonstrates the backup/sync feature, which lets you save your files on Photoshop.com.
    
    Photoshop.com - Membership Benefits
    
    08:13
- Photoshop Elements provides several ways to fix and adjust your photos. This section explains the differences between the Organizer, Quick Fix, Guided Edit and Full Edit.
  
  Fixing and Adjusting Your Images
  - The Organizer provides a number of auto-correction options, allowing you to make basic corrections on the fly without having to launch the Editor.
    
    Automatically Fixing Photos in the Organizer
    
    04:50
  - Often, a quick fix is sufficient to make a photo look the way you want. Quick Fix gives you automatic options to correct color, lighting and balance in your images. You can also use the auto options in combination with sliders that give you quick access and full control of the appearance of your images.
    
    Quick Fix - Overview
    
    08:08
  - The quick fix section offers a few tools to easily correct images, such as a Red Eye tool, a Blue Sky tool and a Pearly White Teeth tool.
    
    Quick Fix - Touch Up Buttons
    
    04:28
  - Guided Edit is intended for people who are new to image editing. This feature walks you through basic tasks associated with optimizing photos.
    
    Guided Editing
    
    04:35
  - Photoshop Elements 8 lets you process several steps as actions. This new feature makes it easy to automate repetitive tasks.
    
    Using Actions
    
    03:33
  - This chapter is dedicated to the Full Edit mode. Learn how to handle shots with strong backlighting using shadow and highlight correction, how to apply tonal correction and how to correct camera distortions.
    
    Adjusting Photos in Full Edit Mode
    - This video gives you a brief overview of the Full Edit workspace.
      
      Intro to the Full Edit Mode
      
      01:32
    - One of the first steps in image editing is cropping a photo. The Crop tool lets you select an area of your photo and remove everything outside of that area. Using the image leveling feature is also important so that the content appears straight.
      
      Cropping and Leveling Images
      
      06:30
    - This video shows how the Histogram works, what it displays and how it changes when you apply changes such as color correction and tonal corrections.
      
      Corrections and the Histogram
      
      11:17
    - If you are not happy about the way the colors came out in a photo, try adjusting color curves. Photoshop Elements 8 offers a number of options that you can fine-tune to suit your needs.
      
      Adjusting Color Curves
      
      04:14
    - Watch this video to learn why it's best to use adjustment layers to take full advantage of tonal correction.
      
      Tonal Correction
      
      05:44
    - Hue and Saturation: Learn how to correct saturation in photos. The example in this video shows how to boost the colors of a sunset image.
      
      Hue and Saturation
      
      03:49
    - Hue and Saturation: Sepia-brown colorization of a portrait image, in combination with several filters to create the look of an old image.
      
      Hue and Saturation - Sepia
      
      02:02
    - Hue and Saturation: Change special colors with the hue slider. In this example the colors of a flower are changed.
      
      Hue and Saturation - Changing Colors
      
      02:41
    - Black-and-white images are in a class of their own. Watch this lesson to learn how to convert an image to black-and-white using the default settings or by applying different styles.
      
      Black-and-White Conversion
      
      06:05
    - Sometimes faces appear too pale or too brown or red. Learn how to optimize skin tones in this video.
      
      Improving Skin Tones
      
      05:48
    - If you prefer to brush teeth manually, this tutorial will show you how it works!
      
      Brightening Teeth
      
      01:20
    - Learn how easy it is to remove a color cast using Photoshop Elements.
      
      Removing a Color Cast
      
      03:08
    - Digital images are often affected by noise, which is usually due to high ISO or occurs when the image contains several shadows. In this lesson you'll learn how to reduce noise in an image.
      
      Reducing Noise
      
      03:40
    - Shooting buildings often results in perspective distortions depending on your location and camera tilt. Watch this video to learn how to deal with lens distortions, bad image perspective and vignettes.
      
      Correcting Camera Distortion
      
      01:45
    - Sharpening an image should always be the last step in your image editing workflow. This video shows you how exactly sharpening works and what you need to keep in mind when sharpening.
      
      Sharpening Photos - Part 1
      
      07:18
    - This video demonstrates selective sharpening with several layers and the Unsharp Mask command.
      
      Sharpening Photos - Part 2
      
      03:36
- This section details the basic techniques and methods of Full Edit mode in Photoshop Elements, ranging from the workspace to layers and preferences.
  
  Working in Full Edit Mode
  - Full Edit mode not only allows you to improve the quality of images, but also lets you create layered compositions, make selections and much more. This video provides an overview of the most important areas of the Full Edit interface.
    
    Workspace
    
    03:56
  - In addition to editing photos, you can also create a new file in Photoshop Elements, which you can use to create a collage and other projects.
    
    Creating a New File
    
    03:24
  - To work with precision when using the tools offered in Photoshop Elements, you need to get as close to your image as possible. This video covers the many options you have for zooming and navigating.
    
    Zooming and Navigating
    
    05:24
  - The ideal size and resolution of an image depends on its use. For instance, the size of an image varies depending on whether you plan to print it or send it by e-mail. Let's take a look at the relationship between size and resolution.
    
    Changing the Image Size and Resolution
    
    06:01
  - This video explains what layers are and how to use and combine them to create a quality composition.
    
    Layers Intro
    
    04:58
  - Learn how to work with layers and create new ones with photos, color or text by creating a postcard in this lesson.
    
    Working with Layers
    
    13:56
  - The postcard will be completed in this video, which includes editing, rearranging and adjusting layers as well as blend modes.
    
    Rearranging and Editing Layers
    
    08:16
  - Retouching in Photoshop Elements is all about trial and error. This is why it is essential to know how to undo steps.
    
    Undo History
    
    03:54
  - No matter what you do with your image, you need to save it if you want to keep your edits. This video provides details about the available file formats.
    
    Saving Files
    
    05:32
  - Watch this lesson for troubleshooting tips on the most common Photoshop Elements issues that affect even photo pros.
    
    Troubleshooting
    
    08:38
- This chapter teaches you how to use each and every one of the tools in Photoshop Elements tools panel. Use the interactive tools panel included in this chapter to select a tool you want to learn more about. These videos take you deep into the inner workings of each tool.
  
  Working with the Tools
  - Click on the tools in this fun and interactive tools panel to learn how they work and what they are used for.
    
    The Toolbar
    - The Move tool is used to move elements around and to align elements on the canvas.
      
      Move Tool
      
      07:57
    - The Zoom tool is used to magnify and reduce the view of an image.
      
      Zoom Tool
      
      04:06
    - The Hand tool is used for moving an image around inside the document window.
      
      Hand Tool
      
      01:13
    - The Eyedropper tool is used to sample colors in an image.
      
      Eyedropper Tool
      
      03:41
    - The marquee tools are used to make rectangular and elliptical selections.
      
      Marquee Tools
      
      10:39
    - The lasso tools are used to make freehand, polygonal (straight-edged), and magnetic selections.
      
      Lasso Tools
      
      06:55
    - The Magic Wand tool is used for selecting similarly colored areas in an image.
      
      Magic Wand Tool
      
      03:24
    - The Quick Selection tool is used for "painting" a selection with a resizable brush.
      
      Quick Selection Tool
      
      03:36
    - The type tools are used for creating horizontal and vertical type on an image.
      
      Type Tool
      
      15:48
    - The Crop tool is used for cropping or trimming images. The Recompose tool lets you transform and resize images without distorting the important content of that image.
      
      Crop Tool & Recompose Tool
      
      06:52
    - With the Cookie Cutter tool you can add different shapes and forms to your images as well as make cutouts.
      
      Cookie Cutter Tool
      
      06:38
    - The Straighten tool lets you straighten your slant images.
      
      Straighten Tool
      
      04:43
    - The Red Eye Removal tool helps you to get rid of red eyes in an image with a single click.
      
      Red Eye Removal Tool
      
      03:53
    - The Spot Healing Brush tool is used to remove unwanted objects and blemishes. The Healing Brush tool allows you to paint based on a sample or pattern to fix imperfections in an image.
      
      Spot Healing Brush Tool & Healing Brush Tool
      
      05:44
    - The Clone Stamp tool is used to clone parts of an image or to remove unwanted objects. The Pattern Stamp tool is used to paint a pattern based on part of an image.
      
      Clone Stamp Tool & Pattern Stamp Tool
      
      08:54
    - The Eraser tool lets you erase pixels and restore parts of an image to a previously saved history state. The Background Eraser tool allows you to erase areas of an image to become transparent. The Magic Eraser tool allows you to erase solid areas of an image and make them transparent with a single click.
      
      Eraser Tools
      
      06:56
    - The Brush tool is used for painting various brush strokes. The Impressionist Brush lets you create images that look like paintings. The Color Replacement tool is used to replace a selected color with a new color. The Pencil tool allows you to paint hard-edged strokes.
      
      Brush Tools
      
      17:46
    - The Smart Brush tools let you easily adjust your images; they simplify various creative tasks such as adjusting a blue sky, a sunset, and creating a black and white image.
      
      Smart Brush Tools
      
      08:32
    - The Paint Bucket tool allows you to fill similarly colored areas with the current foreground color.
      
      Paint Bucket Tool
      
      04:19
    - The Gradient tool is used to create blends between colors.
      
      Gradient Tool
      
      05:56
    - The Shape tools are used for drawing different shapes and creating a shape layer. You can get very creative with these.
      
      Shape Tools
      
      11:01
    - The Blur tool lets you soften hard edges and reduce detail in specific areas of an image. The Sharpen tool sharpens specific areas of an image. The Smudge tool simulates the effect you see when you drag your finger through wet paint.
      
      Blur, Sharpen & Smudge Tools
      
      06:53
    - The Dodge tool makes areas of an image lighter. The Burn tool makes areas of an image darker. The Sponge tool can either saturate or desaturate the colors in an image.
      
      Sponge, Dodge & Burn Tools
      
      06:14
    - The current foreground color appears in the upper color box and the current background color appears in the lower box. You can also use the color boxes to change the foreground and background colors.
      
      Color Picker
      
      06:55
  - Use a gradient to make the colors in your image pop. In this case you'll see a panoramic shot at twilight, with a gradient from blue to brown; blue improves the sky colors, brown improves the lights and roofs of the city.
    
    Colorizing with Gradients
    
    04:14
  - This video shows how you can define your own brush tips based on a photograph by creating a brush from a picture of a flying seagull.
    
    Creating New Brushes
    
    02:32
  - The Recompose tool is new in Photoshop Elements 8 and lets you scale images up and down without distorting the important content, such as people or interesting objects. Only unnecessary content, such as the background and sky, will be removed. Also comes in handy when creating a photo book where you can easily fit images into the frames!
    
    Recompose Tool
    
    07:12
  - This lesson shows how to select a pale sky in an image and replace it with a more dramatic cloudy sky.
    
    Replacing the Sky
    
    03:21
- Camera Raw includes a separate dialog box that offers a wide range of controls. Take a look at how digital negatives are processed and learn the nuts and bolts of raw files in this section.
  
  Working with Camera Raw
  - This video covers the advantages of camera raw files. Photoshop Elements naturally allows you to view and edit raw files. The beauty of raw is that all changes you make are non-destructive.
    
    The Camera Raw Principle
    
    01:38
  - The Camera Raw dialog box offers a wide range of controls. Watch this video to become familiar with white balance and how to adjust the color and tone of your image using the other sliders.
    
    Basic Raw Settings
    
    08:54
  - The Camera Raw converter includes a Basic and a Detail tab. The latter offers sharpening and noise reduction controls.
    
    Camera Raw Detail Settings
    
    04:34
- Photomerge is a set of fascinating features used to merge multiple images. Choose Photomerge Panorama to create seamless panoramas or Photomerge Group Shot to create the perfect group photo or—new to Photoshop Elements 8—Photomerge Scene Cleaner to eliminate unwanted elements, such as people who wandered into the picture.
  
  The Photomerge Features
  - The Photomerge Panorama command makes it easy to create perfect panoramas. Simply take several overlapping photos and let Photoshop Elements stitch them together to create one image. You'll be thrilled with the results!
    
    Photomerge Panorama
    
    05:55
  - When photographing groups of people, at least one person frequently appears different in the photo than expected. This tutorial shows you how to use the Photomerge Group Shot command to create the perfect picture from several shots.
    
    Photomerge Group Shot
    
    03:23
  - When taking a picture of a popular building or a square, it is difficult to avoid people wandering through the scenery. Luckily, Photomerge Scene Cleaner makes it easy to eliminate unwanted elements.
    
    Photomerge Scene Cleaner
    
    03:16
  - Photomerge Exposure: new in Photoshop Elements 8, this feature offers two different modes. In this video you will learn about manual mode, which lets you combine two images: one taken with flash to properly expose the foreground, and the other taken without flash and shows a nice background.
    
    Photomerge Exposure: Manual Mode
    
    06:16
  - This video shows the second, automatic mode, which lets you increase the dynamic range in a series of images that have different exposures (taken with exposure bracketing).
    
    Photomerge Exposure: Automatic Mode
    
    06:17
- This section covers creative image editing using filters, layer styles, visual effects and blending modes.
  
  Creative Image Editing
  - Photoshop Elements includes a wide variety of filters. The Filter Gallery provides you with a streamlined interface for choosing the right filters.
    
    Applying Filters
    
    07:35
  - Photoshop Elements allows you to apply one or more effects to layers. You can also customize layer styles using various controls.
    
    Applying Layer Effects
    
    06:52
  - "Photo effects" is Adobe's generic term for any manipulation of photo-based images. These effects let you create sepia or vintage pictures with a click of your mouse.
    
    Applying Photo Effects
    
    03:54
  - If you work with more than one layer, blending modes in the Layers palette is another creative design method. Feel free to experiment with blending modes. This video takes a peek at this feature.
    
    Blending Modes
    
    06:06
  - Zoom Blur shows how to add a dynamic zoom effect to your image using a selection and the radial blur filter.
    
    Zoom Blur
    
    02:21
  - You can combine several commands to achieve an interesting effect, which is especially nice on portrait images.
    
    Color Burn Effect
    
    03:11
- Once you're done optimizing your images, it's time for output. This section covers the program's output options, including printing and sharing on the web.
  
  Output
  - Once you're done fixing and manipulating your images, you might want to print them out. Photoshop Elements provides a number of controls for the best possible results.
    
    Printing
    
    08:02
  - If you want, you can publish your photos as a photo book, or you can frame images in your albums and add various artwork. Watch how!
    
    Photo Book
    
    10:03
  - Use the Photo Collage button to make a collage from several photos. Watch this lesson to see what options Photoshop Elements has to offer.
    
    Photo Collage
    
    04:58
  - If you want to share photos via e-mail, you can do this within Photoshop Elements. The software provides a number of ways to e-mail pictures. All it takes is a few clicks to create a perfect photo mail.
    
    E-mail Attachments and Photo Mails
    
    04:34
  - This video teaches you how to create a web-based photo gallery. You'll be surprised at how easy it is to turn your favorite pictures into an engaging online experience.
    
    Web Gallery
    
    04:33
  - Another way to share photos with friends is the slide show. You can add text, clip art and music. Once your slide show is done, you can publish it in a number of ways.
    
    Slide Show - Part 1
    
    10:15
  - This video is about adding more motion to your slide show with pan and zoom effects. Also watch how you can enhance a slide show by adding clip art, and find out which output options are available.
    
    Slide Show - Part 2
    
    10:31
You've mastered your video camera but need a tool to turn your digital footage into movies that wow your audience? Enter Adobe Premiere Elements 8. The Adobe tool gives you powerful, automated options so you can easily manage all your videos, make incredible movies with a small amount of effort, enhance your stories with style and share virtually anywhere. This video2brain workshop teaches you the ins and outs of Adobe Premiere Elements 8 so you can get the most out of your memories.

Premiere Elements 8
- This chapter introduces you to the Premiere Elements interface and explains how to customize the interface and configure project settings.
  
  Introduction to Adobe Premiere Elements
  - This lesson provides an overview of the Elements Organizer and the Adobe Premiere Elements interface.
    
    Getting Started
    
    10:04
  - Adobe Premiere Elements has a flexible interface that you can customize to your preference and easily change during the various stages of production. In this lesson you'll learn about the most common customization options so you can tailor the interface to your specific needs.
    
    Configuring the Interface
    
    03:09
  - This lesson covers the essential preferences that you should configure, or at least be aware of, before you start editing.
    
    Setting Essential Preferences
    
    04:55
  - You can't change the project settings after you create your project, so if you've been editing for a while and discover that you've been working with the wrong settings, you're out of luck. Fortunately, as you'll see in this lesson, it's pretty easy to choose the right settings up front.
    
    Choosing the Optimal Project Settings
    
    05:03
- This chapter starts by explaining how to capture and import content into Adobe Premiere Elements, then switches to organization, which is the key to efficient editing. You'll learn how and why to tag your clips manually as well as with the Auto-Analyzer in the Elements Organizer. You will also learn how to work in the Media and Project views, how to synchronize and display your content on Photoshop.com and how to create an InstantMovie.
  
  Video Capture, Import and Organizing Your Content
  - Before you can start editing, you have to move your video from your camera or camcorder to your computer. This video provides an overview of Adobe Premiere Element's capture and import features.
    
    Introduction to Capture and Import
    
    00:58
  - This lesson details how to capture video from a DV, HDV or webcam using the Capture panel.
    
    Capture Panel
    
    08:09
  - You can use the Media Downloader to import video and pictures into Premiere Elements. In this video you can see what options are available and how to import video from an SD card.
    
    Media Downloader
    
    02:57
  - In this lesson you'll learn about the differences between Media View, Project View and the Organizer, which will help you organize and edit your work more efficiently.
    
    Introduction to the Organizer Workspace
    
    02:49
  - Elements Organizer offers some great organizational features. In this lesson, you'll learn how to add star ratings and manual tags to your clips and how to use these tags to quickly find your content in both the Organizer and in Premiere Element's Media view.
    
    Manual Tagging in the Auto Analyzer
    
    07:19
  - This lesson details how to auto-analyze your clips and how to use Smart Tags, which are created to find the best quality source clips quickly.
    
    The Auto Analyzer and Smart Tags
    
    10:07
  - Photoshop.com is a great site for synchronizing your video and pictures online for backup and for sharing with others. This lesson details how.
    
    Photoshop.com
    
    04:21
  - Media view is used to access content that you've imported into the Organizer. Learning how to sort through this content efficiently will speed up your editing immensely. In this lesson you'll learn how to use the search tools in the Media view.
    
    Finding Your Content in Media View
    
    02:24
  - An InstantMovie is an edited movie with a professional look, complete with titles, soundtrack, effects and transitions. In this lesson, you'll see how easy it is to create an InstantMovie using a quick and simple step-by-step process.
    
    Creating an InstantMovie from the Media Panel
    
    06:33
- In this chapter you'll learn editing basics like how to add clips to your project, how to arrange them into the proper sequence and how to trim away unneeded frames. Adobe Premiere Elements has two interfaces for these editing functions—the Sceneline and the Timeline—and the individual lessons cover both. You'll also learn how to create a slide show from digital photos, how to use the Smart Trim feature, how to render and preview your projects as well as how to apply Movie Themes to video you've added to a project so you can create an InstantMovie.
  
  Editing Video
  - The monitor is the lens through which you see your movie. Though most of the controls are pretty obvious, this video details how they work and identifies the most useful keyboard shortcuts.
    
    Working in the Monitor Panel
    
    05:34
  - This lesson covers basic editing operations in the Sceneline, including adding, moving, trimming, splitting and deleting clips.
    
    Working in the Sceneline
    
    06:48
  - In this lesson you will learn how to configure the Timeline and how to navigate within it.
    
    Configuring the Timeline
    
    05:54
  - This lesson provides information on basic editing operations in the Timeline, including adding, moving, trimming, splitting and deleting clips.
    
    Working in the Timeline
    
    07:33
  - Smart Trim is a feature that helps identify and remove low quality clips from your projects. Learn how to use Smart Trim in this lesson.
    
    Smart Trim
    
    02:45
  - Premiere Elements makes combining video and digital pictures in the same project a snap using a simple slide show function. Watch this video to learn how.
    
    Creating a Slide Show
    
    02:42
  - In this lesson you'll learn about the Adobe Premiere Elements preview and background rendering options.
    
    Preview and Background Rendering
    
    03:31
  - InstantMovie is a cool feature allowing you to show off footage with just a few minutes of editing. All you need to do is choose a theme and define a few settings and Premiere Elements will do the rest for you. In this lesson, you'll learn how to apply the InstantMovie feature to edited clips on the Timeline.
    
    Creating an InstantMovie from the Timeline
    
    06:11
- This chapter details how to use SmartFix to correct problems in your videos, how to manually apply effects to single or multiple clips, how to slow down or speed up your clips, add a picture-in-a-picture, and how to use advanced effects like Videomerge, Motion Tracking and Effects Masking.
  
  Working with Effects
  - In this lesson you'll learn how to find effects in Adobe Premiere Elements as well as how to apply, configure, preview, reset and delete them.
    
    Introduction and Effect Basics
    
    07:37
  - Smart Fix can improve the quality of your clips automatically. This lesson shows you how.
    
    Working with Smart Fix
    
    01:54
  - Sometimes you'll look at a video that you shot and wish that you had framed it differently. With Adobe Premiere Elements Motion control, you can "fix it in post," as they like to say in Hollywood. This lesson will show you how.
    
    Reframing a Clip Using Motion Controls
    
    05:20
  - Adobe Premiere Elements makes it easy to speed up or slow down your video. You can also reverse the direction of your clip, which comes in quite handy in this project. Learn both techniques here.
    
    Working with Speed Controls
    
    02:55
  - In this lesson you'll learn what keyframes are and how to use them to create a pan and zoom effect with a still image.
    
    Introduction to Keyframes - Creating a Pan and Zoom Effect
    
    04:55
  - I begin most of my movies by fading in from black and end by fading to black. Let's see how to accomplish this with keyframes.
    
    Creating a Fade Out with Keyframes
    
    04:17
  - This lesson teaches you how to animate the application of an effect.
    
    Using Keyframes To Animate Effects
    
    02:30
  - In this lesson you'll learn three techniques for working more efficiently with effects by copying and pasting an effect, saving it as a preset and applying it to multiple clips.
    
    Applying Effects to Multiple Clips
    
    03:19
  - Overlay effects combine two video tracks using one of two techniques: picture-in-picture or videomerge (also known as chroma keying). This lesson covers both techniques.
    
    Overlay Effects
    
    03:51
  - Motion tracking lets you automatically track moving objects in a video so you can add labels, thought bubbles, or other effects to that object. This lesson shows you how.
    
    Motion Tracking
    
    02:36
  - One cool new feature in Adobe Premiere Elements 8 is the ability to mask effects. This lesson teaches you what it is and how to use it.
    
    Masking Effects
    
    03:40
- In this chapter, you'll learn what transitions are and how to apply them to single or multiple clips as well as how to customize them.
  
  Creating Transitions
  - This lesson explains when and how to apply transitions as well as how to replace and delete them.
    
    Transitions Overview
    
    04:03
  - Adobe Premiere Elements lets you set default durations for your audio and video transitions and also lets you choose default audio and video transitions that you can apply to single or multiple clips. In this lesson you'll learn how to set those defaults.
    
    Customizing Transition Defaults
    
    01:36
  - Adobe Premiere Elements lets you apply the default transition to single or multiple clips, which can save a lot of time on some projects. You'll learn how in this lesson.
    
    Applying the Default Transition to Single and Multiple Clips
    
    01:03
  - In addition to offering dozens of transitions, Adobe Premiere Elements lets you customize transitions to make them your own. You'll learn how in this lesson.
    
    Customizing Transition Properties
    
    03:30
  - In this lesson I use a project with titles to demonstrate how to create a Fade In or Fade Out effect with the Cross Dissolve transition.
    
    Creating a Fade In and Fade Out
    
    02:17
  - You've learned how to apply and configure transitions. Now learn when and how to use them for maximum effect—including a Springsteen reference!
    
    The Art of Transition
    
    02:07
- This chapter details how to apply and customize Adobe Premiere Elements' title templates to create full screen and overlay titles and rolling and crawling credits as well as how to create titles from scratch.
  
  Titles and Credits
  - Titles are an indispensible component of any movie: they introduce the viewer to the movie, detail changes in location and other information and describe who did all the work in the credits. This lesson will introduce you to the Premiere Elements title function.
    
    Introduction to Titles and Title Templates
    
    06:30
  - To create a full screen title from scratch, first you have to create a background and then add the title over that background. This lesson will show you how to do this in both the Sceneline and the Timeline as well as how to add a logo to the title.
    
    Creating a Simple Full Screen Title
    
    03:13
  - Adobe Premiere Elements has a wonderful array of text configuration options, from leading and kerning to changing text colors. This lesson shows you where to find them and how to use them.
    
    Advanced Text Options
    
    03:56
  - Often you'll want to create custom titles over video clips in the timeline, which is also called an overlay title. This lesson details the procedure for creating an overlay title and copying it to other locations.
    
    Superimposing a Title over Other Clips
    
    05:11
  - Every movie and TV show you've ever seen ends with rolling credits, so it's likely that you'll want to add rolling credits to your projects as well. This lesson details how to create and configure rolling credits.
    
    Creating a Rolling Credit
    
    03:30
- In this chapter you'll learn how to create background music with SmartSound and how to add narration to your projects. Then you'll learn how to mix the audio tracks together with SmartMix, how to adjust the gain and volume of your clips manually and how to use the Audio Mixer.
  
  Working with Sound
  - In this lesson you'll learn how to use SmartSound to quickly choose and create a custom-length soundtrack that matches the mood of your production.
    
    Creating Background Music with SmartSound
    
    02:45
  - SmartMix is a new, automated function that automatically mixes dialog with background music, producing a polished audio track in seconds. Learn all about it here.
    
    SmartMix
    
    01:43
  - There are two techniques for adjusting audio volume on the Timeline, which are known as gain and volume. This lesson covers these techniques as well as how to normalize the volume of your clips.
    
    Adjusting Volume with Gain and Volume Controls
    
    08:48
  - Adobe Premiere Elements' Audio Mixer lets you adjust the volume of multiple tracks in real time and then fine-tune the result by adjusting keyframes on the Timeline. You'll learn how to use this procedure in this lesson.
    
    Working with the Audio Mixer
    
    03:30
  - Adobe Premiere Element's Beat Detection feature makes it easy to create videos and slide shows that transition from clip to clip to the beat of the background music. You'll learn how in this lesson.
    
    Working with Beat Detection
    
    01:49
  - There are a number of audio-related features that you need to be aware of, so I thought I'd group them together in one lesson. This includes unlinking and linking audio and video tracks, fading audio in and out and applying and configuring audio effects.
    
    Audio-related Skills
    
    04:59
- After editing your project, you may want to create a DVD or Blu-ray disc. In this chapter, you'll learn how to apply and customize menu templates, how to add menu markers to your movie, how to preview your disc-based projects and then burn them to DVD or Blu-ray.
  
  Creating Menus
  - You've edited your movie. Now you're ready to create a DVD or Blu-ray disc to share with others. This lesson provides an overview of the workflow, including how to create a DVD or Blu-ray with or without menus and where and how to burn the disc.
    
    Introduction to DVD and Blu-ray Recording
    
    06:24
  - Adobe Premiere Elements has three types of markers that let you control how the viewer navigates to and around the content on the disc. This lesson describes what the three types are, what they're for and how to use them.
    
    Scene Markers
    
    03:51
  - In this lesson you'll learn how to change the size, appearance and location of buttons and text on your menus.
    
    Customizing Text Attributes and Location
    
    02:52
  - Many Hollywood DVD and Blu-ray discs feature animated menus with background music. You can do the same in Adobe Premiere Elements. You'll learn how in this lesson.
    
    Adding Images, Audio and Video
    
    04:57
- In this chapter you'll learn how to share movies on Photoshop.com and YouTube, how to save movies to Flash, Windows Media and iPod-compatible formats and how to write your movie back to DV or HDV tape.
  
  Rendering Your Files
  - You've worked hard to produce a captivating and engaging movie. Now it's time to share it with the world. In this series of lessons, you'll learn to upload your videos to Photoshop.com and YouTube, produce files for playback on your computer, on iPods and other devices.
    
    Sharing Your Movies - Introduction
    
    00:53
  - Photoshop.com is a great site for sharing your video with friends and family. As you'll learn in this lesson, uploading is just a few clicks away.
    
    Sharing on Photoshop.com
    
    02:32
  - YouTube delivers more video content every day than all other web sites combined, so if you want your video to be seen by the world, that's where you should upload it.
    
    Sharing on YouTube
    
    02:08
  - In this lesson you'll learn to produce a high quality video file for viewing from the hard drive of a personal computer.
    
    Saving to Windows Media Format
    
    02:42
  - This lesson shows you how to produce a high quality video file for uploading to Photoshop.com and other web sites.
    
    Saving to FLV
    
    02:19
  - This lesson shows you how to save a preset as a quick share and also explains why it's not a good idea to save an online preset as a Quick Share option.
    
    Creating a Quick Share Selection
    
    01:59
  - According to Wikipedia, over 220 million iPods were sold by September, 2009, so chances are you or someone you know has one. In this lesson you'll learn how to produce a file that will play on iPods and iPhones and other popular devices.
    
    Producing an iPod Compatible File
    
    01:42
  - If you shot your video in DV or HDV, exporting your final edited project back to tape is a great way to archive your final edited movie. Here's the procedure for writing the movie back to tape for a DV device.
    
    Writing Back to DV or HDV Tape
    
    02:01
  - Sometimes you may want to grab frames from your video to email to friends or family, include frames in a slide show, or use a frame as the background for a DVD menu. In this exercise you'll learn how to export a frame from the project and save it as a separate file.
    
    Exporting a Video Frame
    
    01:28
- Used together, Adobe Premiere Elements and Adobe Photoshop Elements offer extraordinary artistic flexibility when working with digital photos as well as the ability to produce highly creative titles. This chapter shows you how to add digital photos in the Elements Organizer to an Adobe Premiere Elements project, how to create a new Photoshop file for video and how to edit a Photoshop file used in an Adobe Premiere Elements project within Adobe Photoshop Elements.
  
  Working with Photoshop Elements
  - If you're an avid user of Adobe Photoshop Elements, you may wish to start your projects from the Organizer, especially for projects that involve digital photos. In this lesson, you'll learn various ways to import photos from the Organizer into an Adobe Premiere Elements project.
    
    Getting Photos from Adobe Photoshop Elements to Adobe Premiere Elements
    
    03:58
  - In this exercise you'll create a project title in Adobe Premiere Elements, modify it in Photoshop Elements and use it in a Premiere Elements project.
    
    Creating a New Adobe Photoshop Elements File Optimized for Video
    
    05:29

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