Premiere Elements 8: The Missing Manual

Whether you're aiming for YouTube videos or Hollywood-style epics, you need what Premiere Elements can't provide: crystal-clear guidance and real world know-how. This Missing Manual delivers. Packed with great ideas on how to spiff up your footage, this book helps you avoid the dreaded Help! I Never Do Anything With My Video syndrome.

With this book, you'll learn how to use Premiere's two approaches to filmmaking: The quick-and-easy InstantMovie technique, and the classic, handcrafted approach for frame-by-frame editing with fine-tuned transitions, effects, and more. Premiere expert Chris Grover combines a touch of humor with insights, tips, and tricks culled from years of moviemaking experience to help you release your inner Scorsese.

• Create movies from start to finish with hands-on, step-by-step instructions
• Use InstantMovie to whip up a video ready for prime time
• Learn frame-by-frame editing to handcraft your story like the pros do
• Share your movie by saving it to disc, uploading it, or emailing it
• Add video effects that dazzle
• Use keyframes to precisely control cuts, special effects, and sound
• Tap Premiere's automated tools to analyze, organize, and rate your clips