| Premiere® 6.5 Fundamentals |
| By Dennis Chominsky |
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| Publisher | : New Riders Publishing |
| Pub Date | : January 16, 2003 |
| ISBN | : 0-1300-8276-7 |
| Pages | : 360 |
 | Copyright |
| |  | About the Author |
| |  | About the Tech Editors |
| |  | Acknowledgments |
| |  | A Message from New Riders |
| | |  | Visit Our Web Site: www.newriders.com |
| | |  | Email Us from Our Web Site |
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| |  | Introduction |
| | |  | The Fundamentals |
| | |  | Looking Toward the Future |
| | |  | Expanding Applications |
| | |  | Summing It Up |
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| |  | Chapter 1. Starting and Maintaining a Project |
| | |  | Load Project Settings Window |
| | |  | New Project Settings Window |
| | |  | Saving Project Settings |
| | |  | Quick Reference Settings Viewer |
| | |  | Starting a New Project or Working with an Existing Project |
| | |  | Organization Through Bins |
| | |  | Create a Unique Naming Structure |
| | |  | It's More Than Just a Name |
| | |  | Searching Through the Stats |
| | |  | Utilizing Bins in More Than One Project |
| | |  | Save, Save, and Resave |
| | |  | Safeguard Yourself with Auto Save and Archives |
| | |  | So Where Are These Files Kept, Anyway? |
| | |  | Archiving Project Files and Related Media |
| | |  | Moving Files: Working Cross-Platform |
| | |  | Deleting Files |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Chapter 2. Source Material: Getting It into Premiere |
| | |  | Copyright Issues: Don't Break the Law |
| | |  | Online Versus Offline |
| | |  | Digital Media Versus Analog Media |
| | |  | Types of Formats |
| | |  | The Basics of Video Levels |
| | |  | Working with Digital Source Material |
| | |  | Working with Analog Source Material |
| | |  | Capturing Audio Only |
| | |  | Comparing Audio File Size to Quality |
| | |  | Importing Still Graphics |
| | |  | Importing Sequential Files |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Chapter 3. Editing Fundamentals |
| | |  | Working with the Workspace |
| | |  | Monitors: Single View or Dual Mode |
| | |  | The Concept of Editing: Insert and Overlay |
| | |  | The Concept of Lift Versus Extract |
| | |  | One-, Two-, and Three-Point Editing Techniques |
| | |  | Saving Time When Selecting Source Clips |
| | |  | Storyboard Editing: Automate to Timeline |
| | |  | Stacking Up Clips |
| | |  | Viewing More Than One Track |
| | |  | Using the Navigator Window |
| | |  | Using the History Window |
| | |  | Maneuvering Around with Markers |
| | |  | Preview Before You Edit with Gang |
| | |  | Getting Rid of Unwanted Source Footage |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Chapter 4. Fine Tuning Using Trim Mode |
| | |  | The Art of Trimming |
| | |  | Entering Trim Mode |
| | |  | How Trim Mode Works |
| | |  | Controls in Trim Mode |
| | |  | Trimming One Side of an Edit |
| | |  | Trimming Both Sides of an Edit |
| | |  | Ripple Versus Roll: Trimming Without Trim Mode |
| | |  | Trimming Down Timeline Clips from the Source Monitor |
| | |  | Locking Tracks to Avoid Synchronization Problems |
| | |  | Holding That Clip in Place |
| | |  | Getting Creative with Split Edits |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Chapter 5. Adding the Right Transition |
| | |  | The Transitions Palette |
| | |  | Adding the Default Transition |
| | |  | Customizing the Transitions Palette |
| | |  | Adjusting Transition Settings |
| | |  | Checkerboarding: Using A/B Track Editing for Transitions |
| | |  | Single-Layer Editing Mode: Automatic Checkerboarding |
| | |  | Deciding Which Transition to Use |
| | |  | The Simple Art of the Cut |
| | |  | Smoothing Out Edit Points with Dissolves |
| | |  | Transitions Don't Appear Correctly |
| | |  | There's Not Enough Source Footage |
| | |  | Using Gradient Wipe Transitions |
| | |  | Using Moving Video Clips to Disguise Edit Points |
| | |  | Using Graphic Images for Transitions |
| | |  | Incorporating Third-Party Transitions |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Chapter 6. Image Manipulation Within Timeline Segments |
| | |  | The Effects Palettes |
| | |  | Effect Controls: Adjusting the Parameters |
| | |  | Hiding and Removing Effects |
| | |  | Layering Multiple Effects on a Single Clip |
| | |  | Using Keyframes to Customize Effects |
| | |  | Animating a Clip with Motion |
| | |  | Using Keyframes to Set Transparency |
| | |  | Fading in and Fading Out |
| | |  | Capturing the Moment with Freeze Frames |
| | |  | Controlling the Speed at Which the World Moves |
| | |  | Changing Speeds at the Source |
| | |  | Fix It in the Mix |
| | |  | Video Levels 101 |
| | |  | What You See Might Not Be What You Get |
| | |  | Getting Just the Right Color (Correction) |
| | |  | Hue and Saturation |
| | |  | Changing the Color Balance Over Time |
| | |  | Highlighting a Single Color |
| | |  | Do You Have It in Another Color? |
| | |  | Various Results with Filters |
| | |  | Working in 3D Space |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Chapter 7. Getting Creative with Keys |
| | |  | What Is an Alpha Channel? |
| | |  | Types of Alpha Channels |
| | |  | Extreme Contrast for Image Separation |
| | |  | Using Luminance Keys with Non-Black-and-White Images |
| | |  | Using Color to Key Images |
| | |  | Chroma Key Fundamentals |
| | |  | Clothing and Props are "Key" |
| | |  | Image Matte Keys for Cookie-Cutter Effects |
| | |  | Creating Images for Matte Keys |
| | |  | Creating Soft-Edge Keys |
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| | |  | Using Animated Mattes to Track the Key |
| | |  | Using Any Moving Video as Your Matte Key |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Chapter 8. Audio Sweetening for Perfection |
| | |  | Working with Audio Files |
| | |  | Understanding Digital Audio Quality |
| | |  | Displaying Audio Properties |
| | |  | Layering Audio Tracks |
| | |  | Monitoring Audio Tracks |
| | |  | Labeling Tracks for Clarity |
| | |  | Adjusting Clip Volume with Gain Control |
| | |  | Mixing with the Audio Console |
| | |  | Grouping Sliders Using the Gang Feature |
| | |  | Adjusting Audio Gain Using Rubber Banding |
| | |  | Editing with the Help of Audio Waveform Display |
| | |  | Panning Audio to Enhance Stereo Effect |
| | |  | Cross-Fading Audio |
| | |  | Split Edits: Audio Cross-Fades with Linked Video Clips |
| | |  | Keeping Sync |
| | |  | Working with Sync Locks |
| | |  | Audio Filters for Mastering Your Sound |
| | |  | Audio Tip of the Day: Room Tone |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Chapter 9. The New Abobe Title Designer |
| | |  | A Whole New Look |
| | |  | Creating a New Title |
| | |  | From Creation to Implementation |
| | |  | Working with Existing Text |
| | |  | Using Text from Other Projects |
| | |  | Applying Text Attributes |
| | |  | Quick-Set Style Settings |
| | |  | Nontraditional Typing |
| | |  | Premiere's New Design Templates |
| | |  | Bringing in a Sample Frame |
| | |  | Creating Rolling and Crawling Titles |
| | |  | Animating Your Text |
| | |  | Creating Graphic Objects in Title Tool |
| | |  | Outside Help with Edit Original |
| | |  | One Last Tip: Third-Party Help for Quick and Easy Titles |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Chapter 10. Outputting Your Work |
| | |  | Prep Your Tape |
| | |  | Creating a Countdown in Premiere |
| | |  | Building Your Own Custom Countdown |
| | |  | Outputting DV Using FireWire |
| | |  | Outputting to Tape Without Deck Control |
| | |  | Outputting to Tape Using Deck Control |
| | |  | Convergence: Exporting for Multimedia and the Internet |
| | |  | Adobe's New MPEG Encoder |
| | |  | Batch Processing: All at Once |
| | |  | Markers: Adding Links and Chapters |
| | |  | Exporting Still Images or Image Sequences |
| | |  | EDLs: How to "Read" a Movie |
| | |  | Summary |
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| |  | Appendix A. About DVDs |
| | |  | The DVDit Process |
| | |  | File Formats |
| | |  | Exporting Audio and Video from Premiere for DVD |
| | |  | Customizing Export Options with Advanced Parameters |
| | |  | Using Photoshop to Create Graphic Menus and Buttons |
| | |  | Starting a New Project |
| | |  | Importing Media into DVDit Themes |
| | |  | Putting It All Together |
| | |  | Adding Text and Titles |
| | |  | Using Test Simulation Mode |
| | |  | Monitor Project Settings |
| | |  | Wrapping It Up |
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| |  | Index |