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Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 HOTSHOT

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Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 HOTSHOT

Overview of this book

Adobe Premiere Pro has become synonymous with video editing, in the same way Photoshop has become a byword for image manipulation. To unlock the true potential of this powerful software you don't need you to take expensive training courses or spend hours trying to get your footage “just right”. Work through this practical guide and truly master Premiere Pro CS6 using real footage with engaging examples.Using the included source material (available via digital download), this book will help you discover a plethora of features and functionality hidden within Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 that can truly augment your skills and take your footage to the next level. By covering a diverse array of topics in a practical manner, you will gain a full understanding of how to approach pretty much any video editing project you want to tackle with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.Starting off with an entry-level project to get both new and existing users up to speed, "Mastering Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 Hotshot" dives right into a series of engaging real-world projects that help you understand how you can harness Premiere Pro's full potential. With an explicit focus on practical real-world projects from concept to publication, this is the definitive guide for people who want to make the most out of this powerful software.As you progress through the book you'll encounter problems of poorly shot footage; news reporters who stumble over their dialog and camera crews who fail to deliver key scenes, leaving you to scavenge and then hide your trail. Not only will you develop a full understanding of how core features work, you'll also have a clear grasp on how to make your footage stand out from the crowd.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Mastering Adobe Premier Pro CS6 HOTSHOt
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Mission Briefing


Your objective in this project is to learn how to synchronize camera clips together to create a multi-camera sequence that can be used with the Multi-Camera Monitor. You'll then see how easy it is to edit as many cameras as your computer is capable of dealing with. The project will also show you how to edit and fine-tune the multi-camera sequence, and how to enhance it using a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) effect . You'll also add some transitions and titles just to keep your new-found editing skills from going rusty while you use Premiere Pro's automated multi-camera features. Once you're finished, you should end up with a Timeline that looks something like the following screenshot:

Why Is It Awesome?

This project will help you edit a nine-camera shoot. In addition to that, you will add two more camera angles as insert shots. All the camera footage was created in iClone 5 to simulate a concert, with various different camera angles becoming live at various times during the concert...