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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 some of the more commonly used news and documentary editing techniques, such as the J-cuts and L-cuts, accomplished with the Extract and Lift function. You'll also look at plundering the Premiere Pro CS6 effects library to simulate a nighttime look and create some camera shakes (yes sometimes camera shakes is a good thing!).

There will be some repetition from previous projects, but this will be presented in a fresh arena in order for you to practice your new skill sets. To make it a little more of a challenge, the keyboard shortcuts and workflows will often just be hinted at, allowing you to raid your gray cells for techniques learned in the previous two projects. Alternatively you may wish to flick back a few pages and revise up on things you have not yet mastered. Either way, by the time you finish this project, your understanding of the Premiere Pro editing workflows should be reaching a higher level.

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