Learning Premiere Elements 15

Get up and running with Premiere Elements 15, an affordable, full-featured video-editing program that can help you turn your video clips into professional looking movies.

Premiere Elements is an affordable and full-featured video-editing program that delivers a lot of bang for the buck. Get up and running with the latest version, Premiere Elements 15, in this course with Steve Grisetti. Learn everything you need to know to turn raw video clips into professional movies, complete with color correction, effects, pitch-perfect audio, titles, and animation. Discover how to choose the right tools for the job, how to work in Quick view and Expert view, how to record voiceover, build motion paths, and add transitions between clips. Steve also shows you how to use the Video Story tools for quick, easy moviemaking, as well as the Export & Share workspace for authoring DVDs and Blu-ray discs and exporting video to share online.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files
• Introduction to the interface
• Exploring the eLive web connection

1. Adding Media to a Project

• Add AVCHD from devices
• Importing video from your hard drive
• Manage your media library with the Elements Organizer
• Tools in the Project Assets media panel

2. The Quick View and Expert View Workspaces

• Comparing the two workspaces
• Adding media to the timeline
• Using the library of guided edits
• Pre-trimming media in the Clip Monitor

3. The Premiere Elements Tool Set

• Actions available from the toolbar
• Add a voiceover with the Narration tool
• Creating motion paths over photos
• Precisely controlling playback speed
• Following people in your video with Motion Tracker
• Selecting segments of a video clip with the Favorite Moments tool
• Turning footage into a movie using the Video Story tool
• Creating a video collage

4. Adding Video Effects to Your Movie

• Correcting color and lighting with Adjustments
• Adding video effects to your movie
• Using the Chroma Key and Videomerge effects
• Correcting lighting and contrast with the Auto Smart Tone tool
• Adding professional color grading with Hollywood Looks
• Adding video effects with Adjustment Layers
• Removing shakiness with the Video Stabilizer
• Using the new Video Haze Removal tool

5. Adding Effects and Mixing Audio in Your Movie

• Using the Audio View workspace
• Adding audio effects to your movie
• Creating custom music with Scores
• Customizing third-party music with Music Remix

6. Adding Transitions to Your Movie

• Fade in or out of a clip
• Adding and customizing transitions

7. Working with Titles and Text

• Adding and customizing a title template
• Using preset animations with your titles
• Using and customizing motion titles

8. Creating Animations and Adjustments with Keyframes

• The basics of keyframing animation
• Keyframing special effects
• Using keyframes to mix audio levels

9. DVD and Blu-ray Disc Authoring

• Creating menu markers
• Building movie menus
• Adding a special feature to your movie timeline

10. Exporting and Sharing Your Movie

• Burn your DVD or Blu-ray as a disc or image file
• Uploading your movie to Facebook, Vimeo, or YouTube
• Using the Organizer to upload to Twitter or other social media sites
• Outputting for viewing on a smartphone, tablet, or computer

Conclusion

• Next steps