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Adobe Premiere Elements 9 Classroom in a Book

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ISBN-13: 978-0-321-74972-7
ISBN-10: 0-321-74972-3

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Here is an overview of the contents of the Classroom in a Book disc

The Adobe Premiere Elements 9 Classroom in a Book disc includes the lesson files that youll need to complete the exercises in this book, as well as other content to help you learn more about Adobe Premiere Elements 9 and use it with greater efficiency and ease. The diagram below represents the contents of the disc, which should help you locate the files you need.

Adobe Premiere Elements 9 delivers video editing tools that balance power and versatility with ease of use. Premiere Elements 9 is ideal for home users, hobbyists, business users, and professional videographersanyone who wants to produce high-quality movies and DVDs.

If youve used earlier versions of Premiere Elements, youll find that this Classroom in a Book covers the many new advanced skills and innovative features that Adobe Systems introduces in this version. If youre new to Premiere Elements, youll learn the fundamental concepts and techniques that will help you master this application.

Adobe Premiere Elements 9 Classroom in a Book is part of the official training series for Adobe graphics and publishing software developed by Adobe product experts. Most lessons in this book include self-paced projects that give you hands-on experience using Premiere Elements 9.

The Adobe Premiere Elements 9 Classroom in a Book includes a DVD attached to the inside back cover. On the DVD, youll find all the files used for the lessons in this book. As an overview, in the first two lessons, youll learn your way around Premiere Elements interface, how to set up a project, and how to customize critical preferences.

In , youll open projects on the DVD and learn how to convert your raw, captured clips into a polished movie.

Before you begin working on the lessons in this book, make sure that you and your computer are ready.

Youll need about 4.3 gigabytes (GB) of free space on your hard disk for the lesson files and the work files youll create. For some lessons, you will need to have 2 GB of RAM installed on your computer. Note that the lessons assume that you have installed all templates and associated content available with the DVD version of Premiere Elements 9. If you see a template thats not installed on your computer, you should be able to simply choose another template and continue with the lesson.

The lessons in this Adobe Premiere Elements 9 Classroom in a Book assume that you have a working knowledge of your computer and its operating system. This book does not teach the most basic and generic computer skills. If you can answer yes to the following questions, youre probably well qualified to start working on the projects in these lessons. You will almost certainly get the most benefit from working on the lessons in the order in which they occur in the book.

Do you know how to use the Microsoft Windows Start button and the Windows task bar? On the Mac, do you know how to run applications from the Dock or in the Applications folder? In both operating systems, can you open menus and submenus, and choose items from those menus?