Premiere 5.1 Mac Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) - Softcover

Bolante, Antony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201354756 ISBN 13: 9780201354751

Publisher: Peachpit Pr, 1999

Synopsis

A visual tutorial on software for editing digital video, audio, still images, and text on a desktop computer. Concise explanation and step-by-step instructions for specific tasks are accompanied by b&w screen shots from both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Chapters are organized to present topics as they are encountered in a typical editing project. The author works at an editorial and design facility, and teaches graduate and undergraduate students. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

Review:

Visual QuickStart Guide for Premiere 5.1 for Mac and Windows is a handbook-style volume--slightly smaller than most software books, and designed for easy access to the information found within.

This book works. It is built in a two-column format: one for text, one for pictures and illustrations. The entire book reads like a handy step-by-step tutorial. The screen shots, generously integrated into the text, permeate each chapter. The text covers only useful topics and avoids esoteric discussions. Even the closing chapter, "Video and Audio Settings," which discusses some non-Premiere related topics like video interlacing, NTSC and PAL frame rates, and compression settings, sticks to a concise voice yet still conveys plenty of information.

A computer software book without a CD-ROM is becoming more and more uncommon, but the lower cost of this handbook may be the gain rather than the loss. The lack of color pictures, a glossy cover, and an oversized page also help to keep the cost down. In a world where some software books cost upwards of $50 or $60, it is refreshing to see an affordable and useful book like this one.

But don't let the low cost fool you--this is an ideal book for someone who already owns Premiere but finds the tutorials or the manual too daunting. The straightforward and easy-going nature of this handbook can get you quickly up to speed. --Mike Caputo

From the Back Cover:

Adobe Premiere 5.1 permits users to produce high-quality movies for video, film, multimedia, and the Web. Version 5.1 is loaded with new features and integrates smoothly with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe AfterEffects, and Adobe Illustrator. New features include 21 professional audio filters, the option of importing and editing QuickTime files directly within Premiere, and a host of other new performance features that provide greater control for professional video editing.

Premiere 5.1 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide contains clear, concise directions to editing short and long-format movies for video, multimedia, and the Web. ItÕs a great guide for the beginner new to Premiere, the professional upgrading to the latest version of the software, or for Web developers creating audio and video files for the Web.

Step-by-step guide to desktop video editing

Create professional special effects quickly, and edit more precisely, using the proven visual approach to learning new software

About this edition

• Publisher: Peachpit Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0201354756
• ISBN 13: 9780201354751
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 338