You saw it at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) convention; now you need it on your desktop! Here to make sure you start taking advantage of Premiere Pro 1.5's advanced features immediately is a task-based guide that guarantees success-without forcing you to miss a step in your own busy production schedule! Employing the same task-based, step-by-step instructions and strong visual approach that the wildly popular Visual QuickStart series adopts, this handy guide promises to have you editing full-length videos, complete with titles, transitions, and special effects, in record time. As noted video maker Anthony Bolante takes you through your advanced Premiere Pro paces, you'll also learn about all that's new in the latest edition: project-ready Photoshop files, Project Manager (for sharing and transferring projects), Bezier keyframe controls (for creating smoother, more natural motion), Effects Favorites (for saving effect parameters), support for HD content, support for AAF and EDL files, automatic color adjustment, and more.

Chapter 1 Premiere Pro basics
Chapter 2 Starting a project
Chapter 3 Capturing & importing footage
Chapter 4 Managing clips
Chapter 5 Viewing clips in the monitor window
Chapter 6 Creating a sequence
Chapter 7 Editing in the timeline
Chapter 8 Refining the sequence
Chapter 9 Adding transitions
Chapter 10 Previewing a sequence
Chapter 11 Mixing audio
Chapter 12 Creating tiles
Chapter 13 Working with effects
Chapter 14 Effect in action
Chapter 15 Creating output
Chapter 16 Video and audio setting