Index
Numbers
4:3 aspect ratio, 37
4:3 video, 37
9-pin connectors, 54
16:9 aspect ratio, 37
1080i video, 37
1080p video, 37
A
action-safe margins, 206
Add Media button, 13
Add Media controls, 106
Add Media panel
for capturing/importing video, 46–50, 60
Add To Timeline option, 51
Adjust panel, 12, 42, 123, 124
adjustment layers, 24, 169–170
Adjustments panel, 17–18, 20, 225
Adobe Flash Video, 288
Adobe Premiere Elements
video production integration, 8
Adobe Revel, 24
After Copying Delete Originals option, 51
Alt/Option key approach, 118
Anchor To In Point option, 165
Anchor To Out Point option, 165
animation
effects via keyframes, 156–159
text, 211
Anti-Aliasing Quality option, 189
Applied Effects panel
adjusting keyframes, 162
adjusting size, 42
animating effects with keyframes, 156–159
working with effects, 125
Apply To options, 85
Arrange commands, 214
Arrow keys, 95
Artistic effects, 127
adjusting via key frames, 231, 235–236
adjusting volume in Expert view, 225, 226
adjusting volume in Quick view, 225–226
capturing, 52
clipping, 232
dialogue, 87
fading in/out, 236
gain adjustment, 230, 231, 232–233
music. See music
previewing, 227
scores, 24
Audio button, 226
audio channels, 125
audio clips, 19
audio codecs, 286
Audio controls, 286
Audio format, 289
audio keyframes, 235
audio synchronization, 118
Audio Transition Default Duration setting, 38
audio/video links, 118
Audio/Video tracks, 93
Auto Save files, 40
Auto Save option, 40
Auto Save preferences, 39
Auto Smart Tone effect, 129, 130–137
AV DV converters, 52
AVCHD discs, 246, 247, 274–276
capturing video from, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
AVI codecs, 288
AVI files, 288
AVI format, 288
B
background audio tracks, 93
background music, 24, 87, 226–227, 237
backgrounds
black, 68
menus, 264
BD-R format, 247
BD-RE format, 247
BD-ROM drives, 246
BD-ROM format, 246
Bitrate Settings, 286
black adjustment, 133
black video, 68
Blu-ray Discs, 246–248, 274–276
BMP files, 292
book updates, 6
brightness, adjusting, 133–134
Build In Progress screen, 272
Burn button, 275
Burn To menu, 274
Burner Location menu, 275
adding, 262
changing text properties, 268–271
names, 258
navigational, 269
overlapping, 267
C
cache size, 40
camcorders. See also specific camcorders
importing from, AVCHD/DVD, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
importing from, DV/HDV, 10, 33, 48, 53–59
cameras. See digital cameras
Capture button, 59
Capture To Timeline option, 56
capturing audio, 52
capturing/importing video, 4–61. See also sharing video
Add Media panel for, 13–14, 46–50, 60
from camcorder, AVCHD/DVD, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
from camcorder, DV/HDV, 10, 33, 48, 53–59
clip-based imports, 33, 47–48, 57–59
converting analog to digital, 52
from DSLR cameras, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
from optical media, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
overview, 46
scene detection, 56
from SD cards, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
from smartphones, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
stop-motion video, 51
system setup, 55
tape-based video, 47–48, 53–57
timecode and, 56
time-lapse video, 51
with Video Importer, 47, 48–52
Cartoonr Plus effect, 127
CD-R drives, 246
Change Settings dialog box, 34–35
Channel Volume, 125
Choose A Movie Theme dialog box, 85–87
Clean Now button, 40
Clip Gain dialog box, 232
Clip Volume adjustment, 225
clip-based capture, 33, 47–48, 57–59
clipping, 232
clips
adding in Expert view, 106–107
analyzing with Auto-Analyzer, 81–83
capturing. See capturing/importing video
deleting in Expert view, 109
deleting in Quick view, 100
editing. See video editing
effects. See effects
importing. See capturing/importing video
information about, 22
mismatched, 85
moving in Expert view, 108–109
organizing. See Organizer
perfecting with effects, 129–130
selecting multiple adjacent, 108
sequence, 87
splitting in Quick view, 103–104
tagging. See tagging clips
themes. See themes
thumbnails, 106
trimming in Expert view, 110–112
trimming in Quick view, 100–102
viewing filename, 98
viewing info about, 98
HSB, 189
HSL, 189
Color (RGB) effect, 129, 136–137
color mattes, 68
Color Properties dialog box, 207–208, 213
color slider, 189
color-value sets, 189
composite images, 126
compression, 274
Computer option, 21
computer screens, 206
Constant Gain transition, 192
Constant Power transition, 192
finding, 66
importing from hard drives, 47, 60
organizing into folders, 67
reframing with Motion controls, 146–149
theme-based, 87
content-based scene detection, 56
Copy option, 109
crawls, 217
Create option, 11
Create SlideShow dialog box, 114–115
cross-dissolve transitions, 191
CTI (current-time indicator), 32, 68, 93, 96
Curative effects, 126
current-time indicator (CTI), 32, 68, 93, 96
Custom Name-Number option, 51
cuts, 181
D
data transfer rates, 55
Date-File Name option, 51
Delete And Close Gap option, 100, 108, 109
Delete option, 109
Delete Video option, 109
Details option, 71
dialogue, 87
capturing/importing video from, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
digital signals, outputting, 52
digital video. See DV
Dip To Black transition, 190
Disc Layout workspace, 263
Disc option, 21
adding menus to. See menus
DVDs. See DVDs
markers. See scene markers
naming, 275
recordable, 247
dissolves, 191
drop zones, 263
DSLR cameras. See digital cameras
Dual Monitor Workspace option, 42
Duration option, 87
DV camcorders. See AVCHD/DVD camcorders
DV files, 32
DVD player, 246
DVD-R DL discs, 247
DVD+R DL discs, 247
DVD-R drives, 246
DVD-R format, 247
DVD+R format, 247
DVD-ROM, 246
DVD-RW format, 247
DVD+RW format, 247
DVDs. See also discs
adding menus to. See menus
capturing/importing video from, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
described, 246
DVD-Video format, 246
E
Earthquake effect, 127
Ease-In option, 218
Ease-Out option, 218
editing. See video editing
Editing modes, 92
Effect controls, 159
Applied Effects panel, 125
applying to multiple clips, 163–170
Artistic, 127
copying/pasting, 163, 164–165, 166
curative, 126
deleting, 159
Effects panel, 126
Gamma Correction, 129, 130, 134–135
keyframes. See keyframes
overlay, 126
perfecting clips with, 129–130
Picture-in-Picture overlays, 170–172
previewing, 139
resetting to defaults, 159
Speed controls, 127
text animation, 211
Time Stretch, 149
Tools panel, 125
video, 19
End key, 96
End Off Screen option, 218
eSATA technology, 55
events, tagging clips to, 75–77
Expert button, 13
Expert view
adding/deleting tracks, 105
changing track height, 105
components, 41
considerations, 13
creating slide shows in, 113–115
customizing track views, 106
deleting clips in, 109
overview, 8
vs. Quick view, 106
working with transitions in, 184–186
Expert view toggle, 12
Export Frame dialog box, 292
Export Settings dialog box, 285–286
exporting video. See also capturing/importing video
frames as still images, 291–292
projects as standalone video, 284–289
Publish+Share options, 280
to smartphones/players, 289–290
F
F4V files, 288
Facebook, 281
fade-ins/fade-outs
applying to title clips, 209–210
audio, 236
creating via keyframes, 159–163
creating via transitions, 190
volume adjustments, 234
files
Auto Save, 40
AVI, 288
BMP, 292
DV, 32
F4V, 288
FLV, 288
location, 50
original, 32
FilmLooks feature, 126, 168–170
FilmLooks folder, 127
Fit To Visible Timeline button, 95, 98, 107
Fit To Visible Timeline icon, 101
Flash Video For YouTube preset, 282
Flip4Mac, 289
FLV files, 288
Folder Name-Number option, 51
Format Mismatch dialog box, 85
fps (frames per second), 38, 97
fragmentation, 55
frames
locating specific, 94
moving to specific points in, 95–96
trimmed, 194
frames per second (fps), 38, 97
Freeze Frame dialog box, 291
Freeze Frame tool, 20
FTP access, 273
FTP utility, 273
G
gain adjustment, 230, 231, 232–233
Gamma Correction, 129, 130, 134–135
General Preferences panel, 38–39
Get Photos And Videos option, 9–10
Go to Next Edit Point button, 95
Go to Previous Edit Point button, 95
graphics elements, 19, 215–217
guided edits, 92
Guided view toggle, 12
H
hard drives
considerations, 10, 33, 55, 59
fragmentation, 55
importing content from, 47, 60
loading video files from, 9
sharing/exporting video, 280–281
sufficient space on, 55
HD (high-definition) video, 127
HDV camcorders
capturing/importing video from, 10, 33, 48, 53–59
setting up, 55
High Definition Video For YouTube preset, 282
high-definition. See HD
History panel, 22
Home key, 96
Horizontal type tool, 202–203, 207
HSB (Hue, Saturation, and Brightness), 189
HSL (Hue, Saturation, and Lightness), 189
Hue, Saturation, and Brightness (HSB), 189
Hue, Saturation, and Lightness (HSL), 189
I
Image format, 289
composite, 126
graphics elements, 19, 215–217
reframing with Motion controls, 148–149
still. See still images
importing video. See capturing/importing video
In points. See also Out points
anchoring to, 165
described, 100
setting in Preview window, 68, 69, 70
for thumbnail videos, 264, 266
Information panel, 22
Insert In Movie option, 291
Instant Movie panel, 18
“Insufficient media” error message, 193–194
Interest Level slider, 116–117
interlaced video, 37
iPad, exporting video to, 289–290
J
J-cuts, 118
K
adjusting volume with, 231, 235–236
animating effects with, 18, 156–159
audio, 235
considerations, 157
creating fade-outs with, 159–163
deleting, 162
scaling, 165
showing/hiding, 156
keyframing, 156
L
laptop computers, 54
layering, 104
layers, adjustment, 24, 169–170
L-cuts, 118
lighting effects, 130, 133–134
Lightning Effects, 127
linked video, 118
live video capture
M
main menu markers, 262
margins, 206
marker buttons, 268
Maximum Project Versions setting, 39
media
capturing. See capturing/importing video
not found, 244
optical. See optical media
preferences, 40
sorting, 11
specifying location for, 51
types of, 71
Media Not Found error message, 244
Media Types option, 71
Menu Background options, 264
Menu Marker dialog box, 248–249, 258
menu markers, 262
menu titles, 268
adding visual content, 263–265
backgrounds, 264
looping, 264
microphones, 52
Missing Disc Menu dialog box, 250
Mobile Phones and Players option, 21
Monitor panel
centering elements in, 205
playing movies in, 94
zooming in/out, 95
monitors, dual, 42
motion effects, 125, 127, 144–145
motion menu buttons, 266
motion tracking, 21, 23, 125, 174–176
MOV format, 287
Movie Menu tool, 20
movies. See also video
moving to specific points in, 95–96
playing. See playback
positioning CTI at beginning/end of, 96
sharing. See exporting video
themes. See themes
MPEG format, 288
background, 24, 87, 226–227, 237
themes, 87
Music option, 87
N
Name option, 71
Narration tool, 21
Narration track, 93
navigation, 259
navigational buttons, 268, 269
New Project dialog box, 29
Next Scene control, 57
Normalization option, 231, 232–233
notebook computers, 54
NTSC DV 16:9 preset, 285
NTSC sources, 36
O
objects
modifying text attributes, 268
On Start Always Launch option, 28
Opacity panel, 213
Open Project dialog box, 30
capturing video from, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
recording, 247
Options menu, 28
displaying all clips in Timeline view, 72
launching, 9
playing videos in, 71
selecting videos, 11
sorting media, 11
tagging clips to Events, 75–77
tagging clips to Places, 72–74
transferring clips from, 84
viewing still images in, 71
Out points. See also In points
anchoring to, 165
considerations, 265
described, 100
setting in Preview window, 68, 69, 70
Overlay effects, 126
overlay titles, 200, 201, 211–214
overscan, 206
P
Page Down key, 95
Page Up key, 95
Pan & Zoom effect, 126, 151–155
Paste Effects And Adjustments option, 109
PC cards, 55
PCI cards, 55
photos. See images
Picture-in-Picture (PiP) overlays, 170–172
PiP (Picture-in-Picture) overlays, 170–172
places, tagging clips to, 72–74
in Audio Mixer, 238
changing speed of, 149
by double-clicking file, 287
in Monitor panel, 94
in Organizer, 71
pausing, 94
in QuickTime Player, 287
stopping, 262
web DVDs, 273
playhead, 93
Postroll option, 218
preferences
Auto Save, 39
media, 40
ScratchDisks, 39
startup, 28
.prel extension, 30
Premiere Elements
video production integration, 8
Premiere Elements Auto-Save folder, 40
Preroll option, 218
presets
details about, 35
forcing use of, 35
sources, 36
web DVDs, 271
Preview Disc window, 245, 252–253, 258–259
previews
audio, 227
considerations, 96
display rate of, 96
effects, 139
InstantMovies, 88
from Project Assets panel, 68–70
skipping, 174
video files, 50
Previous Scene control, 57
Private Web Gallery option, 21
progressive video, 37
Project Assets folder, 107
dragging clips into, 84
finding content in, 14
loading files in, 65
viewing files in, 66
project folders, 39
Project panel, 14
Project Settings dialog box, 32
projects
location, 35
naming, 35
saving, 35
starting, 11
starting new, 33
project-settings preset, 29–38
Publish+Share options, 280
Publish+Share panel, 12, 21, 280
Q
Quick view
components, 41
deleting clips in, 100
vs. Expert view, 106
overview, 8
tracks, 93
working with transitions in, 182–183
Quick view timeline, 12, 14–15
Quick view toggle, 12
QuickTime Player, 287
R
rearrange pointer, 108
Recorder Error message, 59
Red, Green, and Blue. See RGB
Redo command, 22
Render At Maximum Depth option, 286
render bar, 34
Render Preview option, 87
footage, 31
time required for, 272
Replace Clip From Project Assets option, 109
Reset icon, 159
Restore Workspace option, 30, 42
Revel, 24
rewritable discs, 247
RGB (Red, Green, and Blue), 189
RGB values, 208
Roll/Crawl Options, 218
rollover effects, 256
S
Scale option, 165
scene detection, 56
Scene Marker buttons, 257–259, 268
automatically generating, 251–253
described, 262
Scene Selection menu, 254
Scenes button, 262
ScratchDisks preferences, 39
scrubbing through videos, 94
SD card readers, 49
SD (standard definition) video, 127
Send To Back command, 214
Sequence option, 87
Set Audio Track Display Style button, 106
Set Video Track Display Style button, 106
Shadow/Highlight effect, 127–129
Shapes tab, 213
Share WorkArea Bar Only option, 282, 287
sharing video. See also capturing/importing video
options for, 21
Shuttle control, 57
Skip Previews button, 174
slide shows, creating, 113–115
Smart Mix tool, 21, 231, 234–236
Smart Trim Options, 116
Smart Trim tool, 21
SmartMix option, 87
smartphones
capturing video from, 10, 33, 47, 48–52
snapshot export function, 292
Social Website presets, 281–282
Social Websites option, 21
sorting media, 11
sound. See audio
sound cards, 52
source presets, 36
Speed And Intensity option, 87
Speed controls, 127
Split Clip tool, 103–104, 112–115
split edits, 118
standard definition. See SD
Start Off Screen option, 218
startup preferences, 28
Step Back button, 95
Step Forward button, 95
Still Image Default Duration setting, 38
exporting video frames as, 291–292
viewing in Organizer, 71
stop-motion video, 51
storyboard-style editing, 97
streaming playback, 187
T
Organizer techniques for, 70–72
removing tags, 83
tags, 11
Tags/Info icon, 11
Tags/Information panel, 11
tape-based video capture, 10, 33, 48, 53–59
Temperature and Tint effect, 130
templates
text. See also titles
animating, 211
centering, 205
changing alignment/style/size, 204–205
scaling, 267
Text track, 201
Theme Content option, 87
Theme Music option, 87
fitting clips to, 86
music, 87
titles, 200
thumbnails
Time Remapping effect, 21, 125, 141–145
timecode format, 56
timecode numbers, 56
timecode-based scene detection, 56, 57
time-lapse video, 51
Title Safe area, 255
Title track, 93
titles. See also text
centering, 205
considerations, 257
crawls, 217
editing, 201
safe zones, 255
superimposing over video clips, 211–214
text alignment/style/size, 204–205
themes, 200
title-safe margins, 206
title-safe zone, 267
Tools button, 238
adding/deleting, 105
Audio/Video, 93
Background audio, 93
changing height of, 105
customizing views, 106
described, 105
empty, 105
Narration, 93
Quick view, 93
stacking order, 105
Title, 93
Transition Adjustments dialog box, 183, 184–189
adjust start/end points of, 188
alignment, 187
applying to multiple clips, 191–192
copying/pasting, 186
cuts, 181
deleted clips and, 100
described, 181
duration of, 183, 186, 187, 190
fade-ins/fade-outs, 190
“Insufficient media” issues, 193–194
reversing, 189
searching for, 181
single-sided, 190
slide shows, 115
streaming playback, 187
Transitions button, 181
Transitions panel, 181, 182, 184
trash can icon, 159
trim icon, 101
Trim view
trimmed frames, 194
type. See text
Type option, 165
U
Universal Counting Leader, 68
universal toggle animation button, 158
Unlink Audio and Video option, 118
updates, book, 6
USB drive, 274
USB port, 274
USB protocol, 54
Use Still Frame, 264
V
variable-speed effects, 144–145
video. See also movies
AVI, 288
black, 68
capturing. See capturing/importing video
compressing, 274
digital, 52
effects. See effects
exporting. See exporting video
finding, 66
Flash, 282
importing. See capturing/importing video
interlaced, 37
linked, 118
moving to specific points in, 95–96
MPEG, 288
organizing into folders, 67
playback. See playback
playing in Organizer, 71
progressive, 37
reframing with Motion controls, 146–148
rendering. See rendering
scrubbing through, 94
selecting, 11
sharing. See sharing video
stop-motion, 51
tagging. See tagging clips
themes. See themes
time-lapse, 51
XAVC, 288
video capture. See capturing/importing video
Video Codec menu, 285
video decks, 57
adding clips in Expert view, 105, 106–107
adding clips in Quick view, 97–98
basic, 8
changing track height, 105
customizing track views, 106
cuts, 181
deleting clips in Expert view, 105, 109
deleting clips in Quick view, 100
dragging/dropping clips, 97–98
in Expert view, 14, 15, 104–106
J-cuts, 118
layering, 104
L-cuts, 118
moving clips in Expert view, 108–109
moving clips in Quick view, 99–100
nondestructive edits, 68
ripple deletion, 100
scrubbing through videos, 94
Split Clip tool, Expert view, 112–115
Split Clip tool, Quick view, 103–104
split edits, 118
storyboard-style, 97
trimming clips in Expert view, 110–112
trimming clips in Quick view, 100–102
undo feature, 22
interface, 12
opening projects, 30
video effects, 19
video producers, 8
video tracks. See tracks
Video Transition Default Duration setting, 38
video/audio links, 118
Vimeo, 281
volume, 125
W
Web DVD option, 21
webcam footage, 14, 33, 48, 53–59
white adjustment, 133
Windows Media format, 289
Windows Media Player, 289
work area bar, 141
workspaces
considerations, 13
dual monitor, 42
restoring, 30
restoring default, 42
X
XAVC format, 288
Y
YouTube, uploading to, 281–284
YUV color values, 189
Z
Zoom In icon, 101
Zoom Out button, 95
Zoom slider, 95
zooming in/out
in Monitor Panel, 95