Introduction
Welcome
Understanding the workflow
Using the exercise files
Relinking missing media
1. Overview of Premiere Elements
What is Premiere Elements 9?
Touring the interface
Clarifying differences between the Mac and Windows versions
2. Starting a Project and Getting Media
Creating a new project
Getting media
Capturing video from a cassette or a webcam
Downloading assets from external devices and storage media
Importing media from a hard drive
Managing media in the Project workspace
Using the Organizer
3. Adding, Arranging, and Deleting Clips
Using the Sceneline and the Timeline
Adding, rearranging, and deleting clips in the Sceneline
Adding and deleting clips in the Timeline
Adding and rearranging clips in the Timeline using modifier keys
4. Editing Clips
Adjusting clip length in the Sceneline
Adjusting clip length in the Timeline
Adjusting clip length in the Preview window
Creating freeze frames and changing clip speed, duration, and direction
5. Applying and Adjusting Video Transitions
Understanding transitions
Applying transitions
Adjusting transitions
6. Applying and Editing Video Effects
Understanding video effects
Applying and modifying video effects
Repositioning, scaling, and rotating clips with the Motion effect
Working with the Motion Tracker
Using the Effects Mask tool
7. Animating Effects and Clips
Understanding animation
Animating video effects
Using the Motion effect with keyframes
Working with effects presets
Controlling changes between keyframes
8. Creating, Adding, Editing, and Mixing Audio
Recording narrations
Making music soundtracks with SmartSound (Windows only)
Advanced audio editing with J-cuts and L-cuts
Applying audio effects
Mixing audio tracks manually and with the SmartMixer
9. Working with Titling Tools
Creating text and geometric shapes
Editing and formatting text and shapes
Using styles and templates with text and shapes
Animating titles
10. Superimposing and Layering Clips
Understanding compositing
Creating picture-in-picture overlays
Making portions of clips transparent using Green Screen, Videomerge, and other techniques
11. Automation
Understanding Auto-Analyzer and Smart Tags
Using InstantMovie and themes
Trying out Smart Fix and Smart Trim
12. DVD Authoring
Understanding DVD authoring
Adding DVD markers to the Timeline
Creating DVD menus using templates
13. Saving and Sharing Movies
Understanding project exporting
Exporting to standard file types
Creating files for online and mobile phone use
Creating DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and web DVDs
Conclusion
Goodbye