Adobe Premiere Elements 9 manual

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Overvie w of Pre miere El ements workspac e 1 Overview of Premiere Elements workspace Whe n yo u star t Prem iere Elem ents , the W elc ome s creen pr ovide s thr ee op tions : • The Orga nize butto n ope ns E leme nts O rgan izer. In the Org anize r you can organ ize a[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 2 Overvie w of Pre miere Ele ments w orkspac e © 20 10 A dobe Sy stems In corporate d Usin g th e Ta sk p ane in t he O rgan izer You can perfo rm a numb er of quic k tas ks in the O rgan izer w itho ut op ening eithe r Pre miere Elem ents or P hotos hop Elem ents . Ther e are four tabs in th e Tas k pan e: ?[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Overvie w of Pre miere El ements workspac e 3 Premiere Elements Edit workspace Figu re 3 Prem iere Elem ents E dit w orks pace Men u bar : Con tains menu s for perfo rmin g tas ks, o rgan ized by to pic. F or ex ampl e, th e Tim eline men u co ntain s com mand s for navi [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 4 Overvie w of Pre miere Ele ments w orkspac e © 20 10 A dobe Sy stems In corporate d Med ia wo rksp ace. T his d oes not d elete the m edia from you r com pute r; if y ou ne ed to use the m edia later, you can r e-imp ort it into Prem iere E lem ents. • The Insta nt M ovie area e nabl es yo u to a utom atic[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to import v ideo 1 How to import video Ther e are four basic met hods for a dding med ia to your proje cts: capt uring from tap e or l ive so urce s, im porti ng fi les from othe r typ es of stora ge, a ddin g fro m the Org anize wor kspac e, or reco rding nar ration [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 2 How t o import video © 20 10 Adobe System s Incorp orated • Quic kTim e M ovie (.mov , .3g p, .3g 2, .m p4, . m4a, .m4v ) Note : To impo rt vid eo f rom m obil e pho nes ( .3gp and . mp4) , you mus t have the most recen t ver sion o f Qu ickT ime insta lled o n yo ur co mput er. Capturing video Use the C a[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to import v ideo 3 Add ing files from tap e ca mco rder s Cap turing inv olves reco rding vide o and audi o dir ectly to a h ard d rive from a DV or H DV camc orde r, we bcam , or othe r WD M (W ind ows D rive r Mo del) d evic e. Ad obe P remi ere E leme nts au toma t[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 4 How t o import video © 20 10 Adobe System s Incorp orated 9. Clic k the Capt ure b utton . Prem iere Elem ents begin s cap turin g vid eo fr om th e cam corde r ( Fi gure 4 ). 10. Whe n yo u hav e fin ished captu ring , click the Pause butto n. Dep endin g on the o ption s you sele cted , the Auto Ana lyzer [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to import v ideo 5 To u se the Vide o Imp orter: 1. Con nect t he m edia by do ing o ne of the follow ing: • Plac e a D VD in yo ur co mput er’s D VD drive . • Con nect the d igital came ra, m obile pho ne, o r othe r devi ce to your com puter by c onne cting a [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 6 How t o import video © 20 10 Adobe System s Incorp orated 6. To s pecif y a lo catio n for the s aved files , do o ne of the follo wing : • To s ave f iles to the defau lt Ad obe folde r in th e M y Vide os fo lder, leave the locati on as it ap pears in th e dialo g bo x. • To s pecif y a d iffere nt lo [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to edit clips 1 How to edit clips Edit ing c lips in clud es pre view ing a nd tr immi ng th em to elim inate unne cessa ry m ateria l. It c ould also inclu de revis ing c lip pr oper ties su ch a s spe ed, di rectio n, an d du ration . If y ou h ave m edia clips gene r[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 2 How t o edit cli ps © 2010 A dobe Sy stems I ncorpora ted To d isplay and hide d ockin g hea ders : Do o ne o f the follo wing :  To m ake dock ing h eader s app ear, c hoos e Win dow > Sh ow D ocki ng H eader s.  To m ake dock ing h eader s disa ppea r, ch oose Win dow > Hid e Do ckin g Hea der[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to edit clips 3 Zooming into or out of the Timeline Whe n yo u zoo m in on th e Tim eline , Ad obe P remi ere E leme nts m agnif ies th e Tim elin e a round the curre nt-tim e indic ator, lettin g yo u exa mine smal ler in crem ents o f me dia. Y ou c an al so zo om i n[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 4 How t o edit cli ps © 2010 A dobe Sy stems I ncorpora ted To p ositio n the curre nt-tim e indi cator : In ei ther t he Pr eview win dow or th e Tim eline , do any o f the follo wing .  Drag the curre nt-tim e in dicato r ( F igure 4 ).  Clic k the time ruler wher e you wan t to p ositio n the curre n[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to edit clips 5 Trimming clips You can build mov ies in seve ral w ays, b ut al l of th em i nvolv e sel ectin g the porti ons o f sou rce c lips y ou w ant to inclu de. Y ou r arely use a n ent ire cl ip. In and Out p oints defi ne th e firs t and last f rame s you wan[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 6 How t o edit cli ps © 2010 A dobe Sy stems I ncorpora ted To p review a cl ip in t he Pr eview wind ow: 1. Open th e Me dia in the Task s pan el. 2. Double- click a clip in th e M edia view ( Fig ure 8 ). The clip a ppea rs in the P revie w wi ndow . 3. Do any of the foll owin g in t he Pr eview win dow: ?[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to edit clips 7 Zooming in and out in the Preview window Whe n pre view ing a clip in the Prev iew wind ow, y ou ca n zo om in or o ut of its tim e ru ler to expa nd o r c ontra ct its incre men ts. Zo omin g in on th e time rule r help s yo u see chan ges h appe ning o[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 8 How t o edit cli ps © 2010 A dobe Sy stems I ncorpora ted Removing frames from the middle of a clip in the Sceneline You may wan t to re tain m ater ial at the b eginn ing a nd e nd of a cli p for your mov ie but remo ve m ateri al fro m its midd le. Y ou c an sp lit the clip right befo re the unw anted sec[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to edit clips 9 Editing clips on the Timeline You can remo ve or regai n trim med fram es fr om e ither end o f a cl ip by drag ging the c lip’s edge in the Tim eline . To help you locate the preci se fra me y ou w ant, t he M onito r pan el dis plays the frame at th [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 10 How to edit clips © 2010 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Using Smart Trim The Smar t Trim mo de au toma ticall y ana lyzes clips on t he Ti melin e, id entify ing p roble ms s uch a s low con trast, too shak y, too dark , or bl urry. To u se Sm art T rim: 1. In the M y Pro ject pane l, clic k Tim eline . 2.[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to edit clips 11 About splitting clips At ti mes y ou m ay w ant t o app ly di fferen t eff ects t o dif feren t part s of a clip. For exam ple, y ou m ay w ant t o spe ed up the f irst p art of it w hile le avin g the seco nd pa rt at norm al sp eed. To d o this , you [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 12 How to edit clips © 2010 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Using Time Stretch At ti mes, you m ay w ant to str etch o ut a clip t o mat ch an aud io tra ck or for othe r reas ons. To d o so, you f irst n eed t o drag the c lip to the e nd o f the movi e or to an othe r trac k wit h suf ficien t spa ce, s o th[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to edit clips 13 To a pply T ime S tretc h to a n ima ge: 1. In th e My Proj ect p anel, click Tim eline. 2. Mov e the imag e to the en d of the m ovie or an othe r trac k with suff icient spac e. 3. Clic k the Time Stre tch to ol a t the t op of the Time line. 4. Posi [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 14 How to edit clips © 2010 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Applying auto quality enhancements Prem iere Elem ents provi des a num ber o f effe cts th at e nabl e you to q uickl y enh ance the q uality of a clip. • Auto Colo r ad justs color leve ls and con trast, limiti ng t he ov erall rang e of black and [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to edit clips 15 Editing multiple clips You can edit m ultip le cli ps b y firs t sele cting them in th e Tim eline and then apply ing o ne o r mor e of the fo llow ing com mand s.  App ly de fault trans ition to mu ltiple clip s  App ly ef fects to mu ltiple clip[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 16 How to edit clips © 2010 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Using Freeze Frame to export images At ti mes, you m ay w ant to ex tract a still imag e fro m a v ideo . You can do so by usi ng th e Fre eze F rame com mand . To e xport an im age: 1. In th e Tim eline , dra g the curre nt-t ime in dica tor to the f[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add tran sitions 1 How to add transitions By u sing trans itions , you can phase out one c lip w hile p hasin g in the n ext, o r you can styliz e the begi nning or e nd of a sin gle c lip. A tran sition can be as subtl e as a cros s dis solve or qu ite e mpha tic,[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 2 How t o add tra nsitions © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Where to access transitions Ava ilable trans ition s are listed in t he Ed it w orksp ace i n the Task s pan el ( F igur e 4 ) a nd a re org aniz ed int o two mai n categ ories , Vid eo T ransi tions and A udio Tran sitio ns. V ideo trans itions[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add tran sitions 3 Transition appearance in the Sceneline and the Timeline In th e Sce nelin e, a t ransi tion a ppea rs as a rect angle betw een two c lips. In th e Tim eline , a tra nsiti on ap pears just abov e the cut b etwe en tw o cli ps, o r just abov e the [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 4 How t o add tra nsitions © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d To a pply a doub le-sid ed tra nsiti on in the Sc enel ine: 1. O pen a n Ad obe Prem iere E leme nts p rojec t an d conf irm t he Sc eneli ne is open . 2. In the Tasks pan el, cli ck Ed it, an d the n cli ck the Tran sition s bu tton t o ope n t[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add tran sitions 5 Applying a double-sided transition in the Timeline To a pply a tran sitio n betw een two clips in the Tim eline the c lips m ust b e on the s ame track , with no s pace betw een them . If a doub le-s ided t ransi tion m ust u se re peate d fra me[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 6 How t o add tra nsitions © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d To a pply a sing le-side d tra nsitio n in t he Sc enelin e: 1. In th e Tas ks pa nel, click Edit, and then click Tran sition s. 2. In the My P rojec ts pa nel, c lick Scen eline . 3. F rom t he m enus in the Tran sitio ns vie w, s elect Vide o [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add tran sitions 7 Applying a single-sided transition in the Timeline Whe n yo u cre ate a single -sid ed tra nsitio n, w hatev er is below the trans ition in the Tim eline appe ars in the t ransp aren t porti on of the transi tion. For e xamp le, if you want the c[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 8 How t o add tra nsitions © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Previewing a transition prior to applying it Anim ated thum bnai ls in the T rans itions view ena ble y ou to prev iew any tr ansit ion w ithou t hav ing t o ap ply it to a clip. To p review a tr ansiti on be fore y ou ap ply it : 1. In th e Tas[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add tran sitions 9 To p review an a pplie d tran sition : 1. Sele ct the trans ition in th e Tim eline . 2. In the Trans ition s view of the T asks pane l, clic k the Edit Tran sition butt on. 3. In the Prope rties view , clic k Sho w Ti melin e if t he Prop erties[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 10 How to add tran sitions © 20 10 Adob e System s Incorp orated Specifying a default transition The defau lt tra nsitio n is u sed in slid e sho ws y ou c reate, files you impo rt fro m Ad obe® P hoto shop® Ele ment s, an d moti on ba ckgr ound s you crea te for DVD me nus. The d efau lt tran sition s are C[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add tran sitions 11 Controls and options for adjusting transitions All t ransi tions have prop erties you can a djust in th e Pro pertie s vie w ( Figu re 18 ). Co mmo n pr opert ies ar e the loca tion o f the cente r poi nt, th e star t and end value s, the bord e[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e 12 How to add tran sitions © 20 10 Adob e System s Incorp orated To a djust the tr ansiti on du ration : Sele ct the trans ition in th e Tim eline , and do o ne o f the follo wing :  Posi tion t he po inter over the e nd o f the transi tion until the T rim- In ic on ( Fig ure 19 ) o r the Trim - Out icon ap[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to add vide o effects 1 How to add video effects You can use e ffects to ad d a c reati ve fla ir to your movi e or to fi x exp osure or c olor p robl ems, edit s ound , or man ipula te ima ges. Adob e Pr emier e Ele ment s com es w ith p reset effec ts w ith w hich you[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 2 How t o add vi deo effec ts © 2010 A dobe Sy stems In corporat ed Find, apply, and preview effects Ava ilable effe cts ar e list ed in the E ffect s vie w an d are orga nized into two main folde rs: V ideo Effe cts an d Au dio Effe cts. E ffec t pres ets (p reco nfigu red e ffect s) are store d in the P res[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to add vide o effects 3 5. C lick t he Pl ay bu tton in the Mon itor panel to pr eview the c lip w ith th e eff ect a pplie d ( Fig ure 3 ). 6. T o rem ove an ef fect, selec t the effec t at th e top of th e Effe cts v iew, a nd th en c lick th e Tr ash B in bu tton ( F[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 4 How t o add vi deo effec ts © 2010 A dobe Sy stems In corporat ed Changing effect properties Use the E ffect Prop erties view to a djust effe ct pro perti es. O pen t he Ef fect P rope rties view from the E ffec ts vie w by click ing t he Ed it Ef fects butto n (or by c hoosi ng W indo w > P rope rties) [...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 g uid e © 2010 Adobe S ystems Incorpor ated How to add vide o effects 5 To a djust a vide o effe ct: 1. In th e Tim eline , sele ct th e clip tha t cont ains the ef fect you want to ad just. 2. In th e Eff ects view, click the Edit E ffec ts bu tton. 3. In the Effec t Pro pertie s vie w, ex pand the effec t and do an[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add title s 1 How to add titles You can desig n cus tom t itles a nd im age s with Ado be P remie re El emen ts. T itles a re a valua ble a dditio n to a mov ie and can s erve many purp oses , from nam ing t he pe ople and p lace s in y our m ovie to pr ovidi ng m [...]

Ado be P rem iere Ele men ts 9 guid e 2 How t o add tit les © 20 10 A dobe Sy stems I ncorpora ted About titles You can open the ti tle vi ew an d sta rt a n ew ti tle by usin g a m enu comm and . Title s are emb edded in th e pro ject file rathe r tha n bei ng sa ved a s ind epend ent f iles. Titles open in th e M onito r pan el. Re open a tit le[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add title s 3 To e dit a t itle: 1. In the M y Pro ject pane l, clic k Tim eline . 2. Dou ble-c lick t he tit le in the T imeli ne ( F igur e 5 ). The text o pens for e ditin g in t he M onito r ( Fig ure 6 ). 3. Mak e one or m ore o f the follo wing cha nges by us[...]

Ado be P rem iere Ele men ts 9 guid e 4 How t o add tit les © 20 10 A dobe Sy stems I ncorpora ted About templates The title t empl ates i nclud ed w ith A dobe Prem iere Elem ents provi de se veral them es an d pre set la youts that make it quic k and easy to d esign a titl e. So me te mpla tes in clude grap hic i mage s that may be p ertine nt t[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add title s 5 About styles You can save a com bina tion o f col or pr opert ies an d fon t cha racte ristic s as a style . You can then apply that style to any text o r sha pe el emen t in y our ti tle. Y ou c an sa ve an y num ber of sty les. Thum bnai ls of the s[...]

Ado be P rem iere Ele men ts 9 guid e 6 How t o add tit les © 20 10 A dobe Sy stems I ncorpora ted To a pply a style to an obje ct: 1. Sele ct the obje ct to whic h you wan t to a pply the s tyle. 2. In th e Te xt Sty les s ectio n of Prope rties view , clic k the style swa tch yo u wa nt to appl y ( F igure 12 ). You may need to ad just the fo nt[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add title s 7 Adding shapes to titles You can also u se th e dra wing tools in th e Mo nitor pane l to c reate a var iety o f sha pes, such as re ctang les, e llipse s, and lines ( Figu re 1 4 ). Figu re 14 S hape tools in th e M onito r pan el To c reate a shape :[...]

Ado be P rem iere Ele men ts 9 guid e 8 How t o add tit les © 20 10 A dobe Sy stems I ncorpora ted Adding colors and shadows You can speci fy the colo r pro pertie s of each objec t or g roup of o bject s you crea te in t he tit le vie w. T he C olor Prop erties dial og bo x inc ludes cont rols f or se tting the c olor a nd ty pe of an o bject ’[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add title s 9 To s et the fill, s troke , and gradi ent: 1. Sele ct an objec t in t he tit le, an d in t he T ext S tyles secti on of the P rope rties view , sele ct a s tyle t hat inclu des a fill. 2. In th e Mo nitor pane l, clic k the Co lor Pr oper ties b utton[...]

Ado be P rem iere Ele men ts 9 guid e 10 How to add title s © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Rolls and crawls Alth ough static title s, gra phics , and imag es m ay su ffice for s ome proje cts, o thers requ ire tit les th at mo ve a cross the scree n. (T itles that m ove verti cally are c alled roll s . Tit les th at mo ve h orizo ntally ar[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to add title s 11 To c reate a roll ing or craw ling t itle: 1. Do o ne o f the follo wing :  To c reate a rol ling t itle, c hoos e Tit le > N ew T itle > Defa ult R oll.  To c reate a cra wlin g title , cho ose T itle > New Title > D efaul t Cra wl[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to work with audio 1 How to work with audio At le ast h alf of you r mov ie’s impac t com es f rom i ts use of s ound . Ado be P remie re El emen ts pro vide s the tools , such as th e Au dio M ixer and the A udio Mete rs, t o cre ate a high -qual ity so und m ix. Y[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 2 How t o work w ith audio © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d 3. D rag a n aud io cl ip fro m th e Tas ks pa nel in to th e Soun dtrac k tra ck of the S cene line w here you wan t the audi o clip to b egin. As y ou d rag, a line indic ates w here the audi o file will begi n pla ying ( Figu re 2 ). Whe n y[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to work with audio 3 Con firm tha t the proj ect a udio is t he s ame leng th a s th e vid eo If yo u ha ve im porte d an audio file, conf irm t hat th e pro ject a udio track is th e sam e len gth a s the video trac k. In the My Proje ct pa nel, c lick Time line, and[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 4 How t o work w ith audio © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Using SmartSound Inclu ded with Adob e Pre mier e Ele ment s is th e Sm artSo und® Qu icktra cks® plug -in . Use Sma rtSou nd Q uick track s to se lect f rom amon g a la rge c ollec tion o f sou ndtra cks f or your video proj ect. T hen use S[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to work with audio 5 4. C lick t he lin k tha t read s Cl ick H ere T o Se lect Musi c. The Smar tSou nd M aestr o dia log b ox o pens ( Figu re 8 ). 5. S elect a Sm artSo und s ound track from the list o n the right and click Selec t. The Smar tSou nd di alog box o p[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 6 How t o work w ith audio © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d 4. D o on e of t he fo llowi ng: • In th e Tim eline , dra g the curre nt-t ime i ndica tor in the T imel ine to the point wher e you wan t the narra tion to be gin. • In th e Sce nelin e, se lect th e cli p you wan t to n arrate . Then , i[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to work with audio 7 13 . To cont inue r ecord ing f rom the p ositi on of the c urren t- time indic ator, click the Start Reco rding Nar ration butto n ag ain. This new reco rding over write s any narr ation s that are trace d ov er by the c urren t-tim e ind icato r[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 8 How t o work w ith audio © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d Adj ustin g vo lum e an d m ixing au dio i n the Au dio M ixe r Use the A udio Mix er to adjus t aud io ba lance and volum e fo r diff erent track s in y our proje ct ( Fig ure 1 4 ). Y ou c an adju st the bala nce a nd le vel o f aud io co nta[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to work with audio 9 To u se the Aud io Mix er: 1. (O ptio nal) C hoo se Ed it > P refer ence s > A udio (Win dow s) or Adob e Pre mier e Ele ment s 9 > Pref erenc es > Audi o (M ac OS ) ( Fi gure 15 ), and s et a valu e betw een 1 an d 200 0 mi llisec ond[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 10 How to work with audio © 20 10 Ado be Syste ms Incor porated SmartMix Som etime s the back grou nd m usic i s lou d an d the dialo gs in a cli p are not a udibl e. To ensu re th at the dialo gs ar e easil y hea rd, th e vo lume of th e bac kgrou nd m usic must be lo were d. Sm artM ix en able s auto mati c[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 9 guid e © 20 10 Ad obe Sys tems Inc orporate d How to work with audio 11 5. C lick A pply . Prem iere Elem ents autom atica lly ad justs the v olum e of each track so t hat th e nar ration is al ways in th e fore groun d. A t poin ts wh ere t he na rratio n be come s quie t, Pre miere Elem ents auto matic ally raise s[...]

Ado be P rem iere Elem en ts 8 g uid e 12 How to work with audio © 20 10 Ado be Syste ms Incor porated To re pair a nd en hanc e an a udio track: 1. Clic k Edi t in th e Ta sks p anel, and c lick Effec ts to open the E ffec ts vie w. 2. Sele ct the effe ct yo u wan t to a pply . To locat e an effec t, choo se A udio Effec ts fro m th e me nu at th[...]

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