Open Premiere Elements and set preferences for aesthetics and efficiency, customize shortcut keys, and create your first project with tips to save and store work.

Configure Adobe Premiere Elements preferences on Mac or Windows to boost efficiency. Adjust pre and post roll, set autosave, media cache, scratch disks, and frame rate defaults for smoother editing.

Explore Premiere Elements project settings, including general, capture and rendering options; learn which values lock after creation and how to adjust frame size, display format, and safe areas.

Explore Adobe Premiere Elements 11 in expert mode, and compare quick versus expert for efficient editing. Drag media to the timeline, manage project assets, and export with instant movie options.

Generate a new project by organizing media in the organizer, importing clips, placing them on the timeline, adding a soundtrack, applying transitions, and saving the file.

Save your Premiere Elements project up front using file > save or ctrl/cmd s, and store it in a folder; the log records edits for reference and billing.

Master material preparation for Adobe Premiere Elements 11 by capturing video with DSLR or consumer cameras, importing files, and managing media with the assets panel while avoiding missing media.

Capture media for Adobe Premiere Elements by selecting compatible devices, cables, and tape, card, or direct to editing workflows. Troubleshoot with cable checks, device power, and compatibility to minimize failures.

Open the media project and pull photos from cameras or devices, select file(s) and a destination folder, and optionally rename files while applying metadata and copyright information.

Capture from tape devices in Premiere Elements 11 by connecting a DV camcorder and capturing in real time, using time code splits to create clips on the timeline.

Learn how to handle missing media in Adobe Premiere Elements 11 by locating or replacing missing clips, skipping offline footage, and understanding the impact of moving project files.

Discover adding new items from the assets panel in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, including bars and tone, black video, and color maps.

Explore non-linear, nondestructive editing in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, using the video monitor to preview clips and perform basic timeline edits like trimming, cutting, inserting, and overlaying.

Create a Premiere Elements project, save it in the chapter four folder, and import two videos and two audios to set up the editing workflow.

Open the editing 101 project, use the clip monitor to set in and out points, scrub with the play head, and duplicate clips for non-destructive reuse on the timeline.

Learn to cut, trim, insert, and overlay clips in Premiere Elements 11 using expert mode, manage timeline tracks, and choose insert versus overwrite for precise sequencing.

Begin the color correction chapter by exploring color tweaks and manual adjustments when auto fails, then set up a Premiere Elements 11 project color 101 and import media.

Explore auto and color presets to correct color in video clips using lightness, saturation, and vibrance. Learn manual adjustments and how gamma, lighting, and temperature influence the color balance.

Adjust exposure in the lighting panel by tweaking brightness and contrast with non-destructive edits, preview changes in full screen, and balance midtones.

Apply a three-way color correction in the color correction panel to neutralize color cast by targeting midtones, highlights, and shadows with an eyedropper, while keeping edits nondestructive.

Apply color correction with a three-way color corrector and shadow and highlight, then use keyframes to animate scale and position for the rider while preserving audio.

Explore the blessings and curses of effects in Adobe Premiere Elements, applying cartoon, vintage, greyscale, and picture-in-picture edits with nondestructive editing, and learn to save presets.

Create a new Premiere Elements project named biker's. Gather media via the organizer and video editor while exploring effects and noting default clip quality checks, then save the project.

Apply, adjust, and remove video and audio effects in Premiere Elements 11 to enhance clips non-destructively, render for smooth playback, and explore effect order and keyframes.

Learn to apply and fine-tune shadow and highlight effects in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, then save your adjustments as reusable presets for multiple clips.

Learn to fix backlighting in a biker video using shadow/highlight tools, save a 'Highlight biker clips' preset, and apply it across clips to build a cohesive timeline sequence.

Open the biker's project, apply a picture-in-picture preset to the top video, resize to 25 percent, rotate, then set keyframes and render to smooth the PiP motion.

Practice hands-on editing with Adobe Premiere Elements 11 by assembling a biker video, adding music, adjusting time stretch, fades, and transitions to craft a polished, cinematic sequence.

Learn to work with audio in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, including importing, timeline editing, shortcuts, shortening, reverb, volume transitions, narration with a good microphone, and smart sound.

Master editing shortcuts in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, from inserting and overwriting clips to render, cut points, keyframes, and keyboard shortcut customization for precise timeline navigation.

Explore audio effects in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, applying high pass, low pass, noise reduction, compression, and ambience to clean narration, adjust volume, and save reusable presets across clips.

Learn to create a narration in Adobe Premiere Elements 11 by configuring audio hardware, recording with a headset, and syncing narration to the playhead for precise timing.

Learn to generate a soundtrack with smart sound in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, explore mood variations, adjust length, and tailor cues to match your video.

Pull together edits by using smart mix to balance narration and soundtrack, apply a two-second black transition, adjust volume with keyframes, render the project.

Open and repurpose the Matterhorn project to balance audio, video, and transitions, then apply channel volume effects to mute narration and soundtrack without losing key elements.

Add motion graphics by applying effects to a butterfly graphic, using keyframes for position and scale to simulate flight, then render and preview the result.

Master time remapping in Adobe Premiere Elements to slow down, speed up, or reverse sections with non-destructive editing.

Explore the pan and zoom technique, the Ken Burns effect, and two focus frames to add motion to timelapse footage and stills in the Matterhorn project.

Learn to create and manage markers in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, applying clip, timeline, and beat markers to organize edits and sync to music.

Create custom transitions in Premiere Elements by building dip-to-black and crossfade with keyframes, timing, and audio control.

Explore built-in transitions in Premiere Elements 11, align clips to beats, learn the two-transition rule, and experiment with dip-to-white effects like page peels and confetti between clips.

Learn to create and pace titles and credits in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, using soundtrack choices, text overlays, and rolling credits.

Generate the project by adding titles and credits, organize assets with Premiere Elements’ organizer, and manage multiple video and audio tracks while saving the file.

Create a 36-second soundtrack for a three-clip sequence using smart sound, select the clear vision variation, and manually place beat markers to time video changes.

Learn how to add a lens flare effect with keyframes in Premiere Elements, track it with the camera movement, and fine-tune brightness, blending, and transitions to enhance a clip.

Explore creating and animating titles in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, using built-in title categories, alpha masks, and animated text to craft mood-matching on-screen graphics.

Drag and extend the default rolling credits, customize the main title, and insert credits like videos provided by digital juice, Director James O'Neill, and infinit skills.

Explore smart trimming decisions, alpha masks using Photoshop, and effects masks, then build a dvd menu from scratch and create a clean white screen for projects.

learn how smart trim analyzes clips, provides suggestions to trim or keep sections, and lets you choose manual or automatic editing on the timeline.

Learn to use video merge and alpha masks to replace skies by blending photos with video, adjust color with eyedropper and tolerance, and create alpha channels for precise masking.

Create an effects mask in Adobe Premiere Elements 11 to apply a vintage look with shadows, saturation, and lightness. Move and keyframe the mask on a surfer clip.

Learn how to create a white screen background in Adobe Premiere Elements by blasting a white backdrop with light, balancing color, cropping, and positioning guides for clean, pure white results.