Adobe Premiere

Premiere 6 has just been released !

The latest release of Premiere (version 6) is now out and completely revamps the software, making it more customisable and works alongside other Adobe products such as Photoshop and After Effects.

Non-linear editing (NLE) is the process of digitizing video onto a computers hard disk drive and then editing the clips and recording it back onto tape. The digitizing is handled by special hardware called a capture card, but the actual editing is handled by software, and in my view the best is Adobe's Premiere. It is easy to use but very powerful and comes with plenty of special effects filters and transitions.

NLE can be split up into a number of seperate stages. The first part is to digitise the clips you want by playing your tape and clicking the mouse on the record button to start and stop the digitising. Once you have your clips you then arrange them on the construction window in the order you want, choosing the in and out points on each clip. The screen gets very cluttered with lots of windows open which is why I suggest using a large screen. You can then enhance your clips by adding transitions and filters to them, such as brightening a dull clip, or creating a special effect. Once finished you then record it back onto video tape to show all your friends.

Premieres Transitions	Premieres Filters
There are hundreds of different transitions with Premiere, here is a list and description of those supplied from Adobe and some 3rd party developers	You can add Photoshop filters alongside Premieres standard filters for even more special effects, as well as 3rd party filters which you can get of from the internet at Adobes site.
Premiere Tutorials
Premiere may look complex at first, but once you have grasped the basics it becomes quite easy to use.