Very Helpful Material

I've been using this book along with editing some 45 year old movies that I digitized. The way I digitized was to use a digital camcorder and record the projected image using a 50 year old 8mm projector. Premiere Elements 8 for Dummies didn't mention this procedure but it was an inexpensive way to digitize old film. PE 8 for Dummies helped me start editing within a very short period of time. It was clear on how to cut and decrease the size of clips, move and reposition clips, and incorporate transitions. The author liked using the Timeline for editing but I preferred using the Sceneline. Having both options is a plus for PE 8. I have not completely used PE 8 because I believe I have a bad program. When I rendered, based on PE 8 for Dummies recommendation, PE 8 would not save the rendered file and when it finished, the program froze and I had to reboot. I tried to make a DVD (again with the help of PE 8 for Dummies), but when it went to write to the DVD, my computer completely froze and I got the BSOD. I contacted Adobe and they're sending me a new program disc. I don't think I would have diagnosed the problem so quickly if I didn't have PE 8 for Dummies as a helpful reference.

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• Very Helpful Material