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I got this book in hopes of it telling more info then I got out of the docs that came with Premiere. More then half the book gives you pointers how to do this and that to get your video filmed and how to distribute your movie. I dont want a guide on that I wanted a guide on using Premiere it self. I will worry about what to my movie when its done! All in all the info in the guide about Premiere is great, just not enough of it. I would Consider reading the entire Manual first, before getting this book.

If you are just entering the digital video world, and you don't know what a codec is, you need this book. The author explains everything and creates a foundation to build the concepts of video editing.

If you're already familiar with digital video, and you just want to know where all the buttons are in Premiere, simply to skip to the chapter on Video Editing and you're there.

The first half of the book drones on a bit about every possible preference and setting. This gets a bit dry. Be prepared to read the book twice, as much of the terms you won't understand until you experiment. Some things were glazed over e.g. I found 3-point editing to be an amazing feature.

Like other books I've read, the author really pushes single-track editing. I think single-track editing may be easier to explain, but A/B editing is much easier to visualize and work with. If you are familiar with other Adobe products, such as Photoshop, A/B editing works just like blending layers of a photograph.

This book covers version 6 as well as 6.5 - there's not a big difference between the two, unless you are really big on 'Titles'. There is a lot of great information getting your feet wet as a small-time movie producer - patents, royalties, and where to go for more information. I was left with the ability to do just about everything I wanted to do with my movies, but was left with some questions. This will not be the only book you buy on Premiere, but it should probably be the first.

You want a book that really packs in some substance? If so, this book is for you. This author didn't waste time on stuff you already know. Rather, he clearly knows Premiere 6.5 and knows all of the inside info Adobe won't tell you. This book offers a concise primer of video editing terms and technology, giving us just the info we need to produce great movies for the Web or video. I highly recommend buying this book first, because you probably won't need any of the others.