Adobe Premiere gives you all the tools you need to combine video, audio, still images, and text into high-quality digital programs for multimedia presentations or the Web. Premiere 5.1 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide distills this multifaceted software into concise, task-based instructions that will have you up and editing in no time.The book covers all the topics you're likely to encounter during a typical editing project: working with clips, editing the timeline, mixing audio, creating output and captures. Vital tasks are broken down into easy-to-follow steps, supplemented with plenty of illustrations and helpful background material. For beginners, it's an indispensable guide to Premiere. And professionals who are upgrading can use the tabbed format to jump straight to the latest features, including over 20 audio filters and the ability to directly edit QuickTime files.