@SUMMARY= Adobe Premiere gives you all the tools you need to combine video, audio, still images, and text into near-broadcast-quality movies for video, film, multimedia, and the Web. Premiere X for Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide distills this complex 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, and creating output and captures. 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 upgrading to Premiere X will find all the information they need on its new features.