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Premiere Pro: From Beginner to Practice

Rating 3.4
Word count
53K words
Chapters
65
ISBN
9787574235069

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Summary

Premiere Pro from Beginner to Practitioner is a comprehensive guide to Adobe Premiere Pro. It starts with the software fundamentals and progresses to core topics such as media, sequences, editing, keyframe animation, video transitions, effects, color grading, subtitles, and audio processing, before moving on to integrated case studies. The book advances step by step from basics to hands-on practice, making it suitable for readers at different levels. It combines theory with practice: each chapter includes both conceptual explanation and hands-on examples, helping readers understand and master the material. Whether you are new to video editing or an experienced creator looking to sharpen your skills, you will gain practical knowledge and techniques here to produce better video work.

Editor's review

Premiere Pro from Beginner to Practitioner is a clearly structured software tutorial that follows the sequence of media, sequences, editing, keyframe animation, video transitions, effects, color grading, subtitles, audio processing, and integrated case studies, covering the main stages of the Premiere Pro workflow. Its distinguishing feature is the parallel treatment of theory and practice: each chapter pairs conceptual explanation with hands-on examples, so readers understand how features work rather than merely memorizing menus. The content is arranged from simple to advanced; beginners can build a complete understanding step by step, while creators with some experience can use the integrated case studies to fill gaps and streamline their workflow. For readers who want to learn video editing systematically and improve the quality of their finished work, this book works well as both a desk reference and a practice workbook. One caveat: the value of any software tutorial depends on matching your software version and on sustained hands-on practice, so read with the software open and reproduce the examples, and choose chapters on color grading, audio, and other topics according to your own project needs.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Complete beginners who want to learn Premiere Pro systematically
  • Self-learners with editing experience who want to fill gaps in effects, color grading, and other skills
  • Short-video creators and self-media professionals who need a desk reference
  • Students in related majors or training-course participants using it alongside coursework

Not a good fit for

  • Experienced editors already proficient in Premiere Pro who are looking for advanced techniques
  • Readers who want to learn other editing software or mobile editing
  • Readers who only want theory and are unwilling to practice in the software

Reading tips

  1. Read through the foundational chapters first, then open the software and reproduce each chapter's examples as you go
  2. Proceed in the order of media, editing, effects, color grading, and audio without skipping steps, so you don't miss parts of the workflow
  3. For the integrated case studies, try them independently first, then check the book's steps to fill gaps
  4. Keep the book beside your computer as a reference and look up specific features through the table of contents

About the publisher

Tianjin Science and Technology Press China · Founded in 1979

Tianjin Science and Technology Press is a science and technology publisher whose main publishing areas are the natural sciences, engineering and technology, medicine and health, popular science for everyday life, and science and engineering textbooks, with a particular strength in medicine and health, health care, and traditional Chinese medicine books. Its catalogue covers popular science, social sciences, medicine, finance and economics, and philosophy; it includes classic translations such as The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, On the Origin of Species, and Euclid's Elements, alongside popular science and finance titles such as Hallucinations, Parasite Rex, The Six Numbers, and The Man Who Solved the Market. Its TCM health titles include a two-volume work on Li Dongyuan's spleen-and-stomach theory. Authors and translators represented include Zhang Cang, Charles Darwin, Oliver Sacks, Luo Dalun, Carl Zimmer, and Martin Rees. Public information is limited, so this profile focuses on the publishing directions reflected in the catalogue.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 作者简介
  3. 前言
  4. 第1章 Premiere Pro软件基础介绍
  5. 1.1 认识Premiere Pro
  6. 1.2 Premiere Pro的菜单栏指令
  7. 1.3 Premiere Pro的功能面板
  8. 第2章 素材与序列
  9. 2.1 素材
  10. 2.2 序列
  11. 第3章 标记与剪辑功能
  12. 3.1 标记
  13. 3.2 剪辑
  14. 第4章 关键帧动态效果
  15. 4.1 关键帧属性
  16. 4.2 关键帧操作
  17. 第5章 视频过渡效果
  18. 5.1 视频过渡效果的应用与调整
  19. 5.2 擦除
  20. 5.3 划像
  21. 5.4 翻页和页面剥落
  22. 5.5 溶解
  23. 5.6 滑动
  24. 第6章 视频特效
  25. 6.1 什么是视频特效
  26. 6.2 变换
  27. 6.3 扭曲
  28. 6.4 时间
  29. 6.5 杂色与颗粒
  30. 6.6 模糊与锐化
  31. 6.7 生成
  32. 6.8 过渡
  33. 6.9 透视
  34. 6.10 通道
  35. 6.11 风格化
  36. 第7章 调色功能
  37. 7.1 调色的要素
  38. 7.2 图像控制
  39. 7.3 过时
  40. 7.4 颜色校正
  41. 第8章 文字功能
  42. 8.1 文字功能的基本使用方法
  43. 8.2 文字效果
  44. 第9章 音频功能
  45. 9.1 常用的音频效果
  46. 9.2 音轨混合器
  47. 9.3 录音与子轨道
  48. 9.4 音频过渡效果
  49. 第10章 抠像与叠加功能
  50. 10.1 抠像功能
  51. 10.2 叠加功能
  52. 第11章 转场特效与模板使用技巧
  53. 11.1 虚实交替转场
  54. 11.2 华丽蒙版转场
  55. 11.3 RGB分离扭曲缩放转场
  56. 11.4 变速转场
  57. 11.5 模板使用技巧
  58. 第12章 导出、快捷键与常见问题
  59. 12.1 导出设置
  60. 12.2 常用快捷键
  61. 12.3 常见问题与解决方法
  62. 第13章 综合案例解析
  63. 13.1 企业宣传视频
  64. 13.2 卡点混剪视频
  65. 13.3 旅游电子相册

FAQ

Can a complete beginner read this book directly?
Yes. The book starts with software fundamentals and progresses to editing, effects, color grading, and more, with conceptual explanation and hands-on examples in every chapter. Beginners who study in order and practice along the way can gradually build complete working knowledge.
Do the case studies require additional media files?
The description does not state whether companion media files are included. Readers can substitute their own short videos or publicly available practice footage; the key is to follow the steps and understand the logic of the operations rather than sticking to the original media.
Will I be able to edit videos independently after finishing the book?
The book covers core stages including media management, editing, transitions, effects, color grading, subtitles, audio, and integrated case studies. After completing the chapter exercises carefully, you will be able to handle routine video editing independently; complex projects still require experience gained through practice.
Do I need to read it in order from start to finish?
Beginners are advised to study the chapters in order, since the content progresses step by step and later chapters build on earlier ones. Readers with a foundation can use the table of contents to go directly to weaker areas such as color grading or audio, then return to the integrated case studies to test the overall workflow.

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About the author

郭绍义 Author · Chinese

Guo Shaoyi graduated from the Decorative Art major in the Department of Visual Communication Design at Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts with a master's degree in literature. He is currently director, professor, and master's supervisor of the Department of Visual Communication Design at the School of Design and Art, Shenyang Jianzhu University, and serves as a member of the National Committee for Computer Basic Education in Higher Education Institutions and an expert on the evaluation committee of the National Computer Design Competition. Public biographical information about him is limited, but his nearly thirty published works show a sustained focus on popular education in digital tools and visual expression, spanning software learning, photography, and artificial intelligence. His titles include software tutorials such as Mastering Photoshop, Premiere Pro from Beginner to Practice, and CapCut: A Complete Beginner's Guide, photography books such as Practical Posing Techniques for Portrait Photography, and beginner-oriented guides to new technologies such as AI Painting for Absolute Beginners, AI Smart Office Made Easy, and A Complete Guide to AI Short Video Generation and Editing. These books are aimed mainly at readers with no prior knowledge, with clear steps and an emphasis on hands-on practice, serving both classroom teaching and self-study.

于博 Author

Yu Bo is an author about whom limited public information is available. At present, only one work by this author is included in the collection, Premiere Pro from Beginner to Practice, which is categorized under software learning. Based on the available information, Yu Bo's writing centers on the operation and practical use of video editing software, aimed at readers who wish to systematically master Premiere Pro, with content that combines introductory guidance with hands-on application. Because there are no reliable records concerning the author's identity, background, or creative history, no further biographical details can be provided. As for this book, it reflects the author's approach to software instructional writing: starting from the basics of the tool and gradually moving toward practical operation, helping readers become familiar with software functions through hands-on practice. For books in the software learning category, this kind of step-by-step, practice-oriented approach is fairly common and makes it easier for beginners to practice in an orderly way. Overall, Yu Bo currently presents to readers the profile of a practical, skills-oriented instructional writer, and further information awaits additional sources.

徐逸男 Author

Xu Yinan is an author for whom limited public information is available. At present, only one work by this author is known, Premiere Pro: From Beginner to Practice, which is classified under software learning. Based on the available information, the author writes around the video-editing software Premiere Pro for readers who wish to master the program systematically, organizing the content from basic operations to hands-on project exercises and balancing the pace of beginners with the need for practice. This kind of tutorial writing emphasizes clear steps and workable examples, so that readers can learn by doing and turn software functions into practical editing skills. Because the author's educational background, professional experience, and full body of work are not found in public sources, judgments about writing style and influence can only be limited to this one book: it is closer to a practical reference work, serving self-study and classroom teaching, and offers a learning path from beginner to practice among similar software tutorials.

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