Create impressive movies using Adobe Premiere Elements 7 with fun, inspiring projects•• Users learn the Premiere Elements program while working through entertaining hands-on projects for adding style to their movies.• Fully illustrated, step by step guide will take beginner level video editors and film makers to the next level.• Carl Plumer is a seasoned video-editing professional and author.• DVD Packed with Special effects samples and video clips. Creating Hollywood-Style Movies with Adobe Premiere Elements 7 is a book that will help users get to the next level in video editing, and that next level goes beyond simply splicing together clips and creating simple titles. In no time readers will be overlaying multiple tracks of videos and adjusting transparency; creating Picture-in-Picture overlays; using key frames and motion paths; setting and refining greenscreens and bluescreens; using color effects for emotional impact; and a whole range of other special effects to help them tell their story. Readers will also discover how to use new features, such as adding Smart Tags, using Adobe Videomerge to place a subject in a new setting, and harnessing the InstantMovie feature for the most creative results. What sets this book apart is the author's expertise in carefully showing readers how to execute each of these movie-making techniques step-by-step in a clear and friendly writing style. With this book, budding film-makers of all levels will find how to create betterlooking movies and have a lot of fun doing it.