Windows XP® Adobe® Premiere® Elements 2.0 Feature Highlights Create videos like Presenting Elements 2.0, with everything you need to create videos that thrill your a famous director friends and family. The perfect combination of superior control, ease of use, and reliability, Premiere and amaze your Elements automates tedious tasks so you can be creative more quickly. Import video from all of family and friends your digital video devices, then experiment with hundreds of professional transitions and effects to grab your audience. Burn your videos to DVD, complete with custom menus for that personal touch, or output them for the Web, VHS and Microsoft Mobile Media players to wow your audience anywhere.

Top Features in Adobe Action! Premiere Elements 2.0 Whether you’re brand new to moviemaking or have just outgrown the limitations of most home • Automatic USB/FireWire video editing software, Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 makes it easy to produce great results, with DV video transfer (page 1) its intuitive interface, automated tasks, and superior editing capabilities, combined to bring you an • Media Downloader for exceptionally high level of creative control. easy transfer of all media (page 2) • Adaptable DVD Rely on one-click transfer Templates with Motion Menus (page 8) Getting your video footage into • Support for all of your your computer is a snap with video devices (page 2) Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0. • Flexible, easy-to-use Simply plug your DV workspace (page 3) into your computer—using an • Powerful time-variable IEEE 1394 (FireWire, i.LINK) effects and transitions (page 5) connection—to instantly • Effect and transition begin the one-step process of ­previews (page 5) transferring your video direct • Context-sensitive to the Timeline. You can also Properties panel (page 5) • Project Archiver (page 4) transfer over USB with newer • Professional quality DV that support graphic titles and rolling “DV via USB.” Adobe Premiere credits (page 6) • Professional-quality Dolby Elements 2.0 automatically finds sound (page 7) all the footage on your tape, • Preview on TV (page 4) separates your clips into scenes, and presents them in order, ready for editing. Saving time on tasks like video transfer means you can For those already familiar concentrate instead on the fun of with Premiere Elements: creating your video. Transfer video direct to the Timeline in one simple step with the advanced control of the Capture panel. New in 2.0 • Go from DV camcorder to DVD— Enhanced in 2.0 With the combination of automated transfer of your video to the Timeline, gapless editing, and automatic DVD creation, you can easily go from your DV camcorder to a finished DVD in just a few clicks! 

• Enjoy automatic scene detection— Easily find any point Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 is smart. While capturing your on a DV camcorder video, the application watches for the moments on the tape where you stopped and restarted tape when you only recording, and uses those breaks to determine the size of each scene. When the transfer is want to transfer that section—the complete, you are ready for editing, with no need to manually break your footage into Capture panel separate clips. controls can • Bridge timecode gaps automatically—It’s common to shoot video, review it, and return to where remotely operate your DV camcorder. you left off to start recording again. In the process, you end up creating a gap between the older and newer footage. Unlike most applications, Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 understands how real people shoot video, and “looks ahead” to see if there is more footage to transfer. No more aborted transfers or manual restarts, and faster editing as a result. • Capture direct to the Timeline—Why should you have to manually drag scenes to an editing space after capture? With Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0, you don’t—as your video transfers from your DV camcorder, your clips are automatically arranged on the Timeline in the order you shot them. Go from camcorder to editing, with no additional preparation required.

With capture direct to the Timeline, you can get from raw video to finished movie faster and more easily.

Transfer DV via USB Supported Formats Premiere Elements 2.0 keeps you ahead of the pack, with full DV-quality video transfer over USB2 Premiere Elements 2.0 supports the import of for newer DV camcorders that support DV-via-USB, and of course you can still use FireWire for most multimedia file other camcorders. Visit www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/main.html for information about new formats, including: cameras with USB Video Class/USB 2.0 high speed transfer support. Video • 3GP (mobile phones) • ASF Import video from non-DV devices • AVI • DV • DVD (.vob) Use the new Media Downloader to easily • MOD (JVC Everio) transfer video from the widest variety of • MPEG-1 • MPEG-2 non‑DV devices: • MPEG-4 • QuickTime • VHS—via DV camcorder or AV/DV • Windows Media converter. Audio • AIFF • DVD—from DVD camcorders, set top • AVI • Dolby (AC3) recorders or discs not protected by CSS • MP3 • QuickTime encryption or Dolby professional audio • WAV encoding. • WMA • Digital still cameras— Still Graphics with video capture • BMP in MPEG1, 3GP, ASF, MPEG4, AVI, or • JPEG • PSD MOV. • TIFF • Mobile phones—in 3GP, ASF, or MPEG4. • Video hybrid devices—such as the Panasonic D-Snap, Sanyo Xacti and JVC Everio. Build a richer video story with all the footage you have available, no matter the source. 

Keep your tools at your fingertips with a self-adjusting, task-driven workspace The Premiere Elements 2.0 window is made up of a set of interlocking panels instead of free-floating The navigation bar gives you quick access to the palettes. As you adjust the size of one panel, the others panel arrangements that best suit each step of the automatically adjust to fill in the space or get out of moviemaking process. the way. Need to zoom in on the action? Increase the monitor preview size and watch the other panels automatically adjust around it. You’ll never lose sight of a panel because it can’t get lost behind others. Use the navigation bar buttons to quickly switch panel arrangements to suit the natural workflow of video production—moving you easily from transfer to editing and adding special effects, creating titles and DVD menus, and burning your DVD or exporting to formats perfect for Web streaming or e-mail. Plus, individual tool cursors intelligently change to give you instant feedback on the task at hand, and the context-sensitive Properties panel always provides the right options for whatever element you select.

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The new Premiere Elements 2.0 workspace makes creating your next movie easier and more fun. A. Find the right effect or transition more easily with visual previews in the Transition and Effects panel. B. Drag at the border of any two panels and let the self-adjusting workspace resize the others automatically. C. Switch between task-oriented panel arrangements with one click in the navigation bar. D. Easily adjust the options for any element in the context-sensitive Properties panel. 

Cut! Once you’ve shot your video and transferred the clips to the Timeline, it’s time to edit your video. One click of the Edit button arranges the panels and tools you’ll need for easy editing.

Enjoy no-fuss, gapless editing Whenever you trim, rearrange, or delete scenes, Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 automatically shifts the video clips to fill in any gaps, saving you the time and tedium of readjusting your footage.

See you changes in realtime, all the time No more waiting for footage to render—with realtime editing, you see the changes as you make them. Preview your edits and effects without any laborious rendering delay.

Preview live on TV See your finished video as your audience will, and feel confident you’ve captured your vision. Enjoy Easy Editing no-render realtime previewing of your video Adobe Premiere editing, titling and DVD menu creation, on any Elements 2.0 makes it TV connected via USB or FireWire. Make sure it simple to create your A video, with context will look the way you want, long before burning the sensitive feedback completed video to DVD. in the Monitor (A), the new fast access Split Clip button (B), Take control of still images cursors that indicate Premiere Elements 2.0 makes it even easier to direction and size of edit (C) and live tips create dynamic multimedia slide shows and in the status line (D) . movie projects with comprehensive still image control. All of the same editing power and control you enjoy with video clips can be easily applied to still image sequences as well. Fade audio and video in or out with a simple right‑click or with B the new Properties panel. Rotate stills 90 degrees in either direction, and change the duration for multiple still images on the Timeline at once. C Switch images on the beat of your audio tracks, and easily apply advanced pan-and-zoom effects. You can send photos and slide shows from Photoshop Elements 4.0 directly to the Premiere Elements 2.0 Timeline, and even select a group of images in the D Media panel and create an advanced slide show A Find edit points more easily—the Monitor displays the changing border with a simple menu command. With Premiere between clips as you drag the edit point in the Timeline. Elements 2.0, it’s easy to make your photos the B Fine tune effects on any part of a single clip, by splitting it into two parts with the new Split Clip button. stars of the show. C Trimming a clip is as simple as dragging clip borders in the Timeline. D Watch the status bar for tips on whatever you’re doing that moment. 

Rewind & fast forward your editing Experiment freely—changing your mind well into a project is painless with Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0. • The new Project Archiver lets you easily move projects from one PC to another, or to archive a finished project in a version you can still edit later. • Auto Save features and multiple levels of undo and redo let you step backwards and forwards through your editing, without worrying about mistakes or losing your work. • The exclusive, familiar Adobe History panel always lets you check your editing steps, and jump backwards or forwards through them, as far as you want with a single click. Test a series of edits, transitions, effects—if you decide you don’t like them, one click returns to an earlier editing point, for as long as the project stays open. Make it perfect for every display Transfer, edit and export your videos in the 4:3 aspect ratio for normal TV sets, or use 16:9 for the state-of-the-art widescreen displays of today, and tomorrow. Work as fast as you want The Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 engine works under the hood to leverage the state-of-the-art technology built into the latest Windows XP computers, including full support for the advanced multithreading and hyperthreading technologies built into the newest Intel® Pentium® 4-based computers. 

Special Effects! Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 comes loaded with hundreds of presets, effects, and transitions, for efficient creative control and professional quality in all your videos. Simply drag from the Effects and Transitions panel to the Timeline. • Use professional quality presets—Stunning special effects, ready to use in a snap, including lighting, picture-in-picture, lens filters, and image pan (the “Ken Burns Effect”). Presets give you amazing effects in a few clicks that could take hours to create on your own. • Add video and audio effects—Get that Hollywood polish instantly. Use them as they are, or creatively customize them in the Properties window, for eye-catching effects, footage quality enhancement, and more. • Enjoy simple drag and drop transitions—Dissolve, fade and wipe between scenes with style, including several that leverage the power of your supported graphics card. • Put your clips in motion—Quickly and easily make your clips, titles and graphics grow, shrink, spin and move anywhere on the screen. Create cinematic moving picture-in-picture and floating title effects that will grab your audience. • Pick the right transition or effect—Check the effect thumbnail or moving transition thumbnail to easily decide which of the hundreds of options works best for you, before you drag them to the Timeline.

Enjoy advanced control when you want it Turn to the context-sensitive Properties panel for advanced control over any effect, with precision adjustment for every setting. Set a picture-in-picture to fade in over the course of a clip, and slide off the screen later. You decide exactly when and where effects are applied, and how they change over time. You can even save your customized effects as new presets, so you can The context-sensitive Properties panel gives you precise control over every easily use them again whenever you like. element in your movie.

Create slow and fast motion — fast! Simply by dragging a clip in the Timeline, you can stretch the clip to create dramatic slow-motion moments, or shrink the clip to produce hilarious fast-motion scenes. 

Titles for all occasions Enjoy exciting, eye-catching title templates and credits, with special effects and motion, in looks to suit any occasion and any video. Just add your text! • Start with beautiful templates for all occasions—Complete with type style, graphics and frames, these templates are terrific for birthdays, weddings and all the special events in your life, and are easily paired with their matching Choose a title template, create your credits, then add DVD DVD menu styles. menus in the matching style. The moviemaking process is easy and integrated in Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0. • Credit the cast—Easily create your own rolling, crawling or still credits and titles in a broad choice of fonts, sizes, and colors. Incorporate imported graphics and enhance the title with the onboard drawing tools in Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0. Creating custom templates is easier than ever in the convenient context-sensitive Properties panel. • Create broadcast-quality titles—The professional quality Premiere Elements 2.0 title engine gives you the finest quality screen text possible. • Build title styles easily—Add shadows, glows and other effects to your screen text, and preview them in realtime as you create them. Then save your styles as new presets for future use. • Choose from over 30 included —Specially selected for use in titles and rolling credits. • Leverage the power of Photoshop Elements—Instantly create a new, correctly-sized Photoshop Elements image you can use as a new title in Premiere Elements 2.0. • Enjoy more efficient title organization—Titles are now saved within your video project, so you no longer have to track or find separate title files on your hard drive.

Great titles fast—start with templates, then customize them as much as you like, with the familiar Adobe text and shape tools, and the convenient Titler Styles panel. 

Sensational Sound! Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 takes as much care with the audio of your movie as it does with the video. You’ll enjoy full compatibility with the latest standards, including Dolby stereo, and a full complement of audio editing and enhancement features.

Dolby 5.1 audio • Hear the difference of Dolby Stereo—Enjoy the advantage of Dolby stereo support on import and tracks will be export. Professional quality Dolby compression means full quality audio in less space on the DVD, converted to leaving more space for even higher quality video. Dolby stereo on import. Premiere • Easily edit multiple soundtracks—Sweeten your video with up to 99 audio tracks to smoothly mix Elements 2.0 will not import Dolby ambient sound, special effects, background music and narration. Easily crossfade and overlay your Professional audio audio, for a video soundtrack that is as richly detailed as you choose. from protected sources such as • Enjoy full Timeline control—View the waveform of your soundtrack and easily adjust your audio Hollywood DVD mix right in the Timeline, for simple, effective sound control. Resize audio tracks for more movies. waveform detail, and zoom in to even the single frame level so you can easily find and delete pops, clicks or other unwanted noise. You can also easily fade audio in or out, using either a simple right‑click in the Timeline, or in the new Properties panel. • Add comprehensive audio effects—Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 includes a full suite of audio filters, effects and transitions, so you can adjust flaws in the original sound, create great mixes, and enhance any audio source. • Match the beat—Add music to your project, then use the waveform display to cut your video clips to match the beat. • Rely on industry standard sound support—Import audio clips in any of a range of standard audio formats, including AIFF, AVI, Dolby AC3, MP3, QuickTime, WAV, and WMA. • Bend the pitch—Create hilarious speed-talking chipmunks or ominous slow-talking bears by slowing or speeding the pace of an audio clip. You can match the audio speed to the video when you create a slow or fast motion clip, or keep the pitch constant on the soundtrack, even if the video is speeding along. Like any movie director, the control and choice are always yours.

Total audio control is yours on the Timeline, with up to 99 audio tracks for a soundtrack as rich as you want. 

Show Time! Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 lets you show your videos any way you like. Create a DVD with custom menus, a VHS tape, or export an optimized file for the Web, e-mail, portable media devices and players, and mobile phones.

Easily create From custom menus to final burn, Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 makes it simple to create DVDs that are fun to share and convenient to watch. • Create DVDs automatically—Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 smoothly generates your finished DVD, with a main menu and scene index menus created for you, and automatically linked to your scenes. • Start with professionally designed templates— Choose from dozens of built-in templates, including many brand new templates, some complete with motion menus and audio backgrounds. Included templates come in themes

perfect for all occasions, each featuring main menu A wide variety of themed DVD menu templates and scenes menu pairings to easily create the most —some with motion menus and audio complex DVD menus. backgrounds—make short work of creating Hollywood-style DVDs. • Personalize your DVDs—Create your own customized DVD menu by adding your own background image with your favorite audio soundtrack, or go all out with by creating your own motion menu with a favorite video clip. Add bonus material, your own “Director’s Cut,” the “Making Of” and some “easter eggs.” Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 makes it easy to create Hollywood-style DVDs. • Create menus that move—Enjoy the added impact of full-motion DVD menus, backgrounds and buttons with custom audio. With animated scene menu buttons, your audience will see a mini- movie thumbnail that previews the scene. • Make it perfect every time— Preview your navigation menus, buttons, and features on an attached TV set, to see how they’ll appear to the audience before you burn your movie to DVD.

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Mastering your video • Enjoy support for dual-layer DVDs—Go long. Get up to four hours of highest quality video on a single disc, with new support for dual-layer DVD burners. • Maximize DVD quality automatically—No more guesswork! Premiere Elements 2.0 automatically saves your video at the maximum possible quality to fit on the DVD media. • Output to international standards—Share your videos with friends and family around the globe with a single click. Premiere Elements 2.0 saves your DVD in NTSC format for the Americas and Japan, or PAL for Europe and most other countries. • Get the wide view—Premiere Elements 2.0 supports both the standard 4:3 TV aspect ratio and the 16:9 full widescreen view, just like the newest Hollywood movies, and perfect for your new widescreen LCD or plasma TV. • Take your movies on the road—Easily transfer your finished movies to portable video players and thrill your audience anytime, anywhere, with simple built-in presets for output to Microsoft PlayForSure portable DVD players. • Export to VHS—Use your DV camcorder to connect a VCR to your computer, and let Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 record your video directly onto any VHS tape. • Easily create movies suitable for Web and e-mail—Choose from standard Windows Media and QuickTime formats to automatically optimize and output your video in a size suitable for display over the Web or transported by e-mail, including to mobile phones and handheld computers. • Enjoy total flexibility with your movie projects—Use the Project Archiver to easily transport your movie projects intact. Move a project to another PC, complete with all needed files. Or archive just the project and your used footage in a folder that’s easy to back up. A project archive is always ready to edit, when you want to create a new version, add extra video, or change titles. A DVD is forever, but a project archive is forever flexible! Help When You Need It With automatic video transfer, editing and DVD creation features, Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 can take you from DV camcorder to Hollywood-style DVD in a few steps. You don’t have to be an expert to look like a pro, and there are many features to help you move to the next moviemaking level. • Welcome to Premiere Elements 2.0—From the start, Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 makes it easier to get to that final movie. The Welcome Screen provides a simple, efficient entry point to your new or recent video projects, and an easy to follow, step-by-step tutorial to get you up to speed fast. • Get Flexible Help—The powerful Help system in Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 always provides the most relevant answers to your questions, with full access to onboard and online resources, wild card searches, and automatically categorized results. • Learn quickly and easily—The context-sensitive How To panel features a variety of sophisticated procedures, to quickly get you up and running through each part of the moviemaking process. • Get started faster—New to video editing? Watch the overview movie included on your Premiere Elements 2.0 installer DVD.

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Minimum System Elements 4.0 Plus Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 Requirements Windows® Edit, organize and show your photos with • Intel® Pentium® 4, M, D, Extreme Edition or AMD or Photoshop Elements 4.0. Enjoy simple, AMD Athlon XP, XP-M, Opteron, Athlon 64 powerful video editing and DVD creation • Microsoft® Windows® XP with Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0. Now, (Home, Pro, Media Center) running Service Pack 2 enjoy the power of both together in one • 256 MB of RAM • 2 GB of available hard disk affordable, convenient package. Easily open space for installation • DVD-ROM drive (compatible Premiere Elements DVD menu templates in DVD writer required to burn Photoshop Elements for editing, or create DVDs) • 1024x768, 16-bit (XGA) new ones from scratch to use over and over display • Microsoft DirectX 9 compat- again. Whether you’re adding still photos to ible sound and display drivers • Video transfer via any of: your latest video, turning video frames into • DV/i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE great photo creations, or creating standalone 1394 interface to connect a Digital8 or DV camcorder DVD slide shows from your photos, you • USB2 interface with a compatible DV via USB DV can do even more using these two great camcorder • Other video devices products together. Best yet—save money! ­(supported via Media The 4.0 Plus Downloader) Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 bundle debuts Estimated Street Price $99 (U.S.) at the suggested retail price of just $149.99, a

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