Classroom in a book

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The Media Browser understands the P2 and XDCAM folder structures and shows you 
the clips in a friendly way.
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Different media types can be added to the same sequence.
5
Consumer AVCHD cameras record to DVDs, hard drives, and flash memory cards.

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SHOOTING AND CAPTURING
GREAT VIDEO ASSETS
Topics covered in this lesson
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Shooting great video
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Capturing video clips
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Capturing an entire videotape
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Using batch capture and scene detection
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Capturing analog video
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Capturing HDV and other HD video
This lesson will take approximately 45 minutes.

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Your fi rst task is to shoot some great-looking video. 
Then you’ll use Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 to capture 
that video, meaning transfer it from your camcorder 
to your hard drive. Adobe Premiere Pro makes this 
process fast and easy.

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LESSON 4
Shooting and Capturing Great Video Assets
Getting started
The purpose of this book is to help you use Adobe Premiere Pro to make profes-
sional-looking videos. To do that, you need to start with high-quality raw material. 
This lesson gives you tips for shooting great video and then describes how to get 
that video into Adobe Premiere Pro.
Tips for shooting great video
With your camcorder of choice in hand, it’s time to venture out and shoot videos. 
If you’re new to videography, following these tips will help you create better 
videos. If you’re an old hand, think of this list of shooting axioms as a way to snap 
out of your routine and juice things up a bit: