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Learning Premiere Elements 15
Learn how to turn raw video clips into polished movies in Premiere Elements 15 with editing, color correction, audio work, transitions, titles, animation, disc authoring, and export tools.
Course overview
This course introduces Premiere Elements 15 as an affordable but capable video-editing tool for building complete movies from raw clips.
Created by Steve Grisetti, this Lynda course walks through the fundamentals of editing in Premiere Elements 15 and shows how to move from simple clip organization to a more complete editing workflow. It covers importing and organizing footage, trimming and arranging clips, recording voiceover, working with motion paths, and choosing the right tools for the job in both Quick view and Expert view.
The course also moves into more advanced areas such as color correction, lighting fixes, effects, audio mixing, titles, and animation. It finishes with the Video Story tools for easier moviemaking and the Export & Share workspace for creating DVDs, Blu-ray discs, portable-device exports, and videos ready to publish online.
Topics covered
The course covers the core steps needed to build and finish a complete video project inside Premiere Elements 15.
Editing and organization
Import media, organize clips, trim footage, and understand the difference between Quick view and Expert view.
Effects and polish
Improve projects with color correction, lighting adjustments, effects, titles, and animation tools.
Audio and motion
Record voiceover, mix audio, build motion paths, and create more polished visual pacing.
Publishing and sharing
Use the export tools to author discs, create shareable video files, and publish movies online.
What you will learn
- Adding and importing media
- Comparing the Quick view and Expert view workspaces
- Adding voiceover
- Creating motion paths over photos
- Turning footage into a movie with the Video Story tool
- Correcting color and lighting
- Adding video effects
- Mixing audio
- Adding transitions, including fades
- Adding titles
- Creating animations
- Creating DVDs and Blu-ray discs
- Exporting and sharing movies
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Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?
This course is useful for beginners and casual editors who want to learn video editing in Premiere Elements 15 without jumping into a more advanced editing platform right away.
What makes this course useful?
It covers the full workflow from media import to final export, so it helps learners move from raw footage to a finished movie in one connected process.
What skills does it support?
It supports editing, audio work, color correction, effects, transitions, titles, animation, motion paths, disc authoring, and share-ready video export.