I finally figured it out! I knew you could split those tracks and that you could put something over the video track, but I couldn’t figure out how. After calls to my friends Bill and Brian , I finally figured it out all by myself. I feel quite proud .

Here is a screencast showing how to make a cutaway shot using overlays and also how to split audio and video tracks in order to edit them separately.

Watch this screencast for a quick tutorial on editing a clip that doesn’t delete the part you don’t want (that way you can always change your mind )

Click here for a video showing you how to split video clips into scenes using Adobe Premiere Elements.

Click here to watch a video that shows you how to

• rename still files
• change the orientation of the photo (portrait to landscape)
• change transitions between photos slide show
• delete image from video

You can import individual still images or you can create slide shows of multiple images. Click here for a quick tutorial on adding still images to your film that you have stored on your computer.

Click here for an introductory video to using Adobe Premiere Elements. We are using this program rather than Movie Maker because this one allows us to have multiple audio tracks. We will want to have narrated voice-overs as well as music going at the same time, and this program allows for that kind of flexibility. Premiere Elements also allows us to do some really cool effects that we’ll get into in later screencasts.

I realized that not all of the blogs have an RSS feed available. I need all of my students to add one to their pages.

Watch the video, Add an RSS Feed, to see how to personalize your blog.

How to Post a Blog Screencast–click here to view

Don’t get too excited, it’s just my computer and my voice.

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