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It's interesting that people take the time to write reviews (and post them
twice) without taking a couple of minutes to look for solutions. I had
problems with some of the files in the book as well, and it was tracked down
to the fact that Premiere was preinstalled on my computer by the
manufacturer without having files installed that open all the file formats.

Did you bother looking on the author's Web site? If you did, you would find
a complete list of all the files in other formats you can download and use
if the ones on the CD don't work on your particular computer.

the cd dosent work!!!!.I spent hours trying to do the first session but it just doesnt happen.The cd is useless you cant down load files,go vegas 4.0

Not only are the confidence builder files missing, but a number of the source files used in the tutorial are in mpeg format, which cannot be used as source files with MACs (unless you purchase Quicktime Pro which is an additional $29.99) or with Windows if you don't have a capture card that supports mpeg-2. (see the Adobe 6.5 help site at http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/29ad2.htm )
After going back and forth with technical support on the book for three weeks, they've determined I need a different capture card on my computer. I determined that the CD is useless! I have no idea why they would use source files that cannot be imported using Adobe Premiere 6.5 in a coursebook on learning Adobe Premiere 6.5. It was incredibly frustrating! If you do not wish to walk through the projects on the CD, I'm sure the book is useful, but if you actually want to go through the course, make sure you have Windows and a capture card that supports mpeg-2.