Adobe Premiere Elements 7Reviews: Adobe Premiere Elements 7
Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Adobe EAN: 0883919168265 Edition: Elements Format: CD-ROM Item Dimensions: Label: Adobe Languages: Manufacturer: Adobe Model: 65026874 MPN: 65027062 Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista Publisher: Adobe Release Date: October 13, 2008 Studio: Adobe Features:
Rating:  - Great, and I have only scratched the surface!Admittedly, I have only scratched the surface of what this wonderful program can do... but for the time being, I have to say it did exactly what I wanted it to do (that I was having a bear of a time getting any other program to do)--which was easily convert HD (AVCHD specifically) to mpeg or avi. This program does it easily, although not quickly (but I don't think any program really can do it quickly). My first trial of converting a 50 minute HD video to mpeg took approximately five hours (yes, FIVE hours)...but it did it, and I didn't even have to break out the manual to figure out how to do it (bonus!). I even managed to add scene breaks for the menu! That said, I didn't actually do any editing on the video - I just wanted to make sure this program worked to convert. As I said, I just scratched the surface of what this program can do, as there are other basic things like titles, transitions, audio, narration, etc. that can all be added. Honestly, those things are a little over my head and right now I don't have much of a need for them... but come February when our first child makes his appearance, and we start gathering footage by the hundreds of gigabytes, I am sure my husband will have a grand time editing with this program, and I will try to get him to come back here and update my review. Rating: - Okay, but it needs a few more iterationsI ordered this because I am a huge fan of Adobe Photoshop Elements 7, which is the scaled down, consumer-level version of Photoshop. While I find Photoshop incredibly difficult and time consuming to use, Elements just sails along, able to do quick tasks like cropping and color-correcting in minutes, instead of hours. So, I had high hopes for the Elements version of Premiere, which in this release is bumped up to Version 7 to match the Photoshop version. Unfortunately I didn't find it as easy to use as I had hoped. Part of this may be that video is inherently more difficult to manipulate than static photographs. Part of it may be that video, particularly high def video, takes up a great deal of memory and disk space, and is therefore harder to work with. And, finally, I think part of it is that Premiere just isn't as far along as Photoshop. It hasn't been through seven iterations, and it feels like it. I'm not dissatisfied with it, which is why I still gave it four stars, but it isn't on the same level (for me) as Photoshop Elements, and it is pretty expensive. If you are a regular user of the full version of Premiere, and you just want something a bit smaller for home, this may be just the ticket. If you are new to video editing software, however, you'll want to compare the various options before clicking the Buy button on this one. Sean P. Logue, 2009 Rating:  - Bought it and brought it back the same dayI was hooked into the visual appeal of the UI. Big mistake! In a nutshell it it very slow and locks up. It is not for the occasional user(like me) as it is not intuitive to even do simple tasks(like trimming a video file). I ccouldn't get more than one video file in the time line. I followed the help files instructions and still couldn't successfully trim the file or get multiple clips on the time line, After 3-1/2 hours of trying I uninstalled it and returned the software. Rating: - Lots to learnThe first thing I liked when I open the premiere elements 7 box is that has a big book of instructions to follow and explained how to use the software, but then I dislike that took a lot of time to install the software and each time I open the program take more than 30 seconds to open. I don't like the menu and the little window with the advertisement "protect your memories with the backup Sync Try it now button" if you close that small window the program is closed and you have to open again but this time open faster. After using it, is a little complicated for me. I'm a beginner and was a challenge to understand all that options but I like the results, But I need more practice. Rating: - India tech support meets development effortIt is no secret that every developer was based in India - this is clearly documented on the splash screen. Do you like their tech support? The fact that Adobe decided to eliminate .MOV support is further proof this product is a distaster right out of the box. They are only able to sell it because you can't return it after you open the box. RUN AWAY!!!!!! Adobe Premiere Elements 7 ReviewsMore reviews:Buy Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Sale Reviews Deals
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