Digital Home Thoughts: Review of Adobe Premiere Elements

"Premiere Elements, Adobe's first attempt at a consumer video-editing application, isn't for everyone. The package will appeal primarily to two groups of users: Photoshop Elements users who want a video editor that will integrate with their image editor, and tech-savvy video-editing novices who plan on eventually progressing to the full-blown Adobe Premiere Pro. Casual video producers who want the ultimate in ease of use, as well as users who desire full-featured DVD-authoring capabilities, should look elsewhere. To create Premiere Elements, Adobe essentially placed a friendly interface on top of the powerful Premiere Pro. Premiere Elements includes a taskbar that guides you through the workflow, from capture to exporting. To assist novice users, Adobe added a number of customizable presets for common operations, such as PiP effects and still-image pans and zooms."



I'm excited. I've always liked Premier, but couldn't rationalize its purchase for home. At $99, Premiere Elements seems to fit what I'm looking forward to in a video editing program. I'm so used to the "Adobe Interface" that programs such as Pinnacle Studio have never kept my interest. Of course everyone can save $50 and buy Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements together for $149.