Adobe Premiere Elements

Infobox_Software
name = Adobe Premiere Elements



caption = Screenshot of Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0


developer = Adobe Systems
latest_release_version = 4.0
latest_release_date = September 2007
operating_system = Windows
genre = Video editing software
license = Proprietary
website = [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/ Adobe Premiere Elements Home Page]

Adobe Premiere Elements is a video editing software application for non-linear video editing, published by Adobe Systems. It is a scaled-down version of the professional-level Adobe Premiere Pro, and is optionally bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements. It is the number one selling consumer video editing software [The NPD Group (October 2005 to April 2006) based on units sold.] . Its main competitors are Pinnacle Studio, Sony Vegas Movie Studio, Ulead VideoStudio, Final Cut Express and iMovie.

Unlike many of its competitors, Premiere Elements can handle unlimited video and audio tracks [ [http://www.compshopper.co.uk/shopper/reviews/99135/adobe-premiere-elements-30.html Computer Shopper - Britain's Biggest Selling Computer Monthly ] ] [ [http://www.techradar.com/products/computing/software/graphics-media/video-editing/adobe-premiere-elements-4-203232/review Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 | Our Review | TechRadar.com ] ] , with multiple keyframed effects applied to each clip, as well as Picture-in-picture and chromakey capabilities. It also supports many third-party plug-ins for additional features, including Premiere Pro plug-ins, After Effects plug-ins, and VST effects. It can create bars and tone and a countdown leader, just like Premiere Pro.

This program also features real-time video rendering, unlike some other video editing programs, which allows the user to instantly preview edits made to the timeline.

Premiere Elements is available for Windows XP and, beginning with version 3.0.2, for Windows Vista.

Product history

*Adobe Premiere Elements 1.0 – released September 2004. It was focused on consumer miniDV camcorder owners who wanted to create DVDs.

*Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 – released September 2005. Adobe expanded video device support beyond DV camcorders to include digital still cameras that capture video (MJPEG, MPEG4, etc), DVD camcorders (.vob files), mobile phones (.3GP, .3G2, .MP4) and new hybrid video devices like the JVC Everio and Everio G (.MOD). It also aimed to address the lack of DVD configurability, one of the main criticisms of version 1. Unlike the first version, PE2.0 may not work with AMD processors, or Intel processors that do not support the SSE2 instructions.

*Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 – released September 2006. Adobe added HDV support, stop motion capture, audio narration, full-screen playback, and the ability to capture from WDM sources (such as webcams and analog capture cards). This version improved ease of use by adding Sceneline editing and allowing titles to be created and edited directly in the Monitor. New export formats were added for mobile phones, iPods and PSPs. An updated 3.0.2 version was the first to support Windows Vista, although only Vista 32-bit [ [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/systemreqs.html Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 requirements page] and [http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3565 Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0.2 update page with requirements] ] .

*Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 - released September 2007. Adobe added a Sharing Center, an image stabilization filter and the ability to upload video files directly to YouTube. It also includes more video effects and transitions, a slightly-modified user interface allowing beginners to easily get started with the program (although it still retains unlimited video and audio tracks), the ability to burn Blu-ray DVD discs, an audio mixer (like the version on Premiere Pro) and movie themes similar to the ones from iMovie HD 6. [ [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/upgrade/ Adobe Premiere Elements Upgrade details] ]

*Adobe Premiere Elements 7.0 - released in October 2008, [ http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-65026874-Premiere-Elements-7/dp/B001DMBX2I] has been available for pre-order since late August 2008. This version includes AVCHD support, an automatic movie-creation wizard (similar to Pinnacle Studio's SmartMovie and iMovie HD 6's Magic iMovie), a built-in SmartSound music generator (previous versions would only work with SmartSound via a free plug-in downloaded from the SmartSound website), enhanced chroma-key technology, among other features. It still retains the ease of use and prosumer-style technology of Adobe Premiere Elements 4.

See also

*List of video editing software
*Comparison of video editing software
*Adobe Premiere Express
*Adobe Premiere Pro

External links

* [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/main.html Adobe Premiere Elements]
* [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/main.html Adobe Premiere Pro]
* [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/tryout.html Adobe Premiere Elements Trial]

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