Adobe Premier elements 7
I am running Win XP Pro SP3 and this package refused to run.
It installed, but crashed within seconds after starting a video file.
$90 wasted i guess. :(
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know.
System components are:
Thermaltake VC3000BWS Armor Junior ATX Case with Window (Black) amazon-ordered $119
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9450 - Retail
CORSAIR 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TWIN3X2048-1333C9 - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
EVGA 01G-P3-N869-AR GeForce 9600 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express ... Read More
Best movie software for the price
If you need more video editing capabilities than the standard types of movie making programs that come with computers provide, then Adobe Premiere Elements 7 is for you. It also creates the automatic type movies, but for me its real beauty is allowing to overlay multiple videos and produce professional looking movies. I have only limited movie making experience but have been very satisfied with what I can do so far. There are many features that I am not even yet familiar with. The one disappointment for me is the DVD authoring is not as robust as I would have hoped for, in fact it seems so limited that I am going to have use a different program to create DVDs. But for making the movies to go on the DVD, Adobe Premiere Elements is excellent.
My Head Hurts...
I was excited to receive Adobe Premiere Elements 7. But after a couple hours with it, I haven't accomplished anything and my head hurts.
Help - Online... What if I'm not connected to internet? No Help?
Add Files... No search and add to repository - must go find files manually?
Add Media... File browser hoplessly general AND hopelessly specific - can't get "all movies" or "all still images", etc.
Organizer... Project oriented - means must search elements for every project...
- every drag and drop changes view away from last selected
Capture... Found webcam without any problem (wow)
Drag Clips... After bottom row is full must scroll to drop next clip - doesn't automatically ... Read More
Highly recommended for the typical user
Overall, Adobe Premiere Elements 7 is a great program for the casual video enthusiast. Having used Premiere Elements 4 for a while, this new version is a nice step up. One of the most useful features is what Adobe calls "Smart Tagging," which makes it easier to organize and use video clips. A new feature is the ability to make composite videos, which uses a kind of "green screen" means to isolate a person or object from one scene to use in another. The program also includes more dramatic effects for scene transitions. Many people will be tempted to over-use some of these novel features before realizing that they can quickly become annoying to viewers. One of the most useful features in this program enables the user to drag-and-drop scenes into place ... Read More
Good BASIC Video Movie Making Software
"Adobe Premier Elements 7" is a fairly good BASIC movie making package with some great effects and transitions, but has a high learning curve for what you get. Having used two other versions of Premier Elements, I was able to get the software installed and working with little trouble but I'm not sure that someone new to video software would have the same luck. The software has a lot of great features, once you get used to using the interface, including:
* Easy upload to YouTube
* Chromakey ("Green Screen") support
* Tons of effects and transitions
* Great Theme templates (be sure to install them from the CD menu)
* SmartSound automatic music scoring (really nice)
There are also some things I really do ... Read More
