Friday, October 21, 2005
PC World Reviews Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0: Powerful but Intimidating
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 08:30 AM
Since I posted on Pinnacle Studio 10 and rambled on about what I didn't like with Adobe Premiere Elements 1.0, it was only fair that I also post a link to the PC World review of Premiere Elements 2.0. Overall, they say it's an improvement over 1.0, but it still lacks polish and ease-of-use for novices. I've been doing digital video editing since the Matrox Rainbow Runner MJPEG capture card days (oh man, those were painful days!), and while I know my way around most video editing programs, I don't want a complex interface. I want something that's fast and easy to use, and doesn't get in my way. That's my biggest problem with Premiere Elements 1.0: I feel like it's getting in my way. But check this out: remember my VOB rant? Well look what Adobe added in 2.0:
"As with Studio, Premiere Elements can now retrieve videos from non-copy-protected DVDs, an increasingly useful feature now that most video projects are rendered to DVD."
Am I a freakin' precog or what! ;-) Has anyone used Premiere Elements 2.0 yet? If so, what are your thoughts?