 "PE7 Took PE4, which was Nice, Tried to Enhance, But the Release is Not Stable! Too Many Crashes & Freezes!" | 2009-10-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1SP8YCQ5T885J |
Let me say these first so you put this review in perspective:
* I have used and like Adobe PhotShop a great deal.
* I liked PE4, unfortunately, PE7 has too many frequent, unexpected, and sudden crashes and freezes!
* I was amazed by the rich product features that I saw in PE7 before purchase,:
o The free music,
o Added quick movie production, etc., etc.
* Unfortunately, it is frustrating not to be able to use those features without crashes!
I think that the user interface is even nicer than PE4. To be fair, it might be that frequent crashes and freezes might have to do with my Windows Vista.
I have had a lot of trouble importing Sony FE11 HD footage and using it in PE7. The .m4v for instance is not processed properly. The audio track proceeds OK, but image frames freeze and stick. Even after frequent "saves" you lose work that was done prior to freeze. I was not successful in capturing Mino HD format. However, I do give credit to Adobe for indicating that Mino format is not supported.
There is an unexpected warning and a rapid freeze upon attempting to enter the next command before the present command is completely executed (command chaining.)
However, from Adobe, one of the most recognized brand names in industry, one needs to get a solid stable and robust "Adobe Style" product.
I hope that Adobe fixes these problems since Premiere is almost a religion! If ,and when they do, I will change my review or submit a more approving one.
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 "I never did get this to work properly...." | 2009-10-01 |
| - Reviewed By c3_p0 |
I was so excited to receive this via the vine program and have now wasted aobut 40 hours in installing, reinstalling, playing with it and trying to edit video with it. I never did get it to read and edit the video I wanted it to.
sorry, can't recommend it. |
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 "Not entry level, but learnable" | 2009-09-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A4VMN8LJKW8DL |
| Having worked a little in Photoshop, and tried several entry-level video editing programs, I wanted something that would be a step up without being over my head. This program fits into that niche. It utilizes the basic skills I already possess, and challenges me to learn more. It IS a resource hungry program, but just about every video editing program seems to be that also. I was able to quickly capture clips, assemble them into a short video with titles, and the result looks pretty good. I have much more to try, but so far I am happy with the money spent. One feature I looked for in particular was the ability to recognize MPEG-4 video. Most true beginner programs, even the new ones, could not do this, and it is the format of choice on my Sony camera. Titling was fairly simple, but I think some of the Adobe conventions carried over for me from my experience with Photoshop. Install worked the first time, but follow the directions carefully and make sure you turn off programs it tells you to disable. It is NOT a QUICK install. I would say that this is not, nor is it intended to be, a program for those who want high-end, professional video results. But for movies of my grandchildren, it's working out well. Take the time to have some fun with it. If you are NOT a Photoshop user, you might want to try Photoshop Elements as a companion product. |
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| "Good functionality" | 2009-09-17 |
| - Reviewed By char_boy |
After using Pinnacle products for years, we decided to try Adobe Premiere 7 Elements for video editing. Having used other Adobe home products, like Photoshop Elements, we were familiar with much of Adobe's format.
The video loaded over from our MiniDV camera with ease. I found the Adobe software to be more intuitive than the Pinnacle software. We haven't explored its full features yet, but setting up basic family video DVDs is pretty quick.
It runs great on our Vista 64 machine (a quad core system). Give it a whirl. |
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| "Adobe Premeire Elements 7 - Tutorial?" | 2009-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: AYFRJQ8IVOJQC |
Got the software installed. Open screen forces you into Photoshop.com membership - where they encourage you to store your work, which sometimes isn't available, which is always B.S. Tutorials are online, which, once you've figured out how to navigate past the 'join photoshop.com' intro without shutting down the program, you can only find by first beginning a project and then hitting the help button so they can tell you how to begin a project. They could have made starting out a whole lot easier.
Otherwise, it's Adobe, which means that, for now, I'll trust it to work as well as other Adobe programs. |
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| "Good for a Consumer level program." | 2009-09-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1WKERX67LC9FB |
| I like this program. It is feature rich and easy to use. Unlike Pinnacle Studio, which tends to crash on every machine I have, this is stable and does the job. I especially like the upload to YourTube feature. Very helpful. |
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