Review: Adobe Premiere Elements 7
Photoshop – that single word can invoke a lot of feelings – fear (I have no idea how to Photoshop to save my life!), doubt (that’s been Photoshopped to death!), and curiosity (I wonder what I could do with Photoshop and a little time…). It’s the curiosity that will get to you and eventually you’ll move beyond pictures into video.
Adobe Premiere Elements 7 is all about video. And not just home movies meets a boring evening – but rather a way to quickly take video footage and turn it into something great, well frankly, turn it into anything you want.
Pros:
- Ease of Use – when using the software, using individual commands is simple (but see Cons below for more)
- Software runs smoothly – I’ve used some editors that hog up all the CPU power and move slow to boot. This is not one of them, thankfully!
- Tagging your videos is easy and saves a lot of time if you work with a lot of videos.
- Green screen – you are able to take any object from a solid background (use of green screen is common) and then you can set it in another scene. A LOT of flying scenes will emerge – and all in fun!
- Online backup with 2GB of storage space!
Cons:
- So many options! While it may be easy to use, when you first start it up – take it slow; there is a LOT to play with at first.
- Some processes take awhile to learn with a couple extra steps than I believe is necessary.
So, what should you do with all your time? Well, if you’re a Dad, you don’t have that much time to be wasting in the first place! Long story short, Adobe Premiere Elements 7 is a powerful tool that ends up being a lot of fun – plus, you get excellent results with little work. Just remember: you don’t need to do it all in one day!