Corel Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus Review

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(More customer reviews)Video editing is not simple and projects place the most severe demands on your PC. When you move to HD, the demands increase exponentially. Ulead VideoStudio 11, like any editor, does have a learning curve, so be patient. Be certain to read the manual that comes with the box or download it from their site in pdf and take it with you on your laptop or pda.
If you are just starting out as a video editor, you have some surprises ahead because it is a tedious job; not only to learn, but to produce. It is far more difficult than working with photos. If you are just looking to produce a short DVD movie from your camera, it is easy. But, adding titles, overlays, and audio tracks does take time.
I have had several months experience comparing the Ulead VideoStudio to Pinnacle Studio Plus 11. I find the features and reliablity of the Ulead suite to be superior to any of the consumer level Pinnacle softwares. In fact, my experiences with Pinnacle have been less than satisfactory and their support is non-existent. I would stay far away.
What is particularly nice about this product is that when you install and register, it is fully functional. There are no gimmicks requiring you to activate other features. Also, it doesn't seem to overtax your processor. With Pinnacle, my processor fan was on high the entire time and I experienced numerous hangups and crashes with the CPU @ 100%. Ulead doesn't do that. It does, however, pause in an inactive mode for a while when performing certain tasks like splitting scenes from your movie. These pauses appear to be hangups and provide no "...please wait", but eventually it comes back. Get another cup of coffee. Will you experience crashes? Probably, but fewer.
While I do like Pinnacle's editor a lot, I spent three weeks editing a series of digitized 8mm family movies into a one hour project. Pinnacle would only produce 41 minutes of the project either to disk or DVD. That was a lot of wasted time and their "support" could not solve the problem. If only Ulead would import Pinnacle projects; that would be a coup.
So, this review seems to be mostly what I don't like about Pinnacle Studio Plus 11, but for the reader's satisfaction I moved from that product to Ulead VideoStudio 11 and found some welcome relief as well as full features. I did spend three wasted weeks with Pinnacle and that is a sore point with me. The moral to my story is start with Ulead VideoStudio and when you get good at it, perhaps move along to high-end products like Adobe. My jury is still out for a while on this product, but so far it looks good.
I hope this was helpful.
Amended...just finished my one hour movie using Ulead VideoStudio 11. Completed the project over three days without one computer hang up or crash. The program is great and deserves five stars.

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VideoStudio 11 Plus is video editing and DVD authoring software for anyone who wantsto easily produce professional-looking videos, slideshows and DVDs. Capture video from the latest HD camcorders and create amazing High-Definition HD DVDs. Work quickly with timesaving template-based Wizards, or express your creativity with powerful hands-on tools. Fix common video problems with one-click corrective filters, generate Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio tracks, and add pro-quality titles and transitions. Share your movies everywhere, from iPod to DVD to YouTube to the latest Home Theater systems. Award-winning VideoStudio sets the standard for powerful features and ease of use.

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Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Review

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(More customer reviews)I am NOT a newbie to video editing, in fact I have been an avid user of Adobe Premier Elements for some time now...with ver. 4 being the most recent before the version 7 purchase. Let me get this out in the open, I was disgusted with Adobe PE7 at first because I was trying to edit and burn footage from my same old camcorders....footage that Adobe PE3 and 4 handled just fine. I have tried MULTIPLE projects now and have yet to be able to render or burn a DVD using the MP4 (avc H.264) footage from my Sanyo Xacti or my Samsung NV24HD. Even worse I cannot keep a project of any size open long enough to do any editing before the program gives me a "low on memory" warning and then crashes! Version 4 was crazy enough, as I was always sure to hit the "save" button many times while editing, but this version 7 is a joke for these formats. I can't even add the MP4 files to the time-line without it crashing. Now for the good part and why I give this release a 4 star. I was asked by a buddy to edit and burn some youth football footage from his newly acquired Canon HF10 with SDHC card. I was excited. Although I had no clue what an .mts file was Adonbe PE 7 not only recognized it and imported it quickly...but I proceeded to edit both video and audio (together and separately)as well as burn to a regular DVD (not BluRay). It was a great experience. The only reason I won't give this a 5 star is that Adobe still shows this PE7 program as being compatible with MP4 and I beg to differ as a user...but if you are going the direction I want to go, AVCHD and BluRay, etc...Adobe did something right in this category. I will add that while i am not a big fan of the GUI of Pinnacle Studio Plus 12 it has handled ALL of my format types without a problem. I am running Vista Basic on a Celeron 1.60Ghz processor (Dell Inspiron 530 desktop) with 4GB of ram.
UPDATE: Now that I have purchased my OWN Canon HF10 AVCHD camcorder (1080 high-def) Adobe PE7 is my go-to program for this type of footage. Again, it handles the AVCHD / .mts file format flawlessly. Check out my other reviews for some other programs I have tried like Corel VideoStudio X2 and Magix - Movie Edit pro 14. If you are going to be working with AVCHD, certainly any of the Canon HF series camcorders that put .mts on sdhc flash cards...then I believe Adobe Premier Elements 7 is the best option.

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Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus Review

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(More customer reviews)I tried several other competitive products before Magix Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus. The Magix product was the only one that met the number one requirement: the product should work. Other products fed me nothing but "Not Responding" errors (Sony) and "Out of Memory" errors (CyberLink). After about 12 hours of using the Magix product in Vista 32-bit, not one lock up, one lost editing session, or one unnecessary error. Some of the features in Movie Edit Pro are lacking, but the most important features to me were all there.
One of the one-star reviews for this product complains about how long it takes to load media into the editing studio. That appears to be something unique to Movie Edit Pro; it likes to convert input files into some unknown internal format. I loaded a 2 hour, 35 GB, AVI file in about 5 minutes. However, once the load process is complete, the editing session is fast and error free. I would be just as happy with the product if it had taken 10 minutes to load the video. That's a fraction of the time I spent trying to figure out why the other products were crashing.
Magix would have earned a five-star rating from me if it was as feature rich and easy to use as the Sony and CyberLink products. Better online help would be good too.

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The video editing software with more options for creating perfect videos: MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus unifies highly precise video editing tools and numerous uniquely customizable special effects with professional audio dubbing. Transform your PC into a high-quality film studio. 99 tracks, a flexible user interface, multi-cam editing, 3D title animations, numerous cinematic special effects, crystal clear Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, and much more.

The product-of-choice for perfect video editing on the PC The perfect solution for beginners as well as ambitious users: Effortless video capture, straightforward editing, spectacular 3D effects, a large selection of titles and fades, brilliant dubbing, and the result burned to an interactive CD/DVD or exported to the Internet or a mobile player.
NEW--Multi-cam editing (for 2 cameras) Edit videos like a pro: You can now perfectly synchronize recordings from 2 different video cameras, which film the same event (e.g. concert, wedding, etc.). Simply import both recordings synchronize using parallel image or sound sequences and then select the best scenes into the video window simply using a mouse click. Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus then automatically creates a new video track, where various camera changes are integrated.
NEW--Native AVCHD editing Do you have an AVCHD camera and would like to import and edit your recordings directly without cumbersome recalculation? Then, Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus is the optimal solution:import AVCHD material with one click, optimize and dub perfectly, burn to Blu-ray Disc with an animated menu and present on TV! Brilliantly sharp, professional results guaranteed!
NEW--Completely new, re-worked interface The new interface makes editing your movies even more fun than before. All important functions are in plain view and can be reached directly via the interface. In addition, all elements of the user interface can be freely arranged and moved--just how you want them.
NEW--New, professional editing functions MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus offers even more professional editing functions to users with high demands: from easy color correction to an improved keyframe control, re-worked effect control and much more. In addition, the Plus version offers countless high-quality templates for breathtaking 3D title effects.
Dolby Digital 5.1 sound With the integrated Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator (fee-based plug-in purchase required) you can put your videos into a new sound dimension. You can assign sound effects to characters in space or let sounds fly through the room from one loudspeaker to the other. Just like at the movies! With Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator the sound in your movies will be just as captivating as the video!
NEW--Animated menus for Blu-ray Discs Burn your movies with professional animated menus to Blu-ray Discs. You have a choice of a wide range of high-quality menu templates for every topic.
Automatically create DVD menus with images from your own project Unique and only from MAGIX: Using motifs from your video project you can automatically create DVD menus indistinguishable from those found on store-bought movie DVDs in just minutes. A selection of high-quality animation effects ensures lots of variety in your menu composition. Amaze your family, friends, and neighbors with your creative results--can also be given as a personalized gift!
Automatic editing: 15 themes to choose from Do you have minimal or nonexistent video editing experience? MAGIX MovieShow Maker turns your videos with just one click into fantastic movies. Choose from 15 thematically sorted motifs, and the rest happens automatically. Lean back, relax, and enjoy perfect results: Impressive effects, professional cuts, and harmonic transitions. Video editing has never been so easy!
Batch processing Do you want to process multiple video files into another format in one go? No problem! Mark as many files in a folder as you want with the comfortable batch processing feature and start conversion. Presto!
Record directly from the screen via screen capturing Would you like to be able to capture videos that you see on your monitor? MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 Plus can do this easily! The smart screen capturing technology lets you record Internet videos during playback and use them in your projects after saving as a file.
Present on TV, mobile, or online
On TV: Automatically burn your finished film and interactive chapter menus onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc (VCD, SVCD as well) in professional quality and at optimum compression rates.
Mobile: Transfer your video directly from MAGIX Movie Edit Pro to your portable video player, mobile, and other portable devices. Practical batch processing even enables you to convert as many movies as you want into any format.
Online: Share your most beautiful, funniest, and spectacular videos with the whole world. Publish finished videos directly in the huge video portal YouTube via the "Online" menu option or directly into your MAGIX Online Album--your own personal free video web site. Video enthusiasts from all around the world will be able to experience your work and even comment it.

Additional PLUS advantages
99 tracks for video, audio, photo, and text
More effects, more templates, more options
NEW--Innovative multi-cam editing (with 2 cameras)
IMPROVED--Supports current HD camcorders
Create Surround sound (Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator)
NEW--Native AVCHD editing
Screen capturing: Record movies directly from the monitor
Extended DVD & Blu-ray menu design
Audio Mastering Suite 2.0 for professional audio dubbing
IMPROVED--Revised keyframe control
NEW--3D presets for impressive 3D title effects
IMPROVED--New color correction dialog
IMPROVED--Batch conversion (now even entire folders)

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Pinnacle Studio HD V14 Review

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(More customer reviews)Sorry about the formatting, Amazon is removing all my spaces when I publish even though it looks fine in the editor.
Computer Specs:
Intel Core2 Duo @ 1.86 GHz
2 GB RAM
256 MB Video
32 bit
Windows Vista
My test:
Added 2 videos.
Added image stabilization to one
3D transition between them.
Rendered the project.
AVCHD in and MPG2 out (both in full HD, 1920*1440, Dolby 5.1 if available)
Video length 4 minutes and 20 seconds.Overall Review:
***** Corel Video Studio Pro X3
***** Cyberlink PowerDirector 8
*** Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro Plus 9
**1/2 Adobe Premiere Elements 8
** Magix Edit Pro 15
* Roxio Creator 2010
* Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 14
Package Options:
My reviews are against the top versions of each product line. You will find that most of the differences between the top versions and the base are Blu-ray export options, and some add some extra sound options. See for yourself the option that suits you at the manufacturer's website in their respective product comparison guides.
Windows 7:
All seemed to work for me in windows 7, 64 bit with 4 GB RAM. I didn't do any tests with it b/c I wanted to use an older machine that would come closer to representing the average computer. This includes Roxio 2009, but not 2010 for reasons stated below.
Final Opinion:
If you want something super easy to use, then I would go with Cyberlink PowerDirector 8. If you want something with a bit more power that you can grow into, I would go with Corel Video Studio Pro X3. Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro plus 9 may very well be good, but I see no reason to purchase it with the power of the Corel package.
If you are a masochist, go with Adobe, Magix, Roxio, or Pinnacle.DETAILS:
Adobe Premiere Elements 8
65 min render time
Pros:
You can search effects
Layout was good but not great
Interface was pretty straightforward
Cons:
Virtually locked my system
Slow and temporarily froze frequently
Output menu was cumbersomeCorel Video Studio Pro X3
19 min render time
Pros:
Great Output menu
Very fast
Easy to use user interface
Proxy editing*
Autofit for timeline
Cons:
No search function for effects
Cyberlink PowerDirector 8
30 min render time
Pros:
Output menu was nice
Very nice and easy to use layout
Cons:
No Blu-ray outputMagix Edit Pro 15
41 min Render time
Pros:
Simple
Cons:
Poor user interface
Oversimplified (Too simple I think for most people)
Very Cumbersome to use and add effects
Output options were confusing and cumbersome
Extremely limited options for PC output (which is what many will be doing)
A couple of lock upsPinnacle Studio Ultimate 14
Pros:
Nice little finished project to see what can be done
Nice interface for editing
Cons:
ONLY SOFTWARE that I was not able to import a video
Locked up my system many times and left errant process running at 80% CPU
Took 50 seconds just to load the import video TAB
When I selected videos to import and hit start import, absolutely nothing happened
Tried one of their movies and went to help to find stabilization and it crashed on me b/c I didn't have enough memory
No Blu-ray output
Cons on install on windows 7 computer:
Failure on export of file on all formats
I actually tried Pinnacle about 10 years ago and had absolutely nothing but problems. Spent many days downloading patches just to get it to work. Then, like a moron, I did an entire project and when I went to burn it, the burn failed every time. I see a decade later, I still can't export a file.Roxio Creator 2010
Pros:
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Cons:
They don't allow a trial download. I contacted them asking them if I could download a trial and even noted that I was a current customer. I personally like the 2009 Roxio. It was a nice "all-purpose" program. They told me that I had to buy it. I was offered a money back guarantee, but to do so, I had to send in a letter of destruction. This is way too much effort on my end to see if your software works for me.
I find it ridiculous in this day and age that you can't have a trial version of something, especially when EVERY ONE of your competitors does. In addition, this is how they were treating an existing customer!
You throw in all the compatibility issues that can occur in software in general and video software in particular, and that leaves me to think they have nothing to hide.
As icing on the cake, the following sentence was in their reply.
"Creator 2010 does support AVCHD software and hasn't been know to have any issues thus far!"
I replied to them about this OUTRIGHT LIE! First, you can read the compatibility issues on Amazon. Second, as a person that writes programs, there is no such thing as bug free software, especially video editing software.Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro Plus 9
14 minute render time (NO ANTI-SHAKE IN RENDER, see below)
Pros:
Computer stayed pretty responsive during render
Savable packages of effects
How to guide is nice
Cons:
Couldn't search effects
Very, very cumbersome to use
Couldn't find stabilization
The render time approximation stayed at around 1 minute or 2 left the entire time
Here is my issue with Sony Vegas. I have compared its features with many of the other programs and they are all very similar. Now, when compared with Corel Video Studio Pro X3 and Cyberlink PowerDirector, they are virtually identical. I personally think Sony leaves their software cumbersome so that it "looks/seems" more powerful.
I was definitely most disappointed in this product because it was the one that I was looking the most forward to using. When I say that it is cumbersome to use, it doesn't mean that it can't be used. Let me give an example. I am a programmer, and in something like excel, I like the ability to write my own code to create functions and tools that it doesn't offer or to tweak ones that it does. HOWEVER, when I want to enter numbers in boxes, I just want to enter numbers in boxes. I don't want to click in a box, go to a menu or right click, select some gadget and then enter a number. It is ok for complicated things to be complicated, but simple things should not only be simple, but also INTUITIVE.
The main thing that I saw that you could do in Sony Vegas that you couldn't do in the others is change your transitions (both audio and video) ramp as far as how quickly they come in and go out. I am not talking about changing the time, but how your out video accelerates out and how you in video accelerates in during that time. It is a cool feature, but something that 99% of people will only not use, but won't care about either.
Another thing, the image stabilizer should be easy to do, and it may be. However, I did a search in help for stabilize, stabilizer, sta, shake, anti, etc. and could not find out how to do this very simple thing. This worries me greatly that if this isn't readily available in the help docs, then much of the other stuff probably isn't either.*A note on proxy editing.
Proxy editing is basically you working on a very low def version of your file, but when it comes time to actually render your output, the original file is used. Some view this as a crutch because they say you should be able to optimize the software to work with the high def video. My opinion is that if I can work faster, then I will work faster. Who cares what my resolution is while I am editing. If you have the fastest software out there for HD, and you can do your edits in very low def and it is even faster still, then why would you not want that?

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Corel VideoStudio Pro X2 Review

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(More customer reviews)This entire video was made in Video Studio Pro X2. I purposely did it as fast as I could to show the power of the product (matter of fact this writeup took longer). Besides the obvious time line oriented video editing, there are a ton of video outputs that can be utilized whatever your ability. You can export directly to You Tube, or record it in HD for watching in 1080. Direct to DVD authoring is another really nice addition.
I have used Final Cut Pro Studio costing $1300. While this is NOT as powerful at all, it does allow for a good deal of professional editing. It has a very low learning curve and if you just need to make excellent quality videos and not spend a very long time learning then this is the product for you.
You can import your own clips very easily, just drag and drop. It will even import your entire audio library. I tried to do a voice over for this video but my mic is really poor quality so it sounded very digitized. It allows you to add a voice over with 1 click though and I may redo this review if I can get a better mic. It is very refreshing the amount of video outputs this program has. If your a novice and want to make a video that is high quality for You Tube it is just a few clicks and you are done. The menus are easy to navigate and very intuitive.
About this video: Because I did not want to wait 3 hours to upload it. I rendered it at 30fps mpg. I am not sure how Amazon codec will re-render so I hope it looks nice when it is finally converted.
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Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 11 Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been a studio user since version 9. I have upgraded each time and have continually been searching for one of the programs that will convert my video for use with Flash. Magix I tried (see my review there). When Studio 11 touted it would convert to Flash, I was happy. I promptly ordered.
Initially, I could not even make a video. It would lock up on the rendering process. They recently released an upgrade (if you purchase, ensure you download all the upgrades before trying to use) which finally allowed me to complete a video.
When I went to save my movie as a Flash file, I found, once again, that you have to upload it to a website. Pinnacle offers such a site "free of charge." However, READ THE FINE PRINT before you join.
If you upload videos to their website you are granting them free, unrestricted use of your video without compensation to you. If you don't mind that they may use a family reunion video in something they do, etc, then knock yourself out. However, by law anyone who creates something owns it. If I shoot a video of my pets and then edit it with titles, etc, it is my intellectual property. Nobody is allowed to take my work and claim it as their own or use it for their purposes without my permission. To get that permission, you may need to pay a fee. Pinnacle is offering you a place to post your videos online as compensation I guess. If you sign up for an account, you are granting them use of your property and work with no further contact from you. You don't even get to state if you accept the manner in which they intend to use it.
I opted to decline that even though I am still searching for a way to convert to flash files. Guess I will have to learn how to use flash.
As far as other aspects of editing, it works fantastically. Unfortunately, if you are upgrading from Studio 10 and earlier and have purchased SmartSounds tracks, they won't work in Studio 11. You will lose access to all of those audio enhancements with the upgrade. This was not mentioned in the upgrading either. They do mention an audio track component but DO NOT state that SmartSound no longer is usable.
The three star rating would be higher except they don't state up front that the only way to convert to Flash is by uploading to a website and don't say that SmartSound is no longer used and not compatible. I have purchased over 20 discs from SmartSound and now they are useless and ended up being a waste of money with the upgrade. Scorefitter is the new audio track software integrated with Studio and the selection is pathetically small with no upgrades available.
Also, if you are not familiar with Studio, bear in mind a limited menu and such are available with the program you purchase. Additional menus, etc are available for extra money and can cost several hundred dollars more the get them all if you wish for a variety.

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Adobe Premiere Elements 8 Review

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(More customer reviews)Updated 09/23/2010
Adobe released Premiere Elements 9 Trial, I have experienced none of the problems with Ver 9 that were present in the stability challenged Ver 8. PE9 remains 32 bit and is slow but it is stable, it is a very usefull editing tool for short projects and lower resolution video. Skip PE8 and go directly to Premiere Elements 9.
Updated 03/03/2010
If you like to get "under the hood" of your computer and spend countless frustrating hours sorting out performance problems, Premiere Elements 8 is for you. PE8 has numberous fatal flaws some of which have been traced to conflicts with Realtek Audio drivers and Nvidia graphics driver installation software, other are the direct result of the feature bloat that was added to this release. These conflicts and issues render the PE8 useless to those that have Asus and Nvidia hardware or software on their computers. Asus and Nvidia are major players in the computer hardware industry; the extent of the conflict problem can be seen in the large number of reviewers that have given PE8 a very low rating. This type of conflict should have been sorted out by Adobe in beta testing before the product was shipped. Adobe released a patch 8.01 (02/26/2010)to address several of the problems plaguing PE8, some users report slight improvement but stability is still questionable. A large percentage of users report that even with the patch, Nvidia's newest drivers and ulilizing all know user researched tweaks, PE8 refuses to perform as advertized. PE8 does not work well in AVCHD, also do not consider this software if you are using 1080 resolution or above.
By all means download the free 30 day trial version from Adobe to test compatibility with your PC before purchasing this product or wait untill Adobe releases a patch to solve the stability issues many are experiencing. You may also wish to try PE7 which has very good stability and isn't bloated with marketing gimmicks and useless "new features" of PE8.
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I received my copy of Premiere Elements 8 and Photoshop Elements 8 today. Installation was fairly easy with both programs but I can't see any improvements over PE7 unless you consider being even more resource dependent an improvement. The one feature that I was really hoping for in this version continues to be absent, PE8 cannot write Blu-Ray format to a file, disk only. The conversion of videos from PE7 to PE8 also caused many problems, skipping frames, refusal to render,dropping sound and repeatedly hanging the program during rendering of a four minute video. I have a new dedicated video editing Asus P6T,Intel Quad Core i7 with twelve gig of ram, Windows 7 64 bit ...what does it take to satisfy Adobe PE8? Those who give high marks to PE8 must have a server farm in their basement or are not editing in HD which slows PE8 to a agonizing crawl. Do not buy this software if you are filming in HD and your videos exceed five minutes or are multi track, PE8 simply can't handle the load of Blu-Ray quality editing, a fatal flaw for those of us with newer equipment. I have used Primere Elements for many years, I wish I could continue using it but it just can't meet the demands of multicamera HD. Sony Vegas is a far more suitable editing tool for HD, there is however a learning curve to overcome with Sony's unique "event chain" interface.
I recommend that all users of PE7 skip this upgrade as it offers nothing in usefull functionality or performance. I honestly don't see how Adobe can justify calling PE8 an "upgrade", it is simply a destabilized PE7 in a new box. The best feature is that PE8 does not overwrite PE7 so you will still be able to access and edit your PE7 videos which PE8 refuses to update or edit. Save your rupees for PE9, 10, or 11, PE8 is the upgrade that never was.
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With Adobe Premiere Elements 8, the newest version of the #1 selling video-editing software, making incredible movies is easier than ever. Bring all your video clips and photos together in one convenient place where you can easily find, view, and manage them; protect them with automatic online backup and 2GB of free storage; and then dive right into a full range of creative activities. Create your movies with smart, automated options that save you time and effort. Enhance your stories with professional effects and sound. And share movies with friends and family in interactive online experiences and on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, mobile devices, and YouTube.

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Do it all with one powerful yet easy-to-use product Use Adobe Premiere Elements 8 software for all your video needs. Import and manage your video clips; edit them together yourself or choose automated options to effortlessly create incredible movies; enhance your movies with professional-quality effects, sound, titles, and Hollywood-style motion menus; share them on the web, on disc, and everywhere else; protect them with automatic online backup and 2GB of free storage--enough for up to 24 minutes of DVD-quality video or 1,500 photos; and view them anywhere you are.
Create a polished movie instantly Using creative techniques from Hollywood directors, InstantMovie automatically edits together your best clips with coordinated music, titles, effects, and transitions from your choice of movie theme. New customization options enable you to get just the results you envision. And all-new themes are included.
Quickly find the clips you're looking for Want to find your best video clips or clips that meet a particular set of criteria? The Auto-Analyzer automatically tags your footage and photos for quality and interest, and a variety of smart search options make it easy to zero in on just the media you need.
Make movies with drag-and-drop ease Create your story fast in the Sceneline, an easier alternative to the more traditional video-editing Timeline. Make your movie by simply dragging and dropping thumbnails of your clips, transitions, and effects.
Edit and preview in one convenient place Edit and view your movie in one convenient place--the large Monitor window--where you can easily trim and split clips, drop filters and effects right on a frame, create fun picture-in-picture effects, type titles and text right on the screen, and more.
Add professional-quality effects and transitions Add entertaining graphics that automatically follow the action in your movie. Easily combine elements from different scenes for entertaining results. And add visual appeal with hundreds of amazing special effects and TV-style transitions, including several all-new options.
Energize your movies with music Use SmartSound to add a variety of musical soundtracks that automatically adjust to perfectly match the length of your movie. Even synchronize scenes to the beat of your soundtrack.
Get creative inspiration Bring your ideas to life with relevant tutorials that appear just when you need them. New tutorials help you explore creative possibilities.
Conveniently share your movie and enjoy the latest technology Follow easy steps to create your movie once and then share it in many ways, including on disc, the web, or mobile devices. Share on high-quality HD or Blu-ray Disc, so you can enjoy your movie on virtually any screen, from your iPod to your HD flat screen TV.

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Experience the ultimate media management hub Bring all your video clips and photos together in the powerful, easy-to-use, fully featured new Organizer--the hub of yourvideo and photo experience. Easily find, view, manage, and protect your media, and then dive into a full range of creative activities and start enjoying your memories.
Save time with new automated options Make movies with less effort. Adobe Premiere Elements can automatically fix shaky footage and color and lighting problems, trim away all but your best footage, and balance audio elements to give you professional-quality sound throughout your movie.
Enliven the action with artwork and animations Add sparkle to your scenes thanks to an all-new library of artwork, including fun frames, objects, and animations.
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 & Premiere Elements 9 (Win/Mac) Review

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(More customer reviews)I grudgingly purchased Elements 9 because I wanted to use some of the photoshop brushes and files that I could not use with my old favorite program Paint Shop Pro 8. I had held out as long as I could, but finally, my stubbornness was holding me back from getting things done. I tried Gimp, but I just did not like the interface. It was buggy as heck. I've used the professional versions of Photoshop, and I knew that this version of Elements 9 was sort of "in sync" with the Pro version. So, I would feel familiar when moving up from Elements to (InDesign or CS5 or whatever it is right now). Now that I am using Elements, I wish switched over from Jasc PSP to Adobe Elements years ago. They both have layers, but wow, what you can do in Element's layers is mind boggling. There is the misconception out there, I think, that photoshop Elements is just a "photo organizer" ... or just for people touching up their family photos. This is absolutely incorrect. The program is a full on graphic editing program. I've only been working with it for a week or so, but as far as I can tell, I could build an entire website, slice it up, and optimize it for the web, just with Adobe Elements 9 alone.
I really purchased this for the Premiere 9 Video Editing Program, and figured I might as well make the switch over to Elements 9 while I'm at it, so I purchased the bundle. Strangely enough, I've been enjoying the graphics program so much, I haven't even started a video project yet with Premiere Elements! I do have some feedback though, on the subject, that is important for others. After installing Premiere Elements 9, I tried to open the program and open up a project and immediately started getting errors about my Nvidia Graphics Driver. I had the latest drivers, but still spent hours troubleshooting and updating drivers, dealing with Adobe support. In the end, the problems seems to have been that my computer hardware was not enough to run the program. I was running Windows XP, Nvidia GE Force 6150le on board graphics card, I think my computer only had 1 GB of Ram altogether. It wasn't a huge deal to me, because I suspected that my computer was going to get maxed out soon, especially now that I was getting into video editing.
So, I was in the mindset that I was going to be needing to upgrade the computer soon and this experience gave me some guidelines on what I needed for video work: a graphics card with at least 1 GB ram of it's own and at least 4 .. preferrably 8 or 12 GB ram for the computer memory. I did some homework and found a good site called videoguy dot com (I think) who gives some very clear guidelines for a good workhorse setup.I added up what it would cost for me to upgrade my current HP computer with a better video card, and max out the ram to 4GB, and then I would have to add a better power source for the fan to keep it cool. I was better off retiring the old computer to lighter duty, and getting a computer that could handle the job for years to come. So, when I installed the Premiere Elements on the Windows 7 computer and opened a new project, it flew open without a hitch, ready to go! Unfortunately, I am so engrossed in my Photoshop Elements graphics projects, I have no interest in doing any videos right now!
One last comment about Elements... I did spend $25 on a month at Lynda dot com so that I could work through the awesome tutorials there. (I love Lynda dot com) If I hadn't done that, I might have felt lost. I also have found many amazing tutorials on youTube just by searching for Photoshop Elements 9 and you can see all the powerful things you never imagined you could do with this great piece of software.
To sum it up: For under $100 this software is an awesome deal. I think the the Elements program will work on any decent computer. It's worth the time it takes to learn all the powerful tools built into it.
Premiere Elements: if your are bored with the built-in Windows Movie Maker, like I was, then moving up to a more feature rich video editor might also mean moving up to a more powerful computer. Video editing, is a memory hungry process. Adobe should be a little more up front about the hardware requirements, maybe. But, you are going to be miserable, if you have "just enough to make do." I had a little time to play with the titles and captions and a few other tools and those things alone are enough to make me glad I spent the money on this software. I'm very happy with this purchase. And I feel like when I spoke to support at Adobe, they were extremely helpful and honest with me. A good experience. I'm glad I bought this.

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