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Easily import video, audio, and still images from virtually any media device, including HDV and DVD camcorders, web cameras (WDM analog), MPEG-4 video recorders, and select mobile phones.
Capture and edit HDV footage in its native format.
Go from camera to DVD, complete with menu and scene index, in two easy steps.
Easily transfer a project and all its media to another computer, or archive it to edit later.
Assemble your video faster in the Sceneline, a new alternative to the Timeline that lets you quickly drag and drop to rearrange thumbnails of your clips or add transitions and effects. It’s as easy as making a photo slide show.
Edit and view your movie in one convenient place, the Monitor window, where you can easily trim and split clips, drop filters and effects on a frame, create fun picture-in-picture effects, type text right on the screen, and preview in full screen.
Try your hand at animation! Use Stop Motion Capture to create your own time-lapse movies, claymations, and other animations.
Why wait? See edits and effects as you make them.
Easily delete unwanted scenes and the Timeline automatically adjusts for you.
Preview your movie full screen as you work with just the click of a button.
Try anything! With Auto Save, multiple undos, and the History panel, you can always go back to a previous version.
Create a rich, full soundtrack for your video with Dolby Digital stereo, up to 99 audio tracks, and precise waveform controls.
Edit as fast as you can with support for multiple processors, advanced multi-threading technology, and Hyper-Threading Technology on the latest Intel Pentium based Windows XP systems.
Focus on telling your story with a flexible workspace that automatically resizes and adjusts to your needs—no need to click around to open and close panels.
No more searching! With the Properties panel, see the filters and effects you’ve applied to any frame so you can quickly reproduce or change them.
Move images, graphics, and text around the screen with advanced control over opacity, position, rotation, and scale.
Easily zoom in on details of your project, or zoom out for an overview of your entire timeline.
Get coaching each step of the way with detailed how-to moviemaking guides.
Learn the ropes of moviemaking by visiting Adobe.com for free tutorials, helpful hints, and more.
Choose from hundreds of amazing special effects that you can customize and use again.
Creatively move from one scene to the next with hundreds of transitions, including dissolves, fades, and wipes. Even create your own.
Save time and eliminate guesswork by clicking thumbnails that let you preview effects and transitions before you apply them.
Tell the story in your own voice by adding narration to your video.
Choose from a set of world-class Adobe fonts designed to look good on video. Then add shadows, glows, and other effects to make them unique.
Make your video more dynamic with moving text and graphics. Use preset TV-style effects, or customize effects to create your own look.
Roll credits in more than 100 professionally designed templates.
Add your favorite music and easily edit your video to match the beat.
Add emphasis to scenes by adjusting the volume of individual audio tracks and balancing the existing audio with background music.
Design custom DVD menus from scratch, or choose from dozens of menu templates that you can personalize with your own images and audio. Add moving backgrounds, move and resize buttons, edit text, and more.
Automatically create scene indexes or chapters for your DVD menu with links that correspond to your video clips.
Make sure your movie is just as you envisioned it by watching a full-screen preview on your computer—or by previewing it on your TV—before burning to DVD.
Fit hours of video on a single- or dual-layer DVD that’s optimized for best results.
Share your movie with family and friends on the web.
Show your finished movies on virtually any handheld device—including mobile phones, Apple iPods, and PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) systems.
Save your movie to VHS for playback on standard videocassette recorders.
Create and see your video in traditional TV (4:3) or widescreen (16:9) format. A single click converts your video to NTSC or PAL for a worldwide audience.
Let Adobe Premiere Elements automatically save your video on DVD at maximum quality for smooth, reliable playback.
Give your audience high-quality sound by automatically converting audio to industry-standard Dolby Digital stereo. Dolby technology compresses your audio while maintaining high fidelity, allowing you to burn more video onto a single disc without sacrificing sound quality.