Reviews of Adobe Premiere Elements

"Like the rest of Adobe's Elements products, Premiere [Elements 3] gives you just the video editing features you need at a reasonable price."

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May 21, 2007

"The essential test for a consumer video editor is how quickly it lets you create polished, high-quality productions. By that measure, Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 is a winner."

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PC Magazine,
October 25, 2006

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"The predecessor was excellent to begin with. But [Premiere] Elements 3 is just that much better...This video editing application is so good and so easy to use, it may encourage even more people to share their videos."

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PCWorld.com
October 9, 2006

"Aspiring animators on a budget may want to take a look at the latest version of Adobe’s video editing program, Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0…(which) includes a stop-motion video capture function that lets you flow a series of single shots together into one big moving picture."

Jude Biersdorfer
New York Times
September 14, 2006

"Bottom line: in the under-$100 category, it's hard to imagine a more completely satisfying solution than Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0, for both raw beginners and for the more sophisticated hobbyist."

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Harold Johnson
Videomaker
February 1, 2007

"Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 takes a big step to really span the best of both worlds – from straightforward storyboard-based editing for beginners with the Storyline view and Monitor window, to the underlying strength for enthusiasts with Timeline editing and Properties options inherited from the industrial-strength Premiere Pro."

Douglas Dixon
Camcorder & Computer Video
December 1, 2006

"Adobe describes Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements as the ‘No. 1 selling consumer video and editing software in the U.S.’ and you can see why with this attention to blending both ease of use and sophisticated power."

Douglas Dixon
Camcorder & Computer Video
December 1, 2006

"Adobe Premiere Elements is a good product for video editors of wide range of experience."

Mark Shapiro
Camcorder & ComputerVideo
December 1, 2006

"The latest version of Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 is a real winner."

Mark Shapiro
Camcorder & ComputerVideo
December 1, 2006

"It's more polished than many of the video tools included in suites like Roxio and Nero, and it focuses on one task and does it very well."

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LAPTOP Magazine
December 1, 2006

"Overall, there is stunning versatility here and loads of DVD menu templates, not to mention buckets of transitions and video effects. At $99, you won't find video editing software this deep and this friendly."

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LAPTOP Magazine
December 1, 2006

"[Premiere Elements 3.0] may be the best video-editing/DVD-creating app now available for home users."

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Blaine Flamig
Computer Power User
March 1, 2007

"A lot of cool additions have been added to version 3."

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John Virata
Digital Media Net
October 3, 2006

"Premiere Elements is without a doubt one of the simplest ways to edit your personal videos."

Gerard T. Barry
SOMA Magazine
February, 2007

"[Premiere Elements 3.0] may not be the cheapest of the consumer editing programs out there, but it's definitely going to be one of the best ones for training you on the basics of pro-editing without breaking your bank."

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Jeremy Hanke
MicroFilmmaker Magazine
January 15, 2007

"Adobe Premiere Elements is a great product with a good collection of video, photo and audio editing tools."

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Reviews Staff
TopTenREVIEWS.com
February 1, 2007

“Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 bundle combines two feature-packed prosumer applications that enable users to use their photos and videos in several innovative and entertaining ways.”

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Michael Kleper
The Kleper Report on Digital Imaging
January/February, 2007

“Elements 3.0 offers a quick and easy way to create and share each and every masterpiece.”

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Lori Wilson
LA's The Place
March 11, 2007

“Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 offers even the most average of Joes the ability to become the next Steven Spielberg (at least in their minds anyway).  With a mixture of creative control, user friendliness and professional effects, this system provides users with an easier and more effective way to bring their vision to life.”

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Lori Wilson
LA's The Place
March 11, 2007

"Photoshop Elements 5 and Premiere Elements 3 should be useful additions to any law firm's software collection, especially if still and video images are among the firm's resources."

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Stephen Bird
The Lawyer's PC
March 1, 2007

"This robust, inexpensive 'entry level' editing program is suitable not only for the non-technophobe beginning editor, but should keep the intermediate cutter content as well…The folks at Adobe have just raised the bar for entry level editing software. For less than $100, beginning editors can have a program with a relatively low learning curve, but with enough functionality to keep them cutting well through their ascent into the intermediate ranks."

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Morgan Paar
Videomaker
March 2006

"The real gem of Premiere Elements 2.0 is its performance... [it] sings—just sings—with today's hardware. If you're running a dual-core machine, Premiere Elements' multithreaded engine chews through video in a way that will make any hardware-head giggle with joy."

Gordon Ung
Maximum PC
March 2006

"Adobe has created the best entry-level video editing package on the market. That's saying quite a bit when you consider the stiff competition from Ulead and Pinnacle."

Derek Pell
Dingbat Magazine
March 2006

"Premiere Elements 2.0 is not just a useful video editing program, it also seconds as a make-your-own DVD kit."

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Chad Jarrett
LA Splash

"[Premiere Elements 2.0] strikes a good balance between power, flexibility, and ease-of-use."

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Cyndy Bates-Finnie
PC Today

"[Premiere Elements 2.0], however, has become much easier — and faster — to use, making it the hobbyist/home user tool it was supposed to be."

Al Gordon
Eagle Tribune

"There are a whole host of enhanced features that make this version more powerful and easy to use than version 1.05. Version 2.0 is a solid upgrade with some nifty enhancements to DVD authoring, the interface, and a whole slew of other features."

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John Virata
Digital Media Net
November 26, 2005

"With the improved MPEG compatibility, it’s hard to beat the price to performance ratio of Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0....Premiere Elements had previously been neck and neck with Pinnacle’s Studio 9, but now it’s evident that Adobe has pulled ahead."

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Russ Fischer
Laptop

"Premiere Elements 2 is an elegant, powerful video editor that will make you look like you know what you're doing."

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PC World

"Since the early days of nonlinear editing, there has been a great chasm separating the worlds of high-end, full-featured professional editing applications and the inexpensive, easy-to-use solutions that don't allow much room for creative growth. Adobe® Premiere® Elements bridges the gap nicely, offering much of the functionality of its full-featured parent while adding in a few design elements to make it easier for beginners. Nice job, Adobe!"

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Awarded Best Introductory Editing Software
Videomaker Magazine
February 2005

"The new Adobe Premiere Elements software is my recommendation for Windows-based consumer editing software."

Bob Turner
Video Systems

"[Adobe Premiere Elements software's] outstanding interface, huge list of sophisticated effects, and keyframing tools enable you to make amazingly good movies."

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Alan Stafford
PCWorld
November 12, 2004

"This package appears to have the most to offer to advanced hobbyists looking for more bells and whistles who have balked at spending hundreds of dollars for professional software."

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Michelle Johnson
Boston Globe