Software Review: Adobe Premiere Elements 7.0 - Page 3

• Improved Metadata – making it even faster to find relevant clips.

• Add Cinematic Flare – can be added by using Adobe Premiere Elements 7 to transform a traditional slideshow from Photoshop Elements into a movie using InstantMovie which will automatically add video-style effects, transitions, motion graphics, and more to your project. Then you can preview your slide show in full screen, burn it to disk, or uploaded it to the Web to share with family and friends.

Adobe Premiere Elements has some really strong additions to this version that make it worth the upgrade. One big feature that was needed is the added support for AVCHD camcorders and the responsiveness is very good.

The Smart Tag feature that analyzes your clips is a pretty cool feature. It looks at which ones may be too dark, blurry, or out of focus and does a good job. The InstantMovie that lets you create a movie by selecting clips, choosing a theme, and letting the application put it together I think will fill the need for those who want to throw something together quickly.

One feature that has not been addressed is the lack of surround sound mixing. Sure you can import footage that has it encoded; you just can't mix in your own. Still, overall I think that there are a lot of great new features in Adobe Premiere Elements that make it a worthy adversary to the other products in the non-professional market and that it is well worth the upgrade. I can easily recommend Adobe Premiere Elements 7.

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