Premier Elements, on the other hand, has an EXCELLENT encoder (and you pay the price in the amount of time it takes to process the video, but it's worth it).Īlso I've captured raw camcorder footage and use Prem. I've tried a few other programs, but the encoding didn't look good. I use a Canopus adaptor to connect the VCR. Lately I've been using Premier Elements for capturing VHS video and burning to DVD. And, to make things better, it is very reasonably priced IMO. If all you do is capture DV tapes and then edit home movies, create DVD's, or maybe make movies for internet/ use then this is definitely worth checking out. But, overall, this is a very intuitive application for anyone with decent computer skills. And then, there are no official forums to support this (if you ever check out the Adobe forums, they're worthless IMO).

If I have one complaint, it is that I don't find the in-application help to be useful often. You can string together some free applications which will do everything that this app will do, but I find the UI very easy to figure out. I say, so long as you keep things simple, this is a Wonderful application. I am now expirimenting with 'more sophisticated' video editing software, however, I am still VERY satisfied with using Premiere Elements for a lot of situations. I am a novice at video editing, although I am continuously learning much more and producing more complicated edits.

I've used version 1.0 and now I recently upgraded to 3.0.

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