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PPro vs Elements
I know PPro well ( as of 1.0 anyway – not 1.5) I need to set up an inexpensive video creation environment to create training videos of relatively simple situations – simple things like how to make toast. The final clips will likely be around a minute, with text and other simple graphics ( such as the red circle with line across superimposed on someone trying to get the toast out with a fork while it is plugged in !!!)
Premier Elements fits the budget, Looking at the manual, it seems pretty comprehensive. Even a neat ( maybe that is in 1.5 as well ) DVD-with-menus-and-chapters facility. The price is right. Video will be shot an DV, and recorded to DVD or more often, to Windows Media whence it will be played from the middle of a PowerPoint presentation ( which will list the rest of the impact of putting the fork in the toaster ) Editing will be done on a well equipped Dell Inspiron 9300
What is missing in Elements that might become an issue. The adobe website does not seem to compare the two. What if I just stick to MS Movie Maker?
The target user is computer friendly, but a social worker – not a computer geek or video thingy. My project is to spec, set up and train. I would rather spend more budget on my time than on software.
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Premiere Elements is actually a very nice editing platform. One of the major things it is missing is the option of nested sequences. But, other than that you should be fine.
Aanarav Sareen
Adobe Certfied Expert, Premiere Pro
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Not so bad. Got by without nested sequences with Prem 6.5 for years. Downside is the way they do track mattes now will restrict the kinds of effects possibel with track mattes. But I will probably not be able to explain track mattes to the user anyway.
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I used to cut a monthly, half-hour high-paced news program on Premiere 6.5 LE — yes, Limited Edition — which was the old-school Premiere answer to Elements. I was able to pull of a very professional looking project just using LE. Elements, from my understanding, is at least as capable as the old LE was, so for what you’re describing, I have no doubt that Elements would suffice. It is a little more complicated than many consumer-level applications, but it’s also more powerful than most consumer-level applications.
Sounds like it will do what you want, though.
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