Is photoshop good enough for video editing ?.

Hi.
Is photoshop good enough for video editing ?.
Thanks.

As DSLRs and cameraphones have added the ability to produce short videos, Photoshop has added that feature in for convenience.
This should clear up the question for you.
http://www.adorama.com/alc/0013918/article/Editing-Video-in-Photoshop-Ep-114-DSLR-Video-Sk ills-with-Rich-Harrington-Ador…
Of course  it's not going to put Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro out of business.
Gene

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