Premiere Elements 9 vs iMovie '11

I have been playing wiht the new PE 9 and it seems pretty nice but on my MAC it is a little sluggish at times (maybe it runs better on a PC). I have 4g mem on my 1 1/2 yr old macbook Pro with the new snow leopard. It is the demo so maybe that is why. I was wondering what people thought about the differneces or preferences of these 2 programs. I do not have the iLife '11 so I have not used the new iMovie but the new features don't seem like that big of a deal to me as far a precision editing, effects, etc... Am I wrong?
BTW, I have read a ton of reviews on PE 9 and some seem positive and others neutral. I was wondering what "real-world" users are saying.
Thanks

Pestodmd wrote:
... I'm glad I wasn't the only one having issues because I was going crazy.
It seems that these v.0 of software is really a beta that they are relying on the consumer to help them fix. …
I like the phrase banana-ware = software ripes at customer
APE9 follows the traditional, and from the apprenticed user asked for, track- and time-line-concept - a Q I answered here a thousand times iss about adding pointers to a project - in THIS case, two tracks/a time-line makes things easy. APE9 offers a bundle of 'boiler plates', for instance a flying butter-fly: add keyframes/a track-'line' = niiiiice.
but the How-to-Tutorial is unavail, keyframes are not added intuitive/automatically (as in FC/e), the 'button' for this feature is well hidden somewhere, no preview of the animation-templates … a un-Mac-like experience.
I save my money for forthcoming FC/e5 …

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Just curious.
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Editing iMovie files with Adobe Premiere Elements for Windows

Hi,
My 12 year old asked for Final Cut Pro for Christmas to edit movies he takes on his iPod touch and iPad. However, he has a Windows-based desktop. As I understand it, Final Cut Pro is not a Windows-based program. I thought we could get him Adobe Premiere Elements for Windows, but will he be able to manipulate his iMovie files easily? I have no idea what format the iMovie files are. Will he be able to download them to his Windows desktop, edit his movie, and then upload back to his Apple devices? Thanks!

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Bottom line: Making distinction between video editor project files and formats of exports.
Details...
The iPod touch and iPad typically offer video files H.264.mov or H.264.mp4 formats. This is not a Mac versus Windows matter because we are talking exports (.mov and .mp4) not project files from a video editing project.
He should be able to take his iPod or iPad device videos and edit them in Premiere Elements. And, then he should be able to return them to his device(s).
But, many of these devices record video with a variable frame rate (depending on the lighting conditions to a great extent). Premiere Elements (any version) can have problems with such video to the extend (a) out of sync audio (b) cannot import file at all. I have a iPod Touch 4th Generation and have no Premiere Elements importing/editing/exporting problems with my 1280 x 720 @ 30 progressive frames per second (H.264.mov) video from that iPod.
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Android Phones and Tablets (NEW)
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MP4 - 1080p 25
MP4 - 1080p 29.97
Android Tablet - 1280 x 800 25
Android Tablet - 1280 x 800 29.97
MP4 - 720p 23.976
MP4 - 720p 25
MP4 - 720p 29.97
Apple iPod, iPad, iPhone
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Apple TV, iPad, iPhone4 - 720p25
Apple TV, iPad, iPhone4 - 720p29.97
Apple TV, iPad, iPhone4 - 1080p25
Apple TV, iPad, iPhone4 - 1080p29.97
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Apple iPad 2,3,4, Mini; iPhone 4S, 5, 5S; Apple TV 3 - 1080p 25 NEW
Apple iPad 2,3,4, Mini; iPhone 4S, 5, 5S; Apple TV 3 - 1080p 29.97 NEW
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Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Widescreen Low Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Widescreen Medium Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Widescreen High Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Standard Low Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Standard Medium Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Standard High Quality
Apple iPad Widescreen Low Quality
Apple iPad Widescreen Medium Quality
Apple iPad Widescreen High Quality
Apple iPad Standard Low Quality
Apple iPad Standard Medium Quality
Apple iPad Standard High Quality
The ideal way would be to look at the tryout of Premiere Elements 13 before purchase. If not possible, then, if purchased from Adobe direct, there
should be an opportunity for money back within 30 days of purchased. If purchased from an authorized reseller, then the refund/return would be according to the policy of the retailer.
Please let us know if you are OK with the above information. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to ask. If clarification on anything that I have written is needed, please let me know.
Thank you.
ATR

How do I edit clips in iMovie (or Premiere Elements 10)?

I am new to Mac. Used to have no problem at all editing and converting movies on my PC. Have both iMovie and Adobe Premiere Elements 10 on my new Mac. Even as a borderline PC geek, I can't seem to figure how to clip and edit and merge videos on my Mac. Guessing I will have questions about saving to a new DVD as well when I get that far. Trying to condense dozens of DVDs with old family home movies down to a single DVD by selecting 'best of clips.' Grateful for any assistance.

Hi Jeni,
I am not familiar with Windows Movie Maker, so I lack any frame of reference (no pun inteneded) to judge what you may be doing wrong. Both iMovie and Premiere Elements (PE) are designed so that the normal work flow is trim the clip the way you want, then put the clip in the timeline of your movie. In either you can work other ways, but the layout and tools in these programs are pretty much geared for that type of workflow. I use both by the way, although I am fairly new to Adobe Premiere Elements 10 and have not used iMovie all that much. In PE for example, you can double click the clip you want to use and that opens the clip viewer. You slide the pointers at the beginning and end of the clip viewer time line to set what are called "in and out points" and drag the clip into your time line or onto the scene line depending on which PE editing mode you are using. When you eventually export the movie using the Share panel, the program exports the entire timeline, which should be the series of trimmed clips, unless you check the box to tell it to only export the marked part of the timeline (I forget the title on the check box and don't have the program running in front of me). But in either case, each clip in your movie or portion of a movie should be trimmed according to the in and out points you previously set.
iMovie works on a similar concept, except you drag your mouse pointer over a clip in an event to adjust the yellow rectangle to mark the part of the clip you want to use, then drag that clip into you project. In either program there are ways of trimming and cropping clips in the timeline/sceneline/project and automatically adjusting the rest to compensate, but in any case, I'm not sure why you would be losing the edits.
Steve

Interesting comparison - Premiere Elements / iMovie

I am trying to diagnose the issues I am running into with Premiere Elements - I can't work for 4 minutes before it crashes, makes it difficult to accomplish anything!
As I look at several options, including another system upgrade, I am thinking it might be an option to stay with PrE (8.0) on Windows OR get a Mac for video edition/photo editing.
If anyone has experience in this area, how does PrE compare to iMovie? On a scale of 1-10, 1 being iMovie - 10 being Final Cut Pro (or, perhaps Premiere Pro ... don't know how they compare). Where does PrE fall - more capabilities options than iMovie, less than Final Cut/Pr Pro ... maybe a 4, 5, 6?
Interesting question or odd question! Just want to have a good option for doing some amateur video editing (video from Canon 7D & Canon HF S100, still photos and various audio).
Thanks for your thoughts, feedback, recommendations! Although this is a Windows centered blog with Premiere Elements for Windows, I knew it would be a knowledgable group!

Steve,
You have hit one big "nail" squarely on the head:
It also falls victim to Windows chief liability -- that Microsoft has to design and maintain an operating system that runs on every possible configuration of hardware. And, well, you know how that can go. Although Windows 7 seems to have addressed most of those issues.
Because of the myriad possibilities for configuration, both hardware and software, a user has to be more pro-active with their system.
Over the years, working on many thousands of problems with Adobe NLE's, I still see these issues break down in this order:
System
Assets
Project settings
System issues far outweigh the other two, and should be addressed by most users first. Assets come in second, and if Project settings match Assets, it falls way at the bottom. Now, there are also cases of OE (Operator Error) and real Bugs. Though some versions of the Adobe NLE's do have some real Bugs, we're probably talking less than 1% of all issues. While I have not done a spreadsheet, my "seat-o-the-pants" experience substantiates the above list as where one should start and the order they should work on things for troubleshooting.
Mac's do have one big advantage - far more commonality in hardware and software. Of course, it now seems that the new Snow Leopard OS does not play nice with many things Adobe, so even the vaunted Mac's are not fail-safe. To me, considering the almost complete control that Apple has over all things Mac, there should NEVER be any incompatibility issues, given that Adobe offers so many programs for both platforms. How Apple can issue an OS upgrade that ignores so many Adobe programs is beyond my comprehension.
Just some thoughts,
Hunt

Any new users of Premiere Element 9 ? (to compare with iMovie)

Just read an article in in MacGeneration (in french) about Premiere Element 9. I'm quite impressed. I really like the fact the one can either use an interface similar to iMovie or a more advanced and traditional multi-track timeline. Many transitions and effects are available. Looks better than iMovie to me.
For those who can read french:
http://www.macgeneration.com/labo/voir/127492/test-de-premiere-elements-9-pour-m ac

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Looks better than iMovie to me.
And costs ?
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My Sony DV Camera is not Being Recognized in Premiere Elements 13

I am using a PC (w/ Windows8.1 Pro - 64 bit with Media Center). I installed a copy of Premiere Elements 13 and left a copy of Premiere Elements 10 on the machine.
My camera Sony DV (DCR-PC100) video camera is connected to the computer via IEEE-1394 (fire wire) cable. The connection is secure and I have confirmed the connection With the camera on the VTR setting, the software does not recognize the camera. In other words, I was not able see to the camera within the program under Project Settings -> Capture. I only see the WDM Capture option. (The project is setup with the correct DV camera option; Standard DV NTSC).
However, when I tried it out on Premiere Elements (PE) 10, I am able to see the DV camera under the Project Settings -> Capture. In fact, I am able to capture video clips as well as control the camera under PE 10.
Please provide guidance on steps on recognizing my camera in PE13.
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Premiere Elements does not support DV and HDV data capture firewire into a Premiere Elements Capture Window anymore. The last version to have that feature is version 12/12.1.
Please refer to Adobe document for suggested workarounds for this situation.
Removed features and unsupported file formats | Adobe Premiere Elements 13
Some alternatives
Windows
Movie Maker
HDVSplit
Mac
iMovie
and others.
ATR

New to Premiere Elements 9 - adding keywords to clips in timeline?

Hello to hopefully my new best friends
I am editing college football highlights. I have been using iMovie for about 3 years, but it lacks certain features that I was told (still hoping!) Premiere Elements 9 has. Anyway -- I am editing from full game videos from an external hard drive. I have imported an mp4 file (full game), dragged it to the timeline, and edited out the plays that I want to keep, then delete the rest of the footage. So, I have lots of short clips on my timeline. Before I begin the "real editing" or adding the transitions, effects, titles, etc., I would like to be able to "tag" each little clip with a keyword, such as "tackle, sack, interception, etc." - so that I can sort them easily. I see that you can add keyword tags in the "Organizer" - but that adds the tag to the "entire clip" - which in my case is a complete football game; not my edited clips. Is there any way to tag my edited clips in the timeline???
Thank you so much in advance for any help you can provide!
Kim

Kim,
I've not done this in PrE, so someone else will have to tell you where my process goes off, or exactly how to easily do it in PrE. In PrPro, I can do exactly as you have done, then create Sub-Clips from each of those segments in my Timeline. This will then place them into a Bin (like a folder that I create) in my Project Panel. I have the availability to use many different Columns there, and can even create them to suit. I can also order those Columns, so that say "Description" is the first Column visible, after the Clip/Sub-Clip's name. Some of the Columns, like Description, are text boxes, and I can easily fill them in with just the type of annotation, that you describe. When working on Projects, similar to yours, I will move Description to the head of the list, with Video Usage, and then Audio Usage next. Other attribute Columns follow along, and are ordered to my preferences.
Sorry that I am much less familiar with PrE, as most of my Projects there are rather simple. Still, I know that PrE offers one the ability to display several text Columns in Project Panel, so that part should work. I am just unsure of the Sub-Clips, so that you can easily see just what you have Cut.
Good luck, and I am sure that others will be along in a bit, and can point you to an exact workflow, that will get you what you want.
Hunt
BTW - by using single words in Descriptions, I can even Sort by that Column. Not sure where the alpha runs out - first letter of first word, or something else?
PS - Welcome to the forum!

Adobe Premiere Elements 10 not working on both my Computer

I just bought Adobe Premiere Elements 10 to use with my Sony Handycam HDR-XR160 but it just dont work
I first try to install on my PC: Intel Quad Q6600 with 8 Gig of Ram and a 500 Go WD Black Edition and a GeForce 9800 GT with 1 Gig of Video Memory .... really jerky video editing interface and the play back is really bad a lot of pixellization all over and also really realy jerky
then I tried with My Mac Pro 2008 2XQuad Core Xeon 10 Gig of Ram 2 x 1TB WD Black Edition (Scratch Folder on second HD) and a ATI Radeon HD 3870 same problem but now the video play back just stop every 5 seconde it s also hard just to drag the video in the time line at the botom of the screen
This is computer I use for My Recording Studio and it's working like a DREAM. I did the same manipulation with other program like IMovie and so on with NO PROBLEM AT ALL .... and the interface was responsive unlike Premiere
I bought your programe thinking I was going for a upgrade from what I was using before and now I can't take it back cause the box is open so please tell me you have a fix or someting cause at the moment ... i'm really not to impress
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Hello Steve
Thanks for a your help
I still have the same problem I did change the recording from 60p to 60i but the video are still jerky , I know i'm probably the one who's got the problems but I just don't see it !!!
This is the setting I have on my Camera:       Image Quality/Size
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                                                                  Recording mode = High Quality FH
                                                                  x.v.Color = On
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Problem with Premiere Elements 11 uploading mp4 files

I tried to upload a video footage for editing. The video was taken using a GoPro camera and the output is mP4. The footage playback on Premiere Elements 11 was choppy and stalled often. I asked someone else with the same program and he experienced the same issue- so much so that he quit using Adobe's software and switched to Mac/iMovie. Any thought on why or how to fix the problem? I emailed Adobe support a couple of times for the problems encountered in both Premiere and Photoshop but have gotten no response from them. Thanks.

Gumbie10
Appreciated the follow up. Would like to offer some considerations....
1. If you are looking at choppy video, then you must be on the Premiere Elements 11 Expert Timeline or Quick Filmstrip in order to see the choppy video in the Edit Mode monitor. Consequently, to see the video you had to import it.
a. How did you import it? Add Media/Files and Folders to get the files into Project Assets from where you dragged the files to the Expert Timeline. (In the Quick Filmstrip route, there is no Project Assets intermediary. It is Add Media/Files and Folder/with direct to one of the scenes in the Filmstrip).
b. Once you had the files on the Expert Timeline or Quick Filmstrip, did you render the files there by hitting the Render button or by hitting the Enter key of the computer main keyboard?
2. Premiere Elements 11 automatically takes over setting up the project preset for a new project. The project preset should match the properties of the source media. Sometimes it does the set OK; sometimes, not. Check to see what the program has set if you did not set the project preset yourself manually. (Edit Menu/Project Settings/General and readings for Editing Mode, Timebase, and Frame Size.)
3. If you are using the GoPro Hero 3 Black at the 1080p set, then the video codec (compression) is AVCHD (MPEG4 AVC/.H264). The question becomes at what frame rate...30, 60, or other progressive frames per second. From what you wrote, apparently what you have has a .mp4 file extension (that is what is called the container, the format that wraps the video and audio compressions).
4. Then we come to the matter of your photos. What are the pixel dimensions that you are trying to use for this Premiere Elements project? Have you gotten to importing the photos or is it only the videos that you have tried to import into a Premiere Elements 11 project?
Please review the above.
But, I am also concerned about
Meantime, for still images, I did my editing on PS Element 11 and used Live Movie Maker to put together the video. It works for me. I had trouble with the output (to burn DVD/Cd and to upload to PS showcase) in the PS Element as well.
Thanks again for the input. I'll give an update later.
Do you want two separate projects, one for video and one for stills or is all that a workaround for overall issues.?
Please do not hesitate to ask for clarification on anything that I have written. I will rewrite if necessary so that we are in sync.
The answers are in the details.
More later.
ATR

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1.) Checked for updates, said none were avaiable.
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3.) I have edited 3 videos fine in the last 3 days. It has given be error messages, program has froze, and other things, but in the end they have been edited and 2 were brought onto our youtube account even though a few times it quit unexpectadly. We went to the camera store where we purchased BOTH the camera and premiere and he ensured us the 2 would work fine together because we were going to get a Mac and use iMovie but we stayed with the current laptop and got adobe premiere. The project is set up in the NTS- DV (something like that) format where I saw on one of your earlier forums that they should.
4.) All videos have been rendered. I use to use FinalCute Express so this program is easy to use. Progam is very simple and nothing is complicated. I have visited all the tutorials and I can edit fine its just the program seems to not be responding.
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The Elements Organizer 12 Slideshow feature has been a Windows Only feature also for versions of the product earlier than 12.
Please let us know what supplemental information you need.
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Hi again Steve. I'm so embarrassed. After my initial reply to your message I went to the Adobe site to see if they even made Premiere for Mac and learned they don't. I also read a review in Wired that says Premiere 6 is just as good if not better than iMovie which they say has actually been downgraded. I'm using Premiere 2, so I thought I might consider upgrading. Then I watched "Steve's Story" and realized it was you. (Your daughter is a cutie! Adobe must love you.) So my question is this: Would my problem be solved by simply upgrading to Premiere 4? If I do that, would it be compatible with regard to catalog integration with Photoshop Elements 4 or would I have to upgrade to Elements 6? If I upgraded the whole package would my current Photoshop Elements 4 catalog transfer with all tags intact? This is vital for me to know because I rely on them heavily. I realize that I would be skipping a version in the upgrade. Is that possible? Does that matter? Please read my reply to Bill because it explains why I want to use those particular .mov files. Another question for you. I use your excellent book a lot. If I upgrade will it become useless? Finally, since you're the expert, let me tell you what I'm really aiming for and get your advice. I need to start composing my own musical soundtracks to my videos. I want to do it as I'm viewing the timeline. Therefore, I know I need to invest in a midi-capable keyboard or controller and software. The problem is that there are few controllers compatible with Windows XP Media Center Edition. I am told I would need to disable the XP Media Center registry keys for anything to work which wouldn't matter because I don't use Media Center features anyway (like TV hookup, media player, etc.). But messing with the registry sounds a little complex and dangerous to me. There's got to be an easier way. Do you have any advice or recommendations? Can you point me to any helpful resources? Now you see why I want a Mac? Everyone says all this kind of stuff would be so much easier with a Mac. Problem is I have a limited budget and would like to make the most with what I have. I hope I haven't overtaxed you with my questions. Thanks for your patience! Judy

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franks
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What are the properties (video compression et al) of your video file with the file extension of .avi?
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for your quick response. The original movies were taken on a Canon ES970 (1990's). I don't know the resolution but things were not as high tech back then.,.. I used a Roxio software to convert them on my MacBook Air. I didn't realize that I could use Adobe Premiere Elements to do that or I would have. However my old camera did not have a cable to attach it to a computer and the Roxio software came with it.
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