For Photoshop users, we sometimes think of Photoshop Elements as the "toy version", but it's really not--it's nearly as capable as Photoshop, and this "Elements" stuff has gotten Adobe Systems to release a version of Premiere I just looked at, and the program is
awesome for home video editing and quick compilations!
Adobe is offering the Photoshop+Premiere Elements latest versions as a bundle for
$150. Premiere Elements 3 is stable, mature, fast, and has some features you'd find in After Effects. Everything is drag and drop, you can scrub the timeline in the main window, titling, nice transitions, sharpening...Premiere Elements is going to kill Corel's recently acquired ULead VStudio--the two go head to head, 99% of the features.
So if you have a digital camera, chances are it takes short movie clips, and Premiere Elements is your ticket to assembling your clips, adding music and burning a DVD from within the program.
This bundle should be a hit for a holiday gift (to yourself, naturally). Yikes; I know of some plug-ins that cost more than $150!
My Best,
Gare
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