7 Replies Latest reply: May 31, 2011 7:24 PM by Luvfilm RSS

    Adobe Premiere Elements 9 vs. Adobe Premiere 6.5

    Luvfilm Community Member

      Hi,

      For those of you who have used both, what can I expect moving to Premiere Elements 9?  I am still working in Adobe Premiere 6.5 on the Mac and love it.

      I am also still working with Standard DV.  Eventually, I will be moving to a HD format.  I liked the way HDV looks,but it seems that it is on its

      way out and ACVHD is king of the hill for now.

      Thanks for your help.

        • 1. Re: Adobe Premiere Elements 9 vs. Adobe Premiere 6.5
          Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

          Well, the first thing that you will need to get used to is the GUI, and editing Video on one Video Track - no more A-B Roll editing.

           

          In PrE, more is relegated to "one-button solutions," and less is necessary by hand. This can be a god-send, or a bit of a curse. It all depends on how one likes to work.

           

          Some of the Effects in PrE are only available on Auto mode, and that might be an issue.

           

          As for handling the modern HD formats, then PrE will be great, and easy.

           

          I'm not sure that AVCHD will be the "last format standing," but is very, very popular in the consumer end of things. However, one MUST have a very stout CPU, or it will be a "dog." Unfortunately, the camera salesmen do not mention this aspect, as they expect that the consumer will be back to buy a new computer. So far, they have been correct. Most consumers do upgrade their older computers, while others just come here to complain that their 386-SX cannot edit AVCHD in PrE. There are better formats, but right now, the consumer marketplace is filled with AVCHD, and consumers must just re-invest.

           

          Good luck in your quest.

           

          Hunt

          • 2. Re: Adobe Premiere Elements 9 vs. Adobe Premiere 6.5
            John T Smith CommunityMVP

            Hunt is right about needing a strong computer to edit AVCHD... what I built is described in http://forums.adobe.com/thread/652694?tstart=0

            • 3. Re: Adobe Premiere Elements 9 vs. Adobe Premiere 6.5
              Ted Smith Community Member

              Whats with the one track comment?

              I can edit on many tracks in PE9

              • 4. Re: Adobe Premiere Elements 9 vs. Adobe Premiere 6.5
                Steve Grisetti CommunityMVP

                And of course Premiere 6.5 is over 10 years old!

                 

                In 2003, Adobe completely overhauled the software and created Premiere Pro and Premiere Elements. Although the principles of non-linear editing are the same, it's likely you'll be pleasantly surprised with the entirely new interface and underlying code.

                • 5. Re: Adobe Premiere Elements 9 vs. Adobe Premiere 6.5
                  Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                  Ted,

                   

                  I think that you misunderstood. In Pr 6.5, and earlier, one had to do A-B Roll editing, where you would overlap Clip A with Clip B for the desired Duration of a Transition, and then add a Transition to Clip B. Now, one can butt the two Clips up (so long as they have adequate Handles), and span the two with the Transition. What used to take 2 Video Tracks, can now be done on 1. Each program allows multiple Audio & Video Tracks, it's just what one used to have to do vs how one normally can do it in the newer programs.

                   

                  As Steve mentions, with the introduction of PrPro 1.0 (often called Pr, or PrPro 7.0), the need for A-B Roll editing went away.

                   

                  Hope that this explains the comment better,

                   

                  Hunt

                  • 6. Re: Adobe Premiere Elements 9 vs. Adobe Premiere 6.5
                    Full Throttle1 Community Member

                    I think Premiere 6.5 is too old to compare with today's editing tools. Its many generations old and many of us might have never heard of Premiere. This was even before Premiere was renamed to Premiere pro sometime in early 2000s.

                    Premiere Elements is easy to use. You can use PRE 9 on Mac also. You can edit AVCHD clips easily if you got a decent hardware resourse.

                    Check out features of PRE at http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/

                    • 7. Re: Adobe Premiere Elements 9 vs. Adobe Premiere 6.5
                      Luvfilm Community Member

                      Premiere 6.5 did not require AB editing.  It allowed it.  Both AB and single track editing were allowed.  Each person decided.

                      If a person is still working has Premiere 6.5 and is still working in Standard Definition video, Premiere 6.5 is still a great program.

                      They will need to have Panther OSX 10.3.  If you are not working in Sandard Definition video and have an intel Mac, you can

                      use a newer program.  If you check out the feature list of Premiere 6.5, it is extensive.

                      Now as soon as I can get a new computer, I am going to CS5.5.

                      Until then, I have a very solid and stable editing program.

                      Thanks

                       

                      As I recall, Premiere 6.5, in its day, was compared to FCP.

                      It seems that Premiere Elements is compared to iMovie.