Premiere Elements 9 or Premiere Pro CS5.5
Luvfilm Jul 1, 2011 2:38 PMHi,
I believe that I am getting closer to upgrading my video equipment. A number of years ago when I was getting started, I had a small
exposure to Adobe Premiere 5.5. Adobe Premiere 6 came out shortley after. I was about to learn iMovie at the time, and
had been told that if I learn imovie, I will have to unlearn things when I go to a more powerful program. I was also told that I will reach
the limits of iMovie and will want to upgrade anyway. Also, I was told that I will find that I may find that something that took 10 minutes to d
do in iMovie may only take a minute in a more powerful program. Taking this advice, I bypassed iMovie and went to Adobe Premiere. There was a bigger learning curve, but it was worth it to me.
I actually decided to use Premiere after attending a Final Cut Pro Users group meeting in Los Angeles where someone from Adobe
had come to demo it for the group. Since I have been working in MiniDV since, combined with budget, I have felt no compelling reason
to upgrade my software or cameras.
I am at the crossroads again. I know that I have only slightly tapped in to Adobe Premiere's power. A collegue of mine made a video with
iMovie HD6. He pushed the software to the limit. I think he would have had a much better editing experience had he had a more powerful
powerful program.
I am asking for your advice. I can pick up Premiere elements for around $100. I can also upgrade to CS5.5 for $300. Will I find
Premiere Elements 9 limiting compared to CS5.5, or is it possible that I will find all of the tools I need? I already see limits in the
DVD creation tool with 25 chapter markers. But I could use iDVD.
If the programs are more different than similar, then maybe I should go ahead a get started with CS5.5.
My purpose besides this being a hobby, would be to make some how to and educational videos.
I haven't purchased a new computer or camera yet. My present computer runs Premiere 6.5 almost flawlessly. That is another aspect,
is one of the programs more stable than the other?
As you can see I work on a Mac, but don't necessarily have to.
Thank you very much for your time to read this and comment on it.


