Adobe Premiere Elements 15
Get to grips with fixing, editing and sharing video
$99.99 (Upgrade $79.99) Developer Adobe, adobe.com Requirements OS X 10.10 or higher Premiere Elements 15 works with Photoshop Elements via Adobe Elements Organizer. The Organizer lets you import and view stills and clips, plus add keywords and ratings. If you need to fix, edit and share video clips, you can launch Adobe Premiere Elements from within the Elements Organizer and get to work.
The Premiere Elements workspace looks similar to that of Photoshop Elements. It even features a Guided editing mode that takes the video novice through various editing procedures.
You can overcome a video’s exposure and color problems in Premiere Elements in similar ways to Photoshop. For example, Photoshop Elements 14 introduced haze removal; this tool is in Premiere Elements 15 as an automatic drag and drop effect. The effect works well, although it’s arguably a bit of a gimmicky tool, since haze can help add atmosphere and depth to a landscape. Premiere Elements now has the ability to recognize people in clips; this helps its Smart Trim feature to remove problem sections while prioritizing moments featuring friends and family. You can also use facial recognition to add camera moves, such as Pan and Zoom. The new Remix feature analyzes your music track and cuts it into segments so that it will end on an appropriate moment. The Video Collage tool provides a quick way to drag clips and stills into template windows so that they play on the screen at the same time, and is an entertaining way to share memories to Facebook or YouTube.
the bottom line. A great entry-level app for Photoshop Elements users who want to develop their video skills.