is a
Video Editing Software application for
Non-linear Video Editing , published by
Adobe Systems . It is a scaled-down version of the professional-level
Adobe Premiere Pro , and is optionally bundled with
Adobe Photoshop Elements . It is the number 1 selling consumer video editing softwareThe NPD Group (October 2005 to April 2006) based on units sold., and its competitors include others such as
Pinnacle Studio ,
Sony Vegas Movie Studio ,
Ulead VideoStudio , and
IMovie .
Unlike many of its competitors, Premiere Elements can handle 99 video and audio tracks, with multiple keyframed effects applied to each clip, as well as Picture-in-Picture and
Chromakey capabilities. It also supports many third-party
Plug-in s for additional features, including Premiere Pro plug-ins,
After Effects plug-ins, and
VST Effects .
Premiere Elements is available for
Windows XP and
Windows Vista .
- Adobe Premiere Elements 1.0 – released September 2004. It was focused on consumer MiniDV Camcorder owners who wanted to create DVD s.
- Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 – released September 2005. Adobe expanded video device support beyond DV camcorders to include digital still cameras that capture video (MJPEG, MPEG4, etc), DVD camcorders (.vob files), Mobile Phone s (.3GP, .3G2, .MP4) and new hybrid video devices like the JVC Everio and Everio G (.MOD). It also aimed to address the lack of DVD configurability, one of the main criticisms of version 1.
- Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 – released September 2006. Adobe added instructions.
Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 is due for release in September 2007.
