Adobe's Premiere Elements keeps all of the video editing tools in a simple layout that makes things easy to access. I work with people who don't have that much experience editing, so I appreciate an interface like this which is suitable for basic video editing. All of us that use Premiere Elements can focus only on the primary editing actions that matter most to us. We are also provided with many features that allow us to add common simple effects such as text, transitions and color correction. We can also render video files to many standard formats, which is great when we need to export our videos into other software for further processing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Premiere Elements is mainly for basic editing and cannot be used for more advanced effects or animations that we occasionally need. There are times where we want to use templates that we find online for higher-end video editing applications, but we are unable to make all the edits we need in many of those video templates through Premiere Elements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I love best about Adobe Premiere Elements is that really completes what I see as the trio of Adobe products: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Premiere. Everything for me starts with Adobe Photoshop, fixing up the media files, in my case photos, and getting them ready for the next step which is creating the film or scene in Adobe After Effects, and once that's over with, I wrap up all my last final details in Adobe Premiere Elements, all my keyframe timing, any time stretch I needed to make, panning and zooming, adding music, and string clips together to make my finish product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adobe Premiere Elements is not as powerful an editing tool like Adobe Premiere Pro, but it is a good tool for beginners none the less. It also does not have as many templates as Adobe After Effects does, but it still very workable. I do wish they would make the layering system a little more controllable, and make it so we can see more of the other layers instead of just on the first one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's far easier to use then PhotoShop. Elements can give you the same results, but is far more user friendly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish it was at a better price point for single users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s pretty simple to cut and organize different video samples into one, or vice versa. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can take a bit of time getting used to the tools if unfamiliar with video editing tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the cost of the software. I love that it still managed to keep it simple and gave more control than the older Premiere elemnts editions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish I had just a few more options that are available with Premiere Pro. Premiere Pro has so much more control and tools available than Elements does. I find myself trying to use shortcuts that are available on PRO but they don't work on elements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Features and performance at a good price. This makes a great step up for home and SMB use. It's got a lot of bang for the buck. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not as fast as some others and it is not always intuitive. But, there are a lot of online resources to help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The thing I like best is that with Premiere Elements you can easely learn how to use Premiere. This version lets you do lots of things even if it's not the Pro version. It's very useful for everyone who needs this kind of programs with an easy interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the facts that some usefull tools are not available in this version, such as the subtitles tools. For all others things I think it's perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nearly every effect, edit, transition, etc., the average consumer would need to make is possible within Premiere Elements. Commonly used effects and transitions are very easy to access and insert without much effort. For a more advanced user, higher-level editing is possible-- such as time shifting and chroma-keying (although they do not offer as many adjustable parameters as those within more pro-oriented software). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The biggest sticking point I've noticed with Premiere Elements is the different views: Quick, eLive, Guided, and Expert. While I understand why the software is broken down into these different modes, I frequently field questions from users who re-open a previously saved project and then panic because the timeline layout unexpectedly looks completely different! Perhaps it shouldn't be as easy to change modes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Premiere has much of the capabilities of Premiere, and costs a fraction of the price. While it wouldn't work for a full time video editor, Premiere covers all of my business's needs without the cost of the full program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are moments where you run into the limitations of Elements--for example, it won't do CMYK color processing, which is frustrating. Also, you can't save large batches of pre-sets like you can in the full version, which would be a disadvantage in large batches of work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that you can view your timeline in expert mode, or something more simple like Quick. Sometimes it's nice to kick out simple projects quickly, and Quick mode helps you do just that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like that you cannot easily set your own ratios. This is not isolated to Adobe, though. I have found this with almost any editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.