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| Adobe Premiere Elements 4 [OLD VERSION] | ![Adobe Premiere Elements 4 [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514004mQS4L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Adobe
Category: Software
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $41.99
You Save: $58.00 (58%)
New (12) Used (3) from $41.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 566
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: DVD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.3
MPN: 25530473
Model: 25530473
UPC: 883919136127
EAN: 0883919136127
ASIN: B000UK6OUK
Release Date: October 5, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Forget this software November 11, 2007
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This software simply doesn't work. I've upgraded from version 2 (wich was working fine) to get better MPG support and I'm very disapointed. I could not finish a single project with more than 4 or 5 sources. It's so slow and crashes all the time. I've an HP Intel D 3.2 with 3GB with an nvidia 8600GTS.
I started with Pinnacle Studio in version 7. It was a very nice piece of software. Version 9 and 10 were awful with errors so I changed to Adobe Prem Elem 2.
Those errors from Pinnacle v9 and v10, are now in the PE 4 software. I strongly advise not to purchase PE v4 until Adobe sends out a service pack of some sort.
Just search google for "adobe premiere 4 problems" to see.
 adobe premiere Elements 4 November 10, 2007
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
Smooth media download. The desktop is well organized. Easy to use workspace. Easy to edit footage
Works on my XP computer, Great DVD quality November 10, 2007
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
I bought this software to replace my older Pinnacle 10 software because it had poor DVD quality when viewing on the new LCD flat screen TV's, kind of like watching through Venetian blinds. I re-made some Pinnacle 10 videos using PE4. The DVD quality is now excellent.
When I first used the capture feature, I had trouble with it. I didn't find any info in the troubleshooting or knowledge base, so I called customer support. They connected me with a guy who really knew his stuff. He walked me through some tests and after removing some stray files from the pinnacle 10 uninstall and fixing a windows registry, all was well. A+ for customer support!
As of now, I made five DVD videos using all features without crashes. I like how you can add as many audio and video layers in the timeline as needed. You can pre-render sections with multiple layers to allow for smooth preview. On my older machine, this really helps. I don't have an HD camcorder, but I did import a MPEG4 HD file made off my HDTV wonder tuner card just as a test. I was able to edit it and burn to re-writable DVD. The picture quality wasn't HD, but as good as any store bought DVD.
Hardware/Software:
Camcorder- Sony, DCR TRV950 using IEEE1394 DV capture
Computer- 2.8GHz Pentium 4
Memory- 2G DDR
Video Card- ATI, Radeon 9800 pro w/128M RAM, 8X AGP
Tuner- ATI, HDTV Wonder
Hard Drives- Two 250G EIDE
OS- Windows XP home edition
Video capture and editing- Adobe Premier Elements 4
Still picture editing- Adobe Photoshop 6
Vector drawing- CorelDraw 11
 Too buggy ..... November 10, 2007
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Not recommended.
I tried the demo prior to purchase of the full version. The demo worked fine but the full version seems very buggy. If I try to multi-task while in the middle of a project when I return to Elements the hourglass appears and will NOT go away until I use Windows Task Manager to kill the program. When the hourglass appears the hard drive begins to grind away endlessly. I tried letting it run for about 2 hours thinking it may actually be doing something with the project but I get the feeling it will run until the hard drive burns up unless the program is killed.
I am running a Core 2 Duo with 2 gigs of RAM.
 Works great for me! Vista, YouTube, and more November 10, 2007
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
I got this program as part of the Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 and Premiere Elements 4 bundle (which I think is one of the best values for the home photo/video editor). I use a fairly pricey video editing (Sony Vegas) package at our business, but needed a powerful yet inexpensive (a relative term, I know) package to use at home. Here are my observations:
Premiere Elements 4:
Since most of my editing is done on higher dollar packages at work, I was just looking for a home software package to quickly assemble clips, make photo slide shows, and to convert clips for upload to YouTube. This package surprised me with it's drag and drop ease of use. It is fantastic for the home user and does exactly what it says it is going to do. One note about the YouTube integration, it is nothing short of fantastic! I had a clip that was just too big to upload and my expensive work software just was too hard to get the file size and quality they require. Using Premiere Elements, I was able to drop in the large clip, indicate it was for YouTube, and the software did the rest...Including logging in and uploading it to my account right from inside the program. No muss, no fuss, just as advertised!
I have a fairly powerful PC: Intel Dual Core, Vista Ultra, 4 Meg RAM, 1 T HD, etc. So perhaps my set up is keeping me free from the crashes that other reviewers have experienced.
I am very pleased with it for my purposes.
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