Premiere Elements 9 for MAC at DVinfo.net

Michael Wisniewski · October 3rd, 2010, 05:42 PM

Wacharapong Chiowanich · October 3rd, 2010, 08:43 PM

Wondering if it can be an up-to-date replacement for iMovieHD (version 6.0.3)? Has anyone tried this on a Mac?

Heath McKnight · October 4th, 2010, 10:02 AM

I've played around with it a bit, and it's pretty cool. If you're used to using iMovie, it shouldn't be too big a transition. I'd love Apple to put out a new version of Final Cut Express, which I think is stronger. But probably not as consumer-friendly.

Heath

Terence Murphy · October 11th, 2010, 07:33 PM

has anyone been able to figure out if Premiere Elements transcodes H.264 or HDV to an intermediate format, or can it edit native files? I only need simple editing for most of my purposes, and I'd rather not be forced to transcode everything.

Heath McKnight · October 11th, 2010, 07:44 PM

I took a look at the system requirements/supported formats here:

Adobe Premiere Elements 9: System requirements

And it does indeed support native HDV and H.264 editing. No need for an intermediate codec.

Heath

Terence Murphy · October 16th, 2010, 04:07 PM

Adobe lists HDV and H.264 as import/export formats, but that doesn't necessarily mean it edits those formats natively. I don't see anything on Adobe's pages that actually says whether it is doing native editing or transcoding. I guess at some point it's worth trying the trial version to find out for sure.

Heath McKnight · October 17th, 2010, 12:50 PM

HDV has been a popular format since 2003/2004, and native support in all NLE apps happened by 05/06. So it's safe to assume HDV is supported as a native format.

Since most consumer HD cameras use a "flavor" of H.264, it's also safe to assume. I think you can download a demo, right? If so, download and try it out, and let us know how it goes.

Heath

October 3rd, 2010, 05:42 PM	#1
Michael Wisniewski Wrangler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Makati, Metro Manila Posts: 2,706 Images: 32	Premiere Elements 9 for MAC Adobe Premiere Elements 9

October 4th, 2010, 10:02 AM	#3
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I've played around with it a bit, and it's pretty cool. If you're used to using iMovie, it shouldn't be too big a transition. I'd love Apple to put out a new version of Final Cut Express, which I think is stronger. But probably not as consumer-friendly. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

October 11th, 2010, 07:44 PM	#5
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I took a look at the system requirements/supported formats here: Adobe Premiere Elements 9: System requirements And it does indeed support native HDV and H.264 editing. No need for an intermediate codec. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

October 17th, 2010, 12:50 PM	#7
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	HDV has been a popular format since 2003/2004, and native support in all NLE apps happened by 05/06. So it's safe to assume HDV is supported as a native format. Since most consumer HD cameras use a "flavor" of H.264, it's also safe to assume. I think you can download a demo, right? If so, download and try it out, and let us know how it goes. Heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

October 3rd, 2010, 08:43 PM	#2
Wacharapong Chiowanich Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 400	Wondering if it can be an up-to-date replacement for iMovieHD (version 6.0.3)? Has anyone tried this on a Mac?

October 11th, 2010, 07:33 PM	#4
Terence Murphy Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 161	has anyone been able to figure out if Premiere Elements transcodes H.264 or HDV to an intermediate format, or can it edit native files? I only need simple editing for most of my purposes, and I'd rather not be forced to transcode everything.

October 16th, 2010, 04:07 PM	#6
Terence Murphy Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 161	Adobe lists HDV and H.264 as import/export formats, but that doesn't necessarily mean it edits those formats natively. I don't see anything on Adobe's pages that actually says whether it is doing native editing or transcoding. I guess at some point it's worth trying the trial version to find out for sure.