Easily create home videos and DVDs

Import from virtually any device

Easily import video, audio, and still images from virtually any media device, including HDV and DVD camcorders, web cameras (WDM analog), MPEG–4 video recorders, and select mobile phones.

Enjoy native HDV support

Capture and edit HDV footage in its native format.

Create DVDs in two steps

Go from camera to DVD, complete with menu and scene index, in two easy steps.

Save work in progress

Easily transfer a project and all its media to another computer, or archive it to edit later.

Easily assemble your video clips in the Sceneline

Assemble your video faster in the Sceneline, a new alternative to the Timeline that lets you quickly drag and drop to rearrange thumbnails of your clips or add transitions and effects. It’s as easy as making a photo slide show.

Edit and preview in one convenient place—the Monitor window

Edit and view your movie in one convenient place, the Monitor window, where you can easily trim and split clips, drop filters and effects on a frame, create fun picture–in–picture effects, type text right on the screen, and preview in full screen.

Have fun with stop–motion animation

Try your hand at animation! Use Stop Motion Capture to create your own time–lapse movies, claymations, and other animations.

View edits in real time

Why wait? See edits and effects as you make them.

Easily delete the bad stuff

Easily delete unwanted scenes and the Timeline automatically adjusts for you.

Enjoy full–screen previews

Preview your movie full screen as you work with just the click of a button.

Feel free to experiment

Try anything! With Auto Save, multiple undos, and the History panel, you can always go back to a previous version.

Fine–tune your audio

Create a rich, full soundtrack for your video with Dolby Digital stereo, up to 99 audio tracks, and precise waveform controls.

Work at professional speed

Edit as fast as you can with support for multiple processors, advanced multi–threading technology, and Hyper–Threading Technology on the latest Intel Pentium based Windows XP systems.

Take advantage of a flexible workspace

Focus on telling your story with a flexible workspace that automatically resizes and adjusts to your needs—no need to click around to open and close panels.

Find tools at your fingertips

No more searching! With the Properties panel, see the filters and effects you’ve applied to any frame so you can quickly reproduce or change them.

Direct it all

Move images, graphics, and text around the screen with advanced control over opacity, position, rotation, and scale.

Zero in on your work

Easily zoom in on details of your project, or zoom out for an overview of your entire timeline.

See how it’s done

Get coaching each step of the way with detailed how–to moviemaking guides.

Learn more at your own pace

Learn the ropes of moviemaking by visiting Adobe.com for free tutorials, helpful hints, and more.

Add dazzling effects

Choose from hundreds of amazing special effects that you can customize and use again.

Use eye–catching transitions

Creatively move from one scene to the next with hundreds of transitions, including dissolves, fades, and wipes. Even create your own.

Sneak–preview effects

Save time and eliminate guesswork by clicking thumbnails that let you preview effects and transitions before you apply them.

Narrate your stories

Tell the story in your own voice by adding narration to your video.

Create terrific titles

Choose from a set of world–class Adobe fonts designed to look good on video. Then add shadows, glows, and other effects to make them unique.

Add artistic flair

Make your video more dynamic with moving text and graphics. Use preset TV–style effects, or customize effects to create your own look.

Credit your cast and crew

Roll credits in more than 100 professionally designed templates.

Set the mood with music

Add your favorite music and easily edit your video to match the beat.

Refine your audio

Add emphasis to scenes by adjusting the volume of individual audio tracks and balancing the existing audio with background music.

Build dynamic, personalized DVD menus

Design custom DVD menus from scratch, or choose from dozens of menu templates that you can personalize with your own images and audio. Add moving backgrounds, move and resize buttons, edit text, and more.

Save time with automatic scene indexes

Automatically create scene indexes or chapters for your DVD menu with links that correspond to your video clips.

Preview before you burn

Make sure your movie is just as you envisioned it by watching a full–screen preview on your computer—or by previewing it on your TV—before burning to DVD.

Burn your final video to DVD in a snap

Fit hours of video on a single– or dual–layer DVD that’s optimized for best results.

Share on the web

Share your movie with family and friends on the web.

Share on mobile phones and handheld devices

Show your finished movies on virtually any handheld device—including mobile phones, Apple iPods, and PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) systems.

Play on VCRs

Save your movie to VHS for playback on standard videocassette recorders.

Show on any screen

Create and see your video in traditional TV (4:3) or widescreen (16:9) format. A single click converts your video to NTSC or PAL for a worldwide audience.

Count on quality playback

Let Adobe Premiere Elements automatically save your video on DVD at maximum quality for smooth, reliable playback.

Enjoy rich Dolby® Digital sound

Give your audience high–quality sound by automatically converting audio to industry–standard Dolby Digital stereo. Dolby technology compresses your audio while maintaining high fidelity, allowing you to burn more video onto a single disc without sacrificing sound quality

System Requirements:

• 2GHz processor with SSE2 support; 3GHz processor required for HDV or Blu-ray; dual-core processor required for AVCHD
• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2, Windows Media Center, Windows Vista®, or Windows 7
• For Windows XP: 512MB of RAM (2GB required for HD editing, including HDV, AVCHD, or Blu-ray)
• For Windows Vista and Windows 7: 1GB of RAM (2GB required for HD editing, including HDV, AVCHD, or Blu-ray)
• 4.5GB of available hard-disk space
• Color monitor with 16-bit color video card
• 1,024x768 monitor resolution at 96dpi or less
• Microsoft DirectX 9 or 10 compatible sound and display driver
• DVD-ROM drive (compatible DVD burner required to burn DVDs; compatible Blu-ray burner required to burn Blu-ray discs)
• DV/i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE 1394 interface to connect a Digital 8 DV or HDV camcorder, or a USB2 interface to connect a DV-via-USB compatible DV camcorder (other video devices supported via the Media Downloader)
• QuickTime 7 software