I'd like to have software that I can use for making animated gifs from video. How is Elements 12 on this front [i.e., easy, hard, impossible]?
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Any layered file in Photoshop Elements 12 can be saved as an animated GIF, each layer simply becomes a frame of animation. Simply use File &gt; Save for Web, select GIF as the format, and enable the Animate option checkbox. However, there is no automated way of extracting the individual frames from a video file to create the layers in Photoshop Elements.
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We purchased Adobe Premier Elements 12 from Best Buy. Our computer already had Windows movie maker, but we wanted more bells and whistles to our videos so we were given the recommendation to purchase the new software. It also comes with a green screen setting. We are happy with the APE12.
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It does not work with Adobe Premier Elements in its raw (MOV) format. This is because it is in High Definition. Once it has been converted by the included ArcSoft or other software to a standard format, it works fine. My review discusses this issue.
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Hi Chaloots! Yeah, I had wondered the same thing; on their website FAQ they state: "...All of our courses are compatible with both Windows (PC) and Mac computers..." from the simonsezit dot com faq page. Maybe an Amazon typo, or maybe it refers to Elements 12 not being compatible with Apple Tiger, Leopard, or Snow Leopard, while Elements 12 will work on all versions of Windows XPsp3 and above? Or maybe there's something magical about this particular DVD; after all they said it on the Internet so it must be true! &lt;ggg&gt; Regards, Jim
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If you can wait... then absolutely wait... till the next version comes out... I have purchased every version of elements and have noted that Adobe never patches their software.. they fix all the problems they find in the next version... Premiere 4 is buggy as all hell... read the comments it constantly crashes.. I suspect Premiere 7 will be far more stable otherwise why would they skip version 5 and 6 LOL. Photoshop elements 6 is far better than 5 but elements 4 was only slightly better than 3 (they added a poor quality UTUBE uploader that every one complained about and they never fixed). So you never know with Adobe the one thing for sure... if you want a more stable version of their software don't expect them to fix it for free... expect it in the next paid upgrade. The only thing you get when you click update is some new version of Adobe Acrobat reader... ??? Having said all that... these products are the best for their money in Windows environment.. hence the reason I keep upgrading with each version. Wish Final Cut would make it to the windows environment and give Adobe some real competition... by the way the new version of Adobe comes with the option of online back up of 20Gigs... come on Adobe.. with 10 meg cheap cameras that is no where near sufficient storage I have 50 gigs of photos alone not to mention my video files.
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I quit using Elements 9 because it was so complicated. I had elements 6 and thought 9 might be better. I use Microsoft Digital Imaging Anniversary Edition 2006 and Picasa which is free and it does everything I want to do and them some. I save everything in jpeg. When saving in Digital imaging I have a choice in which format I want to save a picture in. If your picture is in Elements 9 go to file and save as and you will have a choice of the format.
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It doesn't really allow for a full screen image. The image it draws from the source is contained within a smaller box that is surrounded by "options" you can use for editing your video. That is if you are using the supplied software. There is a noticeable lag time that I think would ruin any gaming play.
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I was able, just in quick testing, to drop a video produced on Flip into iMovie. It creates MPEG-4 files. I'm an experienced Final Cut user and I'm sure that FC can import these directly as well. The video files are stored in a visible directory, so you can simple drag and drop them into FC.
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It does but it's a horrendous program I would avoid at all costs. It will use 100% of your computer resources and crash routinely with Windows 7 64 bit. Try Adobe, iMovie or final cut pro
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You should be able to do so but it would be unnecessarily complicated. I'm certain there are better softwares for such thing, AfterEffects would be a better option but also complicated for something simple. Whatever built-in software that comes with OSX these days is likely your best best. Would not recommend FCX/FCP for just a slideshow.
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I use Sony Vegas and Adobe Premium Elements on my computer with the PNY GTX 760. It handles them both with no problems.
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Avoid Elements 5 if you have Vista. It claims to be compatible, but after a few months on my new Vista-loaded PC, Elements 5 decided it didn't care for it and stopped opening Editor. I called Photopshop support, where a representative told me they no longer support Elements 5, but there was a patch available to make it more agreeable to Vista. So I patched, rebooted and there it was in all its former glory. Until the next time. Again, that nasty little window popped up telling me essentially that my PC had no idea what I was asking it to do. Oh, and by the way, it now no longer knew what the Organizer was. I wound up downloading a free trial of Elements 7, which seems to work OK, but I'm still ticked off equally at Photoshop and Windows Vista. Cottage cheese seems to have a longer shelf life that most software packages these days. Excuse me while I go kick the dog.
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Jasc was bought purchased by Corel in 2004. Yes it does rotate pictures. As for animation; I'm not sure if your looking for animated gif's or actually video animation. I would recommend that you download the 30 Day Trial of PaintShop Pro X5 from Corel http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4900069&cid=catalog20038&segid=8100006&storeKey=us and see if it is what you are looking for. If your looking at actual video creation there are quite a few programs on the market. I have used both: Windows Movie Maker (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/movie-maker#t1=overview) and Pinnacle Studio (http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Home+Video/Studio+Family/) Windows Movie Maker should already be on your computer if your running Windows Vista, 7, or 8. Pinnacle Studio I haven't purchased the newest version mine is a few years old and works great if your creating a large movie with hundreds of pictures. If your on a MAC then iLife/iMovie - http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/ (I haven't used it but hear that it works great) Hope that helps you out. If you have additional questions please feel free to comment back. MW
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XP died? Funny. It's still alive on one of my machines. It's no longer being supported, but that is not the same as being dead. Photoshop Elements 2.0 had not been supported by Adobe for over a year now, but it is not dead either. In fact, I am using it on my Windows 7 machine. It looks for but doesn't find the mother machine for updates, but it also is still working. I have not tried to install it on a Unix machine (I also have one with Ubuntu interface), but now that you mention it, I probably ought to try it and see what happens.
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It's up to your imagination in what you can do by using layering to move objects from one photo to another, or just remove objects. It's by far the best bang for the buck, make sure you get the ultimate and when you load it, do both the 32 and 64 bit version as there are many existing tools that only run on 32 bits that you can import, you can even import Adobe images. I extracted a red rose from a bush, and filled the background in black after changing the rose to soft white, came out beautiful. Best of all, there are both text and video help for the tools even on youtube. It will take time to learn and I recommend taking notes when you do something, saves effort next time you try it.Enjoy It's up to your imagination in what you can do by using layering to move objects from one photo to another, or just remove objects. It's by far the best bang for the buck, make sure you get the ultimate and when you load it, do both the 32 and 64 bit version as there are many existing tools that only run on 32 bits that you can import, you can even import Adobe images. I extracted a red rose from a bush, and filled the background in black after changing the rose to soft white, came out beautiful. Best of all, there are both text and video help for the tools even on youtube. It will take... » Read More It's up to your imagination in what you can do by using layering to move objects from one photo to another, or just remove objects. It's by far the best bang for the buck, make sure you get the ultimate and when you load it, do both the 32 and 64 bit version as there are many existing tools that only run on 32 bits that you can import, you can even import Adobe images. I extracted a red rose from a bush, and filled the background in black after changing the rose to soft white, came out beautiful. Best of all, there are both text and video help for the tools even on youtube. It will take time to learn and I recommend taking notes when you do something, saves effort next time you try it.Enjoy « Show Less
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Hi, I don't use Adobe Premier CS5 but, I do use Vegas 10 to edit my videos. The camera records in a format that works with all known editing software. The files play fine in Windows Media Player.
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I found out about Picassa through your post. It is SO MUCH better than my current photo software! Thanks so much for your post. I'm having a great time with Picassa and it's free!! Made my first movie a few days ago - so user friendly.