Adobe is known for releasing versions of some of its design programs for the consumer market, referred to as "Elements" versions. Photoshop is available in this format, as is Premiere, Adobe's video editing program. The latest version of the latter, Premiere Elements 10, was recently released, and it offers a number of enhanced new features.
According to BlogCritics SciTech, the newest version of Premiere Elements retains its user-friendliness, while also providing a wide range of capabilities that will be useful for novice, intermediate and advanced amateur video editors, producers and filmmakers.
The news source reports that a notable improvement in Premiere Elements 10 is the program's ability to adjust and boost colors. With the Three-Way Color Corrector feature, aspects of colors, such as shadow and highlights, can be altered according to users' preferences with sliders that make exact adjustments. Additionally, flat colors can be brightened without interfering with skin tone.
Finally, the program allows burning HD movies to standard DVDs, as well as Blu-ray discs, and the Pan and Zoom feature brings aspects of video to static photos.
According to ZDNet, Adobe Premiere is often used by film school faculty and students as well as by professional film and TV directors.
Adobe to showcase latest versions of Photoshop and Premiere Elements at Johannesburg convention
Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements are two of Adobe's best-known consumer design applications, providing user-friendly versions of the developer's professional-level photo and video editing platforms. Recently, the latest upgrades of these programs were released, Photoshop and Premiere Elements 10, and they will be exhibited at the 2011 Photo & Film Exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa.
According to Screen Africa, performance demonstrations of the most recent Photoshop and Premiere Elements releases will be accompanied by a series of free workshops on various other Adobe design applications. Some of the programs featured in these tutorials include Adobe Photoshop CS5.5, Lightroom 3, InDesign CS5.5 and Digital Publishing Suite.
The news source reports that the primary focus of the event remains Photoshop and Premiere Elements, as cited by the regional manager of Adobe Systems Sub-Saharan Africa, Grant O'Connor.
"Celebrating a 10-year history as well as a landmark 10th release, our Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements 10 are real examples of innovation that enable our customers to do incredible things with their photos and video," O'Connor told the news source.
The New York Times reports that Photoshop Elements 10 allows more flexibility in the editing process, so users can easily opt for automated, simple edits or manually make more complex adjustments.