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PD vs PrE

Postby mikecox » Sun Apr 10, 2016 12:21 am

I bought PD13 a while back and experimented with it for awhile but can't decide if I want to invest my time learning it.
How does the PrE crowd feel about PD? I'm sure it has some very good features but is it worth leaving PrE for?

Premiere Pro, which I can't afford, may be a better editor that PD but how does PrE compare with PD?
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Re: PD vs PrE

Postby RJ Johnston » Sun Apr 10, 2016 1:32 am

Here are some immediate thoughts. Keyframming in PD is irksome compared to PrE. If you like keyframming then I would stick with PrE. Masking is more tedious in PD as well. One thing PD has that PrE doesn't have is subtitles, ones that can be turned on or off with your remote control when watching your DVD. That seems like a good thing to have, but I haven't had a real need for them. I have had PD 7 through 12, and I have had PrE 1 through 11. Cyberlink isn't one of my favorite companies. They pop up advertisements for one thing.

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Re: PD vs PrE

Postby Steve Grisetti » Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:28 am

Meantime, we've got 8 part Basic Training tutorials for each of Premiere Elements, CyberLink PowerDirector and Sony Movie Studio on our site. Watching them may help you decide which offers the most intuitive interface for the way you like to work. As Robert J says, there are advantages to each, and there are challenges to each. It's mostly a matter of finding one that does what you like to do best.
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Re: PD vs PrE

Postby mikecox » Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:05 pm

RJ Johnston wrote:Here are some immediate thoughts. Keyframming in PD is irksome compared to PrE. If you like keyframming then I would stick with PrE. Masking is more tedious in PD as well. One thing PD has that PrE doesn't have is subtitles, ones that can be turned on or off with your remote control when watching your DVD. That seems like a good thing to have, but I haven't had a real need for them. I have had PD 7 through 12, and I have had PrE 1 through 11. Cyberlink isn't one of my favorite companies. They pop up advertisements for one thing.

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Thanks for those, very helpful, comments.
I do like keyframing and any program that makes that, or masking; though I have't played with that feature, except in Ps, more difficult I would definitely avoid! As for sub titles, it sounds interesting but not something I probably need or want to use, so that's not a game changer.
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Re: PD vs PrE

Postby mikecox » Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:06 pm

Steve Grisetti wrote:Meantime, we've got 8 part Basic Training tutorials for each of Premiere Elements, CyberLink PowerDirector and Sony Movie Studio on our site. Watching them may help you decide which offers the most intuitive interface for the way you like to work. As Robert J says, there are advantages to each, and there are challenges to each. It's mostly a matter of finding one that does what you like to do best.
Checking out the tutorials sounds like a good way to see what these programs can do, without having to learn them. thanks.
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Re: PD vs PrE

Postby Chuck Engels » Sun Apr 10, 2016 6:55 pm

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