Comments on: Adobe Premiere Elements for Dummies

By: Dottie Gantt

Dottie Gantt — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:53:38 +0000

I really had problems trying to read the on-line manual. This Dummies book was a big help. In addition to the basic tools and features, there were many bells and whistles available in Premiere Elements that I didn’t know were there -or- even thought would be available with the software package.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Dennis Berthold

Dennis Berthold — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:11:26 +0000

I’ve used Underdahl’s Home Video for Dummies and moved on to this one when, on the basis of that book, I invested in Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0. (7.0 won’t run on my 5-year-old computer). While I’ve learned a good bit about the basics of using Premiere Elements from this book, its advanced sections are more confusing than helpful because they are based on the 1.0 version of the program. Few of the screenshots look the same, and the drop-down menus are very different. The version of APE should have been stated in the title, and both Underdahl and his publisher know it. Now I’m looking for a similarly helpful book on 4.0, which I should have bought in the first place.
Rating: 2 / 5

By: Thomas M. Hart

Thomas M. Hart — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:12:35 +0000

Great book for someone new to the software. It was a huge help. Excellent index for the beginner.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Alan R. Kamuda

Alan R. Kamuda — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:39:16 +0000

The original order was lost in shipment. It took a long time to resend the book. Longer than necessary. I had a five day shipment and had to wait another five days to have the shipment considered lost then had to wait another fives days because of a holiday. That was entirely too long of a wait. With the upcoming holiday the company could have cut the waiting time to four days and got the book to me a lot earlier.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Jack Rivers

Jack Rivers — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:25:18 +0000

I like APE for preliminary formatting but I never ordered or received this item. However, having used and recommended other “… for Dummies” it would probably be a good learning resource.
Rating: 1 / 5