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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 18 reviews

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Customers express satisfaction with the video editing capabilities of Photoshop Elements & Premier Elements 2021 - Student & Teacher Edition, finding it suitable for various media projects and social media posting. However, some users found the program's interface and installation process challenging and not intuitive. The software's ease of use was a significant point of concern for several customers.

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Typical Adobe product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good value for Adobe which tends to overprice their software with modest yearly upgrades with no discernible added features. Expect to watch youtube videos for most editing work. The manual is useless and often wrong. Software is clunky and slow even on an i7 core intel machine with lots of RAM. The program opens a separate browser-type interface for both programs. This seems like a waste of time. It takes several minutes for the program to load, then several more minutes for the program you are trying to open to actually load.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for professionals, not really for casual use

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a hard review to do. I'm glad I purchased it however I feel that unless you frequently need high-level editing, you're better off with some of the free editors with an app. I always seem to have a need that photoshop isn't capable of doing and need to download a third-party product. I find that most of the editing features to be cumbersome to use and that the product is advertised as having easy automated editing features when they are not really as automated as I would want. I think that most of this comes down to poor marketing on Adobe's part. They want it to be all things for all people. An advanced editor that can be used by professionals and also a casual easy to use for fun family photos. Again I would really think about how much you are going to use the software and for what purpose. You may be better off with some free version or app-based software. It is good at what it does though if you need that level of control or time to do it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    some good, some bad

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    had to exchange for non-discount version with academic verification denied. Start up page lets you chose premier or photoshop but never opens working space. does have ice new feature for haze removal

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice Programs

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love the programs. Adobe, however, can be a little confusing and overwhelming. Just wanted a simple installed program on my computer and not all the online stuff Adobe has. Do wonder if it is a stand only program?

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pay Attention to Which Edition you are Buying!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We have used this software for years and buy the updates when they are available. My husband mistakenly bought the teacher edition which was a little tricky to get activated but having a college student daughter solved that issue.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Same-Same all these years.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It seems like every new trick just gets stuffed into the program. There is no continuity from one scrren to the next. e.g. the 'zoom' is in the upper left corner, upper right corner, lower left corner - it is a collections of stuff, not a seamless program. No improvement since inception in flow. Fellas, you need flow chart software and a good auditor

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Buyer beware!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this student edition for my daughter in a high school. When I learned that high school students don't have .edu email address can't activate this edition, I tried to return the unopened package for a regular edition. But Best Buy rep said that Adobe ONLY allowed to refund $36.11 for the unopened package after just 2 weeks of purchase. I never heard such return restriction, neither does Best Buy rep. So don't buy this edition if your kids don't have an email account that ends in ".edu".

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Adobe elements

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s a lot more complicated to install then I thought it would be. I’m still learning how to play with it, but honestly think I bought this on a whim lol I’m thinking of returning until I actually NEED it and It just want it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video editing

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Vodeo editing or jist having fun with pictures you can do it all really. I love it i recommend it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video editing

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good buy!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for posting videos. Would highly recommend upgrading to this version.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Video editing

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great buy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The best of its breed. It has everything you need for your media.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good photo program

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best program for me and my photos as well as videos.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Elements

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this program been buying it for years has most of everything you need to edit video or photos and priced at a perfect level that it is worth buying

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Greatest photo editor

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a wonderful photo editing tool. Has many quick and easy selections. Advanced editing also available. Have just used a limited amount of the choices. Excited to learn many more

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Adobe

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great Product ////////////////////////////////////

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Adobe

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy activation. Quick purchase. Works as described

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Nice software program for beginners, too.

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have not used this enough to give it a fair review, however, I did enjoy and felt the ease of use when I was sorting through my albums.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    review

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    great for beginners to learn photoshop great product

    I would recommend this to a friend
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