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Adobe Premiere Pro

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What is Adobe Premiere Pro?

Adobe offers their video editing platform Adobe Premiere Pro, supporting video and audio editing as well as VR presentations, available as part of the company's Creative Cloud suite or as a standalone application.

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The Best for Video Edits

9 out of 10
April 16, 2024
I do a lot of online educational content for my LinkedIn audience. It’s primarily video format so I need a great video editing software …
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Good for Simpy Editing

9 out of 10
January 28, 2022
Used when editing movies and exporting them to a file. Sound and image correction. It supports many file formats for both input and …
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Premiere Pro Single App

$20.99

On Premise
per month

Adobe Creative Cloud - All Apps

$52.99

On Premise
per month

Adobe Creative Cloud - Students and Teachers

$52.99

On Premise
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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What is Adobe Premiere Pro?

Adobe Premiere Pro Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Mac
Mobile ApplicationNo

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Adobe offers their video editing platform Adobe Premiere Pro, supporting video and audio editing as well as VR presentations, available as part of the company's Creative Cloud suite or as a standalone application.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 3.2.

The most common users of Adobe Premiere Pro are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I do a lot of online educational content for my LinkedIn audience. It’s primarily video format so I need a great video editing software that has tons of great features and abilities yet is easy enough to learn how do edit on the fly as I get better and better at making the final videos.
  • Video Editing
  • Sound Adjustment
  • Video Color Correction
  • Can be a bit intense
  • Layout is highly user dependent which is good and bad
  • Can be a bit overwhelming when you first start
It’s awesome for anything you could possible want to do for video editing. Online videos for social media or for publishing to YouTube, it’s great.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We record training sessions and videos and we use Adobe Premiere Pro in order to enhance recording and remove all the deformities in the videos and make it look better. We add sound effects, transitions, etc. Without this application we could only record once with all the mistakes available in the recording yet this added a great value.
  • Transitions are made very well.
  • It is very easy to find your way in this application with all the available tools.
  • Adobe has added a load of training material where you can find what you are looking for in no time.
  • You can enhance your videos very easily and remove all none needed parts with a click.
  • Adobe Premiere Pro can add a section for Intro's where you can design it or take it as a template or even buy it.
  • There are more transitions that can be added as templates to use.
  • Adobe Premiere Pro can add loads of images to be used during video recording.
Adobe Premiere Pro support is great and you can find answers to whatever you are looking for. Adobe Premiere Pro is an international application where masters are using it in video productions and they do many updates to make it look perfect. Adobe Premiere Pro chooses colors of interfaces in a very good way, The split in the screen (main screen) is well made and you can never get lost there.
Chris Hecox | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Premiere Pro is an essential part of daily work for my business. As the small business owner of a video production company, video editing is my bread and butter. I needed a reasonably cost-effective software that's user-friendly, constantly updated, and powerful enough to produce videos quickly. Premiere Pro does exactly what I need.
  • Premiere Pro is extremely popular, being included in the Creative Cloud Suite. Because of widespread use, it's updated frequently and has plenty of troubleshooting forums and online discussions to search for issues and understanding the software. Frequent updates can also have cons, but for the most part, new features become welcome changes and bugs are fixed relatively quickly.
  • Premiere Pro is fairly easy to learn and makes for an excellent professional editing software or a great learning tool for new editors. The interface is simple to navigate and one can organize windows to their own preferences. Video editing becomes somewhat intuitive after repeated use of the software, simply due to how familiar Premiere Pro feels as one spends more time with it.
  • Premiere Pro offers many options for accomplishing your editing goals. Different editors prefer to cut sequences together using varying methods. Some might use the trim clip editor, while others would rather use the razor blade to cut clips. Some editors might use (.) to insert clips into a timeline, while others might use in and out points. The plethora of options at your fingertips makes Premiere Pro approachable and leaves lots of room for editors to define their own personal workflow.
  • As I've mentioned, frequent updates can carry negative consequences. Some newer features don't seem to be particularly well-developed or even tested. The new-ish "text tool" is a welcome change from the original "title editor," but it feels incomplete and lacking. The Team Projects feature has led to the loss of a full day of editing work, which made an already tight deadline even worse. Converting sequence files into After Effects compositions can be sort of buggy. These are specifics, but of course, there are instances of tried and true features which randomly become broken upon updating. These are typical software development headaches, but it happens from time to time.
  • I'd once heard Adobe chooses to compete for their development teams against one another instead of cohesively collaborate. I've no source on this other than gabbing with co-workers who'd visited an Adobe office at one point, but the more I've used Adobe software, the more I believe this to be true. Some Adobe programs use different keyboard shortcuts to accomplish the same command. Sometimes .psd and .ai files don't play well in Premiere. All other programs allow holding spacebar + hold left mouse button to scan around your image (or in this case, program monitor), but for some reason, Premiere doesn't support this same functionality. Why can't I scroll into the program monitor to zoom into the image? Instead, I have to click and select a zoom, then I have to use scroll bars to position the monitor onto the desired part of an image. It's frustrating and causes more trouble than good.
  • I'm appreciative of the options I have in Premiere Pro, but other Adobe programs do different things better. Of course Illustrator is great for design and illustration, and of course, I can't expect Premiere to run similar keyframed motion like After Effects. It would be great to have basic motion blur functionality, or a streamlined shape layer editor, or maybe a mask editor that didn't automatically apply a feathering to each mask I create.
Anyone hoping to move up from the ranks of "home movie" editor should probably bite the bullet to use Premiere Pro. I'm too unfamiliar with other comparable software (Sony Vegas?), and can basically never make the recommendation to use anything else, especially when a Creative Cloud membership nets you the slew of Adobe products. It's practically essential to have access to all of these programs. If you are just editing a few fast videos for friends or never intend on making money with video editing, Premiere Pro is probably a luxury and not worth the money.
Michael Craven | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
I have personally used Adobe Premiere Pro for over a decade. I use it to edit personal videos and also create videos for our on-line company advertising. It is considered the 'de-facto' standard for good reason - if it can't be done in Adobe Premiere Pro, it probably can't be done.
  • An abundance of Filter options
  • Separating sound and video elements
  • moving Text Balloons
  • I think Adobe Premiere Pro could really benefit from a better 'Quick Tutorial' feature.
  • Reorganization of all of the menus are in order - they have just gotten very long and could be more concise.
If you work with editing videos - it pays to take the time and learn Adobe Premiere Pro. Once over the initial learning curve (which can be steep), your videos will come alive easier and more professional looking using the features in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Ignacio Lopez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Adobe Premiere Pro seamlessly integrates both the Mac OS and Windows OS user experience. Allowing editors to jump back and forth between platforms effortlessly. This helps increase productivity in a rapid production environment. Along with Adobe's other offerings, Premiere Pro allows an experienced editor to do their job more effectively and more efficiently.
  • Encoding
  • Multi Cam
  • Color correction
  • Real Time Rendering
  • Update patches
  • Media organization
Adobe Premiere Pro would be very well suited in a fast pace documentary-style web series. It lends well to being a one-stop shop for a small production that needs to submit a product in a short turnaround. It would do well in a heavy ingest environment where media management is key to staying productive.
May 13, 2021

Great software!

Travis Brown | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We do a lot of video editing as a marketing firm. Everyone in our organization uses Adobe Premiere Pro for their video editing. Personally, I use Premiere Pro to edit the videos that I am creating for my accounts. It is an easy software to use, and integrates well with other Adobe products.
  • Video Editing
  • Video Graphics
  • Video Exporting
  • Some of the advanced graphics are easier to do in After Effects
If you are doing video editing, especially as a professional, this is the software you need to be using. If you are an amateur, you have a lot of options to choose from, but Adobe Premiere Pro is worth every cent. This is video editing made easy, and is very user friendly. It puts every tool you need right at your fingertips.
ANDREW TOUTANT | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Premiere Pro for commercials, trailers, sizzles, many types of videos for many clients. It is fast, efficient and great to share with other coworkers and manage workflow. It has evolved greatly over the last 10-15 years and has replaced other editing software to become our primary editing software going forward.
  • Editing.
  • Graphics templates.
  • Organization and syncing of audio and video.
  • It can always work out some bugs and freezing issues.
  • Backward compatible , opening newer versions in an older sequence.
  • Some graphics improvements and more integration with After Effects.
It's well suited for many short videos and commercials. It's quick and efficient and reliable, auto save is great to ensure one doesn't lose any progress in the event of a crash on a hardware or software level. I haven't used it for long form editing but assume it would be more user friendly than some competitor video software.
Andy Ryan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Adobe Premiere Pro in conjunction with other Adobe Creative Cloud Apps to edit video media for our company and for our clients. Adobe Premiere Pro is our video production solution. It is a complete solution that we use to edit and produce highly professional video media. We use it internally and also with our outside contractors. Adobe Premiere Pro is a robust software that gets constantly updated with the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription.
  • Producing High Quality Video media for our company.
  • It has all the tools you need to create unique pieces of work.
  • It integrates well with all the other apps of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
  • It works on all platforms, not just apple computers.
  • Premiere pro has a big learning curve. Adobe addresses this by offering stripped down versions of video editing software under a different app name.
  • The user interface is intimidating to new users. The layout is made for veteran users.
  • Premiere Pro is really for professionals and not beginners.
Adobe Premiere Pro explains just what it is in its name, for the Pros. If you're new to video editing, you may want to try some lower end software such as Camtasia. Adobe Premiere Pro is for the professionals. You would need to take a course or go through a bunch of tutorials to start using the software. I am self taught through watching online tutorials. I'm sure if I can do it, you can too. The interface can be very overwhelming to beginners. But if you want a full solution for your video edits, I recommend getting Adobe Premiere Pro and learning how to use it.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Premiere Pro is used across the entirety of our university by students, staff, and faculty alike. Students and faculty in programs such as Film Studies or Video Production use Premiere to create video projects as part of course assignments. Staff in departments such as Marketing, Communications, and our department of Online Learning use Premiere consistently to create content for consumption both within the university as well as outside it. While the program may seem complicated at first glance, Premiere allows these users to create engaging video content if they dedicate time to learning the tool.
  • Premiere can handle almost any type of codec and can manage source clips with different codecs all in the same sequence. Other NLEs sometimes struggle with this.
  • Premiere can dynamically link with other products in the Adobe Suite, such as After Effects and Audition. This allows the user to make changes in those programs that then get automatically reflected back into Premiere.
  • Premiere's user base has established a strong community online, with many people developing additional toolsets that can be imported into Premiere to even further flesh out its already robust feature set.
  • The biggest drawback for Premiere is not unique to it, but is something that affects all products in the Adobe Creative Suite: the user must maintain a subscription to the service to continue using it. You cannot just "buy Premiere" and then have it forever. Subscription-based models for revenue are not customer-friendly.
  • While the developers have made great strides in this area, Premiere's text tool still needs significant work. Using the tool with a large amount of text causes the program to lag or sometimes crash.
Premiere Pro is a very versatile product capable of handling projects regardless of their complexity. I find it particularly easy to iterate projects within the program which allows me to quickly take older projects and repurpose them for a new use. Collaboration within the Adobe Creative Suite is also a strength here, as it allows multiple people to work together on a project and have all of the content come back into Premiere seamlessly.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Premiere Pro for a non-profit organization for regular announcement videos, editing/encoding for online postings, promotional videos, and commercials. I already use Adobe software for graphics, photos, sound engineering, and animation, so the ability to work seamlessly between programs is a huge time saver. The cloud application also makes it easy to work across multiple computers.
  • Timeline organization.
  • File & resource management.
  • Advance in-program audio editing.
  • Occasional .prproj errors (inability to open).
  • Relatively difficult setup for 3rd party audio plugins.
  • Dynamic linking system is often slow.
For existing Adobe users, Premiere Pro really is a no-brainer. The ability to import .PSD, .AI, and .AE without exporting to a standard format can be a huge time-saver, particularly on larger projects or when using incomplete footage for reference. The one potential drawback is for those using Blackmagic cameras. The color grading is fantastic but very different from the BM/DaVinci software.
Kenny Madison | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is used by the Editing Department. We use it to create the entirety of our product, from the consolidation of video footage to graphic assembly to exporting. It addressed the business problem of product generation. It is, in my opinion, the best editing software that is on the market.
  • Easy playback: Other editing software I've used in the past has required rendering for each playback in an editing timeline. Not Premiere.
  • Easy interface: I switched from Final Cut Pro 7 to Premiere very easily. The learning curve was minimal.
  • Flexible interface: Custom keyboard shortcuts help me make an even easier editing machine.
  • Export times: I do a massive amount of exports with intensive graphics. They often need to be done quickly. If export times could be reduced by 90%, my life would improve drastically.
  • Importing errors: Certain video formats are not compatible, such as specific types of MP4s and MKV files. Greater flexibility would be wonderful.
  • End the subscription model. I'd gladly pay one flat fee once and be done with it.
If you are a professional editor, then this is the software for you. It's easy to learn, easy to use, and you can change it to whatever you need your workflow to be. If you just need some light video editing, then Premiere may not be for you. Home videos, social media pieces, and other easier pieces don't require the heavy-duty nature of Premiere.
Karee Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We would create videos of our students during their time at Starbase and then show the video during our “graduation ceremony”. We would also make videos of our lessons to share with parents and edit them in Premiere Pro. We also used this to snip together footage we had received to use as teaching tools in the classroom.
  • Editing
  • Green screen
  • Shipping together footage
  • Transitions
  • Adding text/effects
  • High quality videos
  • Difficult to just “pickup and learn”
  • Not easy to know correct rendering/saving options
  • Tutorials could be better and more available
Anytime you need to make a video or edit a video, this is my go-to software. It is great for any organization or individual looking to do so.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Premiere Pro has been essential to telling our company story. We use Adobe Premiere Pro to create videos for all of our social media avenues. The goal with our videos is to attract young, hungry, talented software developers to work for us. At the same time, we hope the videos will encourage small businesses to reach out to us so that we can add value to their company.
  • Not a steep learning curve
  • Advanced video editing techniques
  • Somewhat beginner friendly
  • It's just intimidating upfront
  • Could use a guide on keyboard shortcuts
If you're looking for a video editing machine that can do it all, this is the one. Smaller/free video editing platforms just don't have enough capability to produce high-quality videos--especially in the video-everything world we live in today. If you're just making very quick clips and don't care about the quality, you don't need Adobe Premiere Pro.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Premiere Pro is being used by our teachers, students and TV Production classes across our organization. Our organization has 1800 users. The ease of use for our teachers/students and the familiarity with other applications influenced our decision on purchasing this software.
  • Familiarity with Adobe Suite.
  • Ease of use for our users.
  • Comprehensive tutorials on how to use it.
  • We are absolutely satisfied with the whole experience.
Adobe Premiere is well suited for our environment as we use from basic video editing all the way up to using for TV production classes and daily morning news our students produce.

Less appropriate use would be if the user is looking for a barebones personal video in which the user can use something less intuitive. (i.e. Windows movie maker).
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I have had a more than subpar experience with Adobe Premiere Pro. After hearing rave reviews, I decided to use this platform for video editing. While it was intuitive, the platform had an internal processing error, and the video that was edited together after many hours was lost, and the file saved had no sequencing (aka no record of the edits, it was a 00:00 video).
  • A lot of editing capabilities.
  • Many built in effects and settings.
  • Extremely glitchy platform, 0 user confidence.
  • Basic UX errors.
  • Despite tutorials, it is still confusing to find what I need.
  • The platform does not have a good autosave. For some reason it has saved more than 30 versions of my project, all with the same title and no content inside. Which seems like a glitch, but ultimately really messy.
Customer Service was extremely slow, they bounced me around quite a bit, and after multiple hours of the same exact troubleshooting I did on my own, came to the conclusion that there was an error on Adobe's end and could not explain why, nor assure me that this issue could be escalated or looked into. Ultimately, my user confidence is at a 0, as I have lost many hours of time and energy, on top of clunky customer service, whose call got dropped multiple times due to poor service on their end. They offered 3 month credit, which I told them was unsatisfactory. If they had any home of building user confidence they should rethink how they deal with these issues, and how to assure the user that they will investigate and understand what cause this issue moving forward. Because this was not even a remote possibility, and I was treated more like there is nothing to do except offer a refund with no explanation of how this error actually occurred or I could do in the future to avoid this issue, I was not even given a second chance, nor do I want to on this platform. While somewhat intuitive and its capabilities are quite nice, there are basic UX issues and major platform glitches that leave me feeling like this platform is unusable, and an extreme waste of an investment of time and money. I am very disappointed, and will need to re-edit the entire video on a new platform. I 100% do not recommend this platform, especially after the subpar resolution of the issue on Adobe's end.
Manan Vora | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Adobe Premiere Pro in our Marketing and Product Departments to create professional-quality videos for our users. We shoot and record videos across multiple devices and combine them on Adobe Premiere Pro, edit them, add music and voice-overs and export them to high-quality videos. This helps us give out quick videos to market our product across different platforms and create "help" videos to onboard and educate our users.
  • It's easy to collaborate with multiple people with the Adobe Creative Cloud Integration.
  • The variety of tools to edit, fine-tune, and create videos is vast and you don't need any other tools.
  • The external resources available that work with Premiere Pro are great.
  • The tool is fairly easy, yet elaborate.
  • A lite version of the app would be great for quick-edits for videos.
  • Video rendering is relatively slow on a standard computer.
Premiere Pro is perfect for anyone who has a requirement for a professional-quality video. Of all the tools available out there, Premiere Pro is a great and cheap alternative that works across all platforms. Even when you are working across different people and different teams, collaborating on a video creation process is very easy with Premiere Pro. Besides this, there are a ton of pre-set filters, intros, and frames available for you to download and get started with your video creation.
Vinny Hebert | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Adobe Premiere Pro to create custom multimedia trivia for my business as well as video editing for client projects.
  • Powerful
  • All-in-one solution
  • Integrates with other Adobe products
  • Does not work well on older machines
  • Crashes frequently
  • Not for a beginner
If you are doing a quick video for social media or editing some personal videos to share with your friends, Adobe Premiere Pro is not the software for you. But Adobe Premiere Pro is great for a wide array of projects from movies to short clips. The new Essential Graphics adds a layer of text animation not previously found in Premiere to make professional-looking titles.
Kevin O'Grady | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Adobe Premiere Pro every day. We use it across our business for all video work. Before Adobe Premiere Pro, we used some free and some paid video editing programs, and they all worked well in their own right. However, once we got into Adobe Premiere Pro, we found it so much easier and professional at the same time. It helped us accomplish what we couldn't do with the others, which is a streamlined, professional, integrated solution for all our video production.
  • Streamlined
  • Integrated
  • Perhaps a Lite version might help users grasp the program's extensive functionality easier.
  • Understanding the full functionality can be a learning curve.
We love Adobe Premiere Pro for anything to do with video production. We use it for long and short videos, and it handles them efficiently and easily. The short ones render quickly while the long videos take longer, but it is worth the wait. We have seen other video editors on the market that specialize in videos for Internet Marketers, etc., but we prefer to stick with Adobe Premiere Pro.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Premiere Pro is being used to edit videos that are used in training and training-related activities. The Training department is exclusively using it. It is a great software tool to make professional videos that can be used to simulate role-play’s for Soft Skills and product-based interactions. It allows us to make great videos (usually filmed against a green screen) and turn them into training resources.
  • Editing green screen footage
  • Quickly creating videos from footage shot with a phone or iPad Pro.
  • The interface is a bit clumsy at times, while it makes sense once you figure it out, it isn’t always obvious how to do things.
  • The steep learning curve - it’s powerful, but hard to master.
Adobe Premiere Pro is excellent for basic and advanced video editing. If you want to edit green screen or cobble together a short “movie-like” video for training, it works perfectly. The included transitions and effects are great, but if you are going to go “All in” with Adobe Premiere Pro, you need to know that there is a learning curve. In the end, it’s very logical, but it can be overwhelming at first.
Chris Carpenter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Adobe Premiere Pro is being used by our organization in very specific areas to produce and edit videos for training, commercial marketing, product demonstration, internal communication, and external communication. It is used by a handful of creatives as their tool set to create finished pieces primarily for web deployment, either internally or externally.
  • Robust project organization with multiple inputs.
  • Robust clip editing inside of a project.
  • It is a large tool that has a bit of a learning curve.
  • Efficient file storage is a challenge - you need LOTS of memory to use it.
Adobe Premiere Pro is a great tool for integrating with other products in the Adobe Creative Cloud. In particular, integrations with Adobe Premiere Rush have been a very nice addition to scale and rendering speed when the full kit of tools isn't necessarily required. That said, when you need to do it right, there is no other viable option than using the right tool for the job. If you need to do more granular edits, Adobe Premiere Pro is the only real tool for the job.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Premiere Pro is being used by our Marketing & Communications department to effectively tell stories through video to supporters of our brand on social media and on the web. This software allows us to create long form and short form videos. These videos are seen by thousands of users.
  • Audio synchronizing (multicam).
  • Colour correction.
  • Legacy titles could be upgraded.
  • Preview window functions could be upgraded.
Adobe Premiere Pro is the industry standard for editing videos to create compelling stories. It is well suited to edit multi-camera interviews and can be used in conjunction with Adobe After Effects templates. It is less appropriate to use for animation/typography style videos and 3D render style of videos. It also has great online user forums and tutorials.
Anthony Burke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have been using Adobe Premiere Pro to edit videos for both internal communications and social media use. I've used it to edit together candid clips of employees receiving awards and used it lift bits and pieces from archival videos for use in new ones. As a public information officer (a department of one), I am the only Premiere user in our company. This is a powerful program that has allowed me to achieve high-quality videos for both informational and entertainment purposes. The videos have been very well received by those I work with.
  • Our company has a long, rich history which includes a lot of archival videos from a dozen or more years ago. With Premiere, I have been able to easily lift relevant segments from these older videos to be used in newer videos. I don't know how I would have achieved this without Premiere Pro.
  • I am not a seasoned expert in the realm of video editing. While Premiere can be a bit overwhelming to a newbie at first, it does seem to offer every option and setting I could imagine. With a little research, I was able to figure out exactly what I needed, all of which was easily navigable through Premiere Pro.
  • I consider Premiere to be my ultimate translator. I was able to take video clips shot on various devices, using disparate settings, and assimilate them into a seamless final product. I don't know much about codecs and frame rates, but with Premiere, it turns out I didn't need to know much for my purposes.
  • I imagine that a lot of work has gone into the UI for this program, but I still have to wonder whether or not it could be any more beginner-friendly. It takes me a few minutes to get my bearings when I start a new project. The UI isn't terrible, but I guess that's why this is the "Pro" version.
  • The workflow took me a while to get used to. Is it confusing? For me, it was. It seems like there is one panel too many. I imagine there is some science behind it, but to me, it's a bit crowded visually noisy. Perhaps it makes perfect sense to those who use this program to directly earn a living.
Well, Adobe Premiere Pro is all about video editing. I've dabbled with Avid (5+ years ago) and some less-intensive programs. Premiere Pro seems to be able to handle any and all projects. My uses have been fairly low-key: editing sketches together for entertainment and company luncheon; editing clips of employees receiving awards, etc. It's become part of my job, but not necessarily an essential part, and Premiere Pro has performed admirably. In my limited experience, it does allow certain things that the less-intensive programs do not (such as assimilating video from different eras, devices, qualities, etc.).
Robert Brown | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I make short videos for posting on social media but also for embedding into websites. I use Adobe Premiere Pro instead of Apple iMovie because it's cross-platform and widely supported by the industry. It's always helpful when you use a piece of software that's considered "the industry standard" and that's truly what I consider Premiere. I've used many other NLE (Non Linear Editing) packages in the past such as Pinnacle, Sony Vegas and even iMovie on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Premiere Pro is the only one of them that 100% works every time to do the work I need done with little to no extra effort.
  • Cross-platform use is important to me. I work on PC/Mac interchangeably and even though the hot keys are slightly different, having feature parity makes this the obvious choice for me. iMovie is a decent enough tool but being tied down to a Mac and working within its limitations is something I'm not comfortable with.
  • Proxy Files - The speed of editing video is increased tremendously when you edit using proxy files rather than the large source files. The downside (especially when learning to work with 4k) is you might not notice details that detract from your finished product when working at that lower resolution.
  • Industry Standard - if you can't figure out how to do it, just hit YouTube and you'll find tons of people working through the same issue and their ways of handling it. Working in a standard tool is so much nicer than being in some exotic toolset tied to particular hardware.
  • Like most Adobe products, they err on the side of complexity and professional use rather than hiding the buttons from the newbies. This can be overwhelming but like I mentioned previously, YouTube is your friend and can teach you more in a few hours than 10 books on the subject.
  • Working with the export presets can be daunting if you don't really understand them. I feel like there are a ton of choices that most people gloss over but maybe that's just me. I almost always export as H.264 - 4K resolution (3840 x 2160) and because the files I'm working with are 1:1 the export usually doesn't take a ridiculous time to render.
I'm by no means a seasoned pro with Adobe Premiere Pro, but for me it's feature-rich and fairly straightforward to use quickly. Speed of editing is the biggest thing I care about because when you're working with video and tweaking, you can easily burn many hours that aren't really billable. Ultimately your customer doesn't want to pay you to learn - they want to pay for your expertise and skills.

That being said there's no law that says you can't give away work you like while learning the ropes and then charge later once you've gotten your feet wet and built some confidence.
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We use Adobe Premiere Pro within our design and marketing team as well as our video and production team. We use this program for quick cuts to videos or for more in-depth edits that require smoother transitions. It is a powerful program where you can continually learn new methods and tricks for making better videos.
  • Quick edits. It is easy to make the edits and export quickly for a fast turn-around.
  • Customizable interface. You can move the modules around and expand different parts of the tools so you can focus on the work you are doing.
  • You can drop any kind of Adobe file into this program and you can open and use it.
  • It is very easy to color correct in this program.
  • I would like more of Adobe Audition built into Premiere.
I love Adobe Premiere Pro for quick video edits or longer cuts that require smoother transitions. If you need to do anything video related, this should be your Adobe program of choice. It isn't well suited for creating things like vector graphics, but that should be obvious.
Chad Carman | TrustRadius Reviewer
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RMEF utilizes Premiere Pro for all of our video editing software. As an organization that utilizes the full Adobe suite, our editors are fluent in utilizing it to produce short films, commercials, Instagram content and much more. Currently, we have 3 full-time staff that is proficient in it and our external video production agency also uses it for our productions.
  • Highly capable of creating great work.
  • Simple to use when you learn it.
  • Used by many, if not most of, the professional in the industry.
  • Has a learning curve and no "intro".
  • It can be overly complicated for basic cutting edits.
  • Has a tendency to have trouble with Mac updates.
Adobe Premiere Pro is great for full suite editing. It can be used for everything from commercials to social media content to full-length films. We utilize it for all of the above. It can be overly complicated for basic, quick edits that do not need color correction, fancy transitions, and other creative stylings.
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