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Adobe Premiere Pro Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 8.9 out of 10
Score
8.9 out of 10

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TrustRadius Insights for Adobe Premiere Pro are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Ease of Use: Users have found it remarkably easy to arrange both still and video elements in Adobe Premiere Pro. They appreciate the simplicity of incorporating soundtracks and narrations, as well as the intuitive navigation facilitated by an abundance of tools and training materials provided by the software.

Efficient Editing Process: Reviewers praise the straightforward process offered by Premiere Pro for enhancing videos. With just a click, users can efficiently remove unnecessary parts from their projects, streamlining the editing experience. Additionally, they value how repeated use of the software leads to more intuitive video editing over time.

Compatibility and Support: Users highlight Premiere Pro's compatibility with high-resolution videos, digital effects, and various aspects of video production. It is considered a go-to tool within the movie industry due to its excellent support from Adobe. Furthermore, reviewers appreciate the availability of frequent updates that ensure the software stays current with new features and bug fixes. The extensive troubleshooting forums and online support discussions also contribute positively to their overall experience with Premiere Pro.

Reviews

86 Reviews

Professional Equipment

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Adobe Premiere Pro to create marketing material content for social media purposes. This software allows me to create more dynamic content for marketing purposes that gets better rates of interaction from viewers and allows me to show video content as opposed to only static images. Adobe Premiere Pro gives me greater control over my video content as opposed to other editing software. This is the software professionals use, but it's not impossible to use as a casual user!

Pros

  • Allows for video and sound mixing
  • Create any kind of motion or transition
  • Allows for full control over the final deliverable

Cons

  • The software interface can be really quite overwhelming visually
  • It can be difficult to understand where to find tools and they are not very user-friendly if you are trying to learn the software without an introduction, but can be easy to use once you know what you are doing
  • It can be difficult to switch between views

Likelihood to Recommend

There really is no scenario in which Adobe Premiere Pro is not suitable. It is the pinnacle of video editing software, to the point that true million dollar projects are produced using Adobe Premiere Pro. That being said, it could be overkill if you need a very small, lightly edited video created. You certainly could still use Adobe Premiere Pro, but it wouldn't be worth learning how to use Adobe Premiere Pro solely for something that could be edited in free software within five minutes. Otherwise, Adobe Premiere Pro is suitable for literally any video project.

VU
Verified User
Employee in Professional Services (51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Premiere Pro
5 years of experience

Adobe Premiere Pro: Powerful, comprehensive video creation software

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Adobe Premiere Pro to edit videos for use in e-learning and instructor led training situations. We produce approximately two to four short videos a month.

Pros

  • Powerful and versatile editing and creation tools.
  • Wide range of format compatibility
  • Offers comprehensive selection of output formats.

Cons

  • Steep learning curve.
  • User interface is not as intuitive as it could be.
  • Can be too powerful a tool - sometimes need a simpler and faster solution.

Likelihood to Recommend

Premiere Pro is a superb program for video editing. Its full range of tools, controls and creative options provide solutions for any editing situation - it's flexible and powerful. However, if you are looking for a quick and simple solution to a minor editing request, Premiere Pro can be too powerful - there are times when a much simpler piece of editing software offers a faster answer for a basic editing need.

VU
Verified User
Team Lead in Corporate (51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Premiere Pro
6 years of experience

The Best for Video Edits

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros

  • Video Editing
  • Sound Adjustment
  • Video Color Correction

Cons

  • Can be a bit intense
  • Layout is highly user dependent which is good and bad
  • Can be a bit overwhelming when you first start

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

VU
Verified User
Vice-President in Research & Development (1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Premiere Pro
2 years of experience

Adobe Premiere Pro is your best partner when working with videos.

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros

  • 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.

Cons

  • 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.

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

VU
Verified User
Professional in Product Management (5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Premiere Pro
13 years of experience

Adobe Premiere Allows you to Produce Professional Quality 4K Videos

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Adobe Premiere Pro to produce promotional videos of our events and videos highlighting the Library and our programs. It is an excellent product and easy to use. The videos are high quality and look professional. The product also includes tons of video effects which are easy to apply.

Pros

  • Editing High Resolution videos
  • Digital Video Effects
  • Video Production
  • It's the goto product for the movie industry and adobe support is excellent

Cons

  • The product requires a highly speced PC due to the video resolution and requirements

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited for video production and editing and producing professional looking videos with ease. Their is a little learning curve but the product includes excellent training and support.

MG
Matthew Guzzi
Information Systems Administrator in Information Technology at South Carolina State Library (11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Premiere Pro
4 years of experience
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Good for Simpy Editing

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used when editing movies and exporting them to a file. Sound and image correction. It supports many file formats for both input and output. You can easily change the color pattern of the image using the sliders. Occasionally the program hangs, but it usually autosaves your work. Multiple plugins can be installed.

Pros

  • Support for many file formats
  • Using the GPU
  • Simple color editing

Cons

  • Integrity with Braw files
  • Freezes of the program
  • Autosave doesn't work sometimes

Likelihood to Recommend

It's good that the video image can be shown on a separate monitor.

VU
Verified User
Professional in Social Media (1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Premiere Pro
10 years of experience

Adobe Premiere Pro - anything less would be uncivilized!

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros

  • An abundance of Filter options
  • Separating sound and video elements
  • moving Text Balloons

Cons

  • 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.

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

MC
Michael Craven
Owner/President/CEO in Professional Services at P.C. 911 (1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Reseller
Adobe Premiere Pro
15 years of experience
View profile

Adobe Premiere Pro or Bust!

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

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.

Pros

  • Encoding
  • Multi Cam
  • Color correction

Cons

  • Real Time Rendering
  • Update patches
  • Media organization

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

IL
Ignacio Lopez
Editor at NBC (5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Premiere Pro
10 years of experience

It's fine. Industry standard for video editing, but a bit clunky.

Rating: 5 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used by resources/content team to create online video curricula and marketing videos. Much of our product catalog is video, so Adobe Premiere Pro helps us create our bread and butter offerings and plays a major role in our marketing campaigns. We have a small creative team and only two people use Adobe Premiere Pro on a regular basis.

Pros

  • Editing
  • Color correction
  • Integration with other Adobe products

Cons

  • Clunky interface
  • Regular glitches
  • Hotkey inconsistencies across Adobe suite

Likelihood to Recommend

One of the industry standards for video editing, but it's rarely fun to use. Tedious and annoying at times, but it gets the job done...most of the time. There are often times where simply updating the app through Creative Cloud or exporting a video is a hassle, and the issues are inconsistent enough that it is challenging to troubleshoot.

VU
Verified User
Team Lead (11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Premiere Pro
8 years of experience

Adobe Premiere Pro is one of the best video editing programs

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Adobe Premiere Pro is my go to application with anything video. I use it for simple editing of video files to complex video productions.

Pros

  • Video editing.
  • Audio editing.
  • Titles.
  • Color correcting.

Cons

  • Dolby Digital sound exporting.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is suitable for ANY video editing need. I've thrown some complex video files at it and it is able to handle them well. I also still throw legacy video files like MPEG streams from DVDs and it handles them well.

AZ
Arthur Zepeda
Owner in Professional Services at Home Video Studio Visalia (1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Premiere Pro
10 years of experience
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