We also found the app a little sluggish when it came to dragging effects and transitions into the timeline. This is a new glitch that wasn’t an issue until we updated the app to the latest version (2021.1). On the Mac version of Premiere Elements we found that the contents of the Add Media and Project Assets panels weren’t always visible until we’d clicked on them multiple times. Unlike the Quick workspace you can add video and audio content to multiple tracks to combine footage in more creative ways. Extra tools such as filter effects can be summoned by clicking icons on the right.
The Expert workspace looks very similar to other non-linear video editing apps with a timeline along the bottom, a bin full of project assets at the right and the edited programme is displayed in the viewer.
The new Animated Mattes Guided Edit helps lets you reveal a video clip in a more creative way (Image credit: George Cairns/Digital Camera World)Īfter spending time trying the tricks and techniques introduced by the Guided Edits you’ll become more confident in exploring the Expert workspace.
