The interface has been overhauled in Premiere Elements 11. It no longer feels like it has been cobbled together from other editors and it is definitely the much awaited update. There is better integration of more advanced components as well as the simpler ones. A more gradual progression is been given to the user as confidence grows. There is a huge amount of overlap in features in the packages which includes film-look effects, canned templates and image stabilization. Adobe has taken these features and made them simpler to use, even though the result is seemingly uninspired and copied. The interface of the program has seen an overhaul between Premiere Elements 10 and 11. The program is easier to read and look at as the backgrounds are lighter and the text and icons are bigger. Primary tools are accessible and are not hidden in menus. Along the bottom edge of the application window, they are accessible in a row of graphical pop-up buttons. A useful dual-mode interface is the accommodation of applications varied user base. Simple and few controls and choices and single video layer are offered by Quick mode. More options, complexity, power and choices are revealed by expert mode. A nice bridge for beginning users is provided by this duality. An appealing sense of graduated reveal can be found in the interface. You start off with simple options and then dig to discover more complexity. The FilmLooks feature of the program allows to insert Hollywood-style effects and to edit footage. You can also add transitions and get the results fast. For users with a broader vision and more experience, expert mode is the better choice. There you can access advanced features such as the program's 99 video layers and Photoshop-style layer blend modes. The Quick mode would be a better fit for a person with higher experience level in using Premiere Elements as the Smart Fix options and simple buttons such as Auto Color that make his video look better are well understood.  A histogram would be beyond his current comprehension, but it would be there when he was ready to grow into using it. The way how visually the effects are presented is another excellent feature. The effect is applied progressively and is shown by nine squares in a grid show.

InstantMovie is an additional beginner-friendly feature which offers assorted templates for sports, outdoor events, weddings and more. By this, a framework around your footage is build. You can just plop some random shots on a timeline as InstantMovie, combined with Smart Trim. For users without the time or skill to construct it themselves, the program will build something watchable. The program provides a wealth of output choices once you've edited your video. It is slightly broader and is also similar to iMovie. You will find options for various discs, files for computer playback and devices under the Publish+Share pull-down menu. The program presents all of this in clear and simple way. It also guides users perfectly through the process. Premiere Elements 11 makes a separate copy of each image or video to the Adobe folder when importing digital assets into the Organizer. You need to be careful to avoid dumping large libraries into the Organizer. ICloud (or iCloud-style) integration is not present in Premiere Elements 11and this means no live updates to your devices. Some automated processing is required by some video formats to import into Organizer and it is a time taking procedure. There is no batch rendering for output and it is one at a time only. The original format is usually consumer-grade and heavily compressed and rendering quality is limited to it. The video quality in the final rendered version can degrade after an added effect.

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