Typically you will see that Premiere Elements 7 was the first version to support AVCHD (video codec MPEG-4 AVC/H.264). I have seen reported support for AVCHD in an earlier version, Premiere Elements 4, when that program was installed in one of the Sony Vaio computers which had a Sony Add On Component to allow for AVCHD support.
But, what about AVCHD-Lite (which has the video codec MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, but frame size typically 1280 x 720 instead of the AVCHD's 1920 x 1080 square pixels or 1440 x 1080 HD anamorphic? Does anyone know if Premiere Elements versions earlier than version 7 will support AVCHD-Lite. I have one report of a user claiming to be doing so with Premiere Elements 3.0.2 using video described as MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 640 x 480, @ 30 frames per second.
But, what about AVCHD-Lite (which has the video codec MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, but frame size typically 1280 x 720 instead of the AVCHD's 1920 x 1080 square pixels or 1440 x 1080 HD anamorphic? Does anyone know if Premiere Elements versions earlier than version 7 will support AVCHD-Lite. I have one report of a user claiming to be doing so with Premiere Elements 3.0.2 using video described as MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, 640 x 480, @ 30 frames per second.