Photoshop Elements 11 and Premiere Elements 11: Now Available
September 25th, 2012 Leave a comment
Yes – Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 and Premiere Elements 11 are just out and available immediately! Pretty much on the timeframe we forecast, both products are available on both Windows and Mac with the same features across platforms… See what you can do with these tools now with the Elements family comparison. You can instantly download the free trials as well, and the new software will work side-by-side with any previous release(s) of Elements you may own. If do you have an earlier version installed, you can automatically import and convert your work.*
The prices remain US$99 for the full version of either PSE 11 (photos) or PRE 11 (videos), and $149 for the bundle package containing both complete products. Education customers can grab the Student and Teacher Edition for $119 for both applications (note that academic pricing is not offered for each one individually). The languages available today include English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, and Japanese.
Adobe is also continuing the upgrade discount for owners of any previous version of Elements. This briefly disappeared awhile back, but by popular demand the lower pricing was restored worldwide. This means if you are an existing user of any previous version of Elements (Photoshop or Premiere, back to version 1), you get a lower price from Adobe when upgrading to this new release. In North America, these upgrade savings are available exclusively through the online Adobe Store.
[ Start learning right away with over three hours of free Photoshop Elements 11 training, over two hours of free Premiere Elements 11 tutorials, or nearly 200 pages of downloadable free Elements 11 e-books. ]
Photoshop & Premiere Elements 11 will run well on 32-bit or 64-bit systems, and are designed for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, or Mac OS v10.6 through v10.8 (see the full system requirements for PSE 11 on Windows/Mac; and PRE 11 on Windows/Mac). Premiere Elements 11 comes with a native 64-bit version for higher performance – in other words, the PRE Editor now runs native on both 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. Photoshop Elements 11 continues as before, running native in 32-bit and compatibly on 64-bit systems.
For customers with both PCs and Macs, the Elements line is sold as multiplatform software, meaning your single purchase can be installed on either operating system… If you buy a boxed copy of Elements 11, you will get both the Windows and Mac OS versions of the application(s) and a cross-platform serial number. And similar to other Adobe products, you may be able to install the software on up to two computers.
[ Check out the new help pages, including the Photoshop Elements 11 keyboard shortcuts. ]
All Elements 11 download versions are available immediately (including 30-day free trials), and for a limited time you can get free shipping through the online Adobe Store in most countries. If you recently purchased Elements 10 (the prior release), then Adobe has set a grace period to give you a free upgrade to Elements 11.
All Elements 11 orders in North America will also receive a complimentary $20 gift card from Shutterfly.
What’s new in Elements 11 – what are some key new features?
There’s a lot here, much more than your usual Elements upgrade. One big focus of this release is the all-new intuitive editing environment including a reengineered Organizer that works for all user levels. This is covered in detail in our companion “what’s new” review, but here are some quick highlights of the new features; see also the two videos below.
Photoshop Elements 11
- Choose from 3 different editing modes
- Quick
- Guided
- Expert
- Navigate with big, bold icons
- View photos and videos on a map
- New Actions Panel, access in one click
- Sort and manage using Organizer views
- People
- Places
- Events
- Access new Guided Edits
- Tilt-shift effects
- Vignettes
- High- and low-key effects
- Apply new filters
- Lens Blur
- Comic
- Graphic Novel
- Pen & Ink
- Edge Detection for complex selections
- Import and apply effects and styles
- Create with new templates
- Printed photo keepsakes
- Online albums
- Updated Adobe Camera Raw engine
Premiere Elements 11
- Choose from Quick or Expert editing modes
- Add slow- or fast-motion effects
- Use blend modes to enhance footage
- Share video clips on Vimeo
- Navigate with big, bold icons
- View videos and photos on a map
- New Actions Panel, access in one click
- Sort and manage using Organizer views
- People
- Places
- Events
- Apply fave cinematic styles with FilmLooks
- Old Film
- Pandora
- Red Noir
- Access new special effects and transitions
- Get fresh looks with new movie themes
Elements is already the #1 selling consumer photo- and video-editing software.† Powered by the same core engine as Adobe Photoshop, the industry standard for digital imaging, and with these new features on top of the Spot Healing Brush (Content-Aware Fill), Curved Text, Smart Object Search, Crop Guides, Layer Masks, and other additions in recent releases, this latest 11th-generation version of Elements is looking like a welcome upgrade.
* Elements 11 will not overwrite earlier versions. If you install PSE 11 or PRE 11 on a computer with older Elements software, both versions will work independently and stay on your system until you remove one. For your photos and videos, you can upgrade/convert a copy of your catalog to move everything over the first time you launch Elements 11. That should happen automatically, but if it doesn’t then you can force it using File > Catalog > Convert.
† Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service (April 2002 to March 2012) based on units sold in the Video and Photo Editing categories.
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Thank you for clarifying this for me.
My laptop hard drive crashed, I lost everything, including my recently purchased Photoshop Elements!
I have no idea how to reinstall this program onto my new hard drive. Please help ASAP.
Thank you,
Elizabeth
Hello Elizabeth, sorry to hear about your computer – but for Adobe, there should be no problem… You can redownload and reinstall the program using the Photoshop Elements Direct Download Links – just follow the instructions there.
That will be a free trial version, but you can activate it permanently with your purchased serial number… If you no longer have access to your serial key, check your online Adobe account.
Hope this helps!
Thank you for responding. How do I find this Adobe online account? I’m so bummed that I lost everything…uggh
Yes, it’s so aggravating when that kind of thing happens… But if you downloaded your program from Adobe, then your account can be accessed here.
If you have a physical box instead, well then your serial number and discs are already there. :)
Good luck!
I was using photoshop elements 8. My computer motherboard failed. I was told photoshop could not be transferred with recovered data. If I purchase elements 11, will my catalogs be recovered? Will I be able to recover files stored with photoshop?
Hi John, sorry to hear about your computer. Normally Elements will automatically import and convert older versions of previous Elements catalogs. So if you can recover Photoshop Elements 8′s catalog off your previous system, then Elements 11 should be able to read and transfer it.
Hello, I’m using Mac Mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo with Mac OSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. When I try to install Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 I receive this error message: “Some errors occurred during installation. Adobe Elements 11 can be installed on 64-bit systems only.” Here is the question: is Photoshop Elements 11 compatible with my computer and operating system? I guess my computer running in 32-bit. Why do I receive that error message when I try to instal the Trial version of the software? The review above says that Photoshop Elements 11 is compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit systems. Please explain. Thank you.
Hey Giambattista, not sure what’s going on there as Photoshop Elements is definitely not a 64-bit-native application – in fact it runs in 32-bit Compatibility Mode on 64-bit systems… So there’s something else at play here.
In the article above, we also say to check the complete minimum system requirements for the product – does your computer meet all other specifications? In particular, does your Mac have a multicore Intel processor?
(Note that Premiere Elements does now come with two flavors – both 32-bit and 64-bit native versions to choose from… But Photoshop Elements remains a 32-bit application.)
@Giambattista
Update – It looks like you asked the same question on the Adobe Forums and they have confirmed it there for you…
So as we thought, it doesn’t really have to do with requiring 64-bit vs. 32-bit architecture, despite the odd message.
I have an Apple Mac desktop and a PC Windows laptop, both with Photoshop Elements 11 – can I transfer photos from one computer to another?
Welcome Darrell, thanks for your question. If you have Photoshop Elements installed on multiple systems, then you can definitely copy or move photographs yourself from one machine to another. But the two computers will not automatically stay in sync, if that’s what you’re asking.
It is possible to migrate or transfer your Elements catalog from one operating system to another, or from an older version of PSE to a newer release.
I am new to the photo-editing world but I recently found out about “the magnetic lasso” tool and must have it. Does Photoshop Elements 11 feature this tool?
Thank you.
Yes it does Kristy, see:
Photoshop Elements Help: Using Tools to Make Selections
Can you convert from RGB to CMYK?
Hello Liz, that’s a good question but Photoshop Elements does not handle the CMYK color model – for that you need Photoshop CS… Read more about the differences here:
Compare Photoshop Editions: CS6 vs. Elements 11 vs. Lightroom 4
I just upgraded from PRE / PSE 10 to version 11. I noticed that there doesn’t appear to be any bonus content discs. I just have a couple of questions:
1. Since I’ve completely uninstalled Version 10 and installed version 11 am I missing out on any additional content from the bonus disc?
2. Can I re-install the Elements 10 Content disc on top of my Version 11 with no repercussions?
Thanks very much for your help.
Regards.
Hi Sean, as far as we’re aware Adobe did not issue new Bonus Content for Premiere Elements 11 – but the Additional Content for PRE 10 (including InstantMovie themes, title templates, DVD/Blu-ray menu templates, and music to enhance movies you create) should continue to work with version 11.
I used Photoshop in the CS6 trial version to extract parts of a photo and import them into another picture. First, does Photoshop Elements allow the extraction of photos and then the importing of them into other photos? Second, if so, I saved the cut-out photos – will I be able to access them with Photoshop Elements and import them into other photos?
Thank you for helping; I look forward to your response.
Ed
Greetings Edward, see the response above to Liz for some of the key differences between Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements…
But yes, with Photoshop Elements you can cut out, extract, move, and composite images similarly in many ways to the full Photoshop.
See here for Photoshop Elements’ supported file formats – in theory you should be able to read Photoshop CS6 .PSD files (especially if they were saved with Maximize Compatibility turned on), but regardless you may lose some CS-only features that were stored within the file.
Can you tell me the difference between Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4, and Photoshop Elements? What are the pros and cons of each? I’m not sure which one to buy.
Great question Angela! We wrote a complete article on the subject, for people just like you:
What’s the Difference Between Photoshop vs. Lightroom vs. Elements?
I am purchasing a Vector image to use for a church anniversary sign. I want to change the colors and need to purchase software to do this. I have never used any software like this or done anything like this. Would Photoshop Elements 11 be the correct software for this?
Hey there Mona, we’d be happy to help – but would need a little more detail first on what you want to do… When you say, “purchasing a Vector image to use for a sign,” what file format will the design be in?
Typically vector-based artwork is more the domain of Adobe Illustrator rather than Adobe Photoshop… Photoshop is centrally for raster/pixel-based images.
I am changing to a new computer with Windows 8. Am currently using Photoshop CS3 and would like to change to Photoshop Elements with my new computer as I do not use all that CS3 offers. Would my current files merge with Elements if I make such a change?
Hello Giles, it’s possible that you could open your older Photoshop CS3 files in Photoshop Elements 11, but you would certainly lose any features within the .PSD files that were supported in Photoshop CS but not in Elements…
Some examples of this would be CMYK or 16bit images, which would be converted to Elements’ RGB or 8bit. And generally, any CS-only functionality that was saved within the PSD file would also not transfer (be ignored).
Our advice is always that nothing beats a test drive… So if you’d like to see how any new Adobe software will work within your current environment or with your existing images, just download a free trial and see how it goes.
I bought a new computer and it came with Windows 8. Will Photoshop Elements 11 let me print 8×12 photos on 11×14 paper with a Epson stylus 1400 printer ?
Don’t see why not Duane… You can definitely print 8×10 photos in PSE 11 on whatever printer is connected to your system. The most certain thing for you would be to just get the free Elements tryout and see for yourself to make sure, and get started.
Will I be able to merge multiple pictures into one with the new Elements 11?
Thank you
Yes, definitely Joan – see these free learning resources to learn more about how to use it:
New Photoshop Elements 11 Tutorials – Free 3-Hour Video Course
Download Free Photoshop/Premiere Elements 11 eBooks (185 Pages)