Adobe Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements 2022 | PC/Mac Disc

UPDATE: 8/2/2022: Nothing like having to eat some crow. Intel released 2 video card updates and I applied both, eliminating the HEVC import limit problem and the audio problem. I'm hoping it also fixed the no audio problem as well but I don't have a way to test that other than to set audio input hardware back to the Intel card and not "no input". The audio hardware is set back to the default input and it's working.After going through one support person who deleted all my HEVC files after changing the programapps folder from TrustedInstaller to everyone" and I don't know what else, repairing 5 programs that stopped working, even after a 2nd support person restored the HEVC codec from a website in South America, they finally had a tech person contact me by phone. I wouldn't let him make any more changes to my computer but he said I should check for pending updates to my system. I did this: Microsoft had 1 update pending (applied), Lenovo had a BIOS update pending (applied, rebooted) and INTEL had 4 updates, 2 of which were video driver updates (applied and rebooted). After these updates the software is working again. So it turned out to be a problem with my laptop.UPDATE: 7/25/22: The more I use Adobe Premiere Elements 2022 the more I dislike it. This software is just riddled with problems. Sound disappears (was working at the start of the project, quit and I had to set audio input to NONE to make it return), video preview is there, then it isn't. I haven't found a way to make it return other than to start the project over. I created a simple, draft video of .mov Apple movie clips, dragged them to the timeline, saved and exported to mp4. (no effects or mods, just dragged the clips to the timeline) Video played until the last 3 minutes then the picture disappeared but sound was there. Opened the project and the entire video stream was gone. Opened the media table and tried to drag and drop media to the timeline again and it wouldn't add. Had to start over.I had 75 .mov clips to import to a project. All are taken with the same iPhone, no settings changed, all at 60 fps HD. The import brought in 69 clips then said the computer didn't have the correct HEVC driver to import the other 6 clips. I started a new project and imported just those six clips; no errors. Tried to import the other 69 and got the error that I don't have the HEVC driver. (It does)I would drag and drop a title to the timeline (they have to be downloaded and you need to be signed into the software to use it. It's connected to your account at Adobe.) First time I was able to edit the text, then not again. I had to delete it and add it back to the timeline, then I could delete it multiple times. I added music to the timeline and the video disappears. I'm chasing bug after bug in this rag software.All during editing and previewing the software will freeze or crash periodically. I have a new 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad laptop with the 11th Gen Intel processor i7-1165G7. So it's not an old computer; lots of power, lots of memory, lots of drive space.Support pushes you to the Adobe community forum. Most of what's there (and on the Adobe FAQ) is support for older software, not really much help at all. Open a chat session and you're told that the Adobe Premiere people don't work weekends, check back on Monday.1 Star is what it's worth------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This is a very simplistic tool for making videos. If you just need to make a slide show or MP4 video then this will fit the bill. I had been using Nero Platinum suite, which is a much better product. I should have just bought a newer version of that, but I thought Adobe video would be a much better product, since for the money it was just the one tool; it isn't.If you're wanting to create DVDs or .iso files with multiple menus and sub-menus, this isn't the tool. The interface has a learning curve but it's not too difficult. You are very limited in things like modifying menus or creating an intro video. It does do animated menus but there are not a lot of package menus to choose from.For support there is an active user forum. There are a few knowledgeable people who are quick to respond. I did not find the built in help function of Elements to be very helpful.If you are a novice, this is a good tool for learning how to create videos. It even has the ability to create the video for you with just some simple inputs. If you already adept at making videos, movies, etc. then you need a more powerful tool or you'll be disappointed with Adobe Elements.I also purchased Corel VideoStudio Pro 2020. Don't make that mistake. Their support was taking up to 2 weeks to reply to me and were unable to find a solution to a known issue dating back to at least 2018 that prevented me from making ANY kind of video until I moved the installation to another machine.

Premier Elements is a step up from TikTok's built in editor, but it's missing a lot of useful features.Photoshop Elements has some great photo correction features I love, but when it comes to splicing photos together or blending anything, I still prefer my old Ulead/Corel PhotoImpact X3 for simplicity. It's too bad Corel discontinued PhotoImpact back in 2013.For $100 for both Adobe programs I think it is a win.

Elements is less expensive here than ordering it for Adobe. I do now want to spend the monthly fee now with Photoshop but needed a good photo editing program. Elements does all I need and more--I now have it loaded on both my Mac and PC. I call Adobe to see if they would allow me to load it on both my computers--I had heard mixed reviews about Adobe help but I had a great experience with customer service.

I like how the Photoshop Editor portion works. I primarily shot still shots (not much video). My previous edition was 2018 so I expected 2022 to be a big improvement, but not as much as I was hoping (that is why the 4 stars). Still a great photo editing program at a reasonable price and I will buy it again when a later version comes out.

It works for the casual user like me. If you want to clean up some photos, this is the one. Costs way less that the full Adobe suite. There is a learning curve if you want more that the automatic fixes. You can copy an object and place it in another photo, but it takes practice.

I've used Photoshop for over a decade, then switched to PS Elements. Its excellent for the limited use I have it for. I'm not a pro photographer nor a graphics designer. But I use it for both, mostly for touch ups and edits. CRAP: Adobe CREATIVE CLOUD, Updaters, Invoker, Synchronizer is all clutter in my system memory cells. I dont need any of it but it sucks up disk space and memory by the trainload with no benefit to me. Adobe acts like they own my machine. They don't know their customers at all. Adobe Reader is just as bad -- sucks up the machine, and doesn't let me use 2/3s of the menu items cause I didn't pay $400 for the full version just to post a few comments. When I find good alternatives, I'm dumping Adobe tools in the trash. A screenshot of Adobe trash in my machine memory when I'm not using ANY Adobe tools explains my anger. Buy anything else and skip the arrogance.

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The software is top-notch, with no hurdles on applying the serial key.It works on MAC as well as on windows.Note: I have not tested this on M1 MAC, not sure will it work or not.