Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 and Premier Elements 13

The Disk version of Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 & Premiere Elements 13 for Mac and Windows combines two versatile and intuitive editing and organization programs for managing a complete digital imaging and video workflow. Beginning with a wide range of editing and enhancement capabilities, Elements 13 presents a breadth of unique tools and effects for automatically optimizing the look and feel of both photos and movies.

The expansive set of editing capabilities from both Photoshop and Premiere Elements 13 is housed within a friendly environment, featuring easy-to-recognize icons and commands for a more seamless working method. Quick, Guided, and Expert modes can be selected depending on the amount of manipulation and control desired during editing and distinct Editor and Organizer interfaces allow for intuitive handling of photos and clips. Mobile device support helps to make files shot with a smartphone or tablet readily available within Elements and, conversely, files housed within Elements albums can be viewed and shared from linked mobile devices. A rich set of tagging controls, based on subject, location, or event, help to streamline navigating immense catalogs of imagery and support direct uploading of content to social media sites, including Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and Twitter.

Elements 13

Friendly and Intuitive Environment Extending the legacy of past versions of Elements, Elements 13 revolves around a highly intuitive and efficient environment for easy navigation for selecting a host of editing tools, exporting options, and file management solutions. Large, bold icons simplify tool selection and the ability to choose from Quick, Guided, and Expert editing modes enables the appropriate amount of control based on personal needs.

Seamless Mobile Integration Photos and videos from within Elements 13 can easily be viewed, shared, and linked with mobile devices and, additionally, images taken with your mobile devices can be sent directly to Elements albums for an even more seamless digital workflow.

Guided Editing Professional editing techniques can be produced and learned simultaneously through the use of Guided Edits. For photos, over 25 Guided Edits are available. For videos, a series of video tutorials walk you through the process of performing a specific edit to help learn and accomplish a technique for greater understanding.

All-Around Workflow Solution Elements 13 acts as an efficient means for importing, organizing, finding, and managing files with the Organizer view in addition to serving as a solution for editing, enhancing, printing, and sharing photos and videos. Visual tags can be utilized to selectively demarcate files based on subjects, locations, or events for easier locating of specific files within a vast image library. Additionally, location-tagged photos and movies can be viewed on a map based on where they were taken.

Video and Photo Collaboration The bundled version of Photoshop and Premiere Elements 13 extends the functionality of both programs by enabling collaborative aspects between the two editing applications. Freeze-frame effects in movies can be enhanced through the photo editing control of Photoshop while traditional photo slideshows can be enhanced through the use of cinematic transitions and effects (Windows only).

Photoshop Elements 13

Effects Variations Elements 13 offers variations for each effect when using the Quick Edit feature. After an effect is picked, five variations of each effect are offered so that the look that best suites an image can be better tailored to the photographer's taste.

Crop Suggestions When using the crop tool, Elements 13 presents four different options for applying the crop. These suggestions can result in new compositions that can maximize a picture's impact by removing unneeded elements. While any of the provided suggestions can be applied, the final crop can be manually set as well.

Guided Edits for Black and White Among the Guided Edits under the Photo Effects feature are three options that allow for black and white conversion of an entire image, black and white conversion of a section of an image, as well as the colorization of individual elements within a black and white frame.

Easy Compositing Combining elements from multiple images is made easy with Photomerge Compose. People or objects can be copied from one image and dropped into another. Color, lighting, and proportions of the combined elements can be blended to help ensure a realistic-looking effect.

On-Demand Help and Tutorials Elements Live is a communication tool integrated within Elements 13 that includes channels of learning, inspiration, and news. Easy access to program help is also accessible through Elements Live.

Facebook Cover Photo Creation Facebook pages can be made more unique by blending profile and cover photos before they are uploaded.

Seamless Photo Sharing The intuitive Elements interface enables direct sharing of photos and videos within Elements albums to Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, and other social media sites, which, furthermore, can be easily viewed and shared on mobile devices. Sharing can now be done directly from the Editor interface as well as the Organizer interface.

Automated Correction Tools A broad array of one-step shortcuts can be employed to improve select elements of imagery or enhance the overall appearance of a photograph. Unwanted details can be intelligently removed using the Spot Healing Brush and Auto Smart Tone can be used to optimize color, tone, and exposure adjustments based on learned personal preferences.

Automatic Panoramic Creation Photomerge Panorama automatically stitches and blends individual horizontal or vertical photos as part of a larger, panoramic scene and intelligently removes jagged edges and overlapping content for a clean, seamless appearance.

Additional Photoshop Elements 13 Features

Organizing and Finding Media: Object Search helps to find specific tagged objects within imagery
Simplified importing of clips from compact camcorders and DSLR cameras
Full-screen video and photo previews in Organizer mode help to more easily identify imagery
Quickly and easily find the best video clip or photo from a series using the Auto-Analyzer
Organize photos and videos from one central location and improve searching by using dedicated visual tags

Image Enhancement: Professional effects can be produced and learned simultaneously using a range of over 25 Guided Edits
Objects from within an image can be moved and the background automatically filled-in in a seamless manner
Images can be straightened and resulting missing background can be automatically filled in
One-touch Frames, Effects, and Textures can be applied to images to creatively enhance their final appearance
Create tilt-shift, vignette, high-key, and low-key effects
Produce the Orton effect as well as picture collage and creative depth-of-field effects
Automatically convert images into digital illustrations with Comic, Graphic Novel, and Pen & Ink filters
Easily select and refine edges of hair and other hard-to-extract content
Import and use effects, styles, and actions from a wide range of photo sites or blogs
100 different paint effects can be applied to any image using the Smart Brush
Intuitively and easily un-clutter, repair, and match the style of any photo
Recompose imagery to any size without distorting key subjects
Photomerge technology helps to create perfectly-lit shots
A range of adjustments can be previewed prior to selecting the best one
One-step solution for whitening teeth and making skies bluer
Support for a broad range of raw file types for high-quality results
Red-eye in people and discolored pets' eyes can be corrected for and skin tones can be enhanced with one click

Personalization and Exporting of Imagery: Enhance the look of text in imagery by making it curve or flow in any direction
Photos can be saved in both JPEG and PSD file formats
Flexible templates and layouts can be used for printing calendars, cards, scrapbook pages, books, or disc labels from your home printer

Premiere Elements 13

Movie Creation from Favorite Moments After simply clicking upon favorite moments within a video clip, Elements 13 can quickly generate a finished movie from those selections.

Narrative Guidance Fragmented clips can be easily integrated into a coherent, final product. Video Story provides predefined themes and templates that can be applied to events such as weddings and parties while keeping footage chronologically ordered.

Add Music and Sound Effects Over 50 musical scores and more than 250 different sound effects are available to help alter the mood and add depth and appeal to movies.

Spotlight Your Subject Graphics, text, and effects can be added to move along with your subject using motion tracking to enhance and bring more attention to movies.

Seamless Movie Sharing Direct uploading of finished movies to YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, or a personal website is possible and Elements 13 works to automatically optimize and format the video for specific destinations for enhanced playback. Additionally, movies within shared Elements albums can also be easily sent and viewed on linked mobile devices.

Intelligent Automatic Video Enhancement Intelligent and personalized video corrections can be applied using Auto Smart Tone, which works to adjust the look of videos based on learned personal preferences.

Control Playback Speed Slow-motion or fast-motion effects can be added to key elements of a movie to add heightened drama or suspense or to create a sense of energy or excitement.

Smart Automated Options Shaky footage, color, and lighting issues can all be easily corrected for, plus automatic trimming of unwanted footage and balancing of audio elements for an all-around professional final appearance.

Quick Editing Mode When working in the Quick editing mode, you can simply drag and drop thumbnails of clips, transitions, and effects to quickly create an overall narrative. Furthermore, you can trim and split clips, drop in different filters or effects, create picture-in-picture effects, and add different titles and text to easily produce a finished movie.

Additional Premiere Elements 13 Features

Organizing and Finding Media: Object Search helps to find specific tagged objects within imagery
Simplified importing of clips from compact camcorders and DSLR cameras
Full-screen video and photo previews in Organizer mode help to more easily identify imagery
Quickly and easily find the best video clip or photo from a series using the Auto-Analyzer
Organize photos and videos from one central location and improve searching by using dedicated visual tags

Movie Creation: Support for 64-bit Mac and Windows 7/8 operating systems ensures speed and stability while editing
Pan and zoom motions allow you to turn still photos into movies
Optimized editing control when working with both standard- and high-definition video
Slide-shows and movies can be easily edited to the beat of a chosen song

Professional Effects: Color balance can easily be adjusted using an intuitive slider system
Blend modes allow you to enhance one clip with textures and colors from a second clip
Image tone and vibrance can be adjusted without affecting skin tones
Shadow, mid-tone, and highlight values can all be adjusted independently for greater control
A cartoon look can be applied for a fun, creative appearance
Graphics, frames, and animations from a clip art library can be easily added to movies
Elements from different movies can be combined in order to produce unique results
A wide range of effects, transitions, movie themes, animated titles, motion menus, and credit styles can be used to provide a professional appearance

Movie Sharing: Movies can be exported in the high-quality AVCHD format
HD-quality movie burning to both DVDs and Blu-ray discs is supported