Macromedia Elements Organizer - 13.0 User Manual
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Contents
Chapter 1: What's New
What's new in Elements Organizer 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
What's new in Photoshop Elements 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2: Workspace and workflow
Access your media anywhere using Online Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
About workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Viewing photos and videos in the Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Keys for viewing photos (Elements Organizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Keys for finding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Keys for editing photos (Elements Organizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 3: Importing
Importing media from cameras and card readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Importing media from files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Importing media by searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Importing photos from Scanners (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Importing media from iPhoto library (Mac OS only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Chapter 4: Catalogs, folders, and albums
Creating albums and album categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Creating and editing saved searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Editing albums and album categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Troubleshooting catalog issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Backup or restore catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Creating and editing catalogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tag your me dia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Chapter 5: Viewing and fixing photos
Tag your me dia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
View video and full-screen images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Fixing photos in Elements Organizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Fixing photos and videos using other applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Grouping photos in version sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Chapter 6: Adding metadata
Marking faces in photos and organizing people stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adding and managing place (location) data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Creating Event stacks using Smart Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Adding and managing event data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Chapter 7: Searching
Searching for media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Using the Find menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Search options to find media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Finding media files using Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Finding media files by keyword tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Chapter 8: Photo projects
Create slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Creating slide shows (Windows only) | Elements 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Elements Organizer projects overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Creating photo calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Chapter 9: Printing and sharing
Share photos using online services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Share videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Upload photos to Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Share albums for online viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Set e-mail preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Sending photos and media files by email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Order printed photos using online print services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Printing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Email photos as PDF file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
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Chapter 10: Video
Viewing video projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Create instant movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Chapter 11: Exporting
Export photos to a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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What's new in Elements Organizer 13
Elements Organizer 13 ships with new features and enhancements that make it easier for you to work with digital
media. Read on for a quick introduction to new features and links to resources offering more information.
Elements Organizer is available with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements. For information on
new features in these products, see:
• What's new in Elements Organizer 13
• What's new in Elements Organizer 13
New slideshow creation workflow
Enhanced in Elements Organizer
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With Elements Organizer 13, you can easily create slideshows and customize them with themes, music, text, captions,
and more. After you finish putting together a slideshow, you can choose to save it as an MP4 video or share it out.
Slideshow creation in Elements 13 is available to users on both supported platforms—Mac and Windows. When you
open slideshows created in earlier versions of Elements in Elements 13, you are prompted to upgrade them.
For details, see Create slideshows.
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Enhanced email functionality
New in Elements Organizer
Using Elements Organizer 13, you can share files through email on all three supported platforms—32-bit Windows, 64bit Windows, and Macintosh. You can use your Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, or Microsoft email account, or any other email
account, to share files.
For details, see Share files and slideshows by email .
Adaptive Grid
New in Elements Organizer
Elements Organizer 13 features a brand new representation of the media grid—Adaptive Grid. Adaptive Grid aligns
media edge to edge and fills the entire grid space seamlessly. Media aspect ratios are maintained at all times while
avoiding distracting gaps.
Adaptive Grid displays more media in the available grid space when compared to the normal grid. File details—such
as filename, tags, date/time, album associations, etc—are not displayed in the Adaptive Grid view.
To switch to the Adaptive Grid view, press Ctrl+D (Windows) or Cmd+D (Mac).
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Other enhancements
• HiDPI and Retina display support
• Support for 64-bit Windows
• Folder view improvements
• Tag panel additions
Deprecated features
• Advanced Search widget
• Photomail service
• Smart Tags
• Some functionality related to Canon/Epson/PIM printers
What's new in Photoshop Elements 13
• Photomerge Compose
• Autocrop suggestions
• eLive
• Facebook cover photos
• New Guided Edits
• Edit and refine selections
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• HiDPI display support
• Content-aware fill
• Refine edge
• Adobe Camera Raw 8.6
• Quick Edit effects
• Expert mode effects
• Enhancements:
• Scrapbooking preset
• Layer styles
• Type to ol - Scrub by sli d er
• Recently-opened files
Photomerge Compose
Create all-new scenes by pulling elements from one photo and placing them in another. Got a group photo with
someone missing? Get a picture of the missing person from another picture and insert it into the the group photo.
Watch the Photomerge Compose feature automatically adjust the color and lighting to create a scene that looks realistic
and believable. Create great looking photo remixes and mash-ups!
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For more information on the Photomerge Compose feature that enables you to extract an object from one image and
add it into another image, see the topic
Photomerge Compose (Extract an object) .
Autocrop suggestions
Cropping a photo can be straightforward. But for times when you're not so sure, Photoshop Elements 13 can now
present you with four crop options. Quickly get a great composition by selecting from one of the four options!
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For more information on the feature, see the topic .
eLive
Elements Live view (eLive) is a concept to make content and resources available to users, visually pleasing and
integrated right into Photoshop Elements Editor and Organizer. The new eLive view displays articles, videos, tutorials,
and more - categorized into channels such as Learn, Inspire, and News. As a user, you can now access various tutorials
and articles from the application itself.
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Facebook cover photos
Post a Facebook cover photo that sets you apart from the rest. Use the Facebook Cover feature in Photoshop Elements
13 to create a fun picture that blends your Facebook profile and cover pictures together.
For more information on the Facebook Cover feature, see the topic .
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New Guided Edits
Go retro and reimagine the world in black and white. Or, retain one dominant, eye-popping color, and turn the rest of
the photograph black and white. The new Guided Edits in Photoshop Elements 13 help you transform the mundane
into works of art with as few clicks and adjustments as possible.
For more information on the new Guided Edits in Photoshop Elements 13, see the topic .
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Edit and refine selections
Sel ec tio ns c an be t ri cky - esp ecial ly mak ing e xt rem ely fine ones . Fr om P hoto sho p Elem ent s 13, if yo u mak e an i ncor rect
selection, instead of starting afresh, you can make fine adjustments to the boundaries of your current selection. Nudge
the selection boundary to get perfection!
For more information on this feature, see the topic Edit and refine selections .
HiDPI display support
Photoshop Elements 13 now has native support for high-resolution display devices for the Windows (HiDPI monitors)
and Mac (Retina displays). Work on your pictures in the best possible clean and crisp resolution, with sharp and clear
icons, thumbnails, and text in the user interface.
Content-aware fill
Sometimes unwanted or unnecessary objects are captured in your photographs. You can now remove such elements
and Photohshop Elements 13 will intelligently fill the chosen areas of your photograph with content based on the
surrrounding parts of the photograph.
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For more information on how to intelligently fill selected portions of your photograph, see the topic Content-aware Fill
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Refine edge
The options to refine the edges of a selection are more accessible through the Tool Options bar.
In Expert mode, when you choose the Selection Brush tool (A) or the Refine Selection Brush tool (A), the options to
refine selection edges are available through the conveniently placed Refine Edge button in the Tool Options bar.
Adobe Camera Raw 8.6
The latest version of Adobe Camera Raw (ACR 8.6) is integrated into Photoshop Elements 13.
Quick Edit effects
The effects in the Quick mode have been reimagined. Each effect now displays five possible variations so that you can
choose one that is best for you.
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For more information on the Quick mode that enables you to add Effects, Textures, and Frames, see the topic Enhanced
Quick Mode .
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Expert mode effects
Spruce up your pictures with the newly categorized and revised effects in the Effect panel (Expert mode). 19 new effects
have been added, and all thumbnails have been improved to display the Effect more clearly.
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Enhancements
Scrapbooking preset
The preset for scrapbooking is now available for all locales and countries.
To use the preset:
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1 In Photoshop Elements 13, click File > New > Blank File.
2 In the New dialog box, from the Preset drop-down, choose Scrapbooking.
Layer styles
In the Style Settings dialog for Layers, a new drop-down has been added for the position of the stroke. The drop-down
has values: Outside, Inside, and Center.
To use the new drop-down:
1 In Photoshop Elements 13, select a layer, and in the Layer menu, click Layer Style > Style Settings.
2 In the Style Settings dialog box, select Stroke, and then use the Position drop-down.
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Type tool - Scrubby slider
The font size now has a scrubby slider functionality. This enables you to change the font size quickly and conveniently.
To use the font size scrubby slider:
1 Select the Type tool (T).
2 In the Tool Options area, hover the mouse pointer over the text label Size.
3 When mouse pointer changes shape, left-click and drag to the left (decrease font size) or to the right (increase font
size).
Recently-opened files
• Recently-opened files are displayed in the Open drop-down and in the Files > Open Recently Edited File menu. Both
lists now display just the name of the file, instead of showing the entire folder and file name.
Removed from Photoshop Elements 13
• Edit > Remote Connection
• Enhance > Photomerge Style Match
• TWAIN plug-in: The plug-in is no longer available on 64-bit Windows computers.
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• Crop tool: The Golden Ratio option is no longer available.
• Single core platforms are no longer supported
• Operating Systems support:
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Mac OSX 10.7
What's new in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
Adobe Premiere Elements 13 ships with new features and enhancements that help you create amazing movies with ease.
Read on for a quick introduction to what's new, changed, or deprecated and find quick links to resources offering more
information.
Adobe Premiere Elements includes Elements Organizer, which helps you organize your assets. For information about
new features in Elements Organizer, see What's new in Elements Organizer 13What's new in Elements Organizer 13
Create a video story of a life event
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
With the new Video Story feature, you can now create an interesting story of an event using your videos and photos.
For example, you can present a series of party videos and photos in an enticing and structured way using the Video
Story feature. Adobe Premiere Elements 13 guides you through an easy-to-follow sequence to create your video story
with narration, captions, and so on. You can also choose a predefined mood (for example, Sentimental) and look (for
example, Night) and add music to make the video come alive.
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For more information, see .
Mark and extract your favorite moments of a video
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
You can now mark your favorite moments in a video. Adobe Premiere Elements extracts these moments as individual
clips or a single collated clip for further editing or sharing. You can mark favorite moments in both Quick and Expert
views. If you choose the Auto Mark Moments option, Adobe Premiere Elements intelligently identifies the favorite
moments for you.
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For more information, see .
Stabilize shaky footage with Shake Stabilizer
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
With the Shake Stabilizer feature, you can now easily transform shaky, handheld footage into steady, smooth shots.
Shake Stabilizer removes the jitter caused by camera movements and helps you look like a professional videographer.
Click Adjust > Shake Stabilizer to start stabilizing your shaky footage.
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For more information, see .
Guided Edit for adding an Effects Mask
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
A new Guided Edit to apply an Effects Mask helps you apply an effect to specific areas in your video. One of the
common uses of applying an Effects Mask is to blur a person's face to protect the person's identity. You can mask a
person's face by applying a Blur effect or a Mosaic effect.
The Apply an Effects Mask to your Video Guided Edit is available only in the Expert view. To start adding an Effects
Mask on your video clip, click Expert and then click Guided. Select Apply an Effects Mask to your Video option from
the list of Guided Edits.
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For more information, see .
Guided Edit for adding a video in the title
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
The new Adding Video in Title Guided Edit shows you how to add a video in a title and create an impact on the viewers.
Use this Guided Edit to add motion inside your movie titles and to add drama with effects or blurs that draw eyes to
one part of your scene.
The Add ing Vide o in Title Guided Edit is avail able onl y in the Exper t view. To st art ad ding a video in a title, c lick Expe rt
and then click Guided. Select Adding Video in Title option from the list of Guided Edits.
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For more information, see .
In-product inspiration and help from the web through eLive
New in Adobe Premiere Elements 13
Adobe Premiere Elements 13 comes with a new tab called eLive. With eLive, you can now access a stream of resources
right from your workspace to get creative ideas for your videos and become more proficient with Adobe Premiere
Elements. These resources, organized in channels, are fetched live from the web so you can stay up-to-date from within
your favorite video editing app.
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While you play with various features of Adobe Premiere Elements and make your videos exceptional, do remember to
click the eLive tab to get inspiration, news, and help from resources that Adobe has curated for you.
Other enhancements
• Improved mobile video syncing: It’s easier than ever to sync your mobile videos with Elements to free up
memory on your phone and do fun transformations. You can now easily sync your Elements videos with your
mobile, so you can access any memory anywhere. Sharing videos via email is more convenient now—send a link to
a private web gallery where only your recipient can view.
• Enhanced slideshows: You can now create better slideshows. Tell your story from every angle with multiple
photos on each slide. Even share them as movies.
• Support for High DPI on Windows and Retina Display on Mac: You can now view your photos in full
resolution.
Removed features
The following features are no longer available in Adobe Premiere Elements 13:
• DV capture
• HDV capture
• Timelapse capture (Stop motion)
• Web DV D
• Export to FLV
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• Face as a filter in Pan & Zoom
• Operating Systems support:
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Mac OSX 10.7
For more information, see Removed features and unsupported file formats .
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Chapter 2: Workspace and workflow
Access your media anywhere using Online Account
Photoshop Elements lets you upload your media to Online Account and access it from any device. Media already
present in your Online Account libraries is downloaded into Elements Organizer, so that you can work with it.
Set up Elements Organizer to work with your Online Account
Sign in to your Online Account
❖ In the Elements Organizer left pane, click the icon next to Mobile Albums.
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Note: You can also sign in by selecting File > Sign In To Online Account.
1 Enter your Adobe ID and password, and then click Sign In.
2 On the screen that follows, choose one of the following options and click Next:
All My Photos And Videos Uploads all media in your Elements catalog to Online Account. Local albums are not
automatically uploaded.
Specific Photos And Videos Uploads only the media you select in your Elements catalog to Online Account. You can
drag and drop local albums onto a mobile library to upload them to Online Account.
❖ Review the instructions on the next screen and click Done.
You can drag and drop a mobile album onto a local category. Media in the mobile album is downloaded as it exists in
Online Account and stored locally. Subsequentally, the downloaded media is deleted from Online Account.
Specify Online Account settings
❖ In the left pane, expand the menu next to Mobile Albums.
1 Select Settings. Photoshop Elements displays the Online Account tab in the Preferences dialog box.
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2 If you have a large Elements catalog, you may want to deselect Automatically Access All My Catalog Media In Online
Account. You can still manually upload photos to your Online Account by dragging and dropping them onto an
album.
3 If necessary, change the following preferences:
Download Location Download media from Online Account in a folder on your computer different from the default
folder
Default Library The library to which you want to upload media when Sync All My Photos And Videos is selected. You
can choose to upload your media to any available library.
Deletions Choose the default behavior when media is deleted by another Online Account client:
• Files are retained in the catalog
• Files are deleted from the catalog, but retained on the hard drive
• Files are deleted permanently
Elements Agent Turns on the Elements agent, which keeps your Online Account and Elements Organizer catalog
updated in real time
Upload Videos Only On System Idle Upload videos to the Online Account only when your computer is idle
❖ Click OK.
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Manage the Online Account agent from the system tray
Once you've turned on the Online Account agent from the Preferences dialog, you can manage the agent from the
system tray.
1 Right-click the Online Account agent icon ( ) in the system tray.
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2 Select one of the following options:
• View Elements Agent Status: Displays the Online Account status, including the name of the current catalog and
whether your Online Account is up to date
• Up date O nly Whe n Idle : Uploads your photos to the Online Account only when your computer has idle computing
bandwidth
• Stop Elements Agent: Stops the Elements agent
Once you stop the Elements agent, you can turn it on again from the Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences > Online
Account).
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Edit media downloaded from your Online Account
Elements Organizer initially downloads lighter preview versions of photos (upto 1440 x 960 px in resolution) from your
Online Account. When you modify a downloaded photo, the high-resolution original version of the photo is
downloaded and presented for editing.
1 Right-click the photo in Elements Organizer and select Edit With Photoshop Elements Editor.
2 If prompted that you need to log in with your Adobe ID, click Sign In.
Photoshop Elements downloads the original, high-resolution photo and opens it in the Editor workspace.
Hide assets from the Media view
You can choose to hide all assets in a mobile album from the All Media view. The media becomes visible when you apply
any search operation.
1 Right-click the mobile album.
2 Select Hide Assets In All Media.
Share albums
1 In the left pane, click the icon next to the album.
2 Click Start Sharing.
3 Note down the URL displayed on the next screen. You can email this URL to friends with whom you want to share
the album.
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Deselect Allow Downloads if you want these friends to only view the photos rather than download them.
Share a library
You can add other users to a library. A typical use case for adding users to a library is when several people contribute
photos of the same event.
1 In the left pane, click the icon next to the library name.
2 Enter the email address of a user and click Add. Elements adds the users and prompts you that the invite is pending
acceptance.
3 Add more users if necessary.
4 Click Done.
Access permissions for other users
Other users can add photos to the library. However, they cannot delete your photos or add more users to the library.
Accept an invitation to contribute to a library
When somebody invites you to contribute to a library, you receive an email notification as well as a notification in
Elements Organizer. The
Do the following to accept an invitation in Elements Organizer:
❖ Click the icon. Elements displays a notification dialog.
❖ Click Accept Invite. You can now contribute to the library. The library is displayed with the icon next to it under
Mobile Albums.
icon appears next to Mobile Albums when you have pending notifications.
Sign out of the Online Account
1 Select Edit > Preferences > Online Account.
2 Click Sign Out.
3 Click OK.
Sign in as a different user
If you have multiple Online Accounts, follow these steps to log in to the Elements catalog as a different user:
1 Select File > Sign In To Online Account.
2 On the next screen, click Sign In As Another User.
3 You are prompted that the catalog is being prepared for you. Any mobile albums belonging to the previous user
become local to your computer. Click OK to proceed.
4 Enter your Online Account credentials and then click Sign In.
❖ Follow any further onscreen instructions.
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FAQ
• What if I use my Online Account to edit an image previously downloaded to the Elements catalog?
If only a preview copy of the image was earlier downloaded to the Elements catalog, the edits you make to the image
are reflected in Elements Organizer. However, if the original image was earlier downloaded to the Elements catalog,
a version set is created. The original copy and the modified copy of the image are added to the version set.
• When does Elements Organizer create a version set?
See this Help article.
• How does Elements Organizer back up my Online Account photos?
Media downloaded from the Online Account is backed up exactly as it is available in the Elements catalog.
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• If only the preview version of a photo was downloaded into the Elements catalog, that preview version is saved
as part of the backup.
• The high-resolution version of a photo is backed up if it was previously downloaded into the Elements catalog.
• How are my Photoshop.com photos migrated into the Online Account?
See this FAQ p a ge.
About workspaces
The Welcome screen
When you start Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements, the Welcome screen opens by default. The Welcome
screen is a convenient starting place, or hub, for major tasks.
If you want to skip the welcome screen and launch either Elements Organizer or the editor directly, click the
Settings
Select any of the following from the On Start Always Launch drop-down list:
Welcome Screen Select this option to start the Welcome screen when you launch Elements.
Organizer Select this option to skip the welcome screen and start the Elements Organizer directly.
icon.
Photo Editor Select this option to skip the welcome screen and start the Photoshop Elements Editor.
Click a button to open the workspace you need. For example, click Organize to open Elements Organizer and import,
tag, or organize your photos and media files. Or, click Photo Editor to open the Editor and enhance your media files or
add special effects.
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You can open the Welcome screen at any time from Help > Welcome Screen. It’s not necessary to return to the Welcome
screen to open other workspaces.
Workspace
Use Elements Organizer to find, organize, and share your photos and media files. In the Media view, you can view
thumbnails of the media files you’ve imported. You can view a large thumbnail of a single media file or smaller
thumbnails of many media files. You specify the thumbnail size by using the Zoom slider.
The Media view lists all the photos, as well as videos and PDF files that you’ve imported. Imported items appear in one
comprehensive view that you can easily browse and filter. It can even show thumbnails of files stored remotely, such as
those files that you want to keep on CDs.
You can fix the most common problems in the media files by using the tools in the Instant Fix tab of the Task pane.
You can create projects, from printed photo books to computer slide shows, from the Create tab.
Finally, you can share your photos, videos, and projects with others, by using any of the tools in the Share tab of the
Task p a n e.
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A Menu bar B Search bar C Create and Share tabs D Import button E Albums and Folders panel F Star ratings filter G Ta s k p a n e H Zoom
bar I
Instant Fix and Tags/Info
The Elements Organizer workspace has the following components:
Menu bar Contains menus for performing tasks. Elements Organizer organizes the menus by topic: File, Edit, Find,
View, and Help.
Search bar Enter a criteria or select a particular search from the drop-down list to search for photos or media files.
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Create and Share Click Create to explore ways on how to create, creative projects using your media files. Click Share
to see various ways in which you can share media files with friends and family.
Import button Click Import to start importing media into Elements Organizer.
Albums and Folders panel The Albums created or imported from previous version’s catalogs are displayed in the
Albums panel. You can create albums and manage media inside the albums panel to organize media in Elements
Organizer.
The Folders panel lists all the physical folders from which you have imported media to Elements Organizer. You can
hide/show by clicking the respective buttons in the task pane.
Star ratings filter You can give a star rating to your media files. This helps you sort and organize media. For example,
you can give five stars to a photograph for various reasons such as it has your favorite subject or is an excellent
photograph.
You can later then sort all such photos with a five star rating.
Sort media You can sort media in Elements Organizer by the following parameters:
Newest: Orders the media by date from the most recent to the oldest
Oldest: Orders the media by date from the oldest to the most recent
Name:(Elements 12) Orders the media alphabetically by name (A-Z)
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Import Batch: Orders the media by the batches in which they were imported
Album Order: Orders the media by user's choice. You can manually drag and reorder the media.
Tas k pa ne Contains buttons to add places, people, events, and create slide shows. You can also launch editors for fixing
photos and videos from the Editor button. See
Status bar In the Media view, the status bar displays the number of items selected and the number of items contained
Wo rk s pa c e for more information.
in the Media view. It also displays the number of media not displayed.
Views in Elements Organizer
There are five views in Elements Organizer. The Views tab helps you organize and view your media based on the people
present in the photos, places they were taken, and the events that are associated with the photos.
Initially, when you import media, the files are displayed in the Media view. You can then mark faces in the photos,
identify places the photograph was taken at, and create event stacks. The four views are listed here:
A. eLive The eLive view displays articles, videos, tutorials, and more, categorized into channels such as Learn, Inspire,
and News, right within Elements Organizer.
B. Media The various media files are displayed in this view. You can view the files in this view, fix photos using Instant
fix option, view information about specific files using Tags/info option, and perform other operations.
C. People The people appearing on your photos can be marked. People’s view helps you arrange stacks based on the
people identified in the photos.
D. Places Photographs have special association with the places they are taken at, you can tag locations to your photos
in the Places view.
E. Events You can create stacks of events containing pictures of that event. For example, you can create an event Dan’s
birthday and tag photos of that event.
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Use context menus
You can use context menus in both the Editor and Elements Organizer workspaces. Context-sensitive menus display
commands that are relevant to the active tool, selection, or panel.
1 Position the pointer over an image or panel item.
Note: Not all panels offer context menus.
2 Right-click/Ctrl-click and choose a command from the menu.
Using keyboard commands and modifier keys
You can use keyboard shortcuts in both the Editor and Elements Organizer workspaces. Keyboard commands let you
quickly execute commands without using a menu; modifier keys let you alter how a tool operates. When available, the
keyboard command appears to the right of the command name in the menu.
Undo, redo, or cancel operations
Many operations can be undone or redone. Available memory limits your ability to use these options.
1 To undo or redo an operation, Choose Undo or Redo from the task pane.
2 To cancel an operation, hold down the Esc key until the operation in progress has stopped.
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Exit Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements
To exit Photoshop Elements or Adobe Premiere Elements, close each workspace—closing one does not automatically
close another.
1 In Windows®, select File > Exit. In Mac® OS, select Adobe Elements 11 Organizer > Quit Adobe Elements 11
Organizer.
2 When closing the Editors, confirm whether you want to save any of the opened files.
More Help topics
Photoshop Elements workspace
Adobe Premiere Elements workspace
Adding and managing event data
Marking faces in photos and organizingpeople stacks
Adding and managing place (location)data
Keys for navigating
Keys for selecting tools
Using Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements together
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About Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements
Here are a few ways you can share files between Elements Organizer and Adobe® Premiere® Elements:
• Organize your photos, video files, and audio clips in Elements Organizer, and drag them onto the Adobe Premiere
Elements Project panel.
• Right-click/Control-click the media file, and select Edit With Premiere Elements.
• Create a slide show in Elements Organizer with captions, transitions, effects, music, narration, graphics, and titles.
After creating the slide show, bring the slide show into Adobe Premiere Elements for further editing. Or, bring
individual photos or video files into Adobe Premiere Elements, and create the slide show there.
• You can open Adobe Premiere Elements for editing video files using the Editor > Video Editor option in Elements
Organizer.
• Customize DVD menu templates in Elements Organizer, and use the templates in your Adobe Premiere Elements
project. (DVD templates are PSD files stored in the Adobe Premiere Elements application folder.)
• Create an Elements Organizer file with your video project’s settings, enhance it in Elements Organizer, and use it in
Adobe Premiere Elements. You can also use the Create tab in Elements Organizer to create instant movies.
Arrange your work area
To share files between Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements, it’s useful to have both programs open and
accessible on your computer monitor.
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1 Start Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements.
2 If your screen is maximized, click the Restore button in the upper-right corner of each application window.
3 Position the application windows side by side or overlap them slightly.
However, trying to access the following options in the Share tab launches Adobe Premiere Elements:
• Burn Video/DVD BluRay
• Online Video Sharing
• Mobile Phones
Supported media file types
Elements Organizer and Adobe Premiere Elements support many of the same file types, which makes the transfer of
most files between the two programs easy and efficient. For example, you can catalog Photoshop (PSD) files in the
Elements Organizer and then add them as still images to a project in Adobe Premiere Elements.
All file types that are supported in Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere Elements can be imported into Elements
Organizer. The file support is irrespective of the application installed (Photoshop Elements and Adobe Premiere
Elements). The following table gives a list of the supported file types:
Images Video Audio
raw 3g2 aac
arw avi ac3
bmp 3gp aif
cr2 dv aiff
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Images Video Audio
crw m2t m2a
srf m2ts m4a
dib m2v mp3
dng m4v wma (Windows only)
erf mpeg
wav mod
gif mov
sr2 mp4
tif mpg
jpe mts
jpeg swf
jpg tod
kdc vob
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mef
mfw
mos
mrw
nef
orf
x3f
pdd
pdf
pef
vda
png
psd
pse
pxr
raf
rle
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