G'day I'm Melissa Shanhun founder of Digital Scrapbooking
HQ. com and I am here to help you decide whether you should
upgrade to Photoshop Elements 20 twenty-four one of the most
common questions I get when talking about our new version
of Photoshop Elements each year is whether people should
upgrade. Now of course the decision's up to you. But this
video should help you work out whether you can or should
upgrade. This year we have a brand new interface, Adobe
stock integration, new guided edits, more features on the web
companion and automatic syncing of Photoshop Elements
Organizer. So if any of that sounds interesting to you keep
watching and I'll help you decide whether you should
upgrade. Photoshop Elements 20 twenty-four retails for $99
ninety-nine. But if you have any previous version of
Photoshop Elements you can grab the upgrade for a $20 dollar
saving. It's just a little thank you from Adobe for being
a loyal customer. Once you've purchased Photoshop Elements
once you can use it for as long as you like and you can always
log in to your free Adobe account to redownload the
software and the serial number when you upgrade your computer.
So If you're happy with the version you have you don't have
to upgrade. It's a one off purchase called a perpetual
license not a subscription. The first thing to consider when
you want to upgrade is whether your computer can handle the
upgrade. For Photoshop Elements twenty twenty-four you'll need
eight gigabytes of RAM and 10 gigabytes of free space. You'll
need Windows 11 or Windows 1022 H 2 update or MacOS 13. 4 or
14. If you want to edit video you'll need premier elements
and if you want to use HD video which we all do with our
smartphones these days you'll need at least 16 gigabytes of
RAM and six gigabytes of hard drive space. Don't be deceived
by the numbers on the system requirements. You do need a bit
more space just during installation and then it goes
back to only taking about six gigabytes of your hard drive
space after installation is finished. The biggest change
this year is the interface. You now have the option between
choosing a light interface or a dark interface. I know that
this is something people really have wanted to be able to
choose themselves. So if this is going to help you enjoy
editing your photos you'll want to upgrade this year. The first
thing I always say to people who ask me if they should
upgrade is are you using a version that doesn't have a
year in the name? If you have Photoshop Elements 15 or
earlier it's high time to upgrade. So many new features
have been added in the last versions. Plus the program's
now designed for 6-4 bit systems and makes better use of
your RAM. If you use Photoshop Elements to edit your photos
and have Photoshop Elements 2 thousand and 18 or older I'd
recommend upgrading this year. There are now 61 guided edits
plus you can search for them in the new guided edit search.
There are layer groups, facial adjustments and support for
HEIC and HEVC files from your iPhone. Plus, there's
performance improvements galore. So, definitely upgrade
if you edit photos and you're using Photoshop Elements 2018
or older. In Photoshop Elements twenty twenty-three, Adobe
introduced Moving Elements, a feature that allows you to
bring movement to any photo. Using the Adobe Sensei Engine,
you can select the area to animate, choose the direction,
speed, and then you can save your photo as an MP4 to share
on social media. You need to upgrade from any previous
version if you want to create moving photos. One of the
little known features of Photoshop Elements is its video
slideshows. You can create video slideshows. There are
several new animated slideshow styles to choose from in
Photoshop Elements. So if you love making slideshows or even
if you want to check it out this is the year to upgrade. I
recommend if you have Photoshop Elements twenty twenty-one or
earlier and you want to check out slideshows it's time to
upgrade. While I don't focus on Premier Elements at Digital HQ
but I wanted to mention it in this upgrade video. If you'd
like to do more than just create slideshows with your
family video I recommend Premier Elements if you use the
video editing regulate this version is well worth the
upgrade. There's a host of new features. Faster launch times.
Native support of Apple Silicon. Plus artistic effects
for your videos. Much like the artistic effects in elements.
In Photoshop Elements. Premier Elements 20twenty-four includes
colour match for videos. Which is pretty amazing. You can
stylize your videos and create automatic highlight reels to
focus on groups or individual faces or action. Put it all
together for a fun highlight reel. Plus there's new audio
effects in Premier Elements to make your videos come to life.
So I recommend that you upgrade if you have Premier Elements
2019 or older or if you're using a Mac with Apple
Silicate. If you're using Photoshop Elements Organizer
from 2018 or earlier you'll absolutely love the performance
improvements in the latest version. Everything so much
faster. Plus you'll have working maps improved people
view and automatic catalogue backups. Plus you'll have smart
tags on your videos too. Consider upgrading from any
previous version if you find the organizer is a little too
slow for you and you have a minimum of eight gigs of RAM.
There are big performance improvements each year. Plus
you can just convert your existing catalogue for use in
the newer version. If you have Photoshop Elements 2018 or
older and you want to organise your photos and videos it's
time to upgrade. If you've ever wished that you could access,
create and share with your photos on the go you'll love
the elements apps that have been launched with Photoshop
Elements 20twenty-four you can now use the web companion app
to add overlays to your photos plus you can use one click
fixes within the iOS and Android app. You can
automatically sync your elements organizer catalog to
the Adobe Cloud and use your photos on the go. Don't forget
that you can get upgrade pricing on Photoshop Elements
with any preview version. You can also go ahead and get a 30
day free trial from DigiScrap HQ. com slash PSE trial. So has
that answered your question. If you're still not sure whether
you should upgrade please leave me a comment about your
scenario the current version you're using and what things
you'd like to do in Photoshop Elements and I'll see if I can
help. Thanks so much for watching this video. I'd
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