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Adobe Unveils Elements 2023 With AI, M1 Code
29 September 2022
Adobe has released the 2023 version of Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements with AI-powered features, enhanced animation features for photo editing, new artistic effects for videos, 100 new audio tracks and faster app performance.
"We believe everyone should be able to create anything they imagine," said Ashley Still, senior vice president, digital media marketing, strategy & global partnerships at Adobe. "With Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements, anyone can bring their creative visions to life in new ways with AI-powered editing, hands-on learning content and the flexibility to enjoy their creative content from any location."
NEW FEATURES
New features in Elements 2023 include:
- AI advancements for photos and videos let you add Moving Elements to photos then save in social-ready formats including MP4 and GIF with Artistic Effects inspired by popular art styles applied with one click
- Updated creative content including new backgrounds, patterns and skies
- New collage and slide show templates
- Peek-through Overlays
- 100 new audio tracks in Premiere Elements
- Up to 35 percent faster installation, 50 percent faster launch times, a 48 percent reduction in app size and up to 70 percent faster launch times on Apple M1-powered Mac computers
- A new mobile companion app (English-only beta) to upload to the cloud
- A new Web companion app (English-only beta) lets you share and view edited photos and videos and create photo collages and multimedia slide shows
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
System requirements remain quite demanding:
Common
- 8-GB of RAM
- 6-GB of available hard-disk space to install application; additional space required for downloading online content; up to 20-GB additional space required for temporary files during product installation and usage(cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
- 1280x800 display resolution (at 100 percent scale factor)
- Internet connection required for product activation and download of feature and online content
MacOS
- Intel 6th Generation or newer processor; Apple M1 processor
- macOS 11, macOS 12 (12.4 or later)
Windows
Intel 6th Generation or newer processor or AMD equivalent with SSE4.1 support
- Microsoft Windows 10 version 21H1 (version 21H2 recommended); Windows 11 (version 21H2); 64-bitversions only; Windows 7, Windows 8 not supported
- Microsoft DirectX 12 compatible display driver
A NOTE
In the past (since Elements was first announced), we've reviewed the product, with the exception of last year when we did not publish the review we wrote. We simply couldn't get enough flying time on the hardware we use to review the product.
Elements has always distinguished itself on three fronts:
- It includes the Camera Raw code in Photoshop and Lightroom
- It teaches photo editing while making sophisticated effects easy
- It remains subscription based (although updates are $99/year, much like a subscription
But, apart from Guided Edits, the teaching aspect of the bundle has taken a back seat to the fireworks. That has pushed development in a different direction that requires a lot more horsepower than the family home computer we typically see gathering dust.
When we look out the window at all the Porsche SUVs, Mercedes SUVs, Levus SUVs, Tesla SUVs dropping kids off at the grammar school, we realize a lot of families don't live in a Honda/Toyota/Ford world.
Presumably they update their home computers as often as their iPhones. Running Elements 2023 on them wouldn't be a stretch.
But as we wrote in our unpublished conclusion last year about the memory maker Adobe is chasing:
We'd be more than amused to see a memory maker try something like Exposure X7, which has much more modest system requirements yet provides some stunning visual effects. They might just really amaze their friends.
So while we continue to commend Adobe on addressing the needs of the memory keeper (not all of whom are 40ish females, Adobe), we remain disappointed to see the system requirements become more and more onerous.
We've always recommended purchasing the bundle of Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023 together. That hasn't changed.
PRICE, AVAILABILITY
Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023 are now available for $99.99 each or bundled for $149.99. Adorama, Amazon and B&H are both now accepting orders.
Adobe Unveils Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements 2023 with Faster, Easier Photo and Video Editing
- Elements 2023 introduces easy-to-use AI-powered features, enhanced animation features for photo editing, new artistic effects for videos, 100 new audio tracks and faster app performance
- Elements 2023 enables anyone to easily create unique, personalized, professional-quality photos and videos without requiring prior skills, thanks to over 87 step-by-step Guided Edits
- New Web and mobile companion apps make it easy to view, create and share photos and videos on the go
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Adobe has announced Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023, including all-new features that make creative photo and video editing simple for users at any skill level. The new releases incorporate new Adobe Sensei AI-powered features to enable intuitive, streamlined editing and offer step-by-step Guided Edits that everyone from beginners to advanced users will appreciate. Going beyond the desktop app, Elements 2023 also offers a connected experience with new web and mobile companion apps (English-only beta) that ease on-the-go photo and video access, viewing and sharing.
"We believe everyone should be able to create anything they imagine," said Ashley Still, senior vice president, digital media marketing, strategy & global partnerships at Adobe. "With Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements, anyone can bring their creative visions to life in new ways with AI-powered editing, hands-on learning content and the flexibility to enjoy their creative content from any location."
Whether consumers want to make quick editing adjustments or explore advanced artistic options, Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements dramatically simplify the creation and sharing of inspiring visual content. Some of the many innovative new features in Elements 2023 include:
- AI advancements for photos and videos let you add Moving Elements to photos, so you can bring a touch of movie magic to waterfalls, clouds and backgrounds in still images, then save in social-ready formats including MP4 (videos) and GIFs (animated photos); Artistic Effects inspired by popular art styles let you transform entire video clips with one click.
- Take photos to the next level with updated creative content including new backgrounds, patterns and skies.
- Use new collage and slide show templates to showcase your photos in fun ways.
- Create with Peek-through Overlays to create the illusion of depth in photos.
- Choose the perfect soundtrack for everything from home movies to class projects with 100 new audio tracks in Premiere Elements.
- Enjoy enhanced performance and stability, with up to 35 percent faster installation, 50 percent faster launch times, a 48 percent reduction in app size and up to 70 percent faster launch times on Apple M1-powered Mac computers.
- Enjoy on-the-go access to your photos and videos by using the new mobile companion app (English-only beta) to upload to the cloud, streamlining your creation and editing of photos and videos on the desktop.
- Do more from any browser by using the new web companion app (English-only beta) to share and view edited photos and videos and create photo collages and multimedia slide shows.
Pricing and Availability
Photoshop Elements 2023 & Premiere Elements 2023 are now available for purchase at http://www.adobe.com and most major retailers for $99.99 each or bundled for $149.99.