Buying Version 8 ?

[Chuck Engels]

There are multiple options for purchasing Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements version 8.
Please see our Resources page
There are now options on the resource page for Amazon USA, Canada and UK

The Muvipix USA Store

The Muvipix Canada Store

The Muvipix UK Store

And you can purchase directly from Adobe using the links on our resources page or at http://chuckengels.com

Muvipix receives a small commission from your purchase that helps us to provide you with the the best online experience possible.
Purchasing the products using the links provided cost exactly the same and sometimes provides additional discounts and reduced pricing

Thank you for your support !!

[JP's]

When will the PSE8/PE8 bundle be available?

[Chuck Engels]

You can pre-order now from any of our links listed above.
According to the sites

"This item will be released on October 23, 2009."

[jackfalbey]

Has anyone received the usual current-user upgrade offer email from Adobe? Typically I get a discount offer from them every time there's a new version released, but I haven't got one for 8 yet...

[Steve Grisetti]

I've just chatted with an Adobe rep and the official word is that there is still no special price for current Premiere Elements owners.

For what it's worth, this seems to happen every time -- and when Adobe finally does come out with a special price, it's usually about the same as Amazon is offering as a sale price!

The current price is $99 with a $20 rebate.

[tex]

Hello

Back in the game. Thought I'd upgrade to PE8 but remain with PS7. Would there be significant reason to get the new pair together?
-paul s

[Barb O]

Thought I'd upgrade to PE8 but remain with PS7. Would there be significant reason to get the new pair together?
-paul s

I am wondering if anyone here at Muvipix has experimented with PE 8 and PSE 7 together? If yes, please do comment on this question from Tex because I don't have that environment to test my conclusions.

First, I can't immediately think of any new function in PE 8 and PSE 8 that would strongly argue for purchasing them together.

Second, I think the next question is - Do you care about any of the functions that will not work when you have PE 8 and PSE 7 installed (instead of v8 of both products) ? Point 1 below is documented by Adobe in a ReadMe file. The other points I have listed are my personal conclusions based on general knowledge.

1 - For the specific workflow of starting a slideshow in the Photoshop Elements slide show Editor and then sending that slide show to Premiere Elements where you then Break Apart the slide show for additional editing, then you need PS 8 Elements to go with PE 8.
2- You can not use an PSE 7 Organizer catalog in Premiere Elements 8 (or the reverse of a v8 catalog being used in v7). So you can not share a catalog.
3 -- You might not be able to initiate an edit of a photo in PSE 7 from the PE 8 timeline. Instead you would need to separately do the edit in PSE 7 then save that edited file and replace it on the PE 8 timeline manually yourself.

These limitations (and any others that I did not identify) may make no difference to you at all. Therefore, I think this is a situation where you should consider using the PE 8 trial and do your normal workflow before you spend your money. That way you will know if there are problem areas that I have not identified.

[tex]

Thanks Barb O
...that's some specific answering! Makes it apparent that Adobe wants versions to play and sell together more than be compatible... guess I'll save a little time and money by bundling. (marketing ploy triumphs again, dang it)

I'm paranoid that trial versions want to spit unmentioned buggers into your project when you least expect it.

[Barb O]

tex,

I was not trying to convince you to buy both Photoshop and Premiere Elements 8, so I hope that I did not give that impression. In fact I might purchase only Photoshop Elements 8 myself.

Now I have used some of the workflows that I listed as not working with version 7 PSE and PE. However there are alternative workflows to accomplish the same objective. So if you have specific questions ask.

Barb O