14 DAY TRIAL // Adobe has announced the launch of Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9 for Mac and Windows. The Flash makers said that Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9 offer the most powerful tools yet at $99.99 each. The two solutions are also available as a bundle for $149.99.
Adobe cites "groundbreaking features" when talking about the new products which add to the #1 selling consumer photo- and video-editing software in the world.
This is the first time that Premiere Elements is available on the Mac platform. Elements is Adobe's best-selling consumer video-editing software.
"For the first time, both Windows and Mac users can do more with their photos and video with Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9 bundle -- a unified solution for all photo and video needs," said Kevin Connor, vice president of product management for Digital Imaging at Adobe.
"With industry-leading products like Photoshop and Premiere Pro in the family, Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements are uniquely positioned to leverage the technology the pros use,” Connor added.
“Our goal is to deliver our customers intelligent and accessible features that do all the heavy lifting, empowering them to easily share high-impact memories with friends and family."
Photoshop Elements 9 is ships with Content Aware Fill, and offers a "complete photo solution" for those who want to organize, edit, create and share photos.
"The Photoshop brand has been creating groundbreaking imaging magic for 20 years, and Photoshop Elements has been making that magic accessible to mere mortals for nearly a decade," Connor said.
"The Content Aware Fill technology introduced with Photoshop CS5 is one of our most exciting innovations ever, so we're thrilled to be able to make it accessible to photo and video enthusiasts in this latest Elements release."
As for Premiere Elements 9, it allows customers, and now Mac users as well, to turn raw footage into professional-looking movies in minutes, Adobe claims.
Users can also share the videos with easy, thanks to built-in features that facilitate the process.