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Adobe Photoshop Elements and
Premiere Elements Now Shipping for the
Holidays
Unparalleled Ease-of-Use and
Creative Sharing Options Make New Versions
of the No. 1 Consumer Photo- and
Video-Editing Software the Perfect Gifts
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 25, 2006 - Adobe
Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:
ADBE) today announced the immediate
availability of Adobe(r)
Photoshop(r) Elements 5.0 and Adobe
Premiere(r) Elements 3.0 software
for Windows(r). Photoshop Elements offers
innovative ways to organize,
edit and share photo creations in new and
entertaining ways. For video
enthusiasts, Adobe Premiere Elements
provides a simplified user
interface that makes turning home video
footage into polished home
movies that are fun to watch and share.
Also available together in a
single retail package for Windows, Adobe
Photoshop Elements plus Adobe
Premiere Elements delivers unique integrated
functionality that provides
consumers with the ability to do more with
their photos and home videos.
Dynamic and Creative Options for Sharing
Photos
Photoshop Elements gives consumers ways to
infuse personality and
imaginative flare to photo creations.
Consumers can drag and drop photos
into flexible layouts and frames. An
interactive Adobe Flash(r) based
photo gallery service, called Adobe
Photoshop Showcase, allows photos to
be shared for free, or upgraded to an
extended sharing service via a Web
site. These online galleries can take the
form of a winter scene with
falling snow or a book with flipping pages.
The Map View associates
photos with the specific geographic location
they were taken and
provides and fun and interactive viewing
experience. Quick and easy
fixes can be made to fine tune color and
lighting with new tools to
create rich black and white photos from
color originals and adjust color
curves.
Ease-of-Use and Creative Control for New
Video Users
With its radically simplified user
interface, Adobe Premiere Elements
3.0 makes it easy for consumers to start
creating their movie quickly.
Video clips can be imported from nearly all
digital media devices and
enhanced with ease in the new Monitor
window. Drag-and-drop
functionality makes it simpler to experiment
with fun effects, filters
and transitions, and the new Sceneline, an
alternative to the
traditional Timeline, provides an easy way
to assemble movies. Premiere
Elements 3.0 comes with a wide range of
sharing options: easily burn to
DVD complete with menus and scene indexes,
share via Video iPods and PSP
portable devices or save as Adobe Flash
video files for easy sharing on
the Web.
Complete Photo and Video Editing Made Simple
The combination of these two powerful, yet
easy-to-use software
applications means consumers can take their
photo and video editing to
new heights. Adobe Photoshop Elements plus
Adobe Premiere Elements
integration lets users add video effects and
transitions to photo
slideshows, add dramatic pauses to videos
with freeze-frame effects and
create professional-looking printed CD & DVD
labels and covers.
Pricing and Availability
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Adobe
Premiere Elements 3.0 for Windows
are available separately in the United
States and Canada for an
estimated street price of US $99.99 each.
The Adobe Photoshop Elements
5.0 plus Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 for
Windows bundle is available in
the United States and Canada for an
estimated street price of US
$149.99.
Adobe's complete digital imaging and digital
video line is available at
www.adobe.com and other major electronics
and online retailers including
Amazon.com, Best Buy, Comp USA, Circuit
City, Fry's, Staples, and Office
Depot.
Information about the other language
versions, as well as pricing,
upgrade, and support policies for other
countries is available on
www.adobe.com. For more information,
customers can call 1-800-492-3623.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe is the world's leading provider of
software solutions to create,
manage and deliver high-impact, reliable
digital content. For more
information, visit www.adobe.com.
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