Press Release: Adobe Introduces Photoshop Elements 4.0 and Adobe
Premiere Elements 2.0 Major Upgrade to Popular Tools Provides Innovative and
Intuitive Ways to Edit and Share Digital Photos and Home Videos Just in Time for
the Holidays
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 27, 2005 - Adobe Systems
Incorporated
(Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced two
new products for digital photo and
digital
video enthusiasts. Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) Elements 4.0
for
Windows(r), a new version of Adobe's No. 1
selling consumer photo
editing software*, adds
powerful and intuitive ways to organize,
edit
and share photos. For video hobbyists, the
award-winning Adobe Premiere
Elements 2.0
software for Windows brings unparalleled control, ease
of
use and more options for creative digital
video editing with a
self-adjusting workspace,
support for all video types and
DVD
customization.
Available together in a single retail package,
Adobe Photoshop Elements
4.0 Plus Adobe
Premiere Elements 2.0 delivers the powerful
and
affordable software integration consumers
need to be creative and
impress friends and
family with their digital photos and home
videos.
Photoshop Elements 4.0 and Adobe
Premiere Elements 2.0 also are
available as
separate products (see separate press
releases).
"This holiday season, photos and
video will be captured from digital
devices
which extend far beyond traditional point and shoot
cameras,"
said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice
president of Digital Imaging and Digital
Video
Products at Adobe. "With so much freedom to capture any moment
at
any time, our customers need software that
allows them to edit and share
this unique
content from any device, quickly, easily and in ways
that
are truly all their
own."
Photoshop Elements 4.0 delivers
more editing power with the new Magic
Selection
Brush that allows consumers to select specific parts of
photos
for easy color, lighting and contrast
adjustments. The Magic Extractor
easily
extracts subjects from photos, with advanced edge defringing,
for
great composites. Smart technology behind
new features means effortless
photo enhancement
with automatic red eye removal across a batch
of
photos, one-click skin tone correction and
Face Tagging, which allows
consumers to keep
photos at their fingertips with new ways to find
and
view them. They can show off their
creativity in countless ways, from
exciting
dynamic slide shows to Shared Collections, one-click
online
printing, and enhanced Photo Mail (see
separate press release
for
details).
Adobe
Premiere Elements 2.0 offers the perfect combination of
superior
control, new self-adjusting workspace
ease and reliability to help
automate tedious
video editing tasks so that consumers can be
creative
more quickly. Adobe Premiere Elements
2.0 makes it easy to import video
clips from
all digital video devices, experiment with hundreds
of
professional transitions and effects, and
burn videos to DVD. Consumers
can create
professional-looking DVDs with customizable menus,
or
transfer their home movies to portable video
players to delight friends
and family anytime,
anywhere (see separate press release for details).
Photoshop Elements 4.0 is part of a
complete family of Photoshop
products that meet
the needs of a diverse spectrum of
digital
photographers: the free Photoshop Album
Starter Edition for the novice
digital camera
user; Photoshop Elements for the digital
photography
enthusiast; and Photoshop CS2 for
the professional or the most demanding
amateur
photographer. Similarly, Adobe offers Adobe Premiere
Elements
2.0 for superior quality home-video
editing and Adobe Premiere Pro for
the more
advanced professional or the most demanding
amateur
videographer.
Each product offers more growth and
creative control for customers,
giving them
access to award-winning technology and options for
more
sophisticated editing, organization and
sharing options for their
digital photos and
video.
Pricing and
Availability
Adobe's digital imaging and
digital video products are available
at
www.adobe.com. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0
Plus Adobe Premiere Elements
2.0 for Windows is
available as a bundle in the United States and
Canada
at an estimated street price of US
$149.99. Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0
for
Windows XP (Home, Professional, and Media Center with Service
Pack
2) is available for an estimated street
price of US $99.99. Adobe
Photoshop Elements
4.0 for Windows XP (Home, Professional with
Service
Pack 2 or Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2005) is available for an
estimated
street price of US $99.99.
Adobe's
complete hobbyist product line is being made available in
early
October 2005 on online sites and select
retail stores. 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.
* Source: The NPD Group/NPD Techworld,
September 2003 - May
2004
********************
Adobe
Debuts Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 For Advanced Editing of
Digital
Video at
Home
New Video Editing Software Makes it Easier
for Consumers to Be More
Creative and Make
Hollywood-Style Home Movies
SAN JOSE,
Calif. - Sept. 27, 2005 - Adobe Systems
Incorporated
(Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced
Adobe(r) Premiere(r) Elements 2.0
for
Windows(r), a major upgrade to its complete
home-video editing software
for video
enthusiasts. Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 offers the
perfect
combination of superior control, ease
of use, and reliability needed to
automate
tedious video editing tasks and help consumers be more
creative
at home. Now video enthusiasts can
import video clips from any digital
video
device, experiment with hundreds of professional transitions
and
effects, and burn videos to DVD -- complete
with custom menus -- or
transfer them to
portable video players.
Also today, Adobe
announced the availability of Adobe
Photoshop(r)
Elements 4.0 software, a major
upgrade to the No. 1 selling consumer
photo
editing software* (see separate press release). Available
as
separate products or together in a single
retail package, Adobe
Photoshop Elements 4.0
Plus Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 deliver
the
powerful and affordable software consumers
need to be creative and
delight friends and
family with their digital photos and home videos.
"The ability to produce
professional-quality home movies has become
more
important now that DV camcorder prices
are falling and people are
capturing video from
alternate devices like digital cameras and
mobile
phones," said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice
president of Digital Imaging and
Digital Video
Products at Adobe. "With Adobe Premiere Elements
2.0,
hobbyists can get to the fun part faster,
sharing their stories and
creating
Hollywood-style home movies that family and friends will
want
to
watch."
Workspace Ease, Support for All
Video Types & Sensational Sound
Adobe
Premiere Elements 2.0 makes it a snap to get video footage into
a
computer. It automatically finds all the
footage on the tape, separates
clips into
scenes, and presents them in order, ready for editing.
Saving
time on tasks like video transfer means
consumers can focus on the fun
of creating
their videos.
In addition to FireWire
video transfer, Adobe Premiere Elements
2.0
keeps video enthusiasts ahead of the pack
with full DV-quality video
transfer over USB2
for newer cameras that support DV-via-USB. The
new
Media Downloader allows consumers to easily
transfer video from the
widest variety of
non-DV devices, from unprotected DVD disks and
set-top
recorders, to MPEG-4 video from mobile
phones and digital cameras.
Adobe
Premiere Elements 2.0 adds ease and flexibility with the
new,
self-adjusting workspace that saves video
hobbyists significant time by
switching back
and forth between editing functions such as
adding
special effects and titles, creating DVD
menus, burning DVDs, and
exporting formats for
Web streaming and e-mail. Flexible and easy
to
use, the software can now also move a
project from one computer to
another through a
new Project Archiver feature.
Video
enthusiasts can take their editing to the next level with the
new,
context-sensitive properties panel, which
provides advanced control of
every effect,
preset, title screen and DVD menu and helps create
new
one-click presets. Hobbyists can now create
animated scene buttons in
DVD menus allowing
friends and family to see a mini-movie thumbnail
that
previews the
scene.
Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0
software takes as much care with audio as
it
does with video, including Hollywood
standard Dolby stereo, and a full
complement of
audio editing and enhancement features.
Adobe offers a complete family of
products that meet the needs of
video
enthusiasts, with Premiere Elements 2.0
for superior quality home-video
editing and
Premiere Pro for the more advanced professional or the
most
demanding amateur videographer.
Pricing and
Availability
Adobe's digital imaging and
digital video products are now available
at
www.adobe.com. Adobe Premiere Elements for
Windows XP (Home,
Professional, and Media
Center with Service Pack 2) is available for
an
estimated street price of US $99.99. Adobe
Photoshop Elements 4.0 Plus
Adobe Premiere
Elements 2.0 for Windows is available as a bundle in
the
United States and Canada at an estimated
street price of US $149.99.
Adobe's complete
hobbyist product line is being made available in
early
October 2005 on online sites and select
retail stores. 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.
* Source: The NPD Group/NPD Techworld,
September 2003 - May
2004
********************
New
Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Windows Delivers More Editing
Magic,
Creative Sharing and Easy Photo
Organization
Adobe's No. 1 Selling Consumer
Photo Editing Software* Combines Power
and
Simplicity to Help Consumers
Do It
All
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sept. 27, 2005 -
Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Nasdaq:ADBE) today
announced Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) Elements 4.0,
a
significant upgrade to the No. 1 selling
consumer photo-editing
software*. Photoshop
Elements 4.0 delivers an impressive array of
new
ways for consumers to easily edit photos,
show them off in creative and
entertaining ways
and always have them at their fingertips.
Available
for Windows(r), Photoshop Elements
4.0 is the software that consumers
choose for
quick, one-click fixes, in addition to more
sophisticated
editing techniques when they need
advanced creative control.
Also today,
Adobe announced the availability of Adobe
Premiere(r)
Elements 2.0 software, a complete
home video-editing solution (see
separate press
release). Available as separate products or together in
a
single retail package, Adobe Photoshop
Elements 4.0 Plus Adobe Premiere
Elements 2.0
delivers the powerful and affordable software
consumers
need to be creative and delight
friends and family with their digital
photos
and home videos.
"As the top-selling consumer photo editing
product, Photoshop Elements
4.0 continues to
push the envelope with innovative features that
allow
digital photo enthusiasts to do it all,"
said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice
president of
Digital Imaging and Digital Video Products at Adobe.
"With
digital imaging capabilities turning up
everywhere from cell phones to
disposable
digital cameras, it's easy to develop a
click-and-forget
habit. Our software unlocks
the potential for people to get more
enjoyment
out of their digital photos, whether they took them on a
cell
phone, a point and shoot or advanced
Digital SLR camera."
More Editing
Magic
Auto Red Eye Removal, Magic Selection
Brush, Skin Tone Adjustment, and
Magic
Extractor join an already impressive list of consumers'
favorite
editing tools that fix common
photography problems and expand
creative
control.
The improved Red Eye Removal now
eliminates red eye automatically as
photos are
downloaded from the camera. The new Magic Selection
Brush
quickly selects specific parts of a photo
for easy color, lighting, and
contrast
adjustments. The new Skin Tone Adjustment allows consumers
to
get more realistic skin colors in just
moments. The new Magic Extractor
easily removes
subjects from photos, with advanced edge de-fringing,
for
scrapbooking and composites like placing a
friend on a mountaintop,
adding ancestors to a
family portrait, and creating other
fun
combinations.
Breakthrough
Organization
Simple search and intuitive
tagging options make it easier to find and
view
photos in Photoshop Elements 4.0. Date View automatically
arranges
photos by date. The enhanced Folder
View lets consumers move, create, or
delete
files and folders. The new breakthrough Face Tagging
helps
consumers find faces in their photos
automatically so that they can
easily tag them
now and quickly find them
later.
Showcasing and Sharing
Photos
New sharing options include multimedia
slide shows, which consumers can
create in
seconds, complete with multiple pans and zooms,
easier
soundtracks with narration, over 80
transition options, clip art and
more. New
one-click printing makes it simple to
order
professional-quality Kodak prints and
beautiful hardbound photo books in
seconds
through easy-to-access, integrated online services.
Photoshop Elements 4.0 makes it simpler
than ever to entertain a roomful
of friends and
family by showcasing photos on TV over home
networks,
Video CD, or DVD, for consumers who
have both Photoshop Elements and
Adobe Premiere
Elements.
Photoshop Elements 4.0 is part
of a complete family of Photoshop
products that
meet the needs of a diverse spectrum of
digital
photographers: the free Photoshop Album
Starter Edition for the novice
digital camera
user; Photoshop Elements for the digital
photography
enthusiast; and Photoshop CS2 for
the professional or the most demanding
amateur
photographer. Each product offers more growth and
creative
control for customers, giving them
access to award-winning technology
and options
for more sophisticated editing, organization and
sharing
options for their digital photos.
Pricing and
Availability
Adobe's digital imaging and
digital video products will be available
in
early October 2005 at www.adobe.com and
other major electronics
retailers including
Amazon.com, Best Buy, Comp USA, Circuit City,
Fry's,
Staples, and Office Depot. Adobe
Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Windows XP
(Home,
Professional with Service Pack 2 or Windows XP Media
Center
Edition 2005) for an estimated street
price of US $99.99. Adobe
Photoshop Elements
4.0 Plus Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 for Windows
is
available as a bundle in the United States
and Canada at an estimated
street price of US
$149.99.
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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Source: The NPD Group/NPD Techworld, September 2003 - May 2004
Posted: Tue - September 27, 2005 at 08:43 AM