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Wed, Nov 12, 2014 8:02 PM
Elements 13-up: Slideshow missing features, unable to support upgrade from earlier versions
I recently upgraded from Elements 9 to combined Elements + Premiere 13 with the express intention of creating a DVD from a slideshow created in Elements 9. I am extremely unhappy to discover that the slideshow functionality previously supported in v9 is no longer available. Specifically: transitions between slides and the ability to associate music with the slideshow. I have spent over £100 to upgrade as well as a considerable amount of time and effort. Please can Adobe please provide a 'downgrade' to v12 so that I can still use my slideshow functionality? Adobe have falsely misrepresented their 'upgrade' - which was actively marketed in my earlier version without any 'buyer beware' warnings.
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laurel_rose
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60 Points
6 years ago
This so-called "upgrade" cost me $100 AND a client because I could only offer him run of the mill slideshows with no way to do even the most basic edits. Such as adjusting the time each slide appears, custom transitions, backgrounds, Size of each jpeg on screen etc....
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david_saraga
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80 Points
6 years ago
I have a big problem with PSE 13's Slideshow editor. I bought PSE 13 thinking that it would be a big upgrade from all previous versions. There is no dialogue boxes for clipart, graphics, transitions between slides or setting the length of time between slides. The new Slideshow is what I expect Adobe's competitors to put out. Is there a way to download a slideshow from previous versions and attach it to PSE 13 somehow? The slideshow feature was one of the main reasons for purchasing your product. Can I please have some feedback please?
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terry_l_walker
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84 Points
6 years ago
PSE 13 Slide show Generator does not allow:
Zoom
More than 1 song in a slide show
Full screen preview starting with the slide one is working on
Slide show duration
etc
All of these features were available in PSE12!
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theresa_tod
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80 Points
6 years ago
I purchased Elements and Premiere Elements vs. 13, assuming it would have many improvements over my previous vs. 8. After many hours of trying to figure out how to create the slide shows I was trying to create - one of the main reasons I purchased the software - I am told (via forum) that vs. 13 only allows slide shows in one of 5 limited "themes"; none of the flexibility in editing slideshows that was present in vs. 12 and prior!! This in spite of the fact that the downloadable pdf Manual provides detailed description and photos on how to edit slideshows; which is apparently based on vs. 12 - so why is it in the Manual if it doesn't apply?! Also, none of the literature I can find on what was NOT retained in vs. 13, addresses this critical loss of functionality at all. I can only hope that Adobe plans to fix this omission rapidly; or am I dreaming?? Certainly gives me a bad taste starting out, with what otherwise is no doubt a good product.
Also, I don't find any instructions on how to save a slideshow created in Elements, to a dvd - even though I DO also have Premiere Elements, and again according to instructions, I should be able to do this. The Slide Show Creator only offers options to export to an mp4 file or to Facebook; neither of which is helpful for my purposes.
Premiere Elements does give me flexibility, and I was finally able to create a slideshow there, with great patience; but it's tremendously slow and easily gets bogged down - may be treating each photo as if its a video or something - since it's geared to videos rather than still shots.
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jan_taschenberger
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80 Points
6 years ago
I was "forced" to upgrade to PSE13 to be able to import directly the RAW files of my new camera. Now I'm quite upset about the "rudimentary" slideshow function, which gives rather no room at all for customization. I've never experienced before hand that a new version of a pogram has downscaled core capabililites, therefore I was wondering whether there is any chance to have in PSE 13 the same spectrum of slideshow capabilitites already present in older versions?
regards from a quite frustrated user
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jacques_ducher
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80 Points
6 years ago
I have updated Photoshop Element from version 10 to version. I can't find anymore the flexibility and fonctionalities of version 10 for the creation of slide show ("diaporama")
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david_horn_7001696
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80 Points
6 years ago
The slideshow in Elements version 13 is completely useless compared to the version 11 I upgraded from. Surely this is being corrected with a patch. Not being able to customize a slideshow to my liking is crazy. I now to re-install version 11 on another computer just to create a slideshow how I want it to look, again crazy.
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trevor_mawson
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100 Points
6 years ago
Elements 13 has a limited range of templates for slideshows. It also does not have the option of defining the make up of the template yourself, as in Elements 12. Seems a backward step to me. I fail to understand the reasoning behind it.
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william_olsen_7029319
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80 Points
6 years ago
Elements 13: Downgraded Slideshow capabilities of Photoshop Elements 13 is very disappointing in comparison to prior versions of Elements. Looks like I'll have to revert to a prior version. Please add back in the capabilities available in V12 or before.
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gordon_beach
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80 Points
6 years ago
Now it seems I am restricted to the preset templates and one audio track.
I am very unhappy. I believe Adobe should either 1. Reinstate this functionality in form of a free upgrade, 2. Allow a downgrade to version 12 at no cost, or 3 Provide a refund on uninstallation of the product
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jacques_ducher
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80 Points
6 years ago
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ed_evans_7206554
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164 Points
6 years ago
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dennis_bardo
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60 Points
6 years ago
Have they offered any official explanation? Obviously, a lot of people are disappointed with this.
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gordon_beach
3 Messages
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80 Points
6 years ago
m not looking forward to my next round of support from this company. I think their idea of customer support is disgraceful. Why cant we have at least telephone discussions with someone. However, having this rant, at least they gave me a refund. I was not optimistic of that result
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walter_smagalski
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60 Points
6 years ago
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