Adobe Systems Inc. announced the latest version 5.0 of Adobe Photoshop Elements consumer photo editing software software. In addition, Adobe announced Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 consumer video editing software, which allows users to drag-and-drop video output and edit it into a wide variety of effects and formats.

Photoshop Elements software offers themed and customizable layouts, multi-page document options for albums and scrapbooks and more than 100 framing choices. The new Map View allows consumers to drag photos to any location tied to an online satellite map to relive memories based on locations where photos were taken. A Adobe Flash-based photo gallery service, called Adobe Photoshop Showcase, allows photos to be shared for free, or upgraded to an extended sharing service via a website. Photos can also be directly to CEIVA digital photo frames, shared via SmugMug online albums or turned into real postage at PhotoStamps.com (U.S. only). One-click printing also allows consumers to order Kodak prints and using Photoshop Elements new photo layout functionality makes creating and ordering photo books a more personalized experience, says the company.

Adobe’s digital imaging and digital video products will be available in October. Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 for Windows is available for an estimated $99.99. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Macintosh also is available for an estimated $89.99. Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 plus Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 for Windows is available as a bundle in the United States and Canada at an estimated $149.99.

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