can Elements 12 support raw from Sony a6500?

silveragemarvel wrote: I just purchased new Sony a6500. My Photoshop Elements ver 12 does not support the ARW raw format. Is there a plug-in available from Adobe for this version? Thank you.

No, you need the ACR 9.8 plugin. Only PSE15 can have it (after update from the help menu).

Your free solution is to download the Adobe DNGconverter mentioned in that faq:

FAQ: Will Photoshop Elements work with my camera, or Why won't my raw files open?

That standalone program (not a plugin) can batch convert a whole folder of your raw files to the DNG format that your PSE12 can read and edit.