What is my upgrade path?

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August 5, 2024
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I am using Adobe Premiere Elements 2020 Version 18.0 (20201207.daily.2234367).

I purchased Adobe Premiere Elements and Phostoshop Elements versions 19.0 and 21.0 that were never installled.

My primary concern is to preserve the tags and their functionality that I created in Adobe Organizer on 40K media files.

I have 4 questions:

1. Are there known issues with the organizer tags on upgrading?

2. Are there other issues I should concisder befor upgrading?

3. What is the best path to upgrade? Simply buy the latest version and install directly or upgrade in sequence with the versions I have and then install to the latest version?

4. I also have an Acrobat Pro plan. Is there a bundle available that includes the Elements apps and the Acrobat?

Thank you for any suggestions.

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John T Smith

Community Expert

1 - I don't use organizer, so can't comment

2 - the current 2024 version does not include the function to create a DVD (version 2021 does have that function)

3 - every version is separate, so there really isn't an upgrade... and an old project may not open or work properly in a newer version

4 - Elements is a discrete program that is not bundled with any subscription

David_FAuthor

Inspiring

Thank you John.

What is the appropriate action if a project I created in Premier Elements 2020 will not open in Premier Elements 2024?

Do I have to import all of the raw files and start completely over in the new version? Or can I somehow import all of my edits from the old version into the "shell" of a new Premier Elements 2024 project?

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Bill Sprague

Community Expert

The appropriate action is to maintain projects in the version they were created in. There is no safe way to open an old project in the newer version. Adobe does not try to make an import function like that work. That said, if the project is simple, with little use of transitions, titles or effects, it may open without issue in newer versions.

One workaround used by some is to export an intermediate file from older versions and use that as a source clip in the newer version.

Why do you want to upgrade? What is it that you need from the newer version?

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