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Badwolf_DW
Badwolf_DW
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October 8, 2018
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Elements 2019 - worth the upgrade from 2018

  • October 8, 2018
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Dissapointed that the windows version doesnt support HEIF.

Is 2019 faster? better? Worth the upgrade cost or no?

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    K
    KumarPrakash
    Participating Frequently
    October 9, 2018

    Hello,

    You might fight below link helpful in comparing the previous versions and the new features in Photoshop Elements 2019.

    Link: Version Comparison | Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 vs 2018, 15, 14

    Thanks

    Prakash Kumar

    MichelBParis
    MichelBParis
    Legend
    October 8, 2018

    christophers36939183  wrote

    Dissapointed that the windows version doesnt support HEIF.

    Why do you want HEIF with Windows?

    Elements 2019: HEIF/HEVC - Not supported in Windows? Someday? | Photoshop Family Customer Community

    PSE 2019 and HEIF/HEVC - No support in Windows - Someday?

    Is 2019 faster? better? Worth the upgrade cost or no?

    Only you could say.

    Download the free 30 days trial (full features).

    PSE19 already?! They claim it is 'faster' | Photoshop Family Customer Community

    prizym
    prizym
    Participant
    January 14, 2019

    MichelBParis  wrote

    christophers36939183   wrote

    Dissapointed that the windows version doesnt support HEIF.

    Why do you want HEIF with Windows?

    You are asking "Why would we want HEIF with Windows"?

    Because it's a file format used by Apple, not just a minor device manufacturer.

    Because many houses have mixed OSes so the ability to manage photos used by all devices would be helpful.

    Because it's a new release of the software and the file format is supported in the macOS version.

    Because Adobe is supposed to be a premier vendor in photo editing/management space.

    As it stands, I am stuck with an older version Photoshop Elements on Windows and can't use it to edit or manage photos used by 50% of our household devices.  I was looking to upgrade today, but now realised there's no point!!

    I guess I have no option but to batch-convert HEIF images to JPEG.  Ugh.

    -P

    Greg_S.
    Community Expert
    Greg_S.Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 14, 2019

    prizym  wrote

    I guess I have no option but to batch-convert HEIF images to JPEG.  Ugh.

    Unless you have changed the default settings on your iDevice, I believe the HEIF images will be automatically converted to jpeg when you download to a Windows machine.

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