PSE 8 & Bridge CS4 vs PSE 15

[barnabas255]

I have hung on to my PSE 8 and Bridge until I purchases my new MacBook Air on which it no longer runs.  I like the way I have my artwork pictures organized in Bridge CS4.  Is the organizer in PSE 15 similar?  I don't like to look for my files by faces/date/etc, but the name of the piece.  E.g.  I really don't like the way iPhoto organizes on its own mind.  Will my individual files become Albums or do I have start making Albums (files) all over again (about 7 years of photos)?  I could not find the answer on the YouTubes.  Thank you.

[arshla jindal]

Hi,

Thanks for reaching out to us.

You can see Picture & photo editing software | Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 - Features  to find out more about Elements Organizer 15.

Hope this helps.

Thanks,

Arshla

[barnabas255]

Thanks for your suggestion.  Been there, but does not have the answer.  My photos, have no faces, no places, but each file folder has a name.  In Bridge it was all right there in folders in alphabetical order.  Is that the same in Elements 15 organizer?

[arshla jindal · Accepted solution]

Yes Organizer too preservers your Folder names and their association with the files.

You can check out this : Import media from files and folders in Elements Organizer

I would also suggest you to try the free trial version of PSE 15 from here: Download Photoshop Elements | 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10

This would help you understand it better.

Thanks,

Arshla

[barnabas255]

Hi Arshla,

Thank you again.

Unfortunately I had already purchased PSE when I saw your second message, was thinking about it but then took the plunge since I could no longer open any photos in my PSE8.

Hope I can make this work.

I sort of figured out the organize, except how can I have the folders by name only, not dates. I may take a photo of my piece in progress and want it all in the same folder. Im Preferences I see only by date or oldest or newest within each day. Therefore it makes multiple folders of the same subject.

So far, I am not very pleased and the tutorial on organizing is all about people, faces, and places.

Thank you so much for further illumination!

Best,

Katharina Litchman

tipper@mindspring.com