Premiere Elements 15 vs 22

[pixel_a_ted]

I have been using PE 15 for the last few years and I periodically investigate if/when it would be useful to upgrade. It's strictly for personal, non-professional use so I'm not thinking of Premiere Pro. I'm not very interested in any gimmicky things, just basic video editing capability.

For example, I note that Adobe is featuring shadow and highlight adjustments in its promotional material for 2022. That's of course also in 15, but have they improved the methods? Also, I find that shake reduction in 15 is not usually very helpful, sometimes making things worse. Has that been improved over the last few years? Things like that.

Thanks.

[Steve Grisetti]

There have been five versions since version 15, each one adding some new features. You can see demos of each version's new features on my YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfpVJuTmZEi1hlGCXQLSpOe8TfKndfAD3

Whether or not these new features are worth upgrading to is up to you. The basics of Premiere Elements has not changed significantly since version 15. Shadow/highlight is no different.

[HOTELECHOMIKE]

FWIW I used PE 14 for many years & with a new PC purchased PE 2021 so a similar step compared to what you are considering.

I found some things were somewhat better, however Pan & Zoom had been "negativly improved" (according to Steve not addressed in PE 2022).

[pixel_a_ted]

Can you elaborate on what you found was better?