Adobe Premiere Elements 15 - licensed or subscription based?

[sjw]

Hello,

A few years ago (I believe 2017) I purchased Adobe Premiere Elements 15 and the license key worked fine. After that I didn't use it for 1,5 years.

Now it does not work anymore.

Does someone know if a license key for Adobe Premiere Elements 15 expires after one year...? Or if Adobe changed my perpetual license into a subscription without notice?

Thanks,

SJW

[c.pfaffenbichler]

This a a Photoshop Forum.

[sjw]

I believe Adobe Premiere Elements is a bundle of Photoshop, VideoEditor, etc while I couldn't find a forum with that name...but ok.

[davescm]

Elements is perpetually licensed not subscription. If your license key is not working then you may need to contact customer care.

I'll move your post to the Elements forum.

Dave

[jane-e]

Hi sjw​

Here are the plans for Adobe Premiere Elements.

Picture & Video Editor Software | Adobe Elements 2019 Bundle

I’ll move your thread.

Jane

Edit: Dave beat me by one minute.

[sjw]

Hi Jane,

Thanks for the links.

Will my existing license key for Premiere Elements 15 work when I download the new version Premiere Elements 19?

There should be a way to either keep using v15 or use my perpetual license key for v19 if it's not subscription based.

Thanks in advance,

SJW

[jane-e]

Hi sjw​

I don’t use PE (you posted originally to PS), but following the link I gave you, it looks like the upgrade price is $79.99.

The specs for PE 2019 are here:

Tech Specs & System Requirements | Adobe Premiere Elements 2019

Yes, you should be able to use your existing version if it meets system requirements. Sometimes a new operating system makes older software stop working.

~ Jane

[sjw]

Hmmm...strange...I was on Windows 10 at the time already....

Thanks anyway!

[Peru Bob]

sjw  wrote

or use my perpetual license key for v19 if it's not subscription based.

The key for v15 will not work for v2019.

[Bill Sprague]

A couple things to remember about Premiere Elements....

-If you are wanting to stay current, it goes on sale for about $60 about twice a year. 

-It is apparently not a design goal to keep it backward comparable.   Projects started in older versions may not open without error in newer versions.

-The newest versions have reduced optical disk burning capability.  DVDs and BDs are becoming a thing of the past.

-The newest version may have audio difficulty with older operating systems.

[sjw]

Correction: just found out that Premiere is just the video editing part indeed...