Adobe todayannouncedavailability of the updated, improved versions of its photo manager Photoshop Elements 2019 and video editing software Premiere Elements for 2019.

The updated pieces of software focus on streamlining the apps’ usability to get users up and running quickly. You’ll notice improved performance across the board, which is good news for people who used to complain about the somewhat lacking performance in previous releases.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 and Adobe Premiere Elements 2019 both have a redesigned Home screen

Photoshop Elements 2019 includes a handy meme creator

Other notable enhancements include HEVC/HEIF support, new Guided Edits for photos and videos, plus discoverability enhancements designed to get you inspired and have you uncover fun new projects to try out yourself.

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HEIF & HEVC support

Premiere Elements now supports variable frame rate and both apps bring support for importing and editing of HEIF images taken with your iPhone (the .HEIC extension) and HEVC-encoded video (the H.265 codec) with macOS 10.13 and above.

This is your simplified Sceneline in Photoshop Premiere 2019

Adobe Photoshop Premiere 2019 - simplified Sceneline

The new step-by-step video editing guides in Premiere include making glass pane effects and creating luma fade transitions.

Guided Edits & more

In Photoshop Elements, you’ll see 4 new Guided Edits:

There’s also a completely redesigned Quick Edit mode packing two handy options.

Embellish photos with borders and text is easy with Photoshop Elements

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019 - adding text and borders

One is a Smart Trim feature that finds your best footage and walks you through the trimming process and the other is a simplified Sceneline for combining quickly shareable projects comprised of clips, photos, titles, music and more.

Pricing and availability

Photoshop Elements 2019andPremiere Elements 2019are available today via Adobe.com. The apps are priced at $99 each or $150 when bundled together. If you already own Photoshop Elements and Premiere, you can upgrade them for $80 each or $119 for the bundle.