Adobe Systems has released Version 14 for both its popular Photoshop Elements image editing and management program and the video editing application, Premiere Elements.

The latest version of Photoshop Elements adds the following new features:
– Camera shake correction for ‘selfies’ and other handheld shots;
– Haze removal for turning photographs taken in hazy conditions into sharp, colour-rich images;
– A new facility that analyses a selected image and suggests five appropriate effects;
– New Guided Edits for adding a sense of motion to action shots or to resize to fit a frame or spot on the web, bringing the total to 34;

– An improved selection tool that can select detailed edges like hair or fur;
– Enhancements to search tools that make it quicker and easier to find photos by the people in them, a map of where you took them or photos based what you were doing.

Premiere Elements adds the following new features:
– Guided Edits for isolating one or more colours in a scene while push everything else to black-and-white and creating slow-motion and fast-motion effects;
– Built-in pre-sets for adding  animating text and graphics to produce motion titles;
– Support for editing and viewing  high-res 4K movies;
– The ability to export movies in multiple formats, including 4K; the software automatically recommends the best export settings;
– Enhancements to search tools that enable users to find photos and videos on a map based on where you took them or what you were doing when the clip or image was recorded.

You can upgrade Photoshop Elements for AU$99.99 or the combined Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements bundle for AU$149.99 by visiting https://www.adobe.com/au/downloads.html. Trial downloads are also available here.