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  1. Get to know Premiere Elements
  2. Adobe Premiere Elements User Guide
  3. Download and Install Premiere Elements
    1. Download Premiere Elements 
    2. How to install Premiere Elements  
  4. Introduction to Adobe Premiere Elements
    1. What's new in Premiere Elements
    2. System requirements | Adobe Premiere Elements
    3. Workspace basics
    4. Guided mode
    5. Use pan and zoom to create video-like effect
    6. GPU accelerated rendering
  5. Workspace and workflow
    1. Get to know the Home screen
    2. View and share auto-created collages, slideshows, and more
    3. Workspace basics
    4. Source Monitor and Program Monitor
    5. Preferences
    6. Tools
    7. Keyboard shortcuts
    8. Audio View
    9. Undoing changes
    10. Customizing shortcuts
    11. Working with scratch disks
  6. Working with projects
    1. Creating a project
    2. Adjust project settings and presets
    3. Save and back up projects
    4. Previewing movies
    5. Creating video collage
    6. Creating Highlight Reel
    7. Create a video story
    8. Creating Instant Movies
    9. Viewing clip properties
    10. Viewing a project's files
    11. Archiving projects
    12. GPU accelerated rendering
  7. 360° and VR Video Editing
  8. Importing and adding media
    1. Add media
    2. Guidelines for adding files
    3. Set duration for imported still images
    4. 5.1 audio import
    5. Working with offline files
    6. Stock Media
    7. Sharing files between Adobe Premiere Elements and Adobe Photoshop Elements
    8. Creating specialty clips
    9. Work with aspect ratios and field options
  9. Arranging clips
    1. Arrange clips in the Expert view timeline
    2. Group, link, and disable clips
    3. Arranging clips in the Quick view timeline
    4. Working with clip and timeline markers
    5. Sequence settings
  10. Editing clips
    1. Reduce noise
    2. Select object
    3. Candid Moments
    4. Color Match
    5. Color Fonts and Emojis
    6. Smart Trim
    7. Freehand Crop
    8. Delete All Gaps
    9. Change clip speed and duration
    10. Split clips
    11. Freeze and hold frames
    12. Adjusting Brightness, Contrast, and Color - Guided Edit
    13. Stabilize video footage with Shake Stabilizer
    14. Replace footage
    15. Working with source clips
    16. Trimming Unwanted Frames - Guided Edit
    17. Trim clips
    18. Editing frames with Auto Smart Tone
    19. Artistic effects
  11. Color Correction and Grading
    1. Color Correction and Grading (LUTs)
    2. Color Correction Panel
    3. Color Correction Settings
  12. Applying transitions
    1. Applying transitions to clips
    2. Transition basics
    3. Adjusting transitions
    4. Adding Transitions between video clips - Guided Edit
    5. Create special transitions
    6. Create a Luma Fade Transition effect - Guided Edit
  13. Special effects basics
    1. Effects reference
    2. Applying and removing effects
    3. Create a black and white video with a color pop - Guided Edit
    4. Time remapping - Guided edit
    5. Effects basics
    6. Working with effect presets
    7. Finding and organizing effects
    8. Editing frames with Auto Smart Tone
    9. Fill Frame - Guided edit
    10. Create a time-lapse - Guided edit
    11. Best practices to create a time-lapse video
  14. Applying special effects
    1. Use pan and zoom to create video-like effect
    2. Transparency and superimposing
    3. Reposition, scale, or rotate clips with the Motion effect
    4. Apply an Effects Mask to your video
    5. Adjust temperature and tint
    6. Create a Glass Pane effect - Guided Edit
    7. Create a picture-in-picture overlay
    8. Applying effects using Adjustment layers
    9. Adding Title to your movie
    10. Removing haze
    11. Creating a Picture in Picture - Guided Edit
    12. Create a Vignetting effect
    13. Add a Split Tone Effect
    14. Add FilmLooks effects
    15. Add an HSL Tuner effect
    16. Fill Frame - Guided edit
    17. Create a time-lapse - Guided edit
    18. Animated Sky - Guided edit
    19. Select object
    20. Animated Mattes - Guided Edit
    21. Double exposure- Guided Edit
  15. Special audio effects
    1. Mix audio and adjust volume with Adobe Premiere Elements
    2. Audio effects
    3. Adding sound effects to a video
    4. Adding music to video clips
    5. Create narrations
    6. Using soundtracks
    7. Music Remix
    8. Adding Narration to your movie - Guided Edit
    9. Adding Scores to your movie - Guided edit
  16. Movie titles
    1. Create Titles and MOGRTs
    2. Creating titles
    3. Adding shapes and images to titles
    4. Adding color and shadows to titles
    5. Apply Gradients
    6. Add responsive design
    7. Editing and formatting text
    8. Text Styles and Style Browser
    9. Align and transform objects
    10. Motion Titles
    11. Appearance of text and shapes
    12. Exporting and importing titles
    13. Arranging objects in titles
    14. Designing titles for TV
    15. Applying styles to text and graphics
    16. Adding a video in the title
  17. Disc menus
    1. Creating disc menus
    2. Working with menu markers
    3. Types of discs and menu options
    4. Previewing menus
  18. Sharing and exporting your movies
    1. Export and share your videos
    2. Export settings
    3. Sharing for PC playback
    4. Compression and data-rate basics
    5. Common settings for sharing

With Adobe Premiere Elements, you can create magic with your audio, videos, and photos. You can have more than one version of Premiere Elements installed on your computer. So, there’s no need to uninstall earlier versions.

Download and install from Adobe website

  • Make sure that you have administrative privileges for the account you are using.
  • Use the latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari.
  • Make sure that you have a valid Adobe ID. 
  • Disable pop-up blockers in your web browser.
  • Temporarily disable firewalls, antivirus software, and third-party security software. Disabling them speeds up the installation process.
  • Make sure that you are connected to the Internet until the installation is complete.

Download Premiere Elements

  1. Open the Adobe Premiere Elements download page in your web browser.

  2. Sign in with your Adobe ID. If you don't have an Adobe ID, you can create an Adobe ID.

  3. Select Download.

Install Premiere Elements

After downloading the application, follow the given steps to install the Premiere Elements 2026:

  1. Open the Adobe Premiere Elements installer file that you downloaded from the Adobe website.

  2. Sign in with your Adobe ID (usually your email) and password.

  3. Select Continue on the next screen that appears.

  4. On the Installation Options screen, choose the following and select Continue:

    • Select language
    • Specify installation location
    Photoshop Elements 2024 Installer
    Configure the installation options.

  5. While the installation is in progress, you can click on the carousel of images that appear at the bottom of the installer to learn what's new in Premiere Elements 2026.

    Explore new features in Adobe Photoshop Elements 2024.
    Adobe Premiere Elements 2026 Installer.

  6. In the screen that appears, select Video Editor.

    Photoshop Elements 2024
    Select Video Editor to launch Adobe Premiere Elements 2026.

  7. Sign in using your email address and password.

    Photoshop Elements 2024 Sign in
    Sign in using your Adobe ID.

Convert a trial version into a full version

You can convert to the full version anytime. Follow the given steps: 

  1. If no valid license is found with your Adobe ID, you get a 7-day free trial. You can purchase a license on Adobe.com during or after the trial. You can also sign out and use an Adobe ID with a valid license.

    Photoshop Elements 2024
    The screen shows the number of free trial days left for Premiere Elements 2026.

  2. After converting to the full version, you'll see the pop-up screen given and select Get Started. Then, you can successfully launch and use Adobe Premiere Elements 2026.

Note

Activate using Serial Number

Applicable for 2024 and earlier versions.

After downloading and installing Premiere Elements 2024 and earlier versions, you can activate the full version using the serial number. Follow the given steps to activate: 

  1. Sign in using your Adobe ID and password.

    Premiere Elements 2024

  2. Select Activate now on the Welcome screen.

    Premiere Elements 2024

  3. Enter the serial number in the next screen and select Next.

    Premiere Elements 2024

    Adobe Premiere Elements launches successfully.

    Note

Install from DVD

Applicable for 2022 and earlier versions. 

Before you begin

  • Make sure that you have administrative privileges for the account you are using.
  • Use the latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari.
  • Ensure that you have a DVD drive (not CD drive) connected to your computer before you begin installation. Insert the DVD into the drive and follow the instructions.

Note: If your computer does not have a DVD drive, you can download Premiere Elements from Adobe website and then install it. For more information, see Download and install from Adobe website.

  • Temporarily disable firewalls, antivirus software, and third-party security software. Disabling them speeds up the installation process.
  • Locate the serial number. The serial number is located at the bottom of the DVD sleeve. For more information on finding the serial number, see Find the serial number of your Elements products. If you have a redemption code, convert the redemption code to a serial number. For more information, see Help with redemption codes. 

Install Premiere Elements

  1. Insert the Adobe Premiere Elements 2022 DVD in your computer.

  2. In the Adobe Premiere Elements 2022 dialog box, click Install Adobe Premiere Elements 2022. 

    Note:

    If you close the dialog box or if the security settings on your computer do not permit AutoPlay, browse to the DVD using Windows Explorer and double-click Setup.exe from the Adobe Premiere Elements 2022 folder. If any security warnings appear, click Yes.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • macOS: Navigate to Adobe Premiere Elements 2022 > Install.app and launch the installer. Enter your system's password if prompted.
    • Windows: (Optional) If you close the dialog box or if the security settings on your computer do not permit AutoPlay, browse to the DVD using Windows Explorer and double-click Setup.exe from the Adobe Premiere Elements 2022 folder. If any security warnings appear, click Yes.

  4. Sign in with your Adobe ID (usually your email) and password.

  5. Click Continue on the next screen that appears.

  6. On the Installation Options screen, do the following and click Continue:

    • Select language
    • Specify installation location
    Adobe Premiere Elements 2022

  7. In the screen that appears, select Video Editor.

    Install Photo Editor

  8. Sign in using your Adobe ID and password.

    Sign in

  9. Click Activate now on the Welcome screen.

    Activate now

  10. Enter the serial number in the next screen and click Next.

    Serial number

    Adobe Premiere Elements 2022 launches successfully.

    Note:

    Can't find your serial number? See Find the serial number of your Elements product to know more.

    Received a redemption code? Use your redemption code to get your serial number. See Help with redemption codes to know more.

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