Back in April of 2001, Adobe released their first version of Photoshop Elements to target casual photographers. A little over three years later, in September of 2004, they released the first edition of Premiere Elements for the casual videographer market. These products were made to complement Adobe's existing lineup of highly regarded applications -- of which, those being full versions of both Photoshop and Premiere both widely used at the time. However, there has always been a deterrent for some users who only needed basic tools, and did not require such things as fancy filters, high resolution photo editing, and intense video editing along with a huge array of effects. The high price point is a major turn off to many people, as it was quite a steep cost to pay for just basic photo or video editing that a novice would need. Don't get us wrong -- many enthusiasts and professionals embrace Photoshop and Premiere Pro, and to them, it's worth every penny.



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