Advanced Dialog in Elements 9 Organizer

I just downloaded Photoshop Elements 9 and am trying to import photos into the Organizer. In the Photo Downloader window, the Advanced Dialog button is missing. This is an option that I desperately need, as I upload photos from many dates and events at once and would like to organize them accordingly. Any thoughts? Should I attempt to uninstall and reinstall the program?

This is a known problem for lower screen resolutions.
See this thread:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/727892?tstart=60
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Why don't I have an Advanced Dialog box in my Elements Organizer - Photo Downloader? I am using PSE9

Why don't I have an Advanced Dialog box in my Elements Organizer - Photo Downloader? I am using Photoshop Elements 9.

ok, thanks a lot for your answer.
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Help- Elements 9 "Does not show Advanced dialog" for downloading

Hi, I'm fairly new to elements and have gone through my "Dummies Book" and yesterday received my Elements 9 book by Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski. My problem is when I'm attempting to download 5 new pictures from a card that still has 700 on it - The download organizer does NOT show the "Advanced Dialog button" on the bottom-left corner of the dialog box which as Kelby and Kloskowski indicate, would allow me to select only the 5 new pictures that I am attempting to download.
Can anyone assist? Do you have any recommendations? It is clearly described (even with pictures) in the Scott Kelby book; however, my screen does not list the advanced dialog button.
Thank you-Thank you-Thank you!

Bob, It just seems that using windows to import into a file and then
importing from Files and Folders is a workaround to not being able to bring
up the Advanced Dialog Button. I do appreciate and thank you for this
suggestion!
Overall, I'm disappointed in the Photoshop Elements 9 program. It appears
from reading this forum, that there are many similar difficulties with the
Advanced Dialog Button and other similar programming elements that have
perpetuated from Elements 8.
Again, thank you for your time and interest and support in this forum.
Without contributors like yourself, many "newbies" would be forever lost.
One last question, Since I've downloaded by original batch of 700 photos
three times now, what would be the easiest way of cleaning up my mess??????
Thank you. Hoping to be able to use this program by Christmas!!!!!

Missing advanced dialog box in photoshop elements 9

I am hoping someone out there can help. I have a missing advanced dialog box on my photoshop downloader page. I have photoshop elements 9. I saw that changing the screen resolution can sometime help this, however it does not in my case, I've tried all available. I have a new Dell Inspiron laptop and resolution is set at 1366 X 768. My computer was preloaded with photoshop elements 8. I can see the advanced dialog box in version 8. However, it is not in version 9. Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks for your help.

Check your screen resolution settings for vista.
I believe the screen resolution needs to be at least 1024 x 768 for the camera raw dialog to show in pse 8.
For example, if instead of running VirtualBox full screen, your running it in windowed or seamless mode and made the window smaller by dragging on the corner, that would automatically lessen the screen resolution in vista.

Elements Organizer 10 - no audio AND no thumbnails on AVCHD files

Hi All,
I'm running Elements Organizer 10, and am seeing some strange behavior in that, since upgrading to 10 (from 9)
- none of my .mts files will play any sound in the Media Browser viewer and
- new .mts files that I import into the catalog have no thumbnails
The files do have thumbnails in Windows Explorer.
I can play the files, with sound, using both VLC and Windows Media Player.
Importing the files in Organizer 9 did generate thumbnails and playback with audio.
Premiere Elements 10 does generate clip thumbnails and successfully plays audio, too.
So - it seems to be somthing very specific to version 10 and the Organizer - not machine-wide.
I noticed that playback in the Media Browser viewer invoked the Haali Media Splitter I have installed on my machine. Thinking that might be the wrong codec, I uninstalled it.
I could still play in VLC and WMP, but double-clicking in Organizer gave an error message that no appropriate codec was installed.
So, I installed ffdshow to see if that avc codec could be used, still no luck.
Reinstalled latest version of Haali, back to same behavior (no audio, no thumbnails) in Organizer - everything else working.
So, I can work by dragging the clips from Organizer onto VLC so I can play the video with sound while tagging, but I'm concerned that it's not working and that whatever the base problem will manifest itself more seriously later.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!!
Scott
From Help | System Info
Elements Organizer 10.0.0.0
Core Version: 10.0 (20110831.m.17215)
Language Version: 10.0 (20110831.m.17215)
Current Catalog:
Catalog Name: My Catalog
Catalog Location: C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Elements Organizer\Catalogs\My Catalog\
Catalog Size: 70MB
Catalog Cache Size: 750.4MB
System:
Operating System Name: Windows 7
Operating System Version: 6.1 Service Pack 1
System Architecture: Intel CPU Family:6 Model:10 Stepping:5 with MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP
Built-in Memory: 6GB
Free Memory: 3.3GB
Important Drivers / Plug-ins / Libraries:
Microsoft DirectX Version: 9.0
Apple QuickTime Version: 7.70
Adobe Reader Version: 10.1
Adobe Acrobat Version: Not installed
CD and DVD drives:
D: (TSSTcorp DVDWBD BUS: 2 ID: 2 Firmware: SH-B123L)

Hi Steve,
Thanks for the input...
I did go back and confirm that I'm running the latest QT for my machine 7.7 (1680.34) according to the QT Player.
Just in case, I re-downloaded the QT Installer and Repaired the installation. No change in behavior in Organizer.
I don't think it's QT that is used for AVCHD files, tho, is it? I tried to play my video in the QT player, and it won't play .mts...
Also, as others suggested, I did attempt to 'activate' the AVCHD plugin - but, didn't get any new popups or dialogs (it might have happened when I originally installed and I didn't pay attention to it)...
I had previously right-clicked on a clip in organizer and selected "Edit in Premiere Elements...", put the clip on the timeline, played and scanned thru the clip, saved the Project. But, based on yours and the other suggestions, (I did this a few times with different clips) I created a new project, Get Media from Files and Folders, loaded a clip, dragged to timeline, played/scanned, double-clicked to bring up the previewer in Element - everything works as expected.
Back to Organizer - same behavior as before.
Uninstalled Haali again, and tried all of the 'plugin activation' steps again. No change except Organizer still complains of not having the required codec.
So - for some reason, the organizer thinks it should use the Haali Media splitter as the codec for avchd - everything else on my machine seems to be able to find a more suitable codec - vlc, wmp, pre all work fine.
Did some more surfing on the forums, and found some references to Premiere Pro using the Haali media splitter (?).
So, one other piece of info - Prior to Elements 9, I did have Premiere Pro installed on this machine. Very nice, but overkill for what I want to do. So, I uninstalled it prior to installing Premiere Elements 9. Everything worked fine w/ 9, but not with 10.
So - is there some way to determine which codec Organizer is using and/or force it to use a specific one?
Is it possible (seems likely with the symptoms) that there was some configuration file or registry entry left over from Pr that is now directing Organizer to use the same codec that it previously used (instead of the default)?
Thanks all!! Normally I'd be able to figure this out, but am pretty new to 'the inner workings' of Pre.
Thanks,
Scott

Photo Downloader advanced dialog not displayed completely

Hello,
I use PSE10 and would use this application during traveling on a laptop (Compaq Presario C700). The Adobe website shows as a requirement
Color monitor with 16-bit color video card
1024x576 display resolution
The laptop I'm using fullfills these requirements, the maximal display resolution is 1280 x 800 pixel
When I start the photo downloader to import images from my digital cameras memory card, the Elements Organizer Photo Downloader dialog appears as expected. Then I switch to Advanced Dialog to select only the required image files. But I can't download the images, as the buttons are not visilble, they are below the visible area of my display. The dialog has a size of 976 x 830 pixel (checked on a differenc computer) and can not be resized to a smaller hight. So the button "get media" can not be pressed to start the download.
I checked for updates to see if I miss some bugfixes, but I'm told that no updates are available
How can I use the Advanced Dialog of Photo Downloader from Photoshop Elements 10 to select the images I want to transfer to my computer?
Wolfgang
PS: OS is Windows 7 Professional 32-bit, all available updates installed

http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/photoshop-elements-faq.htm#_PSE_8_limitations
It's the same in PSE10

Screen appearance of Elements Organizer 9

I have just upgraded from Elements 8 to Elements 9.
In Elements 8 there was a Preferences option to change the screen appearance of the Organizer interface, essentially to darken the area surrounding the thumbnails rather than having a middle-grey background. I can't find that option anywhere in Elements 9. Why not, or where is it? And if that option has been taken away, I'd like it put back in the next upgrade or version. Every other software I own lets me tailor the "skin" of the software to my own preferences, why does Adobe feel its latest software should deprive users of even that minimal level of customization of the interface?
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Moreover, why can't we simply have the option of always having visible the File, Edit, Find, etc menus at the top of the screen so one doesn't have to click on that thingy every time you need a menu? I know Microsoft made the decision to hide all the Windows menus unless you know to press the Alt key, in Windows 7, but at least they give you the option of leaving the menus where they always were in previous versions. Maybe some people think those menus are "screen clutter," but a lot of us users don't and have got used to them over the years, and no one asked us about whether we thought it was clutter and wanted it to be hidden. If it isn't possible to keep those menus always visible in the Organizer (and Photoshop Elements Edit) interface, then how about giving us that option in the next upgrade or version, please? If it is possible to do this now, I can't find anywhere in the software for that choice, please let me know where it is.
Thanks.

I'm not arguing that it's not annoying--I'm not a fan of the organizer in any way, shape, or form, myself. The link works fine for me, but here's the text. It was done for earlier versions of PSE but still pertains:
Setting the Windows text size too large
[PSE 6, 7, 8]
This FAQ is not being maintained and may be out-of-date
If you set your Windows display to have a text size larger than 100%, PSE will exhibit some glitches in its user interface. (On XP and Vista, the text size is called “DPI” – dots per inch – and 96 DPI is equivalent to 100% in Windows 7.) Many newer, high-resolution displays and laptop screens are set to a larger text size to make text in applications more readable.
The glitches and workarounds include:
-          The Organizer’s menu bar (File, Edit, etc.) won’t show up. You can either set the Windows text size back to 100% (96 DPI), or you can set the Organizer option Edit > Preferences > General > Use System Font. With the latter, the results aren’t always the prettiest, e.g. the font in the Editor’s menu bar stays small, but the font in the dropdown menus gets large. But this workaround at least lets you keep the text size large so that you can read the text in all your other applications.
-          The Advanced Dialog in the Photo Downloader won’t be available in PSE 8. (That also occurs on short displays.) You’ll need to reduce the Windows text size to something less – how much depends on the resolution of your display.
-          The Editor on Windows 7 can show a mouse cursor for some tools that looks like three distorted shadows of the true cursor. You’ll need to reduce the Windows text size to less than 150% (149% works fine).
To change the Windows text size/DPI of your display:
XP: Start > Control Panel > Display or Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display.   Click Settings > Advanced.
Vista: Windows Start > Control Panel > Personalization > Adjust Font Size (DPI).
Windows 7: Start > Control Panel > Display. To choose a custom size, click Set Custom Text Size (DPI) on the left.
Microsoft user-interface standards require applications to support text sizes larger than100%. This is especially important with the newer, high-resolution displays and for people with aging eyes. Adobe has chosen not to follow the standard.

Elements organizer always searching for pictures

When I open elements organizer, the pics are there but a dialog box pops and starts looking for pics. The thumbnails are showing but organizer won't open them. I don't have them on the c: drive, so there must be a way to point to them?
thanks in advance
ken

You're in the wrong forum. We don't do Elements here.
Please look up the Elements forum in the forums directory:
https://forums.adobe.com/welcome

Missing Advanced Dialog Button in Photo Downloader

I am running elements on an HP ENVY 14 Windows 7 laptop. The Advanced Dialog button does not appear as an option when I download from my camera. I understand it may be designed this way to prevent the option from running on smaller displays. My display is set up at 1366x768 which is the maximun available on this display. Is there a configuration option I can change to use the advanced dialog feature?

Go to the control panel and check dpi scaling under Appearance or Display.
It’s not uncommon to see a setting of 125% or higher to improve screen readability but PSE9 requires a dpi of 96 or 100%
Whilst the Editor Menu will appear at 120% the Organizer Menu (and the advanced button in downloader) won’t.
Try a setting of 115% or 116% otherwise 100%. A common display resolution, notably for laptops and netbooks is 1024 x 768 but PSE9 requires a screen height of 800 for full functionality.

Elements Organizer does not install when reinstalling PSE10

I have a problem that I cannot seem to resolve. Previously Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 had been running flawlessly on my computer and was easily opened by clicking the desktop icon which had a "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Elements 10 Organizer\Photoshop Elements 10.0.exe" target. After uninstalling and reinstalling Photoshop Elements 10, when I click on the Desktop icon to start the application, I get a dialog box that says "The item 'Photoshop Elements 10.0.exe' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved so this shortcut will no longer work properly". If I right click the Photoshop Elements 10 desktop icon and check properties, the Target says "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Elements 10 Organizer\Photoshop Elements 10.0.exe". When I open Explorer and navigate to where the target says the application file should be, the "Elements 10 Organizer" directory does not exist. The only directory that does exist is the "Photoshop Elements 10" directory and it contains the 'PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe'. Yes if I click on that file the Editor opens, however when I try to load the Organizer workspace once the editor is open, it does not load because the entire folder and application is missing. I even tried searching the entire C-Drive to find the Photoshop Elements 10.0.exe file but it was nowhere to be found.
To be specific, I had PSE8, PSE9, and PSE10 installed on my 64-bit Windows 7 Professional w/SP1 computer. I decided to uninstall PSE8 & 9 because I had just purchased PSE12 and wanted to make room for the PSE12 installation. When I tried to first uninstall PSE8, the uninstaller stopped with the warning that PSE8 was installed in the same directory as PSE10. The uninstall then terminated when I clicked on OK. Next tried to uninstall PSE9 and received the same warning and uninstaller termination. The same thing happened when I tried to uninstall PSE10. Faced with the situation that all three products were installed in the same directory and would not uninstall individually, I found it necessary to uninstall all three applications manually according to the directions on the Adobe's knowledgebase.
To uninstall PSE8, PSE9, & PSE10, first thing I did was create a system restore point which is something I always do just in case something goes wrong. Then starting with PSE8, I first printed out the Photoshop Elements Help "Manually remove Photoshop Elements 8 | Windows that I found at http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/826/cpsid_82673.html. Subsequently I printed out the directions for each product, PSE8, PSE9, and PSE10, are all on the Adobe website. Next I followed the directions contained in each article except for running the product uninstaller as I mentioned above and removed all three applications then rebooted my machine.
Next I reinstalled PSE10 and tried to open it only to find that it did not fully install especially the Elements Organizer. As mentioned you can open the Editor by going directly to the executable file however you cannot access the Organizer because it did not install and cannot be found anywhere on the computer. I have uninstalled and reinstalled PSE10 five time now each time using the product Uninstaller plus the "Manually remove PSE10" directions and I still cannot get the Elements Organizer to install.
My question is does Adobe have a utility that can be run after manually installing a specific product that would find registry entries that were not removed after completing the manual removal process? The problem I see is the manual removal process which shows possible registry entries to remove manually is built on the assumption that you were able to run the Uninstaller which is not the case with my problem.
Secondly does anyone have any suggestions on how to install both the PSE10 Organizer and Editor?

I believe I found a solution but I need help in changing some of the parameters to reflect for a United States program install.
If you go to "Elements 10 Organizer is not installed [SOLUTION]" at http://forums.adobe.com/message/4745941 you will note the Poster says it is possible to force the install of Elements Organizer 10 by using the command line:
msiexec /i "E:\Adobe Photoshop Elements 10\ElementsOrganizer\Elements 10 Organizer.msi" TRANSFORMS=1031.mst ELEMENTS_DE_DE=1 ORGANIZER_DE_DE=1 STARTWATCHSERVICE=1 SUPPRESSREBOOT=0 NOT_STANDALONE=1 /l*v "C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\OrganizerInstall.log".
I found that the above command line input does in fact start the setup for the PSE10 "Elements Organizer" Installer except it is in a language other than English.
Is there anyone familiar enough with coding and command line prompts to change whatever paramenters are necessary to have the installer run in English.
Hopefully there are some Adobe Staff monitoring this message that can answer the question for me.
Message was edited by: DAllenJ2215

Using Elements Organizer with Photoshop CS2

I have grown comfortable with Photoshop Elements integrated organizer and have upgraded to Photoshop CS2 and instead of using the CS2 file manager would like to continue to use the Elements organizer. The problem Im having is when I edit a photo in CS2 and save it, I have to go find the edited file in Elements organizer and add it manually to the organizer, where if I edit in Photoshop elements, the file is automatically added in the organizer for me. Is there something I can do to make this more automatic when I edit in CS2?
Thanks
Joe

Joe,
I have all the current updates for both products, but other than that, I've
done nothing special.
For regular file types (jpg, psd, etc.) the handshake goes without a hitch.
Raw files act a little quirky. Raw files do get passed from Organizer to
CS2 and they open in camera raw. But, I've found that if you don't press
the "open" button in camera raw, CS2 will give you an error message that
says it couldn't receive the document from "Photoshop Album". Click ok on
that message and you get another that says it could not complete the update
from the Photoshop Album command because of a program error.
If, I press "open" in the camera raw dialog to edit in CS2, all is fine. If
I make changes and save, Organizer pops up a message saying I've returned to
Organizer and gives me an option to add to a version set or keep it
separate. It adds to the version set fine. But, since I only selected save
in CS2, it remains open there. If I make further edits to the open file and
save, I have to manually update the organizer thumbnail. On the other hand,
if I just click close and respond yes to the "save changes" message , I get
two popups -- one labled "edited file from Photoshop" and "new edited file".
If I click "ok" on both, I get two entries in the version set. (I've done
that with a regular file and I only get one popup.)
So, there you have it. Ordinary files work as expected. But, raw is quirky.
Raw files work fine if you continue to open in CS2 from camera raw and only
save once.
Bob

Best way to collect photos from family members for use in Photoshop Elements Organizer 13?

I am a long time Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements user. My biggest problem in producing my annual Christmas video has been collecting photos and videos from remote family members. Most are exclusively taking photos and videos on their smartphones (but I'll take wheat I can get).
What toolset or service will offer my family members the easiest way for them to securely share those assets with me so that I can ingest them into Element Organizer 13?
I've been told that Adobe now has apps for smartphones to aid in this process, but I have yet to track that down.
I've recommended my family members use dropbox or other comparable services, but it seems to perplex them. More often than not, I wind up receiving them as attachment via email or not at all. I'd LOVE to improve their ease of use and am will to pay to deliver an easy and pleasant experience for them.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance.

What about Google Drive? And just share the folder with the family members.
Erick

Premier Elements & Elements Organizer

Every time I start a project in Premiere Elements 12, Elements Organizer automatically added to the catalog photos or videos used in the project. I do not want it that way. I do not want the pictures or videos used in the project are added to Elements Organizer. How I can do this?

Pumby
Premiere Elements 12 and earlier all work off the same principle, that is, you import a file into Premiere Elements workspace and a copy of the file is automatically placed in the Elements Organizer.
The Add Media dialog does not contain an Option not to import the file also into Elements Organizer.
Until proven otherwise, it is what it is.
We might want to talk about Watch Folders and media getting into the Elements Organizer. The following is my last involvement with that type of question when the Watch Folders came up in Premiere Elements 9.0/9.0.1. The principles would be applicable to Photoshop Elements 12 and Premiere Elements 12.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/738120
Please check out the above and do not hesitate to ask if you need clarification on anything that I have written.
Thanks.
ATR
Add On...I will try to defy "it is what it is" but in this case I think that my first impression targets the matter.

How can I use LR as an Editor while using Elements Organizer as the Database?

I started this question in the LR newbie section of the forum but maybe a few more eyes should see the question.
Simply put, I want to stay with Elements Organizer as the database of my holdings. (Yes, I've tried the LR analog and it does not do as well for me.)
I'd like to mouse a file ovfer to LR, do edits in LR, and then get the finished product back to Elements. I suspect that is an EXPORT issue on LR's part but am not sure.
Are there others who have a similar requirement?
How should I proceed?

Hi Linus,
I'm admittedly out on a limb here, since I have zero experience with Photoshop Elements. On the plus side, I have lots of experience with Lightroom, and plugins which may help.
As Jim said, photos have to be added to Lightroom catalog to be edited, and the 2 possible ways which spring to mind are:
* Manual Import
* Automatic Import
Manual may not be so bad, since you can drag a file (maybe direct from PE, but certainly from OS) and drop it in the library grid, and Lr's import dialog box will open with only that photo selected and 'Add' as the way to import it (as opposed to 'Copy', 'Move', or 'Convert to DNG'). So, all you'd have to do is click the 'OK' (actually it's 'Import') button.
The problem with Lr's automatic import is that it only supports one watched folder, so you'd have to copy files to it, and then info needed to export it to the correct place for return to PE has been lost, so I recommend using Jeffrey Friedl's Folder Watch plugin, or my very own Ottomanic Importer if you choose to go that route. That way, when you export or publish them they'll be where you want them to be (same folder as original, if I understood you correctly).
For return to PE, I'd recommend TreeSyncPublisher. I mean, if you are only ever editing once, and always doing one at a time, then a simple export will suffice, but if you want to edit (and/or re-edit) in batch, a publish service will save you some confusion, since you don't have to remember which photos you edited - just click 'Publish'.
I assume you have some way for PE to recognize new files created by publishing in Lr, and updates to existing files...
You may have to experiment to come up with something that suits well enough - keep us posted..
Rob

Missing Advanced Dialog button

Somehow the "Advanced Dialog" button is missing from the Photo Downloader box of my Elements 8. Does anyone have the same problem and know how to fix it? Thanks.

John,
As mentioned yestda, i deleted and re-installed the Element 8 on my computer. It went very smoothly, no problem whatsoever. Then i tried everything you mentioned in your emails. Nothing helped. The 'Advanced" option did not show up at all in the Preferences box, nor on the Downleader box. I can't think of anything else to try other than call the Tech support of Adobe, unless you or someone else can suggest something else to try. I am willing to try anything. Thanks a lot for everyone's help.
Regards, DukeF5
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:47:39 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: missing Advanced Dialog button
Does "'Show APD Dialog (Advanced)" appear as an option in that drop-down list, as shown here:
http://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/19683/capture.png
If it doesn't, then that's an additional indication that your PSE is getting confused about the display height. (When the height is less than 768, PSE won't show the Advanced option in the drop-down box.) Whether that's a bug in PSE or a problem on your computer, who knows.
Did you try steps 2-4 from my previous message?
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