Elements 4 for Mac books/videos

Is there a book or video specifically for PSE 4 for the Mac specifically that anyone can recommend?

There are no books specifically for PE 4/Mac, because the mac version didn't come out until 6 mos after the windows version and no publisher wanted to wait that long. I think Richard Lynch's book includes mac keystrokes, too, but it's the only one I know of.
FWIW, you can use any PE 4 book if you substitute command for ctrl and option for alt and ignore the organizer stuff.

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I think you must have had a long day Steve - as it says in your book (page 274) you can select the clip in the Organize Project pane and then use File> Export> Title to save it out as a .prtl file. It does however seem that the option to select the Title in the Timeline, and then use Export, has been removed.
[EDIT] I've only just noticed the question relates to the Mac version, so it may well be that there are no Title exports for Mac [/EDIT]
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Neale
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Dear Ms. Brundage -
I followed the directions detailed in your blog entitled "Moving a Catalog from Windows to Mac" as well as your description of the process on page 58 of your book "Photoshop Elements 9 - the missing manual."
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Steve Haas
[email protected]
[email protected]
(770) 313-0038

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(boldface added)
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Dear Ms. Brundage -
I followed the directions detailed in your blog entitled "Moving a Catalog from Windows to Mac" as well as your description of the process on page 58 of your book "Photoshop Elements 9 - the missing manual."
I installed PE9 for Windows and converted my catalog. I then backed up that catalog to an external hard drive. I then connected the hard drive to my MAC on which I also installed Photoshop Elements 9 for MAC. I opened the Organizer and tried to restore that converted catalog. However, for each file in the converted catalog, a dialog box opened that said "Could not restore file: /Volumes/Name of External Hard Drive/Filename.JPG."
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[email protected]
[email protected]
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Why does my Premiere Elements 10 for mac freeze?

Why does my Premiere Elements 10 for mac freeze (makes spinning circle loading) and doesn't stop when I am asked to select my country/region? I already had trouble downloading it originally because there was an error downloading, and then the following image happens (note: the screenshot couldn't capture the spinning circle freeze, but just look at the "application not responding" message below):
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1000
I do not think we are in sync yet, but I will need to sign off soon. It is about 1 am where I am.
1. Not sure what you mean by 2 warranty licenses that the CD comes ith in the package.
If you purchased the Premiere Elements 10 Mac in boxed packaging, then you should have an installation disc and a purchased serial number. You cannot lose that. You can install and reinstall the program when you need to do so. There is no limit on uninstalling or reinstalling. The only limit is Adobe allows you to have your purchased serial number on no more than 2 of your computers. We can talk about it some more if necessary but there is a distinction between Deactivate and Uninstall. There has not been a limit on Deactivations in years.
Another approach if you think your installation files or disc is corrupt is to download tryout files from the following web site and then install from them and insert you purchased serial number at installation.
http://prodesigntools.com/photoshop-elements-10-direct-download-links-pse-premiere-pre.htm l
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or
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http://forums.adobe.com/thread/729803?tstart=0
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Will Elements 12 for Mac update my Elements 8 for PC which I had transferred to my new Mac Book?
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I have just downloaded a trial version of Photoshop Elements onto my Mac Book Pro (10.9.4) and attempted to use Elements on an existing Photoshop file. I did not see the Elements option in my filter menu and need assistance

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I got it!!!!!
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I really appreciate the link. Unfortunately, it says a copy is no longer available for Mac OSX. Do you know if I can still get one somewhere else from Adobe? It's their product that failed me. I'm going to switch to Acorn, a nice low-priced full featured PSE alternative. I already use Lightroom for my photography but need graphic design capabilities for my website, business cards, etc.
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