Photoshop Elements 11 Organizer Problems

I was adding items to Organizer last night when we lost power. Once restored the following issues were present:
Organizer wouldn't open OR would open and abruptly close. I could only reliably open organizer by selecting it from the Editor screen.
When I added items to organizer, they would not display. Only an icon with a broken photo. When I double-click on the icons they open and display fine.
I have restarted my computer.
I have uninstalled and re-installed PSE11 followed by a system restart
The following is a screenshot of what I normally see in my Organizer:
The following is what I see when I add new images to Organizer:
...here is what I see when I double click one of icons shown above:
I am running Windows 7 64-bit os. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.

I am happy to report that my husband was able to resolve the issues I was having. I had to repair the catalog. The thumbnail cache file was damaged. Once I ran the repair, all was back to normal. The program opened fine, displayed thumbnails fine and I'm much happier this evening.

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Photoshop Elements Organizer problems:

I have been using Elements 12 very successfully until today. When I opened the Organizer, I can only see the bottom half of the page. The Folders panel on the left of the screen and the Tags panel on the right of the screen are out of site and "off the screen" above the top of my monitor and I cannot get the page to come down from the top to view the rest of my Organizer library.
Can you help?
Message was edited by: etuckerjr1949

Hi, I have a very similar problem and am feeling quite frustrated that Adobe "help" is so technical. I was using Elements 12 quite successfully for many months and then last month it started freezing and crashing in the catalogs and then the editor. I have updated, uninstalled and reinstalled, etc. Now I get the editor to open but not the organizer. I see so many similar complaints posted in the Adobe forum. What gives? This used to be a great program and now it's useless. Are you all trying to force us to go to the cloud subscription? I'm an amateur photographer and don't need the full suite, Elements was always just enough... til now....
I'm using Windows 7 by the way, my system scans are all clean and all other programs are just fine.

Max files in Photoshop Elements Organizer

Hello,
I have few questions:
1/
Following this thread, I am wondering what is the limit of PhotoShop Elements Organizer V8 ?? How many pictures can we insert into ONE catalog ?
2/
I currently have 6000 pictures that I would like to import into PhotoShop Elements Organizer V8, from Adobe PhotoShop Album V1.
Is this possible ? I tried with the trial version, but I have an error when converting the .psa file from PhotoShop Album V1, asking me to try to consolidate or repair the file in the previous program (but it works well in PhotoShop Album V1).
Any idea ?
3/
Is the trial version the same than the paid one ? I mean: if I start using the trial, inserting tags and so on, should I uninstall it when buying the full version or could I just buy a serial number and inserting it to unlock the trial ?
Thanks a lot,
Kamayana

John,
You are just MARVELOUS !!!! That's awesome: your website, the informations listed in it, the work you do here on the forum !!
Wow !!! I will purchase this product just for your support. Can I pay you to obtain a support and pay you the software ? Lol
You replied to all my questions !
For 2/, I read before your FAQ (I thought it was Adobe FAQ, I did not pay attention to the URL), I tried it without success (excepted item 9/ which is not possible for me, since PhotoShop Album does not allow writing metadata to files, but maybe your small program can do it ?) ...
But since I do not give up like that, I done the following, you might add it to your FAQ ?
1/ I used the dichotomy method. I was sure that some files gave problems. So, my 6000 pictures have been separated into 6 albums (1000 each). Then, I run the converting tool on each one. All worked, excepted one. This one, I share into 500 pictures each. I run the tool on each one. One was OK, the other one fail. The one which fails has been separated in 250 pictures each... And so on. Until you see which pictures cause problems... In my case, it was some modified pictures (2 of them).
Then, I eliminate this 2 pictures from my initial 6000 catalog, I do the import again, and... SUCCESS !!
Hope it might help someone else.
Kamayana

Lightroom vs Photoshop Elements Organizer

I don't know Lightroom, but a friend suggested it as a solution to my problem, so here goes:
I have a subscription to CC (and have used Creative Suite for years). I use CC at work, but for my personal, non-work photos, I have always used Photoshop Elements Organizer, because I have never found its equal -- as an organizer. Also, I have invested a massive amount of effort into tagging every photo (about 30,000 images, more than 10 years' worth) with keywords.
I have no interest in Photoshop Elements' other features. I have CC for anything that PSE does that I care to do.
However, I don't really want to keep shelling out for PSE, since I'm already paying (have paid) about a zillion dollars to Adobe over the years for Creative Suite and now CC.
So here's the question: Can I use Lightroom (or Bridge, perhaps) as a substitute for PSE Organizer? Does either program import PSE Organizer's catalogs? Because unless I can import what I've got, no other organizer will do it for me.
I'd also consider another organizer product if it could import PSE catalogs, but I'm hoping there's a little gem of a program already in CC that I'm not aware of that will do the trick.
TIA.

I don't use the face recognition tags in PSE, but I think that those will not transfer to Lightroom, as there is no way to accomodate face recognition tags in Lightroom.
Earlier you said
However, I don't really want to keep shelling out for PSE, since I'm already paying (have paid) about a zillion dollars to Adobe over the years for Creative Suite and now CC.
so why keep paying for PSE upgrades? There are rarely any new "organizing" features in PSE. Just keep using the version you have, you can probably use it for many years until your operating system won't support older versions of PSE. My PSE 5 still runs under Windows 7 and I have heard that PSE 5 runs under Windows 8.

Need some help with Photoshop Elements Organizer

I have had this program for awhile now, but have not had a lot of time to spend with it....also on a new Mac.
I am trying to work with the Organizer. First time I tried to import photos from IPhoto, it said there was no media to import....(I have a lot of pictures here). I did some reading of the forums and determined that it might be a bug so I downloaded the update 9.0.3. Now I am getting an error tht says Photoshop Elements Organizer is attempting to import photos from a default folder. If I check OK, it begins to import all of my photos.
Any help on this problem would be most appreciated.
Thanks
Frustrated

The import is working fine. This is a warning message telling you that it is going to import photos and videos from the default folder of your system. Just to inform you about the action it is about to take.
In case you find it not working, you can log a bug to Adobe at:
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
Cheers,
Swarnima

I downloaded and installed Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements. I then launched Photoshop Elements Organizer and imported approx. 28,000 photos (including some videos). A window opened indicating that many of the photos had tags, and asking if I want

I downloaded and installed Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements. I then launched Photoshop Elements Organizer and imported approx. 28,000 photos (including some videos). A window opened indicating that many of the photos had tags, and asking if I wanted to add the tags. I said yes, and the process began. When it reached 60% a window opened indicating that "Elements 13 Organizer has stopped working", with the only option being to "Close program."
I've since tried to open organizer several times, but it goes immediately to "Elements 13 Organizer has stopped working". I was able to open Editor, and tried opening Organizer from Editor, but encountered the same problem.
FYI, I have an open case (#0214505556), but have not received the help I need.

This issue is with respect to Elements 13.

Photoshop Elements Organizer 13 crash!!!

Hey everybode,
since yesterday I have a problem with my Photoshop Elements Organizer 13. It appears for a few seconds and after that it disapears as soon as it published. No report and no apparent reason. After a millions of install and uninstall still tthe same problem. Even the troubleshooting of Adobe brings no solution. What can I do now??? Any ideas???
I need help please!!!

zna22121,
Close computer down, and restart. If it does not work, it should, then re-install. But, do not attempt more than 200 at a time it just cannot handle it ?
Good luck
Ps. I just dislike Organiser, (it is too slow, and disorganised) you can go from PE 13 Editor ( My wife tried it and went back to PE 6 ) and Process Multiple Files only 200 at a time. in Photoshop Elements, Organizer may handle it ?
We often do video production stills of 2,000 from PE 6 and we know it works ,when you use the images in Adobe CS5.5.2 Premiere Pro..for HD & Blue -ray transfers.. It is very easy ?

Photoshop Elements Organizer 10

Good day,
I need some help to start my project right.
In the last 10 years, I have accumulated about 3000 family photos by scanning old printed and accumulating new digital photos.
The problem is that they are spread into 2 desktops and 2 laptops, and I also have pictures still into 3 digitals cameras.
Now before I organize those photos with Photoshop Element Organizer, I am in search of the best way to merge all those pictures into my new laptop which has C and D drive.
I was planning to put my programs on C: and my data on D: to latter ease my backup task.
I want to build the right structure right now and not to regret anything done wrong latter.
I also want to play safe as I am afraid of loosing any of those precious souvenirs; Some are form the early 1900.
1) Should I proceed with a transfer using a USB key drive for my scanned photos and for those received by email? They are already in the form of yyyy-mm-dd
2) Should I use the software from my first CANON 3 MEG camera, and the software of my 2nd CANON 5 MEG, and then the 3rd software of my SAMSUNG 12 MEG to transfer the photo to my new folder?
3) Should I put them all in the same folder?
4) Am I right that any duplication will be found by the ORGANIZER and this will be solved easily?
5) My guess is that they will all end up being in date order like yyyy-mm-dd. Would that be the best way?
6) Would you have any more recommendations to help me doing the best thing?
In the videos on line, they don’t talk much about that special case of organizing a big data bank into one single new computer
All your help would be much appreciated
Thank’s
Gilles

You would get more help in the Photoshop Elements forums ( http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop_elements ).
This is the forum for Photoshop, and very few people here have even seen the Elements Organizer.

Photoshop elements organizer

Habe mir vor Kurzem die Softwrare Photoshop Elements 8 gekauft. Nach der 1. Installation lief das Programm und ich habe auch die ersten Fotos bearbeitet. Leider hat sich der Rechner einmal aufgehängt. Nach dem Neustart waren alle Bilder im Organizer nur noch als graues Rechteck mit Sanduhr zu sehen. Habe alles Mögliche an Grundeinstellungen überprüft, leider ohne Erfolg. Also habe ich das ganze Programm deinstalliert und wieder neu installiert in der Hoffnung den Fehler zu beseitigen. Auch das ohne Erfolg.
Kennt Jemand diese Phänomen?
Wer kann mir sagen, wie ich die importierten Bilder wieder als Miniaturbilder sehen? Ach ja, noch eins, über den Schieberegler habe ich es natürlich auch probiert. Wenn er nach ganz rechts geschoben wird, erscheint interessanterweise das Bild. Leider kann ich aber nur 1 Bild sehen. Blöd!!
Monika

zunächst in diesem Abschnitt nur unterstützt Englisch. Für deutsche, besuchen Sie bitte:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/international_forums/deutsche
Um dieses Problem zu beheben, versuchen Sie Folgendes:
Schließen Sie Photoshop Elements.
Gehen Sie auf die folgenden Position:
Windows XP: C: \ Documents and Settings \ All Users \ Application Data \ Adobe \ Elements Organizer \ Catalogs \
Windows Vista / 7: C: / Program Data \ Adobe \ Elements Organizer \ Catalogs \
Hier öffnen Sie den Ordner mit Ihrem Namen Katalog ("Mein Katalog" per Default) und löschen Sie die "thumb.5.cache 'Datei.
Ist das erledigt, starten Sie Photoshop Elements Organizer und sehen, wie die für Sie arbeitet
Hoffe mein Deutsch ist verständlich

Photoshop Elements Organizer request for enhancements

I have two enhancements that would really make my day in Photoshop Elements Organizer:
The first would be the ability to move and copy items from one catalog to another. This might entail being able to have more than one catalog open at a time. I could then drag and drop or copy an item from one to another. I have several items in a family picture catalog that more appropriately belong in my genealogy catalog. The only way to rectify this now is to delete from the one catalog and then recreate it in the other.
The second would be the capability to stream albums directly to my Smart TV. Windows Media Player can currently do this, but I would have to recreate my albums in Windows Media Player, which seems a waste of time if I have already built albums in the Elements catalog. (There apparently is a way to do this currently using iTunes and an Apple TV device, but I would like to be able to do this directly from Elements).
The above two enhancements would be really cool!!
Thanks for your consideration.

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I really don't think Adobe will ever adopt your suggestion #1. I just don't see any interest on Adobe's part for either PSE or Lightroom to allow multiple catalogs to be in use at the same time, even though it does get requested in the 7 years or so I have been paying attention. Of course, that shouldn't stop you from submitting the feature request, that's just my observation.
With regards to your specific situations of having a family catalog and a genealogy catalog, perhaps the workaround (and much preferred solution IMHO, which is another reason why I don't think Adobe will implement your suggestion) is to keep everything in a single catalog, with either tags or albums allowing you to segregate genealogy from family. Of course some photos might be in both; and then the problem of moving photos from catalog to catalog is eliminated.

Photoshop elements organize not resizing window

Photoshop elements organizer 11 on a Mac 10.8. I cannot resize program window up/down.

today had the same problem, go to system preferences and choose screens ...
change the screen resolution and change again to the highest resolution. The elements window did resize in such a way that the little right low corner is again visible

What is new in Photoshop elements organizer

Are there any changes to the photoshop elements organizer from version 8 to 9

I agree. In some ways it is a real step backward. I would not recommend "upgrading" to
PSE9 based on one day of working with it. Lost the ability to see all files in folder view and it is
EXTREMELY SLOW.
I really wish I hadn't changed to PSE9 and converted my catalog, which it didn't fully convert properly.
Stay away from this upgrade!

Lightroom versus PhotoShop Elements Organizer and Bridge

This is directed to the Adobe Developer Team
I hope someone of the Developer team is reading this!!
For my understanding the three products out of one house (PhotoShop Elements Organizer, Bridge and Lightroom) doing about the same, should ...
work the same (same idea, same behaviour, organizing by path/subfolders instead of cataloges etc.)
maintain the same database and files (LR should recognize the collections from BR and Vice Versa, use the same cache files etc.) and should
be compatible to each other (e.g. Tags, Collections etc)
Actually I suggest ADOBE
to eliminate Organizer and integrate the good functions into BRIDGE (e.g. albums, upload to flickr, webpage generation etc)
give BRIDGE as the free of charge picture organizer to PS Elements and to PS CS
change LIGHTROOM into an payable upgrade of BRIDGE with enhanced functionality of the free of charge BRIDGE, (which can work as a stand-alone software as it does today
better integration of PSE, PS CS into Bridge/Lightroom (e.g. Panaorama function opens only PS CS but the version of PSE works much better, so I want to choose in the menu of Bridge/Lightroom)
I am really struggling with the three of them.
Beside that I suggest to get rid of the Catalog idea of Lightroom with it's import/export and synchronization needs and instead use or at least integrate the idea of BRIDGE to get pictures structured and organized by path and subfolders, as this is anyhow how the way pictures are stored already for most of us... I asume. I doubt that anybody just throw all files into one big subdirectory and get the organized into cataloges. But please keep collections as they are helpful to quickly collect some pictures to commonly work on them. by drag & drop. The Catalogues of LR drives me crazy but LR have a lot of nice functions (e.g. Webupload interfaces to flickr and others, nice noice reduction, nice albums and webpage functions, etc.)
Thanks
Merry X-Mas and a Happy New Year
Georg
PS: Please all of you comment your experience and opinion on this matter ... I am interested what you think about it.

Hi George,
Whereas Bridge and Photoshop Elements (and most non-LR users) base their organisation on the file / folder structure, Lightroom uses files / folders simply for storage - the catalog is used for organisation. This 'catalog based approach' provides far more flexibility, both in organisation, and in recording a complete, fully-reversible record of all edits made to each photograph.
To suggest that Adobe "get rid of the Catalog idea of Lightroom" and "get pictures structured and organized by path and subfolders" would remove almost ALL advantages Lightroom has over Bridge & PS Elements combined. To fully appreciate Lightroom, you need to appreciate that files and folders are not the only way to organise photos. Why not watch a few of the Adobe Lightroom Tutorial videos? This link below takes you to a video explaining about the Catalog;
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/george-jardine-on-lightroom/the-lightroom-catalog/
However, if you really want Adobe to hear your views, why not raise a Feature request with them, at this link below;
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
I'm sure if you call your feature request 'Remove Catalog from Lightroom, and organise by Folders instead', it'll get noticed, as will any forum posts of the same name...
Cheers,
Alan

Moving images from iPhoto 11 to Photoshop Elements Organizer

I understand that iPhoto 11 kept all images within the iPhoto Library. In order to move them into the Adobe Photoshop Elements Organizer, they must be moved to the hard drive of the Mac and then imported into Elements 12 Organizer.
Is there any way to do this in one step?
Mary Lou

If you want to keep the photos organized by the Events they are currently in use this export setup:
If you want to keep the keywords, titles and descriptions added in iPhoto change Kind to JPEG and set JPEG Quality to Maximum and check both checkboxes.
OT

Is Photoshop Elements organizer 9 compatible with the most current version?

I have a large photo collection organized with Photoshop Elements 9 organizer. I am hoping that i can import the album data file (tags, names, folders, etc.) into the newest Photoshop Elements organizer, version 13.
Thoughts or suggestions?
I would hate to have to re-label thousands of pictures.

Thank you!
I plan to purchase a new computer shortly and move all image files along with the Adobe album information/data file to the same directory on the new machine. I was hoping that when i was installing the new software, the old data file would be recognized and it would be upgraded/imported into the new PSE13 album.
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Can't see several thumbnails in photoshop elements organizer grid but when I open a non-viewable thumnail in the editor I can see it in the grid.
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