PS CS6 Won't open .prel (Premiere Elements) project files

Shouldn't I be able to move video files seamlessly back and forth between PS CS6 and Premiere Elements 11?
  (Hi Pierre!  Great to see you are still here!)
Paz

Thanks, Curt and Bill,  I think I'm beginning to understand.
In the regular workflow of editing my video files in Premiere Elements I've been saving as a .prel file under File>save as.
I've exported a couple of things to YouTube just to figure out how but I haven't finished editing anything major so have not done the big, at the end, it's ready to be written to disc, share type of file.
I've been experimenting with manual camcorder settings, trying to get good lighting.  If my skies aren't blown everything else is dark as mud.  I tried adjusting the lighting in PreEl, but am not happy with the results.
Then I learned about Adobe's new mandatory upgrade, use it or lose it - policy at the same time I learned PS CS6 could edit video.  I'm much more comfortable with Photoshop than Premiere, so I've upgraded... and now all the edits I've already done are useless... (without Bill's work around, for which I thank you, Bill !!!)
I guess I'm really stupid not to have known that already, Millennium, but for years Adobe has been talking about their 'creative suite' and how everything should work seamlessly from program to program. 
Bill,
Is there a list somewhere of which files PS CS6 will open?
Suppose I want to adjust lighting, color balance, etc., in Photoshop first and then export to Premiere Elements?  Which file type should I save in from Photoshop to go to Pre E?
I'm guessing that Photoshop is going to have better color management and image adjustments while Pre El is going to have a more thorough video editing ability, right?
thanks,
Paz
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