Unable to import PS Elements 5 catalog

Hello,
PSE-5 catalog does not appear in the import catalog dialog box. It only has "Choose custom" as an option.
Any ideas?
I went in to File menue and chose "import elements catalog.
Thanks for looking.
Kevin

"Does LR not recognize this file format"
Yes, that is the problem. Lightroom does not support psb. It only really supports tiff and psd outside of the raw, jpg, and png formats. Even with tiff and psd, it will not work if your files are more than 65000 pixels on a side, or when the entire file is more than 512 MP.

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