Long-time Adobe customer and video aficionado Jacob Rosenberg recently made his directorial debut with Waiting for Lightning, an inspiring documentary about one of the world’s most visionary skateboarders, Danny Way. Highlights of Way’s 20+ year career as a professional skater include jumping the Great Wall of China and winning numerous Gold Medals at the X Games. Rosenberg and his team at Bandito Brothers used video technology from Adobe in the making of the film, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator.

The movie, dedicated to Way’s amazing life journey, is currently available in select theaters and can be downloaded via iTunes. To learn more about the film and Rosenberg’s experience check out the Waiting for Lightning movie website, or read the behind-the scenes story told by Jacob to ProVideoCoalition and Creative Cow.

Today Adobe announced Photoshop Elements 11 and Premiere Elements 11, newly designed versions of the No. 1 selling consumer photo- and video-editing software. Photoshop Elements 11 offers a complete solution for editing, organizing and sharing photos while Premiere Elements 11 offers easy creation of home movies with pro flair. Available as stand-alone products, they can also be purchased as a bundle. New features include:

• Complete UI redesigns
• In Photoshop Elements 11: organize via geo-tagging (Google maps); Quick, Guided and Expert editing modes; new pro-quality effects and filters
• In Premiere Elements 11: Hollywood movie styles with new FilmLooks; apply slow and fast motion effects; video sharing integration with Vimeo

We’re pleased with the new features as we continue to provide powerful tools that are easy-to-use. To learn more, visit the Photoshop.com blog.