First, you are in the correct place - Discussions are the Forum. Now, if you are not seeing the threads, themselves, you are likely in the Overview mode. Just click on one of those, and when read, look for the Premiere Elements Discussions, and click on that HyperLink. You should then see all of the PrE Discussion threads.

As for PrE 8 vs PrE 10, they will be fairly close. While there are some changes with PrE 10 (mostly things like more Project Presets, etc.), the general workflow will be almost identical. A few operations might have their "button" in a slightly different location, and with a very few, the syntax might have changed. Still, in general, things will pretty much work the same way. All of the main NLE (Non Linear Editor) concepts will still apply.

Now, Steve Grisetti, our tireless MOD here, has an updated PrE 10 book through Muvipix.com, and it HAS been updated for the newest program, PrE 10, so everything in it will cover what little changes there are.

Good luck,

Hunt

I would go with the free manual too. If you find something that is not showing up, where that book says it should, you have probably found one of the changes. Just go to Help, and see if you can get more info, or drop by here and post, as someone will be able to point you to where things have gone.

In general terms, I think that the biggest change in PrE came from PrE 3 to PrE 4, where the whole GUI changed, and then PrE 4 to PrE 7 (never was a PrE 5, or 6), when ALL Export to file settings moved to Share Tab. Only a few Export functions, and very specific and limited ones, at that, stayed under the old File>Export menu, and some users are still lost on where they went. They think that Export is just grayed out for some odd reason.

Good luck, and yes, free is good.

Hunt