Adobe Photoshop Elements 1.0
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Software Reviews of Adobe Photoshop Elements 1.0
Customer Review: A great product
Summary: 5 Stars
Regarding the points made that Elements lacks some of Photoshop's features - channels, curves, etc: Considering the price of the full version of Photoshop, I'm not surprised that Elements is missing a few of Photoshop's features. (Come on, how would they give away the whole enchilada and still sell it for $99 ?) Folks, if you want everything that's in Photoshop, you have to buy Photoshop. I can't justify that price tag, so I bought Elements. And if you do some searching on the net for tutorials on this product, some of those features can be had with handy back door methods.Elements has the same interface as Photoshop. You will need to learn how to use it. It's not like Photo Deluxe where you're guided into set routines. But if you're willing to put a few minutes into learning the interface, it's a GREAT piece of software. I highly recommend the book "50 Fast Digital Photo Techniques": I learned more by reading the first few chapters than I ever would by experimenting on my own. This book teaches some very useful photo editing methods with PS Elements - the book will teach you how to use the software with useful examples. After you get to know the basics, many of the online Photoshop tutorials will help because so much of the interface is the same. I'm finally learning how to do selections effectively, which I had given up on before.
In my experience, the competing product is Paint Shop Pro, another very good program. However I believe Elements has more bells and whistles specifically designed for photographers. I've used both products and I think you get more for your money with Elements.
Customer Review: More Like Photshop Ultra-Lite!
Summary: 5 Stars
Until recently, there was Photoshop 5.5 LE. Well, perhaps this program could have an alias of Photoshop 6.0 UL (ultra-lite).Don't misunderstand, I'm not knocking this program at all, in fact, quite the contrary. I'm writing this review to sing its praises.
Adobe has attempted in the past to do consumer-level editing programs, i.e. the Photo Deluxe series. From my experience with these, they've left much to be desired. Not so with Photoshop Elements. For the most part, Adobe got it right this time for the market they're obviously shooting for...everybody who can't afford or doesn't need Photoshop.
I've got this program loaded up alongside Photoshop 6 and Ulead PhotoImpact 7. I do photography professionsally and I've used Photoshop for a long time, but everything you may have heard is true. Elements does many of the Photoshop functions without the cost or the learning curve. This is a very easy program to use. The recipes are a great extra and can come in real handy.
The menus and effects all interface and look just like they do in Photoshop. Most all the effects and filters in Photoshop are in Elements, plus a few. And there is still the capability to add plug-ins and use tablets. The panorama function takes some practice, but once figured out, it works well.
There are a couple things I'd like to see Adobe do should they release an updated version. One, it would be nice to be able to work with channels. That's a great function in Photoshop if you like to dabble in black and white. But maybe the technology behind adding that makes it cost prohibitive. And two, let's get real with the printing here. This is one function that's exactly as it is in Photoshop and it shouldn't be. It's the usual "Picture Package" function that Adobe uses. Although it has it's place, most average shooters making prints of family functions or weekend getaways don't want multiple copies of the same picture printed in various sizes on the same sheet of paper. There needs to be the choices of all the popular templates so that different pictures can be printed on the same sheet. Fix that, Adobe, and you'll make a massive improvement in a what's already a great program. Then we don't have to jump to another program to do our printing.
Other than that, Elements could probably fulfill 70% of my needs for this type of software. It's the other 30% where I need Photoshop. If you want to function like Photoshop and keep your bank account intact at the same time, give Elements a try. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Customer Review: Very easy to use
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been playing around with a trial version of Elements the last few days and have been very impressed. This is far and away the best commercial image manipulation program for the non-professional. It is so much easier to use than either Photoshop 6.0 (which has so many features it can be overwhelming) or Photoshop LE. All the tools you need to are right there on the desktop, a simple mouse click away. I found it a joy to use, and would seriously think of buying it if it were not for the fact that it does not run natively on Mac OS X and that the Opensource program Gimp, despite not being as easy to use, makes for a compelling alternative.Customer Review: Wish I had this years ago
Summary: 5 Stars
I was intimidated by the cost and complexity of full scale Adobe Photoshop, but Elements solved that! Cheap and much easier for a person like me. I understand graphics as used on the web, and I want to make good ones, but I don't want to spend a lifetime working at the art of it. I scan slides for my website and have been troubled with dirt on older slides. Adobe Photoshop Elements has fixed that, along with improving every other aspect of fine tuning my photos.Customer Review: A Great deal for a Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used Photoshop for years, and was suspicious about "Adobe Photoshop Elements." However, my expectations were blown away. If you see Photoshop and shudder at the price, but still want most of the features 'ordinary' (not hardcore designers) use, then buy this application.Layers, excellent effects and filters, decent typography (not as good as Photoshop) are all here.
I could list all you can do, but let it be suffice to say that if you need an image editor, and want to get beyond the begiiner version, check out "Adobe Photoshop Elements."
I fully recommend "Adobe Photoshop Elements."
Anthony Trendl