Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 [Mac]
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Software Summary
Manufacturer: AdobeBrand: Adobe
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD-ROM
Release Date: 2009-10-14
Platform: Mac
Model: 65045164
Product features:
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 combines power and simplicity so you can easily go beyond the basics to tell great stories with your photos
- Make your photos look extraordinary with easy-to-use editing options--whiten teeth, recompose photos, remove unwanted elements and more
- Share your stories in beautiful, personalized print creations and on web galleries
- Easily manage all your photos and video clips from one convenient place
- Compatible with iPhoto
Software Reviews of Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 [Mac]
Customer Review: Powerful Features for Snapshooters to Pro Photographers, and the UI Is Getting Better.
Summary: 4 Stars
I upgraded from Photoshop Elements 3 to PE 8, skipping versions 4 and 6, so I cannot say if it is worth upgrading from PE6 to PE8. New features that Adobe has announced for PE8 are: Recompose tool allows you to squish the elements of your picture together without distorting them if you want to change the size or aspect ratio of your photo. Photomerge Exposure allows you to easily combine 2 photos with different exposures to get the optimum foreground and background exposures. Photomerge Scene Cleaner allows you to quickly remove unwanted elements from a photo using another photo of the same scene. Smart Brushes automatically create new layers when painting selected areas. You could do these things in Elements before, but these are short-cut, easy-to-use features. There are a few more. Take a look at the demos on Adobe's web site to see if the upgrade would be worth it to you.
The upgrade was definitely worth it to me, but I'm coming from clunky PE3. The first thing I noticed is the hugely improved file browser, which is now a stand-alone application called Adobe Bridge. Quickfix is as bad as ever, but there is an additional option between Quickfix and Full Edit: Guided Edit gives you access to many of the most-used tools of Full Edit and tells you what to use them for. For example, if you want to touch up a flaw in a photo, it tells you how to use the Healing Brush and provides the brush for you. This is especially useful for brightness and contrast, which I used to find easier to correct in iPhoto than in Elements. But now we have a brightness and contrast panel in Guided Edit that works well. It's not comprehensive. For example, you may prefer to use the Clone Stamp rather than the Healing Brush for touch-ups, but it is very helpful if you want to do something straightforward and don't want a laundry list of options.
As you may have guessed, I am not a digital artist. I'm a photographer who shot slides for many years, so I am accustomed to doing my best to get it right in-camera. Touch-ups were difficult and costly. I'm still in that mode, so I use Elements for retouching, dodging and burning, cropping, color correction, and combining photos. Nothing fancy. Graphic designers, web designers, and digital artists will undoubtedly find PE8 inadequate and want CS4. PE8 doesn't support 16-bit processing for all functions. It does not offer CMYK color format. It doesn't have layer masks. Those are some of the major differences between Elements and CS4, but the capabilities of PE8 are pretty amazing.
I want to mention the Help material, because it was useless in PE3. Adobe's Help is much-improved. They have some help in the application Help section, but there is more online. The online Help is organized by what type of edit you want to perform. It's easy to navigate, and the step-by-step instructions are clear. You can also download a PDF of every help page for use offline. If you feel you need more guidance to Elements' features, I recommend Scott Kelby's "The Photoshop Elements 8 Book for Digital Photographers". Kelby's Elements books are clearly illustrated, provide step-by-step instructions, and make sense of it all. PE8 requires a Mac with Intel processor and OS 10.4.11 or later. I still can't stand Quickfix, but PE8 is a great value that serves all levels of photographers well.
Description of Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 [Mac]
Photoshop is the industry standard for photo editing, hands down. With Photoshop Elements 8 from Adobe, you can get a full-featured version of the best-selling consumer photo-editing software without the sky-high price. This version includes plenty of classic features and a handful of powerful new additions. While you may think Elements would be an under-featured version, don't worry - it has more than enough power for most people's editing needs. It just doesn't have the features used by professional designers and photographers.The newest version of the #1 selling consumer photo-editing software, Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 combines power and simplicity so you can easily go beyond the basics to tell great stories with your photos. Bring all your photos and video clips together in one convenient place where you can easily find, view, and manage them. Make your photos look extraordinary with editing options that let you whiten teeth and make skies bluer in one step; recompose photos to any size without distortion; quickly remove unwanted photo elements; combine multiple exposures into a single, perfectly lit shot; and more. And share your stories in unique photo books, scrapbook pages, web galleries, and more. Photoshop Elements works great with iPhoto!
 A complete solution for photos. | Extraordinary photos. Amazing stories.Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 software for Mac offers a complete solution for photos:
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Top reasons to buy Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac
 The toolbar says it all. |
 Quickly recompose your photos to any size. Click to enlarge. |
 Clean up and create composites with Photomerge. Click to enlarge. |
Do it all with one powerful yet easy-to-use product
Use Photoshop Elements 8 for all your photo needs. Edit and enhance photos, make unique photo creations, share in print and on the web, and easily manage your photos.
Dramatically transform your photos with easy-to-use tools
Convert your color originals to elegant, nuanced black-and-whites, or use color curves adjustments to get the perfect exposure.
| Go from flawed to phenomenal in seconds. |
 Adjust color, contrast, and lighting. |
 Whiten teeth. |
 Make skies a vibrant blue. |
Count on step-by-step assistance
Want to touch up a scratch? Create a scrapbook page? Add artistic effects that make a photo look like a pencil sketch? Photoshop Elements walks you through key steps to make it easy to get the results you want fast.
Easily create the perfect photo
Take advantage of amazing Adobe Photomerge technology to easily create perfect group shots and seamless panoramas as well as combine elements of different faces for entertaining results.
Show off your creativity with flexible layouts
Make amazing printed photo creations--like scrapbook pages, photo books, and cards--that you can customize to get exactly the look you envision.
Easily use with iPhoto
Photoshop Elements offers a complete solution for organizing, editing, creating, and sharing your photos. It is compatible with iPhoto, so when you want to go beyond the basics and do more fun stuff with your photos, count on Photoshop Elements for the power and simplicity to easily tell great stories with your photos.
Top new benefits of Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac
Recompose photos to any size without distortion
Ever want to change the size or orientation of a photo to fit a certain frame? Now you can resize--even going from landscape to portrait or vice versa--without distorting key subjects like people or buildings.
Get the best exposure
Want to capture all the details in a scene that includes light and dark areas? Snap one photo with flash on and one with flash off, and Photomerge Exposure will combine the shots into a single, perfectly lit photo.
Quickly clean your scene of unwanted elements
You took five shots of your subject, but pedestrians and cars distract from the scene in every one. Now, use Photomerge Scene Cleaner to simply brush away any elements that changed positions between photos, and create a composite with just the look you want.
Select and apply with a single stroke
Simultaneously select a specific photo area and apply incredible effects with a single stroke of Adobe Smart Brush. Improve lighting, add rich textures, and more with 8 libraries of over 50 sophisticated effects.
Go from flawed to phenomenal in seconds
Get just the photo fixes you're looking for with new one-step shortcuts that whiten teeth and make skies a vibrant blue.
Quickly retouch skin and soften other surfaces
Soften surfaces while keeping edges and details crisp with a Surface Blur filter that works great on portrait shots.
Choose the best result
Perform a full range of common photo adjustments--including color, contrast, and lighting--with just one click. Then choose the best result from a group of adjustment previews.
Share in fresh ways on the web
Share your photos in new, eye-catching web gallery templates that let you preview before you create.
Give your creations fresh looks
Experiment with new artwork and templates to give your printed creations fun and stylish new looks.
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