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Post by russinator on Jun 1, 2015 16:59:15 GMT
I've been using Photoshop for a long time and I love it. However, with CC now costing $10 a month, I'm thinking about quitting CC and going back to Elements. After using CC do you think I'd be happy with Elements? Is that a stupid question? I think it is because you have no idea who I am and what I do with CC. Maybe Elements has a free trial for people like me?
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Bayla
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Post by Bayla on Jun 1, 2015 17:14:08 GMT
For sure you can trial the latest version of Elements to decide if you want to go with it. Go to Adobe.com and you will find the trial version there. You have 30 days to try it out before you make your decision.
Bayla
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 1, 2015 17:19:47 GMT
Starting with Elements 11, Adobe made major changes in this program. It was quite an overhaul. Also, quite a few Photoshop-only features are now present in Elements.
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Post by Andy on Jun 1, 2015 23:50:17 GMT
I've asked myself the reverse question - if I should go from Elements to CC, but I haven't found something I really couldn't do in Elements that I needed CC for.
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 2, 2015 0:02:38 GMT
I've asked myself the reverse question - if I should go from Elements to CC, but I haven't found something I really couldn't do in Elements that I needed CC for. Before I went for the Adobe deal, Photoshop CC/Lightroom, I asked myself the same reverse question again and again. Now I am asking this question -- "Do I really need Photoshop?". Elements is not what it used to be; now more and more it looks like its big brother. |
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Post by bokeh on Jun 2, 2015 1:04:26 GMT
I'm not a professional photographer who makes a living from photography but I have a couple of friends who are. They both have told me in the past they like and need some of the extra functionality in Photoshop and I haven't met a professional photographer yet who has told me they do not use Photoshop. I am not a professional photographer but I do take my hobby/interest in photography seriously. For me and the type of photography I do, Elements has all the bells and whistles I am ever likely to need, but a few more would be nice  I try to take as technically correct (exposure, white-balance, focus etc) a photo as I can in the first place. I don't want to spend too much time in post processing correcting exposure, colours etc so the editing features in Elements should be more than enough to quickly and easily fine tune correctly or near correctly exposed photos, especially for non-professional photographers. But the bottom line here is I agree with Bayla and "try before you buy" HTH  |
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Post by russinator on Jun 2, 2015 22:34:55 GMT
Thanks for all the replies. I will download the 30 trial and give it a shot.
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Post by cats4jan on Jun 3, 2015 0:38:39 GMT
I have used 5 versions of PSE and one version of CC. When I was using CC, I found all those choices daunting. I never got anything done, because there was always another tweak I could try.
I am not a professional in either graphic arts or photography, but I have done some pretty complex digital scrapbooking layouts using a lot of interesting techniques. I have never found PSE to come up short. I probably would never use CC again, especially now that it's subscription.
Give the PSE trial a shot. See what you really miss and see if you can live with those limitations. It may be hard to have less control, but only you can judge.
On a side note, I was bummed when they changed CC to subscription. Although I don't use CC, I'm afraid this change is paving the way for PSE.
I do not like the concept of subscriptions. I wonder how the upgrading of a subscription works. Do you have to re-subscribe or do you automatically get the new goodies?
Otherwise, aren't you paying many times the ordinary purchase price of the software? What is the upside for the consumer? (I already know the upside for Adobe LOL)
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Post by elines on Jun 3, 2015 18:59:02 GMT
?I thought a big difference is that CC allows full use of 16 bit images whereas with (any version of) PSE you have to use 8 bit or find a work around?
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Post by Sepiana on Jun 3, 2015 19:53:30 GMT
Elements does offer support for 16-bit files, albeit a limited one. In a nutshell, these are its limitations:
You cannot work with layers.
Quite a few filters won't work (mainly the ones in the Filter Gallery).
The following tools won't work:
Selection Brush
Magic Wand
Type
Straighten
Recompose
Cookie Cutter
Brush-based tools -- Paint, Dodge, Blur, Eraser, etc.
Shape-based tools -- Custom Shape, Rectangle, Ellipse, etc.
And here is a reason for having the 16-bit option in Elements (although limited) -- third-party plug-ins. Many plug-ins (such as Topaz, Filter Forge, Nik Collection, Auto FX, the Flood filter, etc.) offer support for 16-bit files. Other plug-ins are beginning to offer such support. For example, the Fractalius filter (version 2).
Here are two documents which address the difference between Elements and Photoshop.
FAQ: Why is Photoshop Elements cheaper? What's different about Photoshop?
Why Photoshop Elements 11 Is the Best Version of Elements Yet
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Post by Andy on Jun 4, 2015 2:21:25 GMT
I do not like the concept of subscriptions. I wonder how the upgrading of a subscription works. Do you have to re-subscribe or do you automatically get the new goodies? Otherwise, aren't you paying many times the ordinary purchase price of the software? What is the upside for the consumer? (I already know the upside for Adobe LOL) You get all the upgrades for free as part of the subscription. That is the upside for you (plus you get some extra goodies with CC like some of the mobile functions and online storage, I think). However, if that doesn't matter to you and you are the type to not upgrade to every new version, then you are very likely paying more with the subscription. |
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