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Summary: Photshop review
Comment: Photshop was everythig I wanted and more.!! I am still learning about the advanced techniques but it really is a simple program to use and not expensive
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Summary: Very Bad Quality!!!
Comment: I paid for a new product, but in turn recieved a used product which had been repackaged. The reason I know it was used is because the CD had a gooey gummy film on it that I had to get off on my own. It was clearly not new, and I feel jipped..
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Summary: VOID OF DOCUMENTATION
Comment: I like the capabilities of the product, but it would help if documentation was available with the product when it arrives. For us amateurs, it is made difficult to use when information regarding the product is not readily available when you open the box
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Summary: Photoshop Elements
Comment: In the photo and video world of many choices, Adobe Photoshop Elements is straightforward and easy to use. On the pro side, I don't think I've ever even opened the manual or the help screens to be able to process my photos whether it's fixing color, size or shape. It's exactly what I needed for a fairly avid photographer but by no means a profeesional. It upload from both my Kodak and Nikon cameras worked without issue. If there are cons to the product it's with Adobe's fairly common problem (to me) is transitioning from previous versions to the current. It didn't prompt me to to remove the old version nor is it neccessary but I honestly don't see the need to keep multiple old copies. The phot albums have to be reprocessed again to cut down on your searches. I would reccomend the product to anyone who is not a professional photographer
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Summary: Difficult to use and then...CRASH!
Comment: I had been using Microsoft Digital Image 2006 for all my photos for two years and it served me well and worked great! It was also very easy to navigate and clean up photos. However, they are not making an upgrade of this product anymore unless you go Vista from XP. I decided to buy the Adobe Elements 6 for Windows XP. It was a big mistake. Here is what I did not like and what is unacceptable.
1. I did not like that every time you changed anything to a photo, it created a separate version of the photo. That means- 4 changes- 4 separate .jpeg files. (Yes- if your photo is 2MB- you now have 4 x 2MB = 8MB of the same photo albeit 3 versions are enhanced on your HD) Digital photo enthusiasts swear that this is the way to go, so you always have your original. If I loved the original- why would I want to change it anyway? I did not like this function.
2. I found it difficult to navigate around and figure everything out. (and that was the easy basic stuff) I planned on spending another $30.00 for a "how-to" book for all the advanced editing. Glad I waited on that!
3. After making corrections it is extremely difficult to figure out how to save everything. There is no "done" option. You have to save or save as and your task is still not complete. There are also some other options that come up after you save your "fixed" .jpeg photos. You will not know what these mean, but you click "OK" anyway. If you do not exit properly after the "changes are made" --even after you save your fixed photo--the screen will have a "lock" icon and read "picture in edit mode". Far too difficult and time consuming, not to mention frustrating, in my opinion.
4. CRASH- Recently when I tried to save a fixed photo(s)- the software got an error and crashed. This happened on any photo when trying to "save" the photos after enhancement. Rebooting does not help. In the newsgroups on this product I have read that this has been happening to others with V. 6.0 and earlier versions on Windows and Macs recently! What good is it if it crashes when you try to make changes? In some of the newsgroup posts I read, some people are justing waiting for an update fix. Yikes- Not me, I dumped the product off my HD. Unacceptable!
5. $100.00 flushed down the drain; only to go back to my "old" software.
6. There is some good news! Because the software pulls the files off the folders where you keep your photos on the HD-- you can delete the software from your system and go back to your old program without deleting or destoying any of the photos. I then spent an hour deleting the 6 versions (.jpg) of the photos that I enhanced when the software did not crash.
In summary: If you are a professional photographer or have used the previous versions of "elements" and know how to "work everything", this may be for you. (if it does not crash)--For the person that just takes pictures of their kids and family with a digital camera and wants a program that is easy to use and just gets the job done by clicking "DONE" with no problems...look to another program.
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