We have sifted through the many reviews to put together a brief overview for those relatively new to the Adobe Elements upgrade (Photoshop Elements 5.0) that was released late 2006. This product is the "best" software for organizing your photos, editing and enhancing, and sharing them we have seen. Though for less money (retail price $35.99 vs $89.95) products like ScrapbookMax and Scrapbook Factory Deluxe offer basic scrapbooking tools, you will appreciate how thorough Adobe has been in including tools for the workflow actually at hand. This product excels at organizing, image editing, and yet perhaps the most signifigant feature in this version of Photoshop Elements, for us, is the ability to create photo albums with the flexability of a digital layout.
There are videos to watch, user articles to read, and please visit both the Photoshop Elements Technique website for additional tutorials, and The Tapestry Digital store for books or to purchase the software.
I. ADOBE®
Photoshop® Elements 5.0 software and Adobe Premiere® Elements 3.0 software allow you to show off your photos and home videos in creative, entertaining ways. Even use them together to take your photos and videos to new heights.
Outline of video:
Easy downloading of photos
Photo organization
Editing photos - quick fix, full edit
Convert to black and white
Spot healing brush
Correct camera distortion
Creations: Layouts, album pages, slide shows
Sharing: Photo galleries, Mapping
Video review interview: Play here
digital scrapbooking instructor
Outline of video:
Common interface - Ease of use
Downloader - camera to computer
Slide shows - animate photo slide shows
Freeze frame - video capture, edit, print
Web sharing (flash)
With Adobe's release of Photoshop Elements 5.0 and Premiere Elements 3.0, "Photoshop Elements Techniques" newsletter and website has created two free online Learning Centers highlighting new features and training for the new photo and video editing programs. The Learning Center includes video tutorials covering functions for editing, retouching and sharing digital photos and video; a software review by Matt Kloskowski; and Frequently Asked Questions to help photo and video enthusiasts decide whether the upgrade is right for them.
"Adobe "Photoshop Elements Techniques" newsletter and its companion web site are produced by KW Media Group, parent company of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Photoshop User magazine, Layers magazine and the new Adobe Illustrator Techniques newsletter. KW Media Group is one of the largest and most respected educational and training organizations in the graphics and digital imaging industry worldwide.
"Adobe "Photoshop Elements Techniques" newsletter and its companion web site are produced by KW Media Group, parent company of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Photoshop User magazine, Layers magazine and the new Adobe Illustrator Techniques newsletter. KW Media Group is one of the largest and most respected educational and training organizations in the graphics and digital imaging industry worldwide.
PSE 5.0 Preview (PDF file)
Digital Photo Layouts (sample video: These video clips require the free Quicktime player / plugin.) New ways to make your layouts even better ! This is a great example of how to create album layouts with Photoshop.
III. USER REVIEWS:
A Software Review - PSE 5.0
by Nancy Dennis
Member of the Sarasota Personal Computer Users Group, Inc.
by Nancy Dennis
Member of the Sarasota Personal Computer Users Group, Inc.
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