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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / Digital Photo / December 2005Photoshop Elements 2
I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to start? Is this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? > I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to > start? Is this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? The current version of Elements is 4.0 Version 2.0 is kind of old.  SignatureJoseph Meehan Dia duit > I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to start? > Is this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? Considering you can find version 4 for about $50, I don't think that is a good deal. Go for the current version, you will be glad you did. I couldn't find Elements 4 for less than $89.95 >> I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to start? >> Is this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? > Considering you can find version 4 for about $50, I don't think that is a > good deal. Go for the current version, you will be glad you did. > I couldn't find Elements 4 for less than $89.95 > >>> I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to start? >>> Is this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? >> Considering you can find version 4 for about $50, I don't think that is a >> good deal. Go for the current version, you will be glad you did. Depends on where you live, I guess. I believe Sam's Club has it cheaper. www.Softwareoutlet.com cost? $55 It's an OEM version and comes with a cheapo digital camera to get around Adobe's OEM marketing rules. > I couldn't find Elements 4 for less than $89.95 > > >> I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to start? > >> Is this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? > > Considering you can find version 4 for about $50, I don't think that is a > > good deal. Go for the current version, you will be glad you did. Dowload a program call The Gimp. You can get it from http://www.gimp.org. It does everything the full blown version of Photoshop does and it's 100% free! > Dowload a program call The Gimp. You can get it from > http://www.gimp.org. It does everything the full blown version of > Photoshop does and it's 100% free! Very capable program with a terrible user interface, and a learning curve similar to Mt. Everest! Funny, I read somewhere that a person used E2 because it was less clutterred and more user friendly. He/she said that E3 and E4 were too busy, and that E2 was much easier to use. Now I am really confused. Is there really that much of a difference between 2, 3 and 4??? >> Dowload a program call The Gimp. You can get it from >> http://www.gimp.org. It does everything the full blown version of >> Photoshop does and it's 100% free! >> > Very capable program with a terrible user interface, and a learning curve > similar to Mt. Everest! > Funny, I read somewhere that a person used E2 because it was less clutterred > and more user friendly. He/she said that E3 and E4 were too busy, and that I certainly preferred the Elements 2 user interface to the Elements 3 one, but Elements 3 added sufficient extra features to make the bulk (it loads *slowly*) and cluttered interface worth putting up with. 2, 3 and 4 all seem to be essentially the same 'engine' with different features exposed in different ways. pete Signaturepete@fenelon.com "there's no room for enigmas in built-up areas" - HMHB. >Funny, I read somewhere that a person used E2 because it was less clutterred >and more user friendly. He/she said that E3 and E4 were too busy, and that >E2 was much easier to use. >Now I am really confused. >Is there really that much of a difference between 2, 3 and 4??? The comment was made about Gimp, not Elements. >>> Dowload a program call The Gimp. You can get it from >>> http://www.gimp.org. It does everything the full blown version of >>> Photoshop does and it's 100% free! >>> >> Very capable program with a terrible user interface, and a learning curve >> similar to Mt. Everest! SignatureBill Funk Replace "g" with "a" funktionality.blogspot.com > Funny, I read somewhere that a person used E2 because it was less clutterred > and more user friendly. He/she said that E3 and E4 were too busy, and that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> Very capable program with a terrible user interface, and a learning curve >> similar to Mt. Everest! I have 2 and 3, but didn't see enough difference in 3 and 4 to upgrade. I haven't loaded PSE2 since getting 3 as it is markedly more powerful. I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to start? Is this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? Better buy PSP9 SignatureBuy photos with license Sell your photos http://fotobank.tivi.net.pl/linki.html I've used versions 1,2 and 3 and, frankly could live happily with any of them. They all have features well beyond what most of us need, particularly for post-processing images from our cameras. What I do not like about 3.0 is that it is a very heavy program, laden with organizer, etc. that can really grab memory and disc space. I've done my best to disable things I don't want. Even on my memory and processor rich systems it is pretty heavy and slow to load. . So, my short answer is for you to look carefully at each version to make a determination of what it is you want to do with your images. But for basic editing, becoming familiar with how the product line works, etc. I think 2.0 for twenty bucks is just fine. I'm using Elements 2, and the free www.Imagenomic.com Noiseware Community Edition if I need noise reduction. They together have all the features I need. The start up of Elements 2 is not rapid, it's like starting the latest Adobe Reader, and if the newer versions are more cluttered and slower still, I don't know. $20 is no big deal either. The pro Adobe software (CS) have color separation facilities for pro printers, that the pros need and therefore have to spend the big dollars on, while we amateurs and enthusiasts don't need that, and can save our money for better purposes. One important thing to know is that all Adobe photo editing software use the same (patented) computing algoritms for resampling the images. Other photo editing software brands may not always give such good results. Ytraining and knowlegde is the key to success with any software. Try to learn how to use the histogram an the level tool and go from there. There are some step by step tutorials on the net. /per I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to start? Is this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? Photoshop elements are bundled with many products like cameras, scanners, computers, etc. I once gave one such CD to a friend because I already have photoshop. Because of this reason, I would never buy elements software -- I feel I'm paying for something that I could get for free. And if you look on ebay, many sellers are selling elements2 for around $18 (plus shipping). Those that do not state it is a retail box software are probably selling just a CD, the kind that is bundled. Don't buy from sellers that is not straight forward up front. IMO, the cheapest way to learn is to download a free trial version of version 4 from adobe. It would probably expire in 30 days or have the "save" disabled. Corel also have free trial for photo paint. It is similar to photoshop elements. > I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to start? Is > this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Corel also have free trial for photo paint. It is similar to photoshop > elements. Same could be said for much other software, I got what I consider a great package with my dvd burner (external). Even included a dvd player and slide show software as well as mastering and packet writing stuff. Dave Cohen WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! You are confusing PhotoPaint with Paintshop Pro! PhotoPaint is similar to Elements the same way Photoshop CS is similar to Elements. PhotoPaint is a professional level editor and is currently the only viable competition to PSCS, though PP is starting to show its age and desperately needs a new version. There is no free download of PhotoPaint. It is a part of the Corel Graphics Suite, if you want to try PP12 for free, you have to download the entire free trial of CGS. This is do-able if you aren't on dial-up but a challenge if you are. > I have a chance to buy Elements 2 for $20. Is it a good place to start? Is > this a good, inexpensive way to learn Adobe PS Elements 2? [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Corel also have free trial for photo paint. It is similar to photoshop > elements. |
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