KenGoff 0 #1 August 30, 2006 My kids are after me to get them Photo Shop for their birthday. The $600 for the full version is too expensive. Question: Is Elements a reduced version of the the full version? Is it good? Thanks in advance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KenGoff 0 #2 August 30, 2006 Am I killing my own threads now?? Somebody throw me a bone!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #3 August 30, 2006 It depends on what aspects of the program they're looking for... Elements is a decent graphics program that's alot more affordable than PhotoShop... another option could be Paint Shop Pro... again, it depends on what they're doing with it...The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KenGoff 0 #4 August 31, 2006 QuoteIt depends on what aspects of the program they're looking for... Elements is a decent graphics program that's alot more affordable than PhotoShop... another option could be Paint Shop Pro... again, it depends on what they're doing with it... They are wanting to improve digital photos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #5 August 31, 2006 In that case I'm pretty sure you can demo Paint Shop Pro... I've used it to 'enhance' digital photos before with fairly decent results (I'm far from an expert)... and the price isn't all that great compared to PhotoShop...The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #6 August 31, 2006 Elements is a reduced version of the full Photoshop; it is often given away with hardware, such as a scanner (that's why I have an unused copy of it.) If your kids are planning to create documents intended for going to a color printing press, Elements won't do it. But if they're cleaning up digital snapshops for printing on an inkjet or posting on a web site, Elements is fine. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KenGoff 0 #7 August 31, 2006 Excellent. Thanks all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kelpdiver 2 #8 August 31, 2006 the key feature missing is Curves. It does add a lot of "Easy Button" to do common tasks. Elements should be adequete. You might want to look for the bundle package with their movie editing Premier Elements package as well if you use camcorders much. I think it's $99 for both. http://www.nothingbutsoftware.com/Catalog_type.asp?ProductCode=33901&d=1 The Gimp is free and has virtually the same feature set as the full blown PS, perhaps (maybe not) clumsier with the interface. If they only care about results, it works fine. Imagemagick is free. It's not a photo editor, but can do lots of conversions, create montages and clickable image maps for html. One other note - academic pricing for Adobe is pretty good - I think you'd need a college ID to get it. Doubt HS is sufficient. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Nightingale 0 #9 August 31, 2006 If your kids are in school, you can buy them the education version of photoshop, which is a lot cheaper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
kelpdiver 2 #8 August 31, 2006 the key feature missing is Curves. It does add a lot of "Easy Button" to do common tasks. Elements should be adequete. You might want to look for the bundle package with their movie editing Premier Elements package as well if you use camcorders much. I think it's $99 for both. http://www.nothingbutsoftware.com/Catalog_type.asp?ProductCode=33901&d=1 The Gimp is free and has virtually the same feature set as the full blown PS, perhaps (maybe not) clumsier with the interface. If they only care about results, it works fine. Imagemagick is free. It's not a photo editor, but can do lots of conversions, create montages and clickable image maps for html. One other note - academic pricing for Adobe is pretty good - I think you'd need a college ID to get it. Doubt HS is sufficient. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #9 August 31, 2006 If your kids are in school, you can buy them the education version of photoshop, which is a lot cheaper. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
