photoshop elements 2 or ps 7?

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grant walker
Aug 15, 2005
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hello,
I recently purchased a camera and an Epson scanner, they both came with Photoshop elements 2. I had previously used paint shop pro but I thought with all the good things I had heard about Photoshop I would try it out as I now had elements 2. the big problem I have is that the magazines on photography or digital editing all refer to the full Photoshop version, not elements.

does this make much difference to the magazine tutorials or should I search for elements 2 specific tutorials? what are the main differences in elements 2 and Photoshop 7?

I have an Epson perfection 4990 scanner, an ip 5000 canon printer and a dc70 Panasonic camera so I have a good set up for doing digital images, do I need to spend hundreds of dollars more on Photoshop 7 or is elements 2 ok?

I have decided to go with using elements 2 rather than paint shop pro after I scanned, imported, downloaded pics direct into psp and elements using the same equipment and using both default settings and some basic cleaning up filters. I tried many different images and looking at them printed out side by side I think the elements images are better.

thanks for the advice,
grant.
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birdman
Aug 16, 2005
Learn Elements 2 (or 3) and do not buy the full Photoshop until or unless you know why you would need it.
One of the main advantages of Adobe products over Paintshop is the Adobe method of color management.
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Geoff Realname
Aug 16, 2005
Good advice: I use Elements 2, fine for home stuff and beyond. You can find Elements info online, e.g:

http://myjanee.home.insightbb.com/tutorialselements.htm

I’m in UK, we have a mag called Digital Photo which uses Elements for some of its tutorials; you might be able to get it where you are.

Geoff

birdman wrote:
Learn Elements 2 (or 3) and do not buy the full Photoshop until or unless you know why you would need it.
One of the main advantages of Adobe products over Paintshop is the Adobe method of color management.

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Bobby Edwards
Aug 16, 2005
It all depends what you want to do. If you want to drive on a motway buy a saloon: if you want to go cross country try a 4×4.

Same with PS. If you’re a pro the PS is the industry standard. If you’re an amatuer and just starting and just want to improve, crop, sharpen and may be play with some filters then Elements will do

But if you are the latter steer well clear of colour management. It will drive you mad for no end result You’ll finsih with pictures on screen and through your printer which bear no relation to each other. It ‘s dsigned for pros using different monitors, pro printers and the like so that what they prepare in their studios, is accurately printed by their print shops and shows the same on their clients’ monitros somewhere else. All very fine. But if you just want to print your own phtos on a domestic colour jet or view them on screen or through your TV don’t even think about coloue management. the loony bins are full of people who did and failed and the landfill sites are full of failed trial prints!

Bobby E

"Geoff Realname" wrote in message
Good advice: I use Elements 2, fine for home stuff and beyond. You can find Elements info online, e.g:

http://myjanee.home.insightbb.com/tutorialselements.htm

I’m in UK, we have a mag called Digital Photo which uses Elements for some of its tutorials; you might be able to get it where you are.
Geoff

birdman wrote:
Learn Elements 2 (or 3) and do not buy the full Photoshop until or unless you know why you would need it.
One of the main advantages of Adobe products over Paintshop is the Adobe method of color management.
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Mike Russell
Aug 16, 2005
Many people do sophisticated and beautiful work in Elements. I would go a bit further in recommending Elements. If Photoshop is a hummer with 300 watt woofers, built in piano bar, and observation deck, Elements is a Willy’s jeep with jacked up suspension, custom roll bars, and cup holders.

It’s more powerful than early versions of Photoshop: Camera Raw and layers for example. If you can imagine a group that goes for months without a single flame there is a very large and friendly user community in the PS Elements List on Yahoo.

Sara Froelich gives a class on elements that will get you rolling in no time for a very small fee, and you can continue to ask her, and others, questions on the group.

One missing feature of Elements is support for curves and the Lab color space, but – ahem – there is a product that addresses that and your total cost is still a fraction of the cost of Photoshop.
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Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com
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Geoff Realname
Aug 17, 2005
Mike Russell wrote:
Many people do sophisticated and beautiful work in Elements. I would go a bit further in recommending Elements. If Photoshop is a hummer with 300 watt woofers, built in piano bar, and observation deck, Elements is a Willy’s jeep with jacked up suspension, custom roll bars, and cup holders.
It’s more powerful than early versions of Photoshop: Camera Raw and layers for example. If you can imagine a group that goes for months without a single flame there is a very large and friendly user community in the PS Elements List on Yahoo.

Sara Froelich gives a class on elements that will get you rolling in no time for a very small fee, and you can continue to ask her, and others, questions on the group.

One missing feature of Elements is support for curves and the Lab color space, but – ahem – there is a product that addresses that and your total cost is still a fraction of the cost of Photoshop.

Also try
http://www.hiddenelements.com/
for book and additional tools – but still go to Mike’s site:)

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