how to compare Adobe Photoshop, Elements?

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Robert_L._Carroll
Dec 20, 2007
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Newbie here.

Daughter in high school, taking graphics course with Adobe Photoshop CS2, teacher wants parents to buy Photoshop. I have Corel Draw and Photo-Paint, but these are not used at school.

Is there a way of comparing the differences between Photoshop CS3, Photoshop Elements and the Elements Bundle? Adobe web site seems not to have a good way of comparing that I can find. Is Elements almost as good as CS3, or is it similar to Picassa and other simple photo touch-up programs?
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Donald_Reese
Dec 20, 2007
here is some reading for you. i would get cs3 if money is not an issue, but reading may help you decide.

<http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/vs_elements.html>
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Wolf_Eilers
Dec 20, 2007
Pen tool and paths, pen tool and paths …

As long as Elements is missing the ability to build and manipulate vector paths — especially important for graphics work — then Photoshop will always trump Elements.

I also assume your daughter qualifies for an Educational licence which might offset the hefty Photoshop cost.
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Andrei_Doubrovski
Dec 20, 2007
And here is some more info:
< http://simplephotoshop.com/photoshop_elements/photoshopeleme nts_vs_photoshop.htm>
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Don_McCahill
Dec 20, 2007
Talk to your child’s teacher. While a college course might require a purchase of the software, a high school course should not. I suspect your daughter _wants_ you to buy the software, and is using the school as an excuse. I cannot imagine that all 30 students in the class will be buying the software.

No doubt there are options for doing homework on the school machines, or there will be no homework on that course.

(That said, if she is interested in graphic design, you might want to make the $300 hit for an educational license. Graphic design is a good career choice.)

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