First Look: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
Photoshop elements offers an excellent blend of user-friendly features with pro-quality processing under the hood
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There’s plenty to like about the new Adobe Photoshop Elements 7, including some new tools that make image editing even easier. Elements 7 borrows a few of these from Photoshop CS, including the Smart Brush tool that lets you edit lighting, color and textures, and add more than 50 filter effects with simple layer adjustments, plus the Photomerge Scene Cleaner that helps you remove subjects or backgrounds from two or more images by combining them together to create one photo without the unwanted objects. Elements 7 is currently Windows-only (version 6 is available for Mac users). List Price: $99. Contact: Adobe, (800) 833-6687, www.adobe.com.Photomerge Scene Cleaner
Want a photo of a scene without people walking through it? Take two or more shots from the same perspective (use a tripod), then use the Photomerge Scene Cleaner to blend these images and remove unwanted elements.
Smart BrushThis tool allows you to apply layer adjustments to specific portions of your photo for color and tonality. Choose a preset and then brush the correction onto the photo.
Organize
Under the Organize tab, you’ll find all the tools you need to bring some order to your photos. They’re automatically organized by date, and you also can add and edit keyword tags, categories and subcategories.
Working With RAW
Photoshop Elements 7 supports most common RAW image formats, letting you open, process and edit them through the Camera Raw dialog box.
Fast Photo Search
This allows you to locate images by searching for keywords, dates and times shot, album names, specific content or metadata information.
Photoshop.com
Elements 7 comes with a Photoshop.com membership that includes 2 GB of online storage for your photos and an interactive online album that you can share with your family and friends.
Magic Extractor
Under the Image drop-down menu, you can find the Magic Extractor, which allows you to remove unwanted elements or backgrounds from your image with a simple Brush tool.
Effects This palette is dedicated to various filter effects like Blur and artistic effects like Colored Pencil, Paint Daubs, Watercolor and Brush Strokes. You also can add Distortion, Noise, Texture and many other unique effects.
Quick FixUse the Quick Fix panel to apply red-eye removal, whiten teeth or adjust the blue sky in a picture. It also has a High Contrast Red Filter adjustment to create a high-contrast black-and-white image.
Guided EditThis innovative feature provides guidance and support around specific editing tasks with thorough explanations that guide you through the various processes. With the Guided Edit function, you can do basic photo edits like cropping, lighting, exposure and color corrections, and touch up scratches and blemishes. It’s a great place to start for those new to the digital darkroom.
Clint makes this comment
Wednesday, 01 April 2009
PSE7
I own PSE 4,5,6,&7. Adobe has made one change that started with PSE6, which I don't like. With PSE5, I could use my scroll wheel to enlarge or reduce the image size when I'm working on it (like cloning). Adobe taken this feature out, and now I have to click on the magnifer glass to either enlarge/reduce the picture. This is a waste of time. Because of this, I have both PSE7 and PSE5 on my computer. I do most of the work using PSE5 and switch to PSE7, for features not found in PSE5.Madeline makes this comment
Wednesday, 01 April 2009
PSE's Control
I had PSE 4 or 5 on my laptop, which for a couple of years I used with a bigger monitor and keyboard as a desktop. I hated the way it tried to take over my comptuer and force me into things. If ever I made a deletion or name change simply in My Pictures after taking files into the Organizer, they were all messed up. Once when I got far behind and downloaded a lot of new pictures, I wanted to first go through them in My Pictures and delete the obviously bad ones, but the next time I tried to enter PSE for something else, it told me it detected new pictures, and did I want to bring them into PSE? But there was only an "okay" to click on, no way that I could say no. It wouldn't even let me exit without answering yes or turning off the computer. Recently a friend helped me set up a new desktop, and I told him not to install PSE for fear it would take over, but now I'm not sure how best to organize my pictures or whether all the time I spent tagging old ones will simply be wasted.Rick makes this comment
Wednesday, 01 April 2009
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Saturday, 04 April 2009
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Im new to all this digital technology, and i am interested in learning photo shop, what photo shop do you suggest would be good for a total beginner? I know nothing about it. Thank youWayne makes this comment
Saturday, 04 April 2009
Elements 7
I have previously owner Elements 3, 4 and 5 and just recently upgraded to 7. I love the Organizer and have my catagories and tags worked out to suit my preferences. Primarily I only use the "Full Edit" program starting with the Adobe Raw processor. Other than the slide show and back-up features, I don't use any other of the "extras" that are available. To get the most out of the editing program, I would very strongly recommend Scott Kelby's Photoshop Elements 7 for Digital Photographers! Photoshop Elements gives me just about everything I could ever want for my image processing at an amazing price.kumar Bista makes this comment
Saturday, 11 April 2009
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Friday, 29 May 2009
Beginner
I'm a beginner also, and find this magazine is perfect for me!Clone makes this comment
Monday, 08 June 2009
Have a Take
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Tuesday, 09 June 2009
PSE 7
When is Adobe going to release Elements & for Mac???