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Photo-Editing Software
- Best photo-editing software for most Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 *Est. $80
- Free photo editor and organizer Google Picasa 3 *Est. $0
- Free photo-editing software GIMP 2.6 *Est. $0
- Pro-level photo editor and image manager Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 *Est. $275
- Professional graphics software Adobe Photoshop CS4 *Est. $665
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- Good for most home users
- Well organized, intuitive
- Has easy "guided" level for novices
- Special effects
- Expensive if you only need simple tools
- Pros need Photoshop CS3 instead
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not for (my) newer computer, August 8, 2009I bought this product after reading the reviews for 7 thinking it would be better (there were several recommendations for 6 instead). My computer is one month old and has 64-bit Vista which, as it turns… out, is NOT compatible with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6. It took my husband a little surfing on the internet to find the info (on a forum) about the incompatiblity. We then uploaded it to the kids' three-year-old computer with XP and it worked fine (so far).
Peter Berthold, July 9, 2009photoshop elements 6, May 20, 2009good product, May 11, 2009good product, fast shipment, April 28, 2009
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This overview has a chart (in a separate window on the second page) comparing seven programs in 17 categories, with Photoshop Elements and the free Google Picasa getting Editors Choice awards.
Review: Buying Guide: Simple Photo Editors, Jan Ozer, July 11, 2007
This is a single-product review, but PC Magazine tests enough photo-editing software that the Editors Choice designation means quite a bit. When one of the negatives is that there's too many features - "bloat," says reviewer Galen Fott - you know there's nothing missing from the product.
Review: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Review, Galen Fott, April 26, 2007
3. Which.co.uk
The U.K.'s Which? is similar to Consumer Reports. Some major players are missing among the 18 photo-editing software titles reviewed, and you need to be a subscriber to read the individual reviews. Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 is among those rated.
Review: Photo-Editing Software, Editors of Which.co.uk
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 is compared against Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2; reviewer Alan Stafford says Adobe is the better choice for beginners. He also says owners of previous generations of Elements have little reason to buy the update.
Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Review, Alan Stafford, Oct. 19, 2007
This detailed review's weakness is no real comparison with non-Adobe products. Bottom line is the Photoshop Elements 6 is "designed for the non-professional" - meant as a compliment - but on the downside, there is "no Web gallery-uploading capabilities."
Review: Review: Photoshop Elements 6 Review, Leesa Snider King, March 26, 2008
6. Popular PhotographyDetails/Subscribe
Debbie Grossman says Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 is the obvious choice if you're not going to spend big bucks on Photoshop CS3, but notes one flaw on the "guided" program for novices: It doesn't teach you the tools' names to help you graduate smoothly to more advanced options.
Review: Software Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, Debbie Grossman, Dec. 2007
7. Amazon.com
About 270 owner reviews give Adobe Photoshop Elements a good average score, with about 20 percent negative. Most of the complaints cite assorted bugs, and some say it's not much of an upgrade over older versions.
Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Reviews, Contributors to Amazon.com
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