Adobe Photoshop Elements
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 Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 |
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| Developer(s) | Adobe Systems |
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| Stable release | 11.0 / September 25, 2012 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X |
| Type | Raster graphics editor |
| License | Commercial proprietary software |
| Website | www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html |
Adobe Photoshop Elements is a raster image editing product. Targeted at hobbyists and consumers, it is sold at a fraction (roughly 1⁄6) of the cost of its professional sibling, Adobe Photoshop CS. It contains most of the features of the professional version but with fewer and simpler options. The program allows users to create, edit, organize and share images, all from the same product.
Originally introduced alongside Photoshop version 6, Photoshop Elements targets photography enthusiasts and thus lacks many features that make it useful in a proper print production environment.[1] For example, Photoshop Elements cannot export files in the CMYK color mode (without using a third-party plug-in), supports a simplified color management system, and excludes detailed soft-proofing. It also either eliminates completely or offers simplified versions of some of the more powerful plug-ins, and instead has a number of features aimed at non-experts (such as removing the red-eye effect or changing the skin tone in a picture). An example of a redesigned feature would be the Variations correction dialog. Some versions can, however, open, edit, and save PDFs.
Photoshop LE (Limited Edition) was Adobe's consumer raster image editing product prior to the introduction of Elements. Photoshop LE had similar limitations to Elements.
Adobe has also released a new free image editing web application, Adobe Photoshop Express, with many more limitations than Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Versions [edit]
| Version | Released for Windows | Released for Mac | Following Photoshop Version |
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| Photoshop 4 LE | ~1996 | ~1996 | |
| Photoshop 5 LE | ~1999 | ~1999[2] | 5.5 February 1999 |
| 1 | April 2001 | April 2001 | 6.0 September 2000 |
| 2 | August 2002 | 2002 | 7.0 March 2002 |
| 3 | October 2004 | 2004 | CS October 2003 |
| 4 | October 2005 | 2006 | CS2 April 2005 |
| 5 | October 2006 | - | |
| 6 | October 2007 | 2008 | CS3 April 2007 |
| 7 | October 2008 | - | CS4 September 23, 2008 |
| 8 | September 2009 | September 2009 | |
| 9 | September 2010 | September 2010 | CS5 April 30, 2010 |
| 10 | September 2011[3] | September 2011[3] | |
| 11 | September 2012[4] | September 2012[4] | CS6 May 7, 2012 |
Note: PSE8 for Mac OS does not work on Mac OS X with Russian, Polish, Czech and some other primary languages.
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A screen shot of the earlier Photoshop Elements 3.0
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A picture showing the "Filter" examples of Photoshop Elements 5.0
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The sumi-e and poster edges effects
Further reading [edit]
- Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop Elements 11, by Mike Wooldridge and Brianna Stuart
- The Photoshop Elements 11 Book for Digital Photographers, by Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 for Photographers, by Philip Andrews
- How to Cheat in Elements 9, by Asch & Caplin
- Photoshop Elements 4 Solutions, by Mikkel Aaland
- Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing Manual, by Barbara Brundage
- The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 4, by Richard Lynch
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Barkey, Jonathan (Jul-Aug 2001). "Software". American Photo (Hachette Filipacchi Magazines) 12 (4): p.92. ISSN 1046-8986. Reviews of the new Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Photoshop 6.0
- ^ Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE - Macworld
- ^ a b Gushiken, Cari (September 19, 2011). "A Decade of Fun: Introducing Adobe Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements 10!". Photoshop.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Hogarty, Tom (September 24, 2012). "Announcing Photoshop Elements 11 & Premiere Elements 11". Photoshop.com. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Photoshop at the Open Directory Project
- Adobe Photoshop Elements at the Open Directory Project
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