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Rating:  287 reviews
Sales Rank: 88
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.6 x 1.4
MPN: 29230727
Model: 29230727
UPC: 883919135830
EAN: 0883919135830
ASIN: B000UKBIEC
Release Date: October 5, 2007
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 Get better quality with 16-bit support somewhere else but not here October 7, 2007
JJ (United States)
89 out of 111 found this review helpful
From the Adobe description of this product "Get better quality with 16-bit support
Get truer, more vibrant results with support for 16-bit color." This is the reason I upgraded from version 4. Since I have been scanning negatives using 16 bit color, I was unable to use the old Elements 4 and when I saw that there was support for 16 bit color I bought this. The first thing I did was to open a tiff to remove some dust with the spot healing tool and then the message pops up that this is unsupported. It offers to degrade the image to an 8 bit image but that is what Elements 4 did also so what is the point of upgrading? Essentially I wasted $100 dollars again on something unusable. It is slow to load but I can't use it anyway. What I was using for dust removal was Photofiltre but that had a bug after several years of use that made me take another look at Elements. Now I'll file a bug report with Photofiltre and try to work with that again. This product is probably useful if you only use jpegs and are interested in the head swapping feature in those jpegs.
 Photoshop Elements Keeps Getting Better! November 5, 2007
J. Swickard (Provo, UT USA)
86 out of 87 found this review helpful
I can't advise on Vista compatibility, since I run XP. Also, it's a personal choice as to whether or not to upgrade from a previous version of Photoshop Elements. With these caveats out of the way, I'll say that Photoshop Elements 6 is the best version of Elements I've used and is a good improvement over Photoshop Elements 5 (which was a marginal improvement over Photoshop Elements 4). Since I teach Photoshop Elements on cruise ships I have to keep up with the latest version, and break it apart as I update and build new lessons. While versions 4 and 5 were great programs, Photoshop Elements 6 is an outstanding program. Just discussing the improvements in the Edit area: (1) Photomerge now has three features that work magnificently. Previously, Photomerge only had a Panorama. Adobe has drastically improved Photomerge Panorama and has added Photomerge Group Shot and Photomerge Faces to the menu. Photomerge Group Shot allows you to move people between photos (someone blinks or is looking the other way when a photo is taken) and works really well. Photomerge Faces lets you move facial features between photos (I'm still in trouble for putting a beard onto a photo of a friend's wife); (2) Quick Selection Tool, that replaced the previous Magic Selection Brush Tool, has become my favorite selection tool. It's fast and accurate, and a lot easier for new users to use than many of the other tools, such as the Magnetic Lasso Tool; (3) Clone Stamp Tool Overlay is a handy new option for use with the Clone Stamp Tool, and Elements has a Refine Edge Option that works well with the Quick Selection Tool, Lasso Tool, and Polygonal Lasso Tool. There are other improvements as well, and Adobe has retained the other useful features that worked well in Elements 4 & 5 (Straighten Tool and Magic Extractor to name just two). The one update in Elements 6 that I don't like is they removed the zoom in and out when scrolling the mouse wheel. My other critcism goes back to Elements 5 and is that to build and print a calender you have to send it off and pay for it. The one great feature in Elements 4 was that you could build calendars and print them out yourself (saving $20 per calendar), which is the one reason I'll also keep Elements 4 on my PC. Photoshop Elements 6 is well worth buying!
 Overall, it's great software October 24, 2007
David P. Roe (Sacramento, CA)
67 out of 69 found this review helpful
I didn't give it 5 stars because I know it's not perfect. But with that said, I love the program. After using trial versions of several image-editing programs, I decided on Elements 6.0 because I will eventually purchase Photoshop Lightroom and thought they would integrate well together. I also didn't want to pay the price for Photoshop CS3. I am still learning Elements, but so far I have not been disappointed.
The program works flawlessly--no glitches, hangs, crashes, or bugs. I'm running it on my 2-year-old laptop, which has Windows XP SP2, Intel Celeron M processor (1.5 GHz), and 2 GB RAM. (I don't know what my video card is; whatever came with the computer.) I would have to agree with another reviewer who said that any problems people experience with Elements 6.0 is most likely due to insufficient RAM and processor speed.
I highly recommend this program, and I look forward to learning more of its nuances.
 OK But still confusing. October 30, 2007
Mark C. Francis (Cornelius, NC USA)
57 out of 58 found this review helpful
I have used many so called graphics programs over the years, from Highly complex to simple. I am now at the point where I want functionality but not at the expense of simplicity. This product may have many features but they are not readily available nor explained very well. The only way you will know what it is capable of is by digging. Do a search for Photomerge, (which is mentioned many times) and get nothing. No written manual - online everything and very little explanation (or clear explanation, you can purchase some training if you like). It feels as though you are running multiple programs that are some how disjointed. I just did not feel that it was very intuitive and the controls were confusing - unless maybe you are a Photoshop junky - but this program is supposed to be for people who dont want all the confusion ! I just did not find it very user friendly. It may include everything but the kitchen sink - but it is not explained very well.
I have an Intel Quad CPU and an Nvidia 8800GTX OC w/over 700 meg of memory on the video card and 4 meg of on board Ram with Windows XP sp2 and a Dell 24" LCD monitor. - I found the program sluggish and just downright slow.
Corel Photo Album 6 by the way, is very fast and has a very good organizer with intuitive controls. Editing is lacking but sufficient for most tasks - Paintshop pro 11 does the rest if the Album cannot fix it. I believe Corel has Changed the name of the program with the album to Media Studio or something like that.
I have to say after using the product for a while and becoming familiar with it my opinion has changed. I highly recommend it.
I am figuring Elements out bit by bit - but it is not what I expected. I have had a couple of crazy things happen with thumbnails - do not remember exactly - thought it was just me - but may be a glitch.
Disasterous Experience November 19, 2007
Martin Jurick (Tustin, CA)
56 out of 62 found this review helpful
I have been a faithful Elements user for manAdobe Photoshop Elements 6y years. My most recent experience with Elements 6.0 has been disasterous. When I loaded the program it caused a strange malfunction to my system. Task Manager Performance window showed my CPU usage constantly at 100% making it very difficult to do anything. I finally traced it to a file called apdproxy which is loaded as part of Photoshop Album. Uninstalling Elements did not correct the problem as the uninstall program left apdproxy still installed. I have not been successful in tracking down the problem or reaching anyone at Adobe to report this problem to. I don't know if this is a fluke, an abnormal interaction with something else on my computer or a common problem. I resorted to reformatting my hard drive and reinstalling all of my software but as soon as I reinstalled Elements 6, the problems recurred.
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