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Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

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Pros
Great new edge-refining tool
More attractive interface
Cons
New editing modes add clutter
No photo-blogging conduits

$68.99
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Review

by Alan Stafford

- Many image editing applications claim to offer the power of Adobe Photoshop but at a far friendlier price. Nearly all fail. But in an ironic twist, Adobe's Photoshop Elements 6 adds beginner-focused features that seem very similar to those in one of its main competitors, Corel's Paint Shop Pro Photo X2. Elements 6 has a couple of new features for people who have used the software before, but the main focus of this update seems to be a serious attempt to attract new, novice users--a strategy that rival image editors such as Paint Shop usually pursue. Elements 6 is a better choice for novices than Paint Shop, but if you've used Elements before, you may be disappointed with this version of it.

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User Reviews for Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

Reviewed by: irish14500

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: runs some automated commands such as 'actions' found within Photoshop. Like the Edit, create and Share portion of the application.

Weaknesses: interface is a bit kindergarten-ish expecially the round startup credit circle. Would have hoped more textures and styles and layer styles would have been created for the application. OR just added a seperate layer style to the the toolbar like within Photoshop.

Overall Evaluation: I upgraded from version 2 and see really no difference other than the black interface and the ability to import .abr files from Photoshop 7 to CS 3. Loads slower than version 2 even with an external folder for all of my plugins.
Reviewed by: richardhein

Duration of ownership: 2 Days

Strengths: Functionality same as version 5: No noticeable improvements.

Weaknesses: Poor color choice for the workspace. The dark Charcoal grey color is hard coded in the software and cannot be changed by the user. Very hard on eyes.

Overall Evaluation: The Adobe design team did an injustice to the Organizer and Editor workspace color. The background is a very dark gray charcoal color which makes using the menues and tools very difficult to see. This dark charcoal background cannot be changed and is hard coded into the software according to the tech support team from Adobe. What is also disturbing about the new interface as dark as it is when switching to or from the help system which uses a very light background is very harsh on the eyes. After much discussion with the Adobe support team I was forced to return the product and revert back to my version 5 Elements that has a much more eye appealing user interface background.

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