- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $99.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: January 20, 2009
- Total Downloads: 2,503,958
- Downloads last week: 11,783
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A newer version of Adobe Photoshop Elements is available.
(Download doesn't provide access to previous versions of this program.)
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 102 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
With an impressive collection of flexible tools, Adobe Photoshop Elements is one of the most powerful consumer-level photo editors around. Batch processing, image layering, cloning, and Web optimization are just a few of the software's time-saving tools.
It's taken a while for Elements to crawl out from the shadow of its celebrity sibling, Photoshop, but these days you'd be hard-pressed to find similarities between the two. There's the occasional familiar dialog box and a handful of traditional Photoshop interface quirks that may elude newbies, but if Photoshop CS is the "pro" version, Elements is for the average consumer.
Overall, there seems to be more and better creative content in Elements 5, and it's generally easier to use than its predecessor. The organizer and photo downloader have buckets of new features, including useful tweaks to stacking, map integration, and more. However, the imaging tools aren't keeping pace. The new additions--black-and-white conversion, curve-based correction, distortion correction, and a different take on sharpening--offer little more than new interfaces for old problems.
The tutorials and help tools do a great job of demystifying the labyrinthine interface, but if you're looking for a basic tool for common graphic tasks, there are plenty of lower-priced options that are much easier to master. Photoshop Elements is definitely worth a look, though, if you're looking for a significant boost in creativity and productivity.
Publisher's description
From Adobe Systems :Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 combines power and simplicity so you can make ordinary photos extraordinary; tell engaging stories in beautiful, personalized creations for print and the Web; and easily find and view all your photos. And now, extend the capabilities of your photo-editing software with new Photoshop.com Plus membership. Version 7 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
What's new in this version:
Version 7 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 102 votes
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Version: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
"Great program but has compatibility problems"
Pros: Lots of good feature, especially the touch up, It does a good job on dust spots and color temperature controls.
Cons: It stops responding way to easy. It seems to have problems working with certain other programs in the back ground and no fixes are yet out thee. Babylon and elements don't like each other.
Summary: I use elements to edit my photos for illustration in materials I use for teaching and publishing. Babylon is helpful for translation and other language issues; I work in two or three languages. To try and use Elements in this work simultaneously, ... read more >>
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Version: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
"I couldn't get the update, is my version legit?"
Pros: unfortunately i couldn't get it but my old version works well for me.
Cons: as above, maybe i will need to buy it in the future
Summary: i guess it must be good
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Version: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
"WELL I LOVE MY MOM CUZ SHE WAS REALLY NICE AND GOOD TO."
Pros: I LIKE IT BECAUSE U CAN DO ALOIT OF THINGS LIKE COLOR OF UR \EYES AND THE COLOR OF YOUR FACE BUT THE GOOOD THINGS ABOUT THE **** IS I LIKE IT ALOT CUZ U CAN PLAY TALK AND U CAN JUST BE U ON HERE........................................................
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Version: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
Pros: lots of features
does a good job editing photos
good print resolution optionsCons: not enough print packages - I would like to be able to create my own package
some features seem difficult to use (may just be me)
can be a little slow to loadSummary: I have several photo editing programs installed on my computer (most are part of multi media programs like Roxio). I find that I use only Photoshop Elements when I am dealing with pictures. It offers more options and is relatively easy to use.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
Pros: It is easy to learn when it does work. Vesion 4 worked most of the time over this version.
Cons: I bought this product 3 days ago. I have installed this product on 2 PC's, one using Windows Vista and the other XP. They program crashes on both PC's. I re-installed the product with no change in its function.
Summary: Customer support is only available M-F until 5pm central time, so if you work during the week, they are useless to helping you unless you take your PC to work.
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