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    nigelf22
    10 Sep 2004 - 9:09 AM
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    I have a copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2. Are there any major differences between this and Photoshop 7. I have a couple of reference books for 7 and can't see the diff. Is Elements a truncated version? Thanks in anticp....

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    Simon E
    10 Sep 2004 - 10:01 AM
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    Don't know if this answers your question....

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    nigelf22
    10 Sep 2004 - 10:09 AM
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    er... not immediately Simon, but thanks for responding. I'll register with them and repeat the question if no other answers forthcoming here...

    atelier44
    10 Sep 2004 - 10:59 AM
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    I upgraded from Elements 2 to Photoshop 7 for one reason - Levels.

    This is a really powerful tool that I use a great deal.

    There are a lot more differences. I think this is what you need.....

    Adobe

    strawman
    10 Sep 2004 - 11:23 AM
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    Level are in Photoshop Elements!!!!

    Carabosse
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    10 Sep 2004 - 11:26 AM
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    Absolutely - Levels is the facility in Elements I use most often!

    strawman
    10 Sep 2004 - 11:30 AM
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    As simon has indicated the Hidden Powers expands Elements but not to the full level. Its a question of how far you want to go. For photography I find levels, curves and layers the most usefull. For me I see no need to go further.

    squelcher
    10 Sep 2004 - 11:37 AM
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    You can do most things in Elements,that you can in photoshop. If you have the time & patiance to try different things.
    Try out Digital Photo magazine with it's cover cd & lessons,you'll be surprised what you can do, even reading the photoshop stuff & working a way to do it in elements.

    graeme

    nigelf22
    10 Sep 2004 - 12:53 PM
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    Thanks to all. I'll be upgrading to 7, might as well have it all!

    strawman
    10 Sep 2004 - 1:13 PM
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    If you don't need it why not save the money? For photography there is not much in Photoshop7 that is not in elements.

    LAF
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    10 Sep 2004 - 3:04 PM
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    Elements only works with 8bit images so was a no-go for us. If this isn't a problem and you're not seeing the other diferences then you probably don't need them yet.

    Lee.

    nigelf22
    10 Sep 2004 - 4:45 PM
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    Thanks again all...found a suitable text book for Elements at my local PC World, but not the Photoshop 7 software!

    I had noticed an odd layering effect (a radiating pattern from the brightest part of the image)in a sky scene on my monitor but I haven't figured out why...

    strawman
    10 Sep 2004 - 10:07 PM
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    Do inkjet printers support more that 24bit colour resolution (8bits per color)?

    Um, I am the author of The Hidden Power of Photoshop CS and The Hidden Power of Photoshop, and i have seen NO REASON discussed here that is a reason to move to Photoshop. "The best" isn't necessary for everyone, or we would all have million dollar offset presses in our homes. Most do QUITE WELL with inkjets, at much less the cost.

    Do you do a lot of CMYK work? Do you need Image Ready for web work? Do you have an immediate need to work in 16 bit? Do you absolutely have to have the pen tool?

    If you don't have these immediate needs, you may not need Photoshop. i can show you how to work with Elements to do just about everything else. See: http://hiddenelements.com...or send me an email with a question: thebookdoc@aol.com

    Richard Lynch
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    hiddenelements.com

    arcasey
    11 Sep 2004 - 7:42 AM
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    Anyone use PhotoImpact XL?

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