The Photoshop Elements 8.0 Software for Mac from Adobe is an intuitive, yet powerful, consumer image editing application for Mac OS X. The software is designed in a way that anyone can use it, bringing the legendary power of Photoshop into the hands of even the most casual photographer.
The software features tools that let you organize images into albums, retouch photos, create digital photo albums, and share your photos with friends and family. It works hand-in-hand with iPhoto, handling editing tasks that Apple's photo organization suite cannot handle.
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Computer: Multi-core Intel Mac Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.11 through 10.5.8; Mac OS X 10.6 Memory: 512MB (1GB recommended) Graphics: 64MB VRAM Hard Drive: 2GB Display: 1024 x 768 Hardware: DVD drive Software: QuickTime 7 for multimedia features Internet connection required for Internet-based services |
| Languages | English, French, German, Japanese |
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Photoshop Elements8: A very good product
I'm an "amateur" photographer. Previously I was using PaintShop Pro8, and thought that was ok...although not very supported with tutorials and texts...
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I'm an "amateur" photographer. Previously I was using PaintShop Pro8, and thought that was ok...although not very supported with tutorials and texts...
I recently (June 2010) bought an iMac and subsequently ordered Elements8, being told by friends that I really wouldn't need the full blown Photoshop unless I was going to do a lot of cmyk printing....
So far, I am very impressed and pleased with the ability of this program to dramatically tweak and transform photos. And the included CS4 Bridge cataloguing and raw processing program is also very good. VERY GOOD!
Overall, I am quite happy with this product and look forward to learning how it "works"...Towards that end I purchased "Photoshop Elements 8, for Mac" part of the missing manual series from O'Reilly and that has been quite helpful, and "Photoshop Elements Drop Dead Lighting Techniques" which is a tutorial book which will help familiarize me with program..
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I purchased this product to become serious about my photo editing. Since I purchased it in April (from B&H) I have had repeated error messages that 'licensing for this product has expi...Read complete review
I purchased this product to become serious about my photo editing. Since I purchased it in April (from B&H) I have had repeated error messages that 'licensing for this product has expired'. This is common, I now find out, and Adobe is clueless on how to fix it. I have literally spent over 30 hours online and on the phone with various people in tech support. I have been 'guaranteed' the trouble is fixed by three different people. The problem has always reoccurred. I am now just trying to get a refund. This product simply does not work for me (nor for many others around the globe.)
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I had photoshop CS on my old pc until it died, then got a mac and decided to go with elements instead. it has pretty much all the features I need, plus with an easy user interface and not as complicated to learn. The only caveat is trying to load actions, such a pain.
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This product is just great !
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I replaced an old version and am so glad I finally upgraded! This is great for my photography business! [...]
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Elements 8 is an excellent tool for myself. The majority if not all of my shooting is done in RAW and this program allows you to first do most of your RAW editing before you completely open the file in Elements. Once it is opened the minor adjustments are quick and easy. Additionally it has allowed me to put a simple but effective watermark on all of my photos. My only complaint is that when using Digital Photo Professional to view and organize my photos I cannot simply open the picture in Photoshop the way you can with other versions of Photoshop.
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I purchased this product to become serious about my photo editing. Since I purchased it in April (from B&H) I have had repeated error messages that 'licensing for this product has expired'. This is common, I now find out, and Adobe is clueless on how to fix it. I have literally spent over 30 hours online and on the phone with various people in tech support. I have been 'guaranteed' the trouble is fixed by three different people. The problem has always reoccurred. I am now just trying to get a refund. This product simply does not work for me (nor for many others around the globe.)
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...to Photoshop Elements 8 :)
PSE8 makes life so much easier when it comes to editing than GIMP ever did. It's more stable, for one. The selection tools are 1,000 times better, and the layer adjustment tools are easy to use and really handy.
The only issue I have come across is that sometimes when opening the program, it tells me that the license has stopped working, but after that happens, all I have to do is restart the program, and everything is fine. That was happening when I was using a trial version of PS8 and I have suspicions that I didn't fully uninstall the trial before installing my purchased version and that is why this is occurring. I've spoken with several other PS8 (for mac) owners and none of them have ever had a problem with this. I will probably try *completely* uninstalling and then reinstalling PS8 at some point.
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Once you learn to find and use the tools it is very enjoyable to use,modifications to images are endless.
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I am a first time user to Photoshop. I can understand a good share of the product immediately. some of it I will have to get instruction on. I am using it for photos of my granddaughters and having a ball! Lots of photo technics to learn but lots of fun ahead also!
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PSE8 is a lot of fun. Once you've mastered the workflow and understand what the tools can do for you, the possibilities are endless. (It falls short of full-blown PS--but it's also easier to use.) The filters provide so many options for creative treatment of a photo. There is a wide variety of editing tools, and often multiple ways to do the same thing. For the beginner, or someone upgrading from a much earlier version, it might be helpful to take a class or buy a tutorial book.
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I use this product for all of my photos. It's very user friendly. It has everything you need to post process all your photos. And much more!
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I'm an "amateur" photographer. Previously I was using PaintShop Pro8, and thought that was ok...although not very supported with tutorials and texts...
I recently (June 2010) bought an iMac and subsequently ordered Elements8, being told by friends that I really wouldn't need the full blown Photoshop unless I was going to do a lot of cmyk printing....
So far, I am very impressed and pleased with the ability of this program to dramatically tweak and transform photos. And the included CS4 Bridge cataloguing and raw processing program is also very good. VERY GOOD!
Overall, I am quite happy with this product and look forward to learning how it "works"...Towards that end I purchased "Photoshop Elements 8, for Mac" part of the missing manual series from O'Reilly and that has been quite helpful, and "Photoshop Elements Drop Dead Lighting Techniques" which is a tutorial book which will help familiarize me with program..
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I use the product to edit personal pictures. It lets me take out red eyes, change the contrast, make the picture look better than when I took it.
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I found this software to be very useful for my photos.
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 is a powerful tool. I like it better than Adobe Photoshop 7.0. It has practically all the functions of a regular Photoshop, but is much cheaper. I like the layout of things better on there and the menus are easy to follow. It takes a little getting used to, but finding everything on it is pretty intuitive and easy. I highly recommend PE 8.0.
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Use this program to make slide and video presentation of family and travel photos.
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What a fabulous program! From organizing photos to creating digital scrapbook pages... this can do it all! I'm a beginner taking an online class from someone who's been using Photoshop Elements for years. I don't think I'll ever outgrow this program!
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Primarily use this for family photos and I find it easy to use although a bit more complicated that what I am used to. But there seems to be good training available through on line sources
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Smart brushes are easy to use to whiten teeth, make skies bluer, lots of uses. Levels adjustment tools are easy to use. Very solid stable platform on IMAC using Snow Leopard.
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