 "Won't run on Windows XP" | 2007-12-08 |
| - Reviewed By jackorr3 |
| This is a terrible program. I installed it twice, and it gets error messages and won't run. I called the help phone number and I end up with a porn site. I want my money back. |
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| "Adobe Rip Off. Are you next?" | 2007-12-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3FMLYRCPR9HRJ |
Don't buy Elements 4.0. I bought this version 2 years ago for a lot of money and now it has stopped working due to a "program error" whenever you try to open a photo. Adobe will not offer a patch but will sell you a newer version. Wait until that happens with their later versions.
Instead, buy uLead Photoimpact 12. It costs less, and isn't Adobe.
Adobe's monopoly needs to end. |
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 "good program" | 2007-08-18 |
| - Reviewed By cynthia1124 |
| It is a very good program. I advise taking a class about it if you aren't familiar. Not as easy as simple programs, but it can do much more. Be sure to learn to use layers. |
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 "Awesome and handy" | 2007-05-12 |
| - Reviewed By master_books |
| I bought PSE for enhancing my home photos. Its a very nice and handy product. I like and use the magic extractor feature the most. I should say, that is the primary feature for which I bought PSE. I've always liked PS and PaintShop Pro equally - but bought this at a juncture when PSE 5.0 was out there and the price for this previous version was low - also that there are not many features between v5 and v4 that I need. |
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 "Compatibility isssue" | 2007-04-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: A4LIE0AHCB08D |
| I took a class to learn how to use the product. Even with good instructors I found the software complicated. Now I've made peace with it and would like to transfer it from my laptop XP (that I took to class)to my new Dell Desktop running Vista. Nope. Adobe offers a patch to make 5.0 compatible but not 4.0 and apparently does not plan to do so. |
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| "Slow" | 2007-03-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: ANQNCHQBW6U69 |
| Compared to Photoshop Elements 2.0, this product is 5x slower. Not sure why a company would ship a product that regresses speed as this one does. It must have been something that benefitted Adobe, because it sure does not benefit me. Inexplicable. |
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| "A must have" | 2007-01-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2QCRG0Z82LCEC |
This is the next step up for the more serious digital editor. I have been using this software for the last year and I still haven't used all the cool features. Slide shows are real nice, especially if you take pictures for a soccer, or any other team. Adding the music to the slideshow puts on the finishing touch.
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| "I'm happy with my purchase..." | 2006-12-17 |
| - Reviewed By bwookie |
At first I thought the product was a little overwhelming. All of the little little icons and functions seemed the same, but I worked my way through the manual and figured them out one by one.
I like the photoediting aspect of the software. You can do a quick-edit, too if the photo-editor seems too complicated. Both the quick edit and photoedit are highly nuanced, which is great if you don't want to make major changes to your photo's color, contrast or shadow.
You can alter the photos in lots of different ways and the effect can be surprisingly artistic. Once you get the maneuvering of the first few tools down, it is easy to learn the rest.
I have had good luck scanning photos and drawn pictures and layering the two together with the layering feature.
Problems: The main file gets HUMONGOUS and is slow to load. I think sometimes files get lost-and then will show up later as two files.
This is my first photo-editing software and overall I am happy with it. :) |
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 "Absolutely Frustrating" | 2006-10-28 |
| - Reviewed By pvankersen |
I have purchased every version of PhotoShop Elements 2.0, 3.0 and now 4.0., and have been pleased with each one, except for a strange and very annoying quirk with version 4.0. Installation is normal and the program works flawlessly for about a week, and then my validation disappears, and the program closes.
In order to begin again, I have to uninstall the program and go through the installation program again. It makes no sense, and I cannot find any way to get through to Adobe. It's been a waste of time to upgrade.
I am now using PaintShop Pro 9 with no problem.
Just thought you would like to know. |
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| "Decent but room for improvement" | 2006-09-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A21MR13EYV0HPV |
| I use this software primarily to make desktop wallpapers and other graphics. I love the magic extractor tool to drop out backgrounds. Once I got used to the tool I found it much easier than just the lasso because you don't need such a steady hand. However, I would like to see some additional features, like more shapes and a better help manual (the current one is awful. I find myself googling all my questions because the Help function is useless). It also baffles me that I have to hunt online to download additional shapes, gradients, patterns, etc. Why can't adobe just offer these themselves? Maybe I'm nieve but I think it would be nice if they had a section on their website where users could share any shapes, gradients that they have created for FREE. I can't believe how many websites want to charge a person to download some shapes. Anyways, great software with hopefully some improvements in the future. |
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