Anita Bower |
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Elements 7 vs. CS4
I have been happily using PS7 and Raw Shooter Essentials for years. I recently bought a Nikon D300, and find my old software does not support it, specifically the RAW converter software.My question is this: Will I be unhappy going from PS7 to Elements 7? Will I miss some of the tools? Will I regret not being able to work in 16 bit? The tools I mostly use in PS7 are the adjustment layers, clone, burn and dogde, unsharp mask, gaussian blur. In RAW Shooter Essentials, I used exposure, fill light, shadow and highlight contrast, color temp and tint. I had a simple and easy work flow. I cannot upgrade to CS4, and the price of a full version seems rather high. I would rather spend my money on new lenses. I would appreciate the thoughts of others. Thank you,
Anita
April 07, 2009
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John Rhodes |
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Anita, I agree the price of CS4 is prohibitive for mist of us, and furthermore, the program isn't designed for a photographic workflow. I'd like to recommend another program that should meet your needs; Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2. The program costs about $260, but it is designed totally for a photographic workflow that can accomplish just about everything you need to do. Since using Lightroom, I have found I can do over 90% of my workflow in this program. It is very intuitive to the user. Also, Adobe has excellent tutorials at http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/ You should be able to download a trial version from Adobe. I'd be happy to answer questions on the program if you contact me. John
April 07, 2009
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