![]() ![]() The redesigned interface is fresh and clean with three editing modes you can smoothly switch between: Quick, Guided, and Expert (full). Providing these different levels allows the program to work according to your abilities and vice versa, making it easier to learn, use, and improve your skills. Reviewers generally are saying positive things about the crisp new user-friendly editing environment and the improved performance. Some other significant new features in Photoshop Elements 11 are Mapping (geo-tagging of photos), a new Actions Panel, a very handy Refine Edge Detection capability for complex selections (including hair and fur), new Guided Edits (Tilt-shift, Vignettes, and High- and Low-key effects), new Filters (Lens Blur, Comic, Graphic Novel and Pen & Ink), plus an updated Adobe Camera Raw engine with new algorithms and controls. Those are some of the improvements in Photoshop Elements 11 – for more of what’s new see the chart below and/or Adobe’s official press release. Last year’s Elements 10 brought us the Crop Overlay tool, text-on-a-path feature, Smart Object Search, integration with Facebook friends, and the depth of field and Orton effects. ![]() ![]() So over the different releases the power and new capabilities start to add up if you’re using an older copy.īelow you can see a comprehensive feature comparison between the last five versions of Photoshop Elements, for both Windows and Mac OS: Highlights of the earlier Elements 9 included the long-awaited Layer Masks, Style Matching, multiple photo panorama creation, and the essential Content-Aware Healing Brush. Importantly, Elements continues to be multi-platform software, available with largely the same features on both PC and Mac (containing both discs in the box) – and installable on up to two machines. The fully-functional free trials are also now available and can install and run alongside any previous versions you may own, without interference. Adobe has also restored the discounted upgrade pricing that had briefly disappeared a while back. ![]()
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