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Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 (PC) | 
 enlarge | From: Adobe Systems Inc.
Category: Software
Buy New: £74.97
New (2) Used (2) from £21.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 63
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Xp Professional
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.7 x 2.1
MPN: 1262638
EAN: 5051254032366
ASIN: B000IB9QXI
Release Date: October 6, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 A backward step? January 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had used Photoshop Elements 2 for years and found it easy to use and very logical. Eventually I decided to upgrade to Elements 5 but soon decided that I did not like it at all, it is confusing and not just an updated 2. To cut a long story short I have reinstalled Elements 2 and it is like having an old friend back. Sorry, but for me Elements 5 gets one star and that is because it is not possible to award zero stars.
 This is the one to buy January 9, 2008
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Photoshop is now the standard for post-processing of graphics - so there is no question about whether you want/need to buy this product. The ony question is which version to buy.
If you are a professional, and can afford it, the full version is naturally for you.
For us mere mortals who have to pay for things out of their pockets, there is the choice between version 6 (the latest one at the time of writing) and this version 5.
From what I can tell, the version 6 has a couple (and only a couple) of extra features in it compared to this version 5. If you want to check out what those features are and whether you really need then, then look at the Adobe website.
If you don't really need the extra gizmos, then this version is under 20, compared to several times that for the latest version.
My tip is that you buy this version 5 and save yourself the extra expense. There's more than enough in this version to keep all but the most stretched professional happy for a long time.
 Take care - or tear your hair out! November 7, 2007
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
This program has caused me more grief and wasted DAYS than any other in over 15 years computing. The exotic facilities may be great. But for example try organising your photos with the tags so that you can find them [wonderful] and then try to export to a different compter for backup. Nightmare! Ever lost several days work even though you thought you had backups? If not accept the challenge and buy this programme! Find the bugs - success guaranteed. Basically wonderful but definitely not intuitive and help is a nightmare.Prepare to learn - preferably enrol for a course - and you will probably be delighted.
Gob smacked - pure innovation November 6, 2007
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was able to manipulate my photography to such an extent that my mind was irreparably bent....I have nothing but admiration for the program but also harbour contempt due to the catastrophic mind bend.
De facto photo editing software for amateurs October 6, 2007
35 out of 36 found this review helpful
Photoshop Elements 5 is targeted at a wide range of photographers covering everything from the very new to the experienced amateur (for professional photographers and amateurs with cash to burn Photoshop CS3 at about 500 is the product of choice).
With such a wide target audience there is the risk that the software can try to do too much and Elements certainly does have a lot of features and components. For example, the photo organiser, quick fix features and album generator may not be of interest to the keen amateur. Adobe has been clever in the usability that these features can in effect be hidden away - the organiser is a separate program, and the quick fix features have a different menu.
From that perspective I think Adobe has done a great job in producing a very feature rich product which can do most of the things anyone would ever want to do with a photo editing piece of software. This is particularly true if you are looking to do relative minor changes - for example:
- remove blemishes from the image
- change perspective to avoid having buildings which do not appear straight (this is really good in version 5)
- sharpening part of the image or perhaps bluring the background for things like moving cars
- changing the colour (levels), brightness and contrast to make the image more life-like (or perhaps less life-like)
- combining images
For less experienced users the menus are reduced to make it easy to control the photo - the idea is to get good photos, not have to use the software the whole time. I think Adobe has got it spot on!
Having used Photoshop Elements 3 I felt it was time to upgrade to 5. When looking at the features, there is not actually that much difference and certainly the user interface from 3 is pretty much identical in 5 (although the unsharp mask has moved). What I really noticed though is that the product has matured a bit more and things like the unsharp mask, perspective control, b&w image creation (this is much more functional)
The only disappointment is the RAW image control which is still a little limited (notably no control of vignetting) - this is only available in the professional CS3 series, although addins such as BibbleLabs can be used with Elements to achieve that.
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