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March 24, 2008
Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac now shipping
I'm pleased to report that Photoshop Elements 6.0 for Mac is now shipping. The new release runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs & offers a wealth of new features. As Macworld sums up the highlights,
New features in Photoshop 6 include “Photomerge,” which lets users create group shots by combining the best facial expressions and body language from an entire group of shots. The software has three edit modes — Guided, Quick and Full. Guided Edit mode is new, offering step-by-step help for users. New tabs provide access to many of Photoshop Elements’ features. Color to black-and-white conversion has been improved.
A new copy runs $89.99 (upgrade $69.99), available via the Adobe.com store.
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Useful to know as the wife now wants a macbook to go with her desktop mac.
John, Adobe used to run a multiple install policy - is this still the case as the wife has CS3 Suite on her desktop and I am loathe to buy it again for her macbook pro, especially as she just uses Illustrator and Photoshop.
[The license agreement permits you to install the software on two machines--e.g. a desktop and a laptop. The idea is that you wouldn't be using multiple copies at once. --J.]
When will Photoshop Elements Album get a simple non-destructive image adjustments feature? (ACR lite?) I don't like having to save a copy of an image just to adjust the exposure or white balance.
I pre-ordered Adobe Elements at
the beginning of March. Since
the program is shipping, when
should I be able to download it?
I decided to pre-order thinking
it would speed things up.
[I don't see the download on the site right now, so I'm asking about its status. Provided that the download is available, I'd expect that you could download and install it, then just inject your serial number when the boxed copy arrives. As long as it shows up within 30 days, you'd be all set. --J.]
John,
Just got PSE and installed it. I love it. This is my first foray into any Photoshop product, and I'm very happy so far. Its snappy, does most of what I want it to do, and I'm sure before long I'll be upgrading to full photoshop for those little things I can't do. Only problem so far is Save for Web. It doesn't do anything. Is it supposed to? How/where do I file bug reports?
[Glad to hear that you're liking Elements. I'm not sure whether PSE has a public bug form, so I've forwarded your message to their product manager. --J.]
Thanks for the quick follow up. Responses like that give me faith in products and the companies that provide them.
I ordered this upgrade from the Adobe.com store, and I must say that, for me, it has been one of the poorest buying experiences on the web, ever.
I received one e-mail when I ordered the product; there was no second e-mail letting me know it shipped. There is no way on Adobe.com to simply pull up an online order to check its status by typing in your order number - who doesn't have this feature in this day and age?
Also, Abobe's toll free telephone number does not appear on any of the splash pages for customer support - they force you into a customer service online chat feature - not the end of the world, but customers should have a choice.
Finally, FedEx botched the delivery and returned the product to Adobe, but Adobe never contacted me about the problem. When I called to check the order showed as "delivered" even though it had been "delivered" back to Adobe's shipping warehouse. Sheesh!
Very poor form for a company which creates products for the Web economy.
I am using PE6 for Mac and enjoying it. My problem is, there is no button to create a layer mask. I found a free download of a file to create one, but the directions say to put it in the PE6 folder called "Preview", but there is none! Help would be greatly appreciated. Barb
I'm having trouble importing photos into Elements 6 from iPhoto. It freezes the program every time.
Also, when importing from Bridge, it opens the photo in PhotoshopCS3 rather than Elements. Help please
I am not a fan of this so far. I have had it for about five hours and already am having problems opening GIF files and saving for the web. The entire reason I bought this was to be able to use it to work on web pages, which it seems to be completely useless for right now. If someone could please contact me if you know anything, I'd greatly appreciate it.