Photoshop Elements 9
Photoshop Elements User Tips
I used PSE version 8 to verify the following
Loading .jpg or .tif photos into PSE Camera Raw
Startup PSE in Edit mode MENU ITEM File > Open As... KEYBOARD SHORTCUT PC Alt + Control + o (Letter o) Mac Option + Control + o
You'll get a requester that looks like this
First choose in the "Open As" drop-down selector Camera Raw [*tif, etc... ] as shown above.
Then choose or select or open the photo
You should get the following It's a capture of a Dual Screen setup The Camera Raw Screen is on the right the laptop screen is on the left
Move mouse over the image to see full sized screens
PSE 8 and PS CS4 Camera Raw Differences
PSE 8 does NOT have
- a Spot healing/cloning brush
- the dodge/burn brush
- A Gradient tool.
- The Save As button on the bottom left does NOT allow batch file conversion
- the Work Flow selector (Middle Bottom) only allows switching from 8 bit to 16 bit.
- There are only 3 image processing panels on the right side
- Basic, Detail and Camera Calibration
Batch Processing in PSE
- This web page shows you how to do batch processing with Photoshop Elements from PSE 2 and up converting from jpg to .tif file format and more...
- http://web.clark.edu/gstasiuk/lesson04/Lesson04.html
PSE8 and PSE9 - Photoshop CS4/5 Differences
More Differences
- No Curves Palette
- PSE 8 and up has a Curves "Wizard"
- No Layers Mask in PSE8 and under
- Layers Mask has been added to PSE 9
- There is a work around
- No Vector Drawing
As I discover other differences I'll post them here. If you know of differences, let me know,
Using Dual Monitors
Yes, it works with PSE 8 But, I had to reset my laptops nVidia graphic card settings (Just turned it on and off)
Here's another dual view showing a normal editing setup
Class 1 Review
If you are thinking of upgrading your Photoshop Elements, and your primary use is photography I'd recommend you get Photoshop Lightroom
"Extensions" for PSE 8 to unlock Photoshop Element hidden features 2 Commercial Companies offer some "free extensions"... one of the free extensions allows you to make layer masks!!! Layer Masks are now available in PSE 9
Simple Photoshop - Elements Plus
the elementsplus site's download is the easiest to download and install. Make sure you choose the download for the version of PSE you have...
On the other hand...Grant's Tools are free