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Reasons to Use Photoshop Elements 8
1. Elements is easy to use. There are 3 editing modes from the
simplest “show me how to do it” to “let me do
it myself” for more control.
• Quick edit mode: Easily perform the most common editing
tasks – such as removing red eye or whitening teeth.
• Guided edit mode: In this mode, you’ll be guided
every step of the way to improve your photos. Features include
cropping the photo, adjusting lighting and exposure, correcting
color and more.
• Full edit mode: Work with layers, use all of the tools
and adjustments, add text and backgrounds in this more advanced
mode which gives you access to all features
2. Elements is has most of the features of the professional Photoshop
CS4 program that amateur photographers need to produce great images.
3. Easily catalog and find all of your pictures with the Organizer.
The tagging and search features allow you to quickly find pictures
in your catalog.
4. Special effects. Use filters, layers, photo effects and other
tools to transform an image with a few clicks. And if you don’t
like it, it only takes one click to revert to the original image.
5. Photomerge technology allows you to easily clear your scene
of unwanted moving elements, combine 2 photos with different exposures
into a single, perfectly lit photo, and create great group shots
and stitch panoramas.
6. Recompose your photos to any size without distorting key subjects.
7. Clean and simplify your image using the Clone tool to copy
one portion of an image and apply it over an unwanted portion.
And easily brush away wrinkles and blemishes using the Spot Healing
Brush for instant results and the Healing Brush for finer control.
Useful tools for photo restoration also!
8. Photo projects. Have fun creating projects such as photo books
and calendars. You can create your own layouts or use ready-made
templates.
9. Get the highest quality results by performing nondestructive
editing on the raw image files with the finely tuned lighting
and color adjustments, and save time by applying the same set
of adjustments across multiple raw images simultaneously. You
can even see batch-applied changes as they're made.
10. Create slideshow videos. Elements lets you create a slideshow
of your pictures, which you can then export to video format, complete
with video effects, transitions and other effects (available only
in Elements 7 and 8).
11. Easily share photos via e-mail, iPhone, online albums, and
TV, and CDs/DVDs.
12. Print your photos. You can make individual prints, contact
sheets or picture packages.
There are several inexpensive books available for learning Elements
step-by-step.
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