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Photoshope Elements 4

Any tips for this new version?
Kristina Johnson (wired2theworld)

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Hi-
I just bought PE 4 yesterday. I've been using Photoshop Elements (the first version I think) for the last few years.

Anyone have this new version? Do you like it? What's different/new? Any tips?

Thanks!
Bob Wallace (BobTrips)

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I moved from PSE4 from PSE2.  For me it's good and bad.

The good:

Shadows/Highlights Tool - Under Adjust Lighting.  It allows you to underexpose bright daylight shots so that you don't blow out the skies.  (Or expose for the sky might be a better way to look at it.) And then with the S/H tool you can pull lots of detail from the shadows.

The Healing Brush - The 'band-aid' icon in the tool bar.  Makes it easier to remove a scratch from a negative or power line.  Easier than using the clone tool.

The bad:

Loosing the Browser.  The organizer that replaced it makes my work flow awkward.  I'd rather have a file of thumbnails showing and be able to click on the one that I want.  I'm using PSE2 when I want to work on a full file of images and PSE4 when I want to do a 'special' job with a single image.

I wish I had purchased PSE3 and expect that I'll look for an inexpensive copy before long.  Sometimes upgrades can botch up a good thing.

That's my take so far.  Anyone else have any input?
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