Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 is an easy-to-use, consumer-oriented photo editing application that will almost surely surprise you with how many features it actually has. There's pretty much nothing you can't do with it; your photos can be turned into true works of art after you go through the numerous effects, corrections, and other filters offered. In addition to this there are special features for creating calendars, greeting cards, photo collages and the like with your photos. At the same time, much of the editing process is designed to be automated and simple, allowing you to bypass a lot of the technical stuff and jump to the creative part. Photoshop Elements 2018 has a highly comprehensive collection of one-click tools and step-by-step guidance features for applying effects, corrections, and everything else. With a simple click here and there, you can change colors, lighting, and textures, turn photos into illustrations, paint over photos, move objects, open closed eyes, turn frowns into smiles, whiten teeth, replace backgrounds, and so much more. You can also send your edited photos to friends and family on social media directly from the program.
This is an unsolicited review of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 & Premiere Elements 2018 [Mac Download] that I purchased today. It is inclusive of the thing so many purchasers complain about - how Amazon is currently managing software downloads. I have taken off one star for the very poor design decisions made by Amazon in the download utility.
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Photoshop Elements 2018 also includes the Adobe Elements Organizer, which is a standalone browser that provides a visual view of all your photos sorted by date, subject, people, places, faces, and other criteria. Creating a slideshow is simple within the Organizer. You just simply need to check off the desired photos, click on 'Slideshow' and the Organizer will take care of the rest. You can even choose to apply some basic corrections to the batch in Organizer before sending them off.
The application can be installed on up to two computers and used alternately on one at a time. New Features Auto Curate Your photos are automatically curated based on quality, faces, subjects, Smart Tags, and more, so you don't have to search for the standouts. Reimagined Slideshows With one click, your best photos are automatically selected and brought together into a stylish, animated slideshow with a theme, and you can easily customize the slideshow with different photos. If you also have Premiere Elements 2018, sold separately, you can combine photos and videos together in the same slideshow. Open Closed Eyes Did someone blink?
Photoshop Elements 2018 automatically copies the open eyes from one photo and blends them into another to correct the shot. Auto Selection Make precise selections by simple dragging.
Guided Edit: Replace Background Four new Guided Edits have been added, bringing the total to 49. Guided Edits provide step-by-step photo editing help.
The new Replace Background Guided Edit allows you to select the subject of a photo and place it on a background that's more interesting, all within seconds. Guided Edit: Artistic Overlay Effects Embellish any photo with a shape overlay and one-click effects that add more of a creative touch. This Guided Edit is great for scrapbook pages and photo crafts. Guided Edit: Watercolors Get help turning any photo into a beautiful, textured watercolor, and you can even finish it off with text. Guided Edit: Double Exposures Bring one photo to life within another to create a surreal effect. Photoshop Elements 2018 walks you through the steps. Rated 5 out of 5 by Don in Boulder from Elements is the best Photoshop deal I've been using Photoshop since it came out and have paid for a dozen updates since then.
The idea of a monthly CC plan doesn't appeal to me so I was happy to find that an old CD of Elements 10 worked on my old Mac. It was essentially the same as early Photoshop versions at a fraction of the price. So, when I upgraded recently to a nice, new MacBook Pro from B&H I took a chance on Elements 2018. The download went smoothly and it runs just right.
I'm a professional photographer and Elements 18 is a clear improvement over the older version that I had enjoyed for several years. It happened to be on sale the day I ordered from B&H but even at the regular price I think it is the best deal in Photoshop.
And BTW 16GB of RAM sure speeds thing up.