Digital BW, The Print

Bob, please check information on PS Elements 3 as it
applies to 16-bit editing.

As a long time user of Photoshop (the full version), I
believe the BEST and MOST IMPORTANT improvement of
Photoshop CS over earlier versions is the availability
of full 16-bit editing of Levels, Curves,
Hue/Saturation, Color Balance, etc. adjustment layers.
 As a photo restorer, don't I wish all the former
images I've restored through Photoshop 5, 6 and 7 were
still in 16-bit mode!

I've never used PS Elements; however, I read that it
is limited to 8-bit editing of adjustment layers.  If
so, even for new users I would recommend the full
version of Photoshop so that all the time-consuming
work done on an image can stay in 16-bit mode for
later use.

If Photoshop Elements did, in fact, incorporate
support for 16-bit adjustment layers, then missing
only "Curves" and a few other functions sometimes
helpful to photographers and photo restorers may be
acceptable.

Howard


--- Bob Frost <bob@...> wrote:

> Paul & Steve,
> 
> Photoshop Elements 3 is now available, with a lot
> more stuff from CS 
> incorporated into it. For example it now has Camera
> Raw conversions, the 
> Highlight/Shadow sliders, Healing brush, 16bit on
> most items, etc. You can 
> upgrade from 2, so if you get a freebie copy of 2,
> it will just cost you the 
> upgrade price. Well worth it, as it has most of what
> normal photographers 
> want. No CMYK, so not suitable for pro press work.
> 
> Bob Frost.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@...>
> 
> 
> 
> While Photoshop is the king of image editors, other
> alternatives might be
> Photoshop Elements or Picture Windows.  I noticed
> Elements 2 ships with
> 1280s.  So, I suspect a number of people on the list
> have them sitting
> around un-opened.  What it lacks is curves, but it
> does take layers.
> Picture Windows has curves but lacks layers.  It's a
> $50 download from
> Digital Light and Color for the 8 bit version.\
> 
> I thought PS 7 was a dog.  I use CS or PS 6. 
> However, all of these are
> upgrades and won't load without a pre-existing full
> PS.  Between that and
> licensing problems, it may be hard to find a full
> PS7 at a great price.
> 
> 



		
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