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  Potential problems with Vista July 10, 2008
To be open minded it is clear that some people are installing Elements and having no problems and at first I thought it was just me or my hardware! You might think so from the help Adobe are providing with a lack of updates and no upfront advice. But do a little more research and you will find problems are common.
In my case this is evident in the over 2 minutes to open a file in full edit. That is over 2 minutes for every photo I want to edit (longer if the editor is not already open). I am using a new fast dual core machine, 4 gigs of ram etc etc . I have also checked it on a reasonably fast laptop with the same problems. Open up a few photos to edit at the same time and I get the Vista "program not responding" message.
By comparison using the GIMP editor takes under 10 seconds.
It is hard to tell if this is an Adobe or a Microsoft problem but at least for the time being Elements is nearly unusable for me.
My strong recommendation is to try it and see if it works for you.
 Problems with Vista July 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Purchased PSE 6 some 3 weeks ago and as at todate have been unble to access package either via desk top icon or through start menu.
It appears this is a problem if Vista is your operating package. Unfortunetly neither Amazon or Adobe advertise this.
Have emailed Adobe 3 times and yet very little response.
So if anybody knows of a way of getting it to work with Vista please let me and other know.
 Nice Editor, but Organizer is flawed June 2, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
After using Elements 6 for 5 months now, I can honestly say that I've given it an extended road test.
On the whole, I'm pleased with it but there is one major problem that makes the Organizer part of the software all but useless to me. Basically, importing RAW images (in my case from a Canon DSLR) when installed on a multi-core processor (e.g. Core Duo) will result in broken image icons being displayed for many images. Much searching of user forums has revealed that this is a known bug for which there is still no fix.
If you do not intend to use the Organizer or if you are using an older machine, then I can recommend the ease of use of the Editor component, including for RAW images. But, if you are looking for an integrated, simple-but-powerful photo management program, I suggest looking elsewhere for now.
 Ricky on ps 6! March 16, 2008
18 out of 22 found this review helpful
This digital imaging suite is fantastic, and very well thought out. It does justice to the pics i take on my olympus camera.I purchased the book "classroom in a book" also by adobe which is very clearly presented.It costs a fraction of photoshop cs3 but does most of what it can do.
All in all a bargain!!
Now That's What I Call A Photo Package February 29, 2008
62 out of 63 found this review helpful
Despite being a passionate digital shutterbug, I've never actually used any previous versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements. I 'seemed' to be happy enough with the various packages from Ulead and Corel as they 'seemed' to give me what I needed. But recently I decided to purchase a new DSLR camera and at the same time I decided to finally give Elements a go. All I can say is wow! How much I've been missing out on. Adobe Photoshop Elements doesn't only give you what you need, but also gives you what you want, everything you could possibly ever want, to such a degree that I spent day's going through all my old digital images, retouching them in places, and experimenting with them with the mammoth amounts of tools and options at my fingertips.
I immersed myself in the mono conversion options and found that will little work, I could produced vibrant images with good contrast for stunning photos. I've took a lot of portraits in the past and converting them to black and white, as well as changing the back ground has seriously shown me what this package is capable of in terms of photo enhancement. I've found that the Shadow/Highlight tool is very useful for bringing out images, especially with landscapes (I don't know if that is the intended use for the tool, but it seems to work brilliantly.) I'm glad that the software can process RAW files, as my new camera gives me that option and personally I would prefer to use it to give me greater flexibility. I also found elements to be very user friendly, in no time I seemed to know what I was doing.
There was a slight problem activating the program over the internet, as I kept getting various error messages, but I did manage to activate it over the phone with Adobe who were very helpful. Not to mention the fact that I didn't have to wait on hold for an eternity, unlike my internet service provider (AOL since you asked.) In the past I've heard people say that Elements was just a severely cut-down version of Adobe Photoshop. But after using Elements for just over a month, I have to say that I am extremely happy with the program and am now a dedicated fan. I would strongly recommend it to you.
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