![]() ![]() ![]() You can find them under Filters.īelow are screen captures of defaults for these three filters (except on Pen and Ink, I changed the blue to gray tones). Three new Effects are possible in Expert mode. Many people only think of black vignettes, but white can be effective, also. I use a vignette effect in many of my images. I am not sure that the one I chose works really well, but it does illustrate the effect. By modifying the focus area, you can change the intent of an image.įor the High key effect, you really need special images where the softening adds a mood. Using the Tilt-Shift effect, I can draw the eye to the water. This image was originally taken so all would be in focus. Tilt-Shift can be used to highlight an area of interest in an image. I have highlighted them with red arrows in the earlier screen capture. In the Guided Edit mode there are some new Effects: Tilt-Shift, Vignettes, and a High and Low key effect. It has not been removed from the program. You will notice that Photomerge is missing from the Guided Edit list of tasks. Now it is broken down into Touchups, Photo Effects, and Photo Play. No longer is Guided Edits set up according to the categories: Basic, Advanced.If you want to open the Organizer, you will see the link at the bottom of this screen along with other options. Below is a screen capture of Quick Edits.įor example, now Saturation, Hue, and Vibrance are grouped together and it is easy to go from one modification to another. In this review, I will mainly discuss the new additions to Photoshop Elements 11.Īs you open the Editing section of Photoshop Elements 11, you will see that the screens are now set up in a new easier to use format. We have already demonstrated some of the new features in the Organizer. I will discuss these more later in the review.īefore we go any further, here is a list of the new and enhanced features from Adobe. They are located in the upper right corner by my red arrow. The Create and Share menus are easily accessible from the Organizer itself. All of this is easy to do with the Organizer. Or you want to arrange your photos and videos according to family events. Or you can decide that you want to arrange your photos by individual so each family member has a group of photos attributed to them. ![]() You can do what Adobe calls "Map Your Memories" by arranging your photos and videos according to location. Let's say your family goes on a new trip each year or summers at the sea shore. The new Organizer gives you the options to arrange your data in many ways. For example, if your device has GPS capabilities, It can locate an image on a map. The more metadata that is generated from your image capturing device: camera, phone, tablet, the easier this can be. Let's continue with some more new features in the Organizer. The screen capture on the right shows people I have excerpted from the Media Category and are now in the People category. The one on the left shows a screen capture of some of the photos in my Celebration of Nation's Album. In this demonstration when I checked Smart Events, it took my "Unedited Images" Album and stacked all those images that were similar together.īelow are two screen captures. You can categorize your media files four main ways: Media, People, Places, Events, and a subcategory of events, Smart Events. One of the new features in Photoshop Elements 11 and Premiere Elements 11 is the way the Organizer can organize your media. These items were dragged to the various albums. When I clicked on Import, I chose to import folders and, then, items from the folders. I created two albums initially by dragging the contents of the folders into the albums. On the main screen of the Organizer, you will see that a lot of the constant tasks such as undo are now at the bottom.Īs always, there are many ways to create an album. The menus are easier to read since they are now white. Once again it is different than it was in previous versions. ![]() When you first open the program, by just clicking on the button on the upper right, you can customize how the program opens - whether you want the Organizer to initially open or the Editing section.įirst we will explore the Organizer. The Organizer in Elements 11 has a new cleaner look as does the editing module of Photoshop Elements 11. Both Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements share an Organizer that gives users many customized ways to store their video, photos, images, etc. It takes many of the elements of Photoshop and presents them so that newcomers to image editing and experienced people can utilize the same program. The editing section is based on the professional Adobe Photoshop. What is Adobe Photoshop Elements? Photoshop Elements is a very inexpensive, but extremely complete image editing and cataloging program. It is that time of year again and Adobe is releasing Photoshop Elements 11. ![]()
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