For example, multiple canvas files, cute little templates for crafts like calendars or invitations, built-in sharing to facebook and flickr, the really useful Group Shot Photomerge mode, and Style Match. Most of the features are little fun things to do with your photos, but some are actually quite handy. It may surprise you that there are some features available in Photoshop Elements 9 that are NOT available in the full Photoshop CS5. Features available only in Photoshop Elements 9, but not in the full version of Photoshop I rarely use those most of those features.

How useful are those tools? Honestly, not very. Here are a few of the more notable Photoshop features available in CS5 which are not available in Photoshop Elements 9: channel Mixer, recording custom actions, color balance (NOT white balance, this is different), CMYK coloring, web-prep of photoshop files (such as slicing), puppet warp, etc. So for most people, I recommend buying Photoshop Elements and learning it for two years before buying the full version, since there will be a new version by that point. If that's you, sound off on our debate page on that topic.įirst of all, understand that if you don't know much, or anything, about Photoshop, it will most likely take a year or two before you know enough about the program to really “need” the full version of Photoshop.

So here is my (not so quick) answer to the oft-answered question: What is the difference between Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop Elements 9?īefore we begin, I know some of you hate Photoshop and digital image editing.

I have never taught a beginner photography class without “the Photoshop question” popping up at least once. Beginning photographers often ask what the difference is between Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop Elements.

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