What is the difference between cs5 and elements 9

Posts: 16, Elements does quite a bit. Nothing so far. Thanks, dmfw and SpecialK, for your input. I believe I've decided not to get CS5. Web search on "photoshop cs5 vs elements 10". Elements 10 vs. Lightroom 3 ProDesignTools lists of features Elem. Instead of getting the latest Elements. But I'm reasonably familiar with photoshop now, and there may be something useful in PS that isn't in Elements. I still believe that Elements alone is plenty sufficient for my needs. Posts: 1, Anyone have a code they are not going to use?

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Articles and Tutorials. Member-Submitted Articles. Recommended Gear. Firmware Update Guide. Firmware Updates. Elements only has RGB, which is good for Web use, but creates dull prints with a printer. CS5 is for professional use. Elements is for consumer use. Elements has all the tools and features that you will need to edit photographs and create images. No, it doesn't have all the tools and features that CS5 has but it is very doubtful that you will or would need them.

Elements has many features that CS5 does not have. Organizer features means to organize your photos using keywords and tags. Your website is great for learning. I use Aperture 3. I am wondering if Elements 12 can do photo stacking. I am a beginning landscape photographer I who is looking to upgrade to a full-frame camera.

I know that in order to get full depth of field I will need to learn to do focus stacking. Thank you for a clear explanation. I have a elements already on my computer and was wondering what the difference was.

Now just need to learn to use it! If you are a home user or hobbyist, save your money and go with Photoshop Elements. It has all the features of Photoshop that you are likely to ever need. However, if you are planning to enter the graphic design or photography business, you will need to know industry-standard Photoshop, which offers many more advanced tools and productivity enhancements over Photoshop Elements , and I do not recommend the photoshop cc, because as a designer , You wont want to pay for it every month in the rest of your life , it is better to get the photoshop cs6 extended on student-photoshop com ,it is cheaper and worth.

Skip to content. Photoshop for photography Beginning photographers often ask what the difference is between Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop Elements. Features found only in Photoshop CS5 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.