Does anyone on here use Elements,I have only ever used CS2 and it stopped working a couple of weeks ago,I have now got Elements 2020 on a 30 day trial,I find it complicated though,on CS2 I could do all I need in a couple of minutes.
I had Elements a number of years ago but could never get on with it then went on to CS6 no longer available which I find very good. All my processing is now done in DXO LAB3 which is excellent, equal or better than lightroom. If you don't want to spend money a good free program is one called " Faststone Image Viewer " you can download it and try, it is basic but it works well. I use it as a handy way to look at a lot of photos that I have just taken, I just insert the camera card and click a slide show to see what I have got, then delete the duds make a new folder and process the ones I want in DXOLAB3 maybe finish with a few tweaks in CS6.
I have lightroom 5 and Elements 9 which I have had for several years now, I don't know how the new elements is but I find it suits me as I mainly use it for resizing and a bit of tweaking cloning out, burning, cropping, a bit of unsharpmask if needed, about it really. I got it on disc from ebay about 60quid no monthly fees suit's me being a pensioner and not needing a photoshop programme for pro work. I have a good book on elements which you can borrow if you want.
Thanks Colin and Stan,I have been trying Elements and done a few things,but so far I am not keen compared to CS2,but there is a chance I may get it back at the weekend,fingers crossed.
Good luck sir - and there are other options out there, including free ones. They stopped CS2 support and the giveaway versions as people's operating systems now no longer run it safety.
