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Essentials 2 For Adobe Photoshop

Essentials 2 For Adobe Photoshop
From: Onone Software
Category: Software

List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $41.99
You Save: $8.00 (16%)



Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 3 reviews
Sales Rank: 319

Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp, Macintosh
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0

MPN: EEXE-20208
Model: EEXE-20208
UPC: 855528001820
EAN: 0811429010101
ASIN: B000V7VZ1U

Release Date: March 20, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • Optimizing your images is a snap with Essentials 2, your solution for color
  • Cut people out of one picture, even tough stuff like hair, so you can easily
  • Add the finishing touch to your images with the Frame It module, a
  • Resize images up to 4x with no loss of quality or detail
  • Easy to use tools with in-depth video tutorials take the pain out of learning

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Do you want more from Adobe Photoshop Elements but don't want to get expensive plug-ins? Essentials 2 is your answer. It is a collection of four tools that help you correct color, remove unwanted backgrounds, add creative borders and resize your photos to get a larger print. "Make it Better" gives you a set of images to compare and you pick the best version. No need to know any technical details like threshold. "Cut it Out" makes it easy to paint away an unwanted background leaving your subject to be placed onto a new background. "Frame It" makes it easy to add realistic film and darkroom edge and border effects to your images. "Enlarge It" increases image size without the loss of sharpness and detail that you would normally expect. It can resize your images up to 4x and still maintain sharp edges and minute details. All these tools have built-in tutorials and easy to use palettes to get you up and running in no time.

Windows - Windows XP SP2 or Vista Macintosh - Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later Photoshop Elements 4 or later 512MB of RAM 700 MB of disk space Adobe Flash Player 9 or later Internet connection



Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Essentials for Adobe Elements   August 25, 2008
Robert L. Shacklett (Houston)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

Bought this to use with Adobe Elements 6.0 primarily for the ability to enlarge photos while maintaining sharpness. Haven't used the other tools much. I prefer to adjust my color/contrast manually; but the tool is useful for "quick and dirty" fixes. Haven't used the frames capability enough to comment on it. Order was delivered on time and as described by Amazon.


5 out of 5 stars Good program   June 5, 2008
Jeff N. Wright (Tucson, Arizona)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful

I bought Essentials 2 for Adobe Photoshop mainly for the Cut-It-Out feature and, for the price, the program is worth it for this feature alone. There is a slight learning curve to use the Cut-It-Out feature but, once you learn how to use it, it's great. One of the hardest things to do in graphic software, like Photoshop, is decently cutting out figures (like people). The Cut-It-Out feature of Essentials 2 does a very good job, especially with hard-to-cut objects like hair. Essentials also has two other built-in programs: Make It Better, an easy way for a novice to improve images, and Frame It, for people who like to play around with making unique and custom photo frames.


3 out of 5 stars Great Add On for PS Elements   December 13, 2007
R. Empson (Michigan)
25 out of 30 found this review helpful

I purchased this product mainly for the selection portion, which I find cumbersome and hard to use. But I love the "make it better" portion, it does a great job quickly and I love the Frames. I like a finishing touch on my photos and this has a lot to choose from. I liked this so much, that when I upgraded to CS3, I also upgraded to the Photo Frames Pro.

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