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As of now making complex selections of things like hair in Elements is as easy as using a paint brush.Įlements has had a slimmed down version of Adobe Camera RAW for some time but sadly it’s never had the advanced tools of Lightroom and Photoshop like the brilliant Adjustment Brush. If you’ve never experienced Refine Edge before then you’re in for a treat. Moving into the photo editing section of Elements the star of the show in my book is the new Refine Edge feature which is shamelessly lifted lock, stock and barrel from Photoshop CS5. Well, there are lots of new features in Organiser but the good news for me is that it remains totally optional and that’s the best thing I can say about it. These may be superficial changes but they all add up to make Elements 11 feel very different to Elements 10. The default editing setting is now “Quick” rather then “Expert” (formally known as Full), the options bar has moved from the top to the bottom and many of your favourite features aren’t where you left them. The first thing you’ll notice is the new light grey interface but look a little closer and you’ll notice a raft of other changes both big and small. From the moment you start Elements 11 it’s obvious things have really changed this time. Traditionally Elements is updated every 12 months and in the past it’s fair to say some of those updates have been rather meagre… but not this one. It’s 90% cheaper then Photoshop, its bigger brother, and yet it still does 90% of everything I need Photoshop to do.

I’ve always had a soft spot for Photoshop Elements.
