wow... yomah talks? lol theres a 1st... jk... uh yea... i agree with retro on this one... 6 is fine for touchups... 7 takes origonal PS art to a whoel new level though. only bad thing about upgrades are.. if you diside to get certified with adobe. i was schedualed for my PS6 test i had to take through adobe to get certified a few years back... and before my test date came up.. they released7.... i almost died... now im abotu to take the test again... kinda scared if 8 comes out soon. its a lot of money for a piece of paper.. that doesnt travel with you to the next version. =( 1 thing though... if anoy1 has 4 through 6 do not waiste your $ on elements... now theres a crock... its the same thing as 6.1 butout all the bells and whistels... if you dont have any PS and dont wanna spend 800 on the latest version.. elements rocks. all depends where you are comign from.