Well Photoshop Elements 1 is a reduced version of Photoshop 6 and Elements 2 has some of the same features as Photoshop CS. So Elements uses some of the same filter's. Really both are essentially the same as full versions, except it has not as many features. If you want some filter's you can check out http://thepluginsite.com and actions, well you can get some at: http://market.renderosity.com/softgood.ez?ViewSoftgood=24160 ;) -LeFrog