Does anyone know if there is a big differens between photoshop6 and photoshop elements because I've woorked with photoshop6 a bit and thinking of bying it, but then I tried elements and as far as I can tell the only big differens is that it is not possible to work CMYK-colors and it's only 1/10 of the prize, anyone knows more?

Hi MWA, I think you are the type of customer Adobe has in mind when trying to sell Photoshop Elements. The adobe faq about this subject reads: Adobe Photoshop Elements: For anyone (amateur photographers, hobbyists, digital camera & scanner owners) who outgrows the templates and guided activities in PhotoDeluxe but for whom the professional version of Photoshop is out of reach For users who are interested in exploring their creativity using the editing tools and techniques that the pros use, but in an easy-to-use environment In Photoshop vs missing in PS Elements: Advanced Web features (slicing, rollovers, etc.) Professional-level printing (CMYK separations) Channel editing Improved precision More flexible/powerful masking Automation Optimized for professional workflow So if you are not working for print and/or large formats and big manipulation, for print, PLEASE buy Elements because you would pay a lot more for functions you don't need. In all the magazines Elements is reviewed in, the writers are really enthousiast about this bargain. It seems to be a very nice offer by Adobe. That's why I checked out the Adobe site for the differences, not because my uncle works for Adobe or something. But I guess there is more information online. Hope this helps.

How about plugins for photoshop?

Uhm, if you believe Adobe's answer to that question, and why not: Photoshop Elements supports all Photoshop plug-ins that were designed to work on RGB images. And for what it's worth: there are only very few plugins that ONLY work on cmyk. I can only think of the Extensis Intellihance plugin, but that is for prepress purposes. Which Elements is not. Marbe there is a plugin, somewhere, that needs the channels to do what it does, so that would also be impossible. I think that for instance the nice /Render/Light Effects wil be missing or handicapped, because that works with custom channels. O yes, and 'actions' ar not compatible. There are a lot of resources were people share those, and the output of that sometimes looks like or equals effects you can get with filters (like burning letters and stuff). Those fall under the 'automation' thing that is missing. Some things you might consider a filter could be an action.

Ok! Thanks alot for your help! I'll think I'll go for element right now because it's not that much money anyway and than we'll see. I will only use it for pictures that will be published on the web or on cd-roms. And also for making textures to max and poser so I think elements will do everything I'll ask for right know. And i love all the thumbnails a real timesaver if you don't work with the effects and filters daily. So thanks again!

Oh one more thing! Do you know if there is a plugin that make painting more like how it works in painter??

Attached Link: http://thepluginsite.com/

Yes, there is, but it's $250, Deep Paint from RightHemisphere Most plugins do stuff with the whole image at once. Like Paint Alchemy from Xaos Tools. Maybe you should buy a Wacom table with the money you save on buying Elements. When I did that I received Painter LE for free. And upgraded to a full version because it is very special. I bought Studio Artist as well (some examples are in a recent thread in the 2D forum), a standalone app for the Mac. Take a look at the link, and search with the word 'paint', there are some free or cheap plugins. And all the companies I mention have a .com domain. A lot of plugins can be reproduced within Photoshop, so you can also look for tutorials on the subject. Good luck!

I wouldn't touch elements with a 10 foot pole. If PS 6.0 is out of reach with the price, move over to Paint shop Pro. I got my graphire, and it came with Elements. I installed it only to find it was a crackerjack box version of photoshop. If you need one of the three, I say photoshop cause its my personal preference, but don' spend money on elements. Get Paint Shop Pro, only a 100$, and even cheaper with a used copy. the upside with Elements is that its a much better deal than the ol Pohop LE versions, but still...