People using DSLRs are using Photoshop, not Elements. And a lot of people who buy DSLRs without a good reason shoot in JPEG anyway.
Photoshop is for professionals, not for consumers with inexpensive DSLRs who shoot in RAW+JPEG.
People using DSLRs are using Photoshop, not Elements. And a lot of people who buy DSLRs without a good reason shoot in JPEG anyway.
Photoshop is for professionals, not for consumers with inexpensive DSLRs who shoot in RAW+JPEG.
That's my point - most "consumers" don't bother with RAW. Even if they knew it existed, they wouldn't know what to do with it.
It's not reasonable to expect somebody who pays $250 for a 12-bit DSLR to spend $600 in overkill software. Who says they don't know RAW?
I'm not expecting them to. I'm backing up a previous posters argument that they probably don't NEED 16bpc/float and if Elements only has 8bpc then it probably isn't a huge loss. For most people.
Does Photoshop Elements 9 finally support more than 8-bit color depth?
No idea, but no idea why low lever users would need this. These are targeted firmly at the home/consumer market.
Many DSLRs are at least 10-bit.
I'm not expecting them to. I'm backing up a previous posters argument that they probably don't NEED 16bpc/float and if Elements only has 8bpc then it probably isn't a huge loss. For most people.
It is a huge loss. Because if you process your DSLR pictures with Elements you are destroying them.
Elements 8 already does 48-bit color (my Canon point-and-shoots do 14-bit .CR2 RAW).
I hope they're more stable releases than Photoshop CS5.
CS5 sure runs slow and crashes often on an iMac core i7.
Anyone else have any experience with Photoshop CS5 speed and stability to share?
Is it full 12-bit or only for a limited set of operations?
Why doesn't Adobe highlight this?
It uses exactly the same CameraRaw plugin as PhotoShop CS - literally the same download. It promotes the 14-bit/channel image to a 16-bit channel image (see the "Depth:" dropdown menu at the bottom center). After applying the RAW processing, the "Open Image" button at bottom right opens it in pse as a 48-bit image.
Actually, I usually use Lightroom CS5, and even that has some features that only work on 24-bit images.
(screen capture from pse8 on Win7x64)
It is not just about CameraRaw, but about operations in Elements that are 8-bit. This was the problem with previous versions, so I'm not convinced that 8 changed anything.
I've been creating small videos for my company for a few years. I have always used iMovie and then VisualHub in order to encode to MPEG2 format. The video requests I have gotten lately require a bit more flexibility than iMovie provides. I especially need the ability to export directly to MPEG-2 format instead of using another program for it. Encoding an uncompressed MOV file takes forever and the file size is HUGE. So I considered buying Final Cut Express, but it unfortunately doesn't export to MPEG-2 format either. So today's release of Adobe Premier Elements for the Mac gave me hope, and sure enough it does export to MPEG-2 format directly.
I have downloaded the trial version of the software and I am running into numerous problems with logging in my Adobe ID and with downloading additional templates. Our major corporation has strict security policies and NTLM authentication and anonymous requests are blocked through our proxy server. This usually causes poorly coded java applets to fail to load and this has been the particular case will all of Adobe's applications except for Acrobat 9 Professional, which they updated earlier this year.
That being said, it appears that Premier Elements 9 is 64-bit. I can confirm that the Organizer does replace Bridge in this app, because Premier Elements 9 loads up the "Organizer" application. We have CS5 Design Premium but Premier Elements does not integrate with Bridge CS5 as many have hoped.
I don't feel that Premiere's interface is as intuitive as that of Final Cut Express, however the export options are far better. The ability to burn to DVD or Blu-ray directly is awesome to me, especially with the option to just export the burn folder. The editing and switching between screens seems to be as fast if not faster than iMovie 09.
Overall, I like the application so far but hate the issues with logging in and downloading extras, which have been typical of Adobe's apps at my company. To be fair, we have those same issues with many other apps.
Hope this helps.![]()
I think you cannot work with 16-bit layers.
Has adobe premiere a similar real timeline like iMovie HD? they dropped the timeline in imovie09 and i hate that.
thanks for the info.
Has adobe premiere a similar real timeline like iMovie HD? they dropped the timeline in imovie09 and i hate that.
As far as new features for MacOS version of Elements 9, I saw these:
-Organize, find, and view all your photos and video clips in the convenient, easy-to-use Organizer
-Find photos of specific people fast with automatic People Recognition
-Quickly find your best photos and video clips with the Auto-Analyzer
-Edit photos in full-screen mode directly from the Organizer
-See the same photos and videos on all of your computers with automatic syncing*
-Get automatic online backup and 2GB of storage* enough for up to 1,500 photos
-View your photos from any web-enabled computer*
-Instantly unclutter and repair photos
-Match the style of a favorite photo automatically
-Create stunning pop art, reflections, portrait effects, LOMO camera style photography effects, and more
-Create richly layered photos using layer masks
-Quickly share photos and videos on Facebook*
-Get ongoing how-tos with helpful tips and tricks*
-Print calendars, cards, and photo books with your home printer
-Share photos via fun Online Albums
People using DSLRs are using Photoshop, not Elements. And a lot of people who buy DSLRs without a good reason shoot in JPEG anyway.
I'm not expecting them to. I'm backing up a previous posters argument that they probably don't NEED 16bpc/float and if Elements only has 8bpc then it probably isn't a huge loss. For most people.
It is not just about CameraRaw, but about operations in Elements that are 8-bit. This was the problem with previous versions, so I'm not convinced that 8 changed anything.
To be clear:
Where Photoshop CS5 is 16-bit processing all-around, with Photoshop Elements there are certain functions which are available when dealing with a 16-bit image, and others which are not (the menu items will be grayed out). To access the "full" feature set, you need to convert the image to 8-bit; then all menu items are available.
The processing you do is supposed to be lasting. That somebody only has 24-bit output devices today does not mean he shouldn't be allowed to output the processed pictures in full quality in the future.
Then clearly you shouldn't buy PSe - but (as earlier noted) since the vast majority of DSLR (and high end point-and-shoot) users download 24-bit JPEGs from their cameras, the point about 48-bit processing is moot for these people.
Yes, consumers who want to preserve the quality provided by their cameras should buy Corel PaintShop, not this unreasonably crippled Elements.
If Adobe doesn't want to provide a feature in Elements, they should remove it altogether, not provide a degrading version.