Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 review

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Verdict:

As with previous updates, the new features are patchy, but this takes nothing away from the superb existing tools.

Review Date: 17 Nov 2009

Price when reviewed: inc VAT

Reviewed By: Ben Pitt

Our Rating 5 stars out of 5

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Photoshop Elements 8's new features are far from essential, and many are poorly executed. Nothing here would convince us to pay £52 to upgrade. On the other hand, Photoshop Elements 5 was a great image editor, and subsequent versions are no worse for having various ancillary, if mostly mediocre, extras. If Adobe decided to include layer masks for advanced non-destructive editing - a feature included in Corel Paint Shop Pro - advanced users would have an incentive to upgrade. As it is, Photoshop Elements is still a great product, and Adobe has at least saved existing users from the need to splash out on an upgrade.

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