3 Replies Latest reply: Apr 23, 2009 6:20 AM by Aubinwan RSS

    Features in Photoshop Elements

    Aubinwan Community Member

      Hello:

       

      I have a VERY old version of Photoshop. I rely heavily on drawing paths and recording and playing actions. I would like to upgrade to a newer version, but since mine is so old, I would have to pay full price for CS4. Does anyone know if Elements 7 has actions and paths? (I need to draw paths point by point, not just predefined shapes.) I also stroke the paths.

       

      Thank you in advance.

      paul

        • 1. Re: Features in Photoshop Elements
          Phos±four dots Community Member

          My 10+ years of experience here experience tells me that very few people on this forum who use Photoshop know much about Elements.

           

          You might want to explore the Elements product pages on the main part of Adobe's site to see what features the latest version has, and whether it will suit your needs.

          • 2. Re: Features in Photoshop Elements
            Terri_F Community Member

            If you need to draw and work with paths, Elements is NOT going to do what you need.

             

            The path selection tool, the pen tools, along with the path palette are all absent from Elements. Elements only has the basic predefined shape tools; custom shapes; and the direct selection tool.

            Elements can't record actions. The latest version has an action player...to my understanding not only is it just a player but it is limited in just what it will play.

            • 3. Re: Features in Photoshop Elements
              Aubinwan Community Member

              Thank you for the replies. That answers my question.