#ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 13 REVIEW SOFTWARE#

For instance, I tried the easiest shot I could find: a cat's ear against a white wall. In practice, it sometimes works and frequently doesn't.

#ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 13 REVIEW SOFTWARE#

Refined edge selection: Now there's a Refine Selection brush which - theoretically - lets you simply brush over complex edges like fur and hair and the software isolates the appropriate edges.

All of these updates are pretty much catch-up features. Finally, it provides suggested Event groupings as well. Map view displays thumbnails that you can scrub though as well and the program will automatically map photos taken on a mobile device and that are tagged. You can quickly scrub through stacks of faces, and view all the photos attached to them.

Updated Organizer: Adobe claims the Organizer has faster, more accurate face-recognition capabilities, and it is faster and more accurate, but still a little unsure of itself and requires some confirmations.

I wish all the thumbnails were larger in the effects panel, to take advantage of larger, high-resolution displays. That's not a bad thing, but I almost wish it had been granted a panel of its own in the interface, with bigger thumbnails.

They really are 'looks,' though, rather than effects the suggestions seem to be variations on white balance, contrast and saturation. Smart Looks: The software analyzes the photo for characteristics such as content and color, then accesses a lookup table with 2500 effects options and presents you with its top 5 suggestions.

Adobe photoshop elements 13 review