About to upgrade to CS....what are the top 5...

ajava · #1 01-19-2006, 07:56 AM

...things I have to look forward to, coming from little ol' Elements? I do have several plug-ins installed in my Elements that have allowed me to use masks, curves and channels...so besides those things, what thrilling things await me in CS? I can't wait!!

Swampy · #2 01-19-2006, 09:34 AM

It will be like going from a VW to a Corvette!

Layers, Masks, Channels, Liquify Tool, Healing Brush, Extract Tool, Adjustment Layers, Vanishing Point, Smart Sharpen, RAW capabilities, and much much more.

Kraellin · #3 01-19-2006, 12:00 PM

ajava,

i'm using elements 4...well, learning. what are those plugins you have for elements that allow those things and where do i get them?

and, one of the things i was hoping to get with elements was working in other colorspaces, especially cmyk since i want more exact printing, but i couldnt find anything on it. so, cmyk, lab, hsl and all those colorspaces are going to open up to you in cs.

craig

Ed_L · #4 01-19-2006, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swampy

It will be like going from a VW to a Corvette!

I'm guessing that around August, the new model of Corvette will be available. I'm waiting to see what's on the dashboard of that one!

Ed

ajava · #5 01-19-2006, 01:26 PM

Hey Craig,
I have several that I've found by doing google searches on Photoshop plugins. Some were free, others...not so free. Richard Lynch has a book on just Elements that comes with software that includes layer masks, color/channel separation actions, etc. Good stuff but I found most of it is kind of "rigged" and can be confusing to use.
My favorite plugins are CurveMeister, ColorWasher and Noise Ninja. I can't remember the other ones just now.