Day.Old.Pizza Loc: Maple Grove, MN

I am currently using PSE10 for basic editing. I am wondering if it is worth upgrading to PSE13 or current release. I have tried unsuccessfully to find a comparison of the two (10 is too far in the past). Can anyone help out? What will I gain by upgrading? Does the current version drop any features I might now be using. Thanks!

jecanes Loc: Taumarunui, New Zealand

I don't know enough about either, but why not download a trial of PSE13 from Adobe and do your own comparison?

Picdude Loc: Ohio

I'm not extremely familiar with PS Elements as I am as CS6 user, however, I know there have been considerable advancements between PSE10 and 13. If you are thinking about getting a newer camera in the near future you will almost definitely have to upgrade if you want to edit RAW images (PSE10 only supports a very old version of Adobe Camera Raw ACR) The link to the chart below shows differences between 11 and 13 so you can interpolate there are a few more between 10 and 13:

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements/buying-guide.html

Another thing to consider - If you have PSE10 on your computer now, how old is your computer? See the link below for the computer requirements for PSE 13:

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements/tech-specs.html

At this point I would normally point out that now is a good time to consider the Photoshop/Lightroom combo for $10.00/month, but if you're still using PSE10 I'm guessing that you're really not to concerned with maintaining the latest-greatest software revision, which is one of the biggest reasons to go that route.

Hope the above links have helped.

Day.Old.Pizza Loc: Maple Grove, MN

Thanks for the tip. I didn't know they did that. I will give it a try.

Day.Old.Pizza Loc: Maple Grove, MN

Thanks for the suggestions. My mac seems to handle my RAW files right now and I hope it does for another few years. The CS6 package, if it is still available for a good price down the road, may be the eventual way to go.

photeach Loc: beautiful Kansas

I have PhotoShop Elements 10, 12, and 13 in a school lab. Both 12 and 13 have been upgraded to be far more user friendly. The pasteboard is really easy to use, and the 3 levels of expertise are nice for my students. With PSE 13 selling for $60 on Amazon, it's a nice present for yourself. In a quick check, I see that Amazon has jacked the price to $69. You can wait until it goes back down by $10 if that matters. It fluctuates.

azburg

Just received PSE 13 from Amazon for $59.53, tax & shipping included.
How can you go wrong?

azburg

azburg

Sorry, I gave wrong info on the PSE 13. I got it from Costco, not Amazon.
Sorry for the confusion (it comes easily to me).

azburg

Day.Old.Pizza Loc: Maple Grove, MN

Thanks, Photeach

Day.Old.Pizza Loc: Maple Grove, MN

Thanks, Azburg. I can't go too far wrong for the money.

SonnyE Loc: Communist California, USA

I use Adobe Elements 12.
I can't foresee me upgrading to 13 for a while, if at all, because 12 is doing more than I personally need right now.
But I belive things should be upgraded occasionally so you don't fall too far behind. When you get too far behind it makes it even harder to grasp and catch up.
I think the free trial download is an excellent suggestion. I can't find it, but think it is a great suggestion...
Here is a link to Adobe's site, and specifically a comparison between 11, 12, and the latest 13.
Photoshop Element Buying Guide

Best wishes for your upgrades, keep shooting. ;)

PS: No doubt there are MUCH better deals on these than the Adobe site. Here is Amazon, for example.
Amazons listings