Software Editing Question: I have Lightroom 4 and Elements 11. Is Elements 12 worth the dollars to upgrade to. Amazon has it for $89. and Adobe website has upgrade for $79.99. I...

zuzanne Loc: Crawfordville, FL

I have Lightroom 4 and Elements 11. Is Elements 12 worth the dollars to upgrade to. Amazon has it for $89. and Adobe website has upgrade for $79.99. I haven't upgraded Lightroom 4 to Lightroom 5 yet as I find I use Elements 11 more often than Lightroom for photo editing.

zuzanne

MtnMan Loc: ID

zuzanne wrote:

I have Lightroom 4 and Elements 11. Is Elements 12 worth the dollars to upgrade to. Amazon has it for $89. and Adobe website has upgrade for $79.99. I haven't upgraded Lightroom 4 to Lightroom 5 yet as I find I use Elements 11 more often than Lightroom for photo editing. zuzanne

I haven't tried or hear on Elements 12. It is unlikely to be worth the upgrade from 11 but worth it from any version less than 11.

The standard version should go on sale for under $50 before Christmas.

Heirloom Tomato Loc: Oregon

zuzanne wrote:

I have Lightroom 4 and Elements 11. Is Elements 12 worth the dollars to upgrade to. Amazon has it for $89. and Adobe website has upgrade for $79.99. I haven't upgraded Lightroom 4 to Lightroom 5 yet as I find I use Elements 11 more often than Lightroom for photo editing.

zuzanne

I'm going to get it. It's not a major upgrade, but there are a few new features including a content-aware move tool. Check out the new features and if you think they are things you might use in your workflow the decision will be easier. I don't have Lightroom at all, and don't plan to buy it. I love PSE11 and use it for all my PP needs.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

zuzanne wrote:

I have Lightroom 4 and Elements 11. Is Elements 12 worth the dollars to upgrade to. Amazon has it for $89. and Adobe website has upgrade for $79.99. I haven't upgraded Lightroom 4 to Lightroom 5 yet as I find I use Elements 11 more often than Lightroom for photo editing.

zuzanne

I was looking forward to my annual upgrade to Elements, Premier and Photoshop. Much to my disappointment, there is nothing compelling in either.

I did upgrade Lightroom and am enjoying learning some of the new abilities, especially the Radial Filter and the improved Spot Removal tool.

I consider the Lightroom upgrade to me money well spent. I do not see ANY reason to upgrade Elements this year.

If you have a usable feature I missed, please say what it is.

dsturr

Heirloom Tomato wrote:

I'm going to get it. It's not a major upgrade, but there are a few new features including a content-aware move tool. Check out the new features and if you think they are things you might use in your workflow the decision will be easier. I don't have Lightroom at all, and don't plan to buy it. I love PSE11 and use it for all my PP needs.

Photoshop CC: -camera raw can be applied as a filter
-anti-shake filter
-improved lens correction in camera raw

dsturr

bsprague wrote:

I was looking forward to my annual upgrade to Elements, Premier and Photoshop. Much to my disappointment, there is nothing compelling in either.

I did upgrade Lightroom and am enjoying learning some of the new abilities, especially the Radial Filter and the improved Spot Removal tool.

I consider the Lightroom upgrade to me money well spent. I do not see ANY reason to upgrade Elements this year.

If you have a usable feature I missed, please say what it is.

Sorry, this reply should have been to you.
Photoshop CC: -camera raw can be applied as a filter
-anti-shake filter
-improved lens correction in camera raw