onOne Perfect Photo Suite vs elements 11: I own Lightroom 4.4 and am very happy with it. I'm just now looking to add to this for my PP workflow. I was looking to add Elements 11 but...

DavidM Loc: New Orleans, LA

I own Lightroom 4.4 and am very happy with it. I'm just now looking to add to this for my PP workflow. I was looking to add Elements 11 but came across onOne Perfect Photo Suite and saw where it does some of the things elements 11 does and a lot more.

Would I benefit more by just purchasing the onOne product for $50.00 more than I can purchase elements 11 for or would you still want both?

I don't have much experience with plugins for LR but see where it's the next step for enhancing my photography!

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

DavidM wrote:

I own Lightroom 4.4 and am very happy with it. I'm... (show quote)

The suite does some nice things but it's not a replacement for Photoshop.
I use both CS6 and the OnOne suite.

chapjohn Loc: Tigard, Oregon

OnOne is great software. I do not use it, but have seen it demonstrated. After looking at OnOne and Zoner Photo Studio 15, I decided for ZPS.

DavidM Loc: New Orleans, LA

GoofyNewfie wrote:

The suite does some nice things but it's not a replacement for Photoshop.
I use both CS6 and the OnOne suite.

Thanks, but I guess what I meant to ask is for a comparison of the features of elements 11 and the onOne suite. I'm not interested in buying the CS version as it has more and cost more than I'll ever use.

I am not wanting to buy both elements 11 and onOne if they both contain the same features.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

DavidM wrote:

Thanks, but I guess what I meant to ask is for a comparison of the features of elements 11 and the onOne suite. I'm not interested in buying the CS version as it has more and cost more than I'll ever use.

I am not wanting to buy both elements 11 and onOne if they both contain the same features.

They are still two different programs.
You'll more out of Elements one you learn it.
OnOne is a plug in (or stand-alone) suite that does certain things pretty well. It's not a replacement for Photoshop, no matter which version.

Wall-E Loc: Phoenix, AZ

GoofyNewfie wrote:

They are still two different programs.
You'll more out of Elements one you learn it.
OnOne is a plug in (or stand-alone) suite that does certain things pretty well. It's not a replacement for Photoshop, no matter which version.

And they operate VERY differently.

Why don't you use the 30 day FREE trial of PerfectSuite before making up your mind?

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Wall-E wrote:

And they operate VERY differently.

Why don't you use the 30 day FREE trial of PerfectSuite before making up your mind?

Excellent suggestion!
That's what I did.

DavidM Loc: New Orleans, LA

I was going to download the free trial of PerfectSuite but if I thought I would also use Elements 11 then I want to take advantage of the sale period from sams club for $50.00.

But if they both did the same functions then I would use that money towards PerfectSuite.

rebel hiker Loc: Sanford, FLorida & Banner Elk, North Carolina

I have both OnOne and Elements plus Lightroom. I seldom use Elements. Lightroom loads, organizes, and processes; OnOne is used to "stylize" the photos to suite your "artistic" needs. The process flow for many seems to be: Lightroom initially (acts as the Hub), then farm out to plug-ins like Photoshop, OnOne, Elements, Nik, etc., etc.. Yes, I know Photoshop is not a plug-in but I use it like a plug-in when needed. The main thing Photoshop or Elements will do for you is add the layers capability, and OnOne can do this also but not as flexible as the Adobe programs.

DavidM Loc: New Orleans, LA

rebel hiker wrote:

I have both OnOne and Elements plus Lightroom. I s... (show quote)

So if you purchased your software again and knowing what you know, do you think that Lightroom and OnOne would be all you would need to do most of your processing or would you still also purchase Elements to do additional or similar things easier as well?

BrettOssman Loc: near Tampa, Florida

What if you already own Elements 11 and its Camera RAW? I'm working with a trial version of Lightroom, but not seeing anything to justify the expense, yet.

Anyone know of any good LR tutorials that would show me what I can't do with Elemenets 11 and Camera RAW?

DavidM Loc: New Orleans, LA

rebel hiker wrote:

I have both OnOne and Elements plus Lightroom. I s... (show quote)

This workflow is also what I intend to follow, I'm just wanting to buy the next piece of software which will benefit me the most. Lightroom I feel is a must for most photography enthusiasts since nowadays PP is almost 50% of making a photo really appealing and I believe OnOne would allow me to make my photography more artistic.

Ambrose Loc: North America

DavidM wrote:

This workflow is also what I intend to follow, I'm just wanting to buy the next piece of software which will benefit me the most. Lightroom I feel is a must for most photography enthusiasts since nowadays PP is almost 50% of making a photo really appealing and I believe OnOne would allow me to make my photography more artistic.

Think of Elements as sort of a Swiss army knife that has lots of tools that cover several needs. OnOne is merely an enhancement software (a very good one mind you). I think your next logical step is to pick up Elements, then add onOne later if you find it necessary.

DavidM Loc: New Orleans, LA

BrettOssman wrote:

What if you already own Elements 11 and its Camera RAW? I'm working with a trial version of Lightroom, but not seeing anything to justify the expense, yet.

Anyone know of any good LR tutorials that would show me what I can't do with Elemenets 11 and Camera RAW?

I found this link which explains this from adobe:

http://tv.adobe.com/watch/going-from-photoshop-elements-to-lightroom/why-use-lightroom/

and this one:

http://tv.adobe.com/show/going-from-photoshop-elements-to-lightroom/

rebel hiker Loc: Sanford, FLorida & Banner Elk, North Carolina

DavidM wrote:

So if you purchased your software again and knowing what you know, do you think that Lightroom and OnOne would be all you would need to do most of your processing or would you still also purchase Elements to do additional or similar things easier as well?

This would depend on what your goals are. How artistic, creative, and perfect do you want to go with your hobby? And how much time, and money are you willing to spend? The ideal for post processing seems to be Lightroom plus Photoshop, with additional plug-ins to fill in the gaps that these two don't cover to your satisfaction: such as OnOne, Photomatix, Nik, etc. For me, post processing is about 75% of my photo experience, so I go overboard, and my wallet suffers. But....fun is fun.