Compare Exposure X2 and Photoshop Elements
Feb 23, 2017 16:29:04 #
jim in TC
Loc: Traverse City, Michigan
I have Photoshop Elements 14 but am intrigued with Exposure X2 from AlienSkin. I squandered a free trial and now wonder if any of you have looked closely at the Exposure program and compared it to Photoshop relative to power and ease of use. I did tinker with the Snap Art program from the same company and found I liked parts of it better than Photoshop Elements, other parts not so much.
Feb 23, 2017 18:53:23 #
Jim, you might also take a look at "On1 Photo Raw" a robust editing tool which combines features of Lightroom and Photoshop. There is a 30-day trial version of On1 available and the company (which I am not affiliated with) is offering a discounted sale price + bonuses (thru 2/28/17, I believe). /Ralph
Feb 24, 2017 07:50:26 #
Just a caution that On1 Photo Raw is a new program and there are various degrees of success folks have had with it. I wouldn't recommend it for a primary program right now. Google "on1 photo raw problems" and see if you will be OK dealing with the issues.
Feb 24, 2017 08:27:08 #
jim in TC
Loc: Traverse City, Michigan
thanks for the tip...I have the program downloading and will report back my impressions.
Feb 24, 2017 09:18:45 #
jim in TC
Loc: Traverse City, Michigan
It appears that my computer is not compatible with ON1 Raw. I get an error message when I try to open the downloaded file, and after a review of the minimum requirements (which I seem to meet, though barely) I have not found exactly how to upgrade the graphics driver, which seems to be the issue. I would call myself a 'moderately capable' non-techie for computer stuff.
Feb 24, 2017 09:29:07 #
Feb 24, 2017 10:07:11 #
jim in TC
Loc: Traverse City, Michigan
Jrhoffman75 wrote:
Mac or PC? Graphics driver or graphics card problem.
PC on Windows 10. I get a "Open GL3.3 is required..." error message which suggests a driver problem. I seem to have an Intel(R) HD Graphics card with up-to-date driver (listed under Display in Device Mgr) with no other graphics card shown. This graphics card may be the issue, and I will contact the support folks to see if that is true and what options I have if so.
Feb 24, 2017 10:12:05 #
Sounds like you may have a built in driver on motherboard rather than a separate card.
What enhanced capabilities above Elements are you looking for?
What enhanced capabilities above Elements are you looking for?
Feb 24, 2017 13:21:01 #
jim in TC
Loc: Traverse City, Michigan
Jrhoffman75 wrote:
Sounds like you may have a built in driver on motherboard rather than a separate card.
What enhanced capabilities above Elements are you looking for?
What enhanced capabilities above Elements are you looking for?
I think you are right about the built in driver.
Not so much enhanced capabilities as ease of operation. The layer system on Exposure X2, for example, looked more intuitive from the short video I saw (having, as I said before, squandered my trial). But unless there is some clear advantage it is most likely in my interests to simply tinker with what I have until it becomes simple.
Feb 24, 2017 13:23:09 #
Maybe if you contacted Alien they could re-institute a trial session.
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