Elements 4.0

[stevieb17]

How do you rate elements 4.0? :confused: I've been using elements 1.0 since it came out and I'm happy with it. :) I've downloaded 4.0 and obviously can see a lot of differance. For and Against. Is it worth the money to upgrade? :confused: Steve

[Mary]

If you are going from version 1 to version 4 - Definitely. If you are going from version 3 to 4 I decided not to. :)

[wombat2]

I have version 3 and will not go to 4,But if I had version 1 I would go to 4 in a hurry so much better.:D

[MikeH]

Hi Steve,

Welcome to the forums :)... great to see another UK user here :)

I agree with Mary... if you are using PSE1 and want to upgrade I would go straight to PSE4.

I upgraded from PSE3 to 4 and I am very pleased it. If you was using PSE3 then there would be a few considerations... But as you are using 1, I have no hestitation in recommending it to you.

If you have any questions just post and we will be happy to help.

Mike

[Wendy]

Hi Steve ...

... and welcome to the forum :)

Wendy

[stevieb17]

thanks for responce. Next opinion. I have downloaded ver 4.0, now do I pay adobe about £55(and have no hard copy) or try and find in a shop at £?, or buy on web at £44?:confused: steve

[Wendy]

Hi Steve ..

I much prefer a disk ... and the manual.

So my vote does for buying at a shop or from a reputable dealer online :)


Wendy

[MikeH]

thanks for responce. Next opinion. I have downloaded ver 4.0, now do I pay adobe about £55(and have no hard copy) or try and find in a shop at £?, or buy on web at £44?:confused: steve

Steve,

I bought PSE4 online from Adobe for £44. The manual that comes with the retail version is not worth the extra money (which is better spent on buying The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage) and I have copied the download file to cd. With PSE3 there were goodies on the cd that weren't included in the download version, but with PSE4 these are included.

Mike

[jimkovacs]

I'm using 3.0 , which I down loaded from Adobe. At that time Adobe gave permission(programing wise) to copy program to cd. I would assume they would also allow the same for a 4.0 download. Perhaps the staff could answer that question.

I do intend to upgrade to 4.0 at some point in time, why? Because like most photographers I always want to have the latest gadget or program.

[MikeH]

Jim,

Adobe recommends that you back up downloads purchased from the Adobe Store:

"Backing up your download
This first thing you should do after your product download completes is back up your downloaded product."

The Adode End User License Agreement also states:

"2.3. Backup Copy. You may make one backup copy of the Software, provided your backup copy is not installed or Used on any computer. You may not transfer the rights to a backup copy unless you transfer all rights in the Software as provided in the Transfer section in this Agreement."

Hope this helps


Mike