28 MACWORLD MARCH 2020
MACUSER REVIEW: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2020mmmmh
Adobe Photoshop
Elements 2020
PROS- One-click subject selection.
- Quickly colorize old
black-and-white photos. - AI technology for more
powerful Guided Edits,
Auto Creations.
CONS - Still no image editing
extension for Apple Photos. - Elements Organizer can’t
integrate with iCloud Photo
Library. - Limited selection of
included patterns.
PRICE
$69.99
COMPANY
Adobe
different shades to blue jeans worn by
multiple subjects.
BETTER TOGETHER
Last but not least, Adobe Photoshop
Elements 2020 adds Smooth Skin as a
new quick fix option. Tools like this
typically go overboard and wind up
making people look like wax figures, but
the implementation here is effective yet
quite subtle. Once applied from the
Enhance menu, the software automatically
identifies faces, so all that’s required is
adjusting the Smoothness slider; you can
zoom in and use the Before/After toggle
switch to confirm results before committing
to the change.
Adobe has done a good
job improving the launch
experience. The Elements
home screen provides quick
access to new features as well
as those you might want to try,
plus one-click access to recent
files. There’s even a search box
where you can type real-world
queries such as “I want to
remove unwanted objects from
a photo” to discover new
techniques.
One thing that hasn’t
changed much is Organizer, the
hub of Elements where users
import photos, create albums,
order prints or other gifts, and much more. If
you don’t already have a way to
organize a photo library, this is
handy and quite serviceable—
but for iCloud Photo Library
users, there’s still no way to
integrate your existing library,
nor an extension to directly edit
images in Apple Photos with
Photoshop Elements.BOTTOM LINE
Artificial intelligence and a
user-friendly layout make
Adobe Photoshop Elements
2020 an unbeatable
combination for consumers,
assuming you can live without
iCloud/Photos integration. ■A new enhancement enables subtle skin
smoothing without going overboard.