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• Intelligent Crop Tool


• PhotoMerge


• Simple Layout

PLUS

• Few new features


• Oddly, it’s expensive

MINUS

SPECIFICATIONS

Product name Adobe Photoshop Elements 13

MRP Rs. 6400 for PSE 13; Rs. 9600

for Photoshop and Premiere

Elements 13

Processor 1.6GHz or faster processor

Operating system • Microsoft Windows 7 or

Windows 8

• Mac OS X v10.8, v10.9
  RAM 2GB RAM (for both Windows
  and Mac users)
  Monitor resolution 1024x768 display

F I N A L R A T I N G S

Features

Refi ne Selection Brush, Content Aware Fill,

not much else

24/30

Ease of use

Simple interface, eLive mode, Guided Edits

28/30

Performance

Improved hardware support, 64-bit version,

RAW functionality could be better

33/40

OVERALL

85%

Value for Money

(approx. Rs. 5000). Thus, at the moment, it is

not the cheapest version of Photoshop.

Would you want to pay more for less

features? I wouldn’t. However, PSE 13 has

the advantage of being a far simpler software.

Therefore, I would still recommend it to

absolute novices who are looking to learn

photo editing.

Not Quite Elementary

PSE 13 is a bit of a paradox. While it is a

fantastic photo editing software, it is a fairly

lacklustre upgrade. Currently, PSE 13 costs

Rs. 6400 while Adobe India is bundling

Photoshop CC 2014 and Lightroom for

Rs. 6000 per year. Additionally, PSE

upgrades each year cost about USD 80

Bundled With Premiere Elements 13

Photographers experimenting with video will probably

enjoy the combination of Photoshop and Premiere

Elements 13.

Automatically Create Great Movies

With Premiere Elements 13, you can select your

favourite clips from videos and the software will

automatically convert it into movies. The feature, Video

Story, lets you choose the story type, video clips for

each chapter. After that Premiere Elements does the

rest—trimming, transitions, and music based on the

mood. This is a feature that wedding photographers

will defi nitely love to exploit.

It’s Really Simple To Use

While there are quite a few functions missing that

professional editors would need, the software is

very easy to use. This is what I enjoyed while using it.

The enhanced Shake Stabilizer feature works towards

reducing camera shake for better handheld or action

camera video. It also has High DPI and Retina Display

supports for Windows and Mac computers.

test

I have often thought that Guided Edits would greatly benefi t amateurs. However, I was disappointed that the only

new addition was B&W Color Pop. It is a look that I absolutely loathe but I suppose there is a popular demand for it.