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Help: Upgrading from Adobe Elements 4 to Elements 6

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Posted by Don George on December 9, 2007 at 10:31 PM
I'm thinking of upgrading from Elements 4 to 6. I'm wondering if the upgrade is worth it? Does 6 have a lot more capability than 4? Also I see 4 and 6 packaged together. Why would one want both doesn't 6 have everything that 4 has? As you can see I'm relatively new to the digital world. :confused:
Posted by Dan Borzynski on December 10, 2007 at 12:37 AM
I am not real familar with Elements anymore, so I can't directly comment on that.

For the two software packages, I've been seeing Elements packed with Elements Premiere, or whatever their Elements equivalent of video editing software is. I think that is getting to version 4 now, that is what you might be seeing.
Posted by Don George on December 10, 2007 at 3:35 PM
Thanks Dan, that clears up the double packaging.
Posted by Mark Windom on December 10, 2007 at 7:59 PM
You might want to read some of the reviews on Amazon re: 6 before deciding to upgrade.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on December 14, 2007 at 9:53 PM
Absolutely version 6 is worth the upgrade. I used to use PE 3 and 4 before going to PS CS2, so I'm familiar with the shortcomings of v4. Right off the bat with version 6 (and 5) you get the Curves adjustment. That right there is worth the upgrade. v6 also now has the Photomerge function and pretty good B&W conversion. Definitely upgrade!