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An Overview of
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0
dobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 makes
digital imaging a breeze. Use Photoshop
Elements to create high-quality images for
print, e-mail, and the Web.
With a broad set of features, Photoshop Elements
gives you endless ways to explore your creativity —
restore old photographs, adjust color and lighting,
create a new image by combining photographs,
apply artistic effects, and prepare photos for
sending via email or posting on the Web.
Use the tools of the trade
Based on the leading image-editing software that
professionals have always relied on, Photoshop
Elements 2.0 offers you an easy way to create high-
quality images.
Quick Fix dialog
Make instant color adjustments
with just a few clicks in the Quick Fix dialog box.
Digital video frame acquisition
Easily capture
individual video frames from downloaded files
with support for common video file formats,
including MPEG2, MPEG3, and AVI.
Photomerge
Automatically assemble multiple
photos into one seamless panorama.
File browser
Quickly preview, open, and organize
all of your photos and view important metadata
about each photo using the File menu Browse
feature.
Red eye brush
Fix unwanted red eye with a
single stroke of the red eye brush.
Color variations
Bring out the best in any
photo by previewing various color adjustments
to your photo and applying your choice with a
single click.
Auto straighten/auto crop
Photos are often
taken or scanned at a slight angle, and may need
to be cropped or rotated. You can correct skewed
photos with one click.
Fill flash/adjust backlighting
Instantly fix
improper lighting with Fill Flash and Adjust
Backlighting tools.
Broad file format support
Save your images for
virtually any use: print on photo paper, import
into newsletters, presentations, reports, or
greeting cards; attach to e-mail, post on the
Web, and share as PDF (Portable Document
Format) files on almost any computer or
handheld device.
GIF animation
Import or create GIF anima-
tions using Photoshop Elements layers and
then interactively preview the results before
saving.
Save for Web
Compress your photos so they
look sharp on the Web and download quickly.
Mac OS X and Windows XP support
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advantage of the newest operating systems
including Windows XP and Mac OS X.
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