PS Elements 3 and print profiles

[suzyjazz]

I use PS Elements 3 and would like to use Costco's printer profile, but I don't know if this is possible. I know, get better software. Does anyone know if this CAN be done with PSE? I have looked at drycreekphoto and downloaded Costco's glossy and lustre profiles. I attempted to calibate my monitor again. But the workflow on drycreekphoto refers to all these menu items I don't have.

I would like to edit my images and be able to see how Costco will interpret them. Generally I am happy with the prints, but sometimes they come out too dark and it is impossible to lighten them when I set my print order to color adjust. The one time I told them not to adjust, a few came out funky (the blues and greens). Most of them still came out great. When I calibrated my CRT tonight I changed the color temperature from 9000K to 6500K. It looks a bit warmer, but I think I am already getting used to it. I can't tell if the photos on my hard drive look much different. Seems like I am using a slightly lower contrast setting than before, also.

I dunno, maybe I have to fork over the bucks on software. I guess I can print a few test without the profile, turn off color adjust, and see how they turn out.

[engstrom]

Suzy, I don't have PSE so I can't really help but I hate to see post go with no responses.

I will say that if you do much processing you won't regret getting the full version of Photoshop. Photoshop can do everything I have wanted to do to an image. It's a great piece of software.

You do know about the upgrade path that Adobe has to go from Elements to full Photoshop for $299, right?

[suzyjazz]

Originally Posted by engstrom

You do know about the upgrade path that Adobe has to go from Elements to full Photoshop for $299, right?

Thanks for replying.... What version of PS do I get in that upgrade? I'll have to look online and see what the upgrade package is. Honestly, I can't spend the money right now. I just bought muslin and now I need to buy a stand for it, and I just spent money on materials and a booth trying to start a business, and now the first event I was going to have at George R. Brown has been canceled because of Hurricane Katrina. Early next year I will probably upgrade. This print profile stuff is the first big hurdle I have come to in 9 months of using PSE. It's been pretty good.

[Badge]

I looked at the Adobe site and the 299 upgrade offer appears to before cannon only. Here I am with a new Nikon, a older cannon p&s , none of which qualities, I think
Am I reading the Adobe deal wrong?

[suzyjazz]

Originally Posted by Badge

I looked at the Adobe site and the 299 upgrade offer appears to before cannon only. Here I am with a new Nikon, a older cannon p&s , none of which qualities, I think
Am I reading the Adobe deal wrong?

Do you have a link? I am looking at the pages on Adobe and PSE 3 and I don't see any offers.

[engstrom]

Originally Posted by suzyjazz

Do you have a link? I am looking at the pages on Adobe and PSE 3 and I don't see any offers.

Here's the link:

http://store.adobe.com/store/product...ml?id=catCanon

It's really only for upgrading PSE delivered with Canon products, but shhhhh, don't tell anyone, I used it to upgrade a PSE I had from another source. You get the full version of CS2 (when I took advantage of the offer it was CS) - not an upgrade - so you can install it fresh on a computer without having PSE installed.

[suzyjazz]

Thanks for the link... I had been looking at the product info only, not in the store. The 300D came with PSE 2 so I guess I could use that one. This is tempting. I wonder how long the offer will be around. Thanks for the info!

[popawalker]

Is the upgrade a download, or will they send a disc

[engstrom]

They'll send a disk. The page says the offer is good until November 30, but in the past they've renewed the offer so it shouldn't expire.

[wapiti]

Suzy,

IMO, your problem is not with PSE 3.0. I use it and find it great for prints, however, I do my own printing. I just recently had a problem with my prints that I was convinced was a software problem, not necessarily PSE 3.0. As a matter of last resort, I calibrated my monitor and, surprise surprise, that was it. Calibrating a monitor is a real pain to me and I don't do it unless absolutely necessary.

I don't think that moving up to CS will solve your problem. Just my opinion.

Bill

[suzyjazz]

Thanks for your opinion, Bill. I have calibrated my monitor, and I plan to do some test prints with Costco by turning off their color adjust. Maybe it will do the trick. I don't know until I try. Most of them came out well even before calibrating.