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[tikaldogos]

is adobe elements a program that is between lightroom and cs5??

i have been using lightroom i like it but the 30 day trial is up. for me cs5 is overkill and the download for elements i tried like 3 times now and it wont work..

for most part i only use the basic stuff on lightroom fill light, black, brightness ect..

any preferances of one program to another??

[KenJulio]

IMO Elements is the teaser to Lightroom and LR is a feeder for Photoshop(if needed).

I dont believe elements have the capabilities to have plug-ins like Lightroom. Lightroom3 has lens correction, which I dont believe Elements has. The data management LR does is a nice to have as well.

Lightroom3 can be had for 198 via the Amazon Store link: Pixtus.com: Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

[texkam]

for most part i only use the basic stuff on lightroom fill light, black, brightness ect.

Lightroom and Full blown Photoshop are wonderful, but Picasa, IrfanView, or other free alternatives may be all you may need.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RawTherapee

[Fireball]

Elements is the entry-level program to editing, thus it's cheap price. But for all you're wanting to do, it's probably enough. I've been using PSE6 for a couple of years and love it. You can download lots of freebie filters and effects for it. And it does have lens correction under the filters tab.

I too am trying out LR right now. I have CS3 on my laptop but mostly use the PSE6 on my desktop. Lots of options.

[venchka]

My view of Lightroom 3: If I can't do it with LR3-LR/Enfuse Plugin-Microsoft ICE, I don't need to do it.

That's my story & I'm sticking to it.