Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Mac) [OLD VERSION]

And show off your creativity to family and friends in entertaining ways, including cards, calendars, and more. Keep every photo at your fingertips with intuitive search and viewing options. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 software for Macintosh combines power and simplicity to help you do it all. Edit and enhance your photos by fixing common flaws instantly or using advanced options for more control—you can even fine-tune the raw files produced by your digital camera.

If you're working with multiple photos, you can save hours of effort through the software's automatic batch processes. For instance, Elements 4.0 lets you type titles and labels right onto your photos and edit them at any time. You also have the option of uploading your photos to order professional-quality Kodak prints, or use Adobe Photoshop Services to create your own calendars, greeting cards, or beautiful hardbound photo books that can also be delivered directly to your doorstep. Elements 4.0 will automatically divide, straighten, and save each photo separately.

And when it's time to final the exact photo you need, Elements 4.0 includes several management features that will make your life much easier. These enhanced search options let you search from a wide range of metadata options, such as f-stop, digital camera model, and even exposure values. Easily access your photos and add, delete, or move folders using the Folder View. Flip through photos in a full-screen slide show and rate your favorites, apply color labels, rotate photos, change display size, and show captions. Both are delivered directly to your door. And with 16-bit support, you'll get smoother and more precise color results than ever before.

Do you already have hundreds of photos in your computer that you are ready to work with? Elements 4.0 offers extensive photo management capabilities that will make managing and editing your digital files a cinch. Elements 4.0 lets you easily brush over any element of your photo to make a range of adjustments to a specific area or object. The Spot Healing Brush lets you instantly brush away wrinkles and other unwanted objects. Easily select by brushing over any element of your photo to make a range of adjustments to a specific area or object. Adjust skin tones for a more natural look, even in poorly lit photos. With this time-saving feature, you can remove red eye, rename, resize, convert formats, adjust levels, add text, and more in a single step. For more fine tuning of exposure and lighting, you can work directly with the raw image file from your camera by converting the raw files to the universal Digital Negative (DNG) format to help ensure you'll always be able to open and use your photo files in the future.

Effortless Color Corrections and Photo Management Once you have touched up your photos, you can compare a range of color variations side by side with your original photo and select the best choice with a single click. You can also remove entire backgrounds, leaving foregrounds untouched, or place your friends on the top of Mount Everest or in front of the Taj Majal as if they were really there. With Elements 4.0, you can fix common flaws instantly, or show off your creativity in a wide variety of entertaining ways by using your photos to create cards, calendars, and much more. You can even create folders to hold entire collections and organize by filename, date, file type, and many other properties. Even create folders to hold collections. (Services may vary depending on region.) And if you just want to print your photos on your own, Elements 4.0 lets you quickly drop your photos into Picture Packages that let you print photos from your desktop printer in a variety of flexible layouts. Family and friends can view your photos and instantly order prints. To get the best overall color possible with your photos, Elements 4.0 offers easy slider controls for color temperature and tint. Turn your digital pictures into professional-quality Kodak prints, or create a memorable hardbound photo book. You can also use keywords to pinpoint your search. Looking for a photo of just Jack, but not Jack and Jill? Elements 4.0 will find it for you.

Printing and Uploading Features When you're ready to share your photos, Elements 4.0 will help you to create a personal online album that can be updated with new photos at any time so that family and friends can view your photos and instantly order prints. To rescue poorly lit shots, you can easily adjust shadows and highlights, lighten the shadows and reduce the glare of highlights. An enhanced font menu and easy-to-use interface gives you the option of quickly choosing from a wide option of fonts. You can even compare "before" and "after" views that instantly let you see the effects of your adjustments. For instance, you can use the Magic Selection Brush and Magic Extractor tool to isolate objects from backgrounds quickly and easily, even in complex, textured areas. You can also save time by scanning several photos at once. With expanded metadata search parameters, you can quickly find and preview any photo in a matter of seconds. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 software combines innovation and simplicity to help you work with and enhance your digital photos with some of the industry's most powerful tools. The software's Quick Fix mode lets you perform a full range of common photo adjustments, including color, contrast, and lighting, and skin tones can be easily adjusted for a more natural look, even in poorly lit photos. Perform a full range of common photo adjustments -- such as color, contrast, and lighting -- in the convenient Quick Fix mode. Make Quicker Fixes Than Ever Before For starters, Elements 4.0 offers users more precise controls that allow you to adjust specific areas of a photo in less time and even remove red eye automatically. When it comes time to retouching your photos, no problem. Easily access your photos and add, delete, or move folders using the Folder View. Easily upload your photos to a personal online album that can be updated with new photos at any time.