Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0

Maybe you're the official family shutterbug, recording every birthday and barbecue for posterity. Maybe you just bought a scanner and want to fix up some imperfect film photos you've converted to JPEG files. Or maybe you've got digital red-eye removal down pat and you'd like to try enhancing your photos with special effects or creating Web animations. Then you're ready for Adobe? Photoshop? Elements 2.0 software!

Master the basics and beyond
- Master the basics and beyond
- Easily import photos from digital cameras, CDs, and scanners.
- Capture frames from downloaded video files.
- Quickly remove red eye, straighten and crop, and adjust lighting, contrast, color, and focus in the Quick Fix dialog box.
- Automatically blend multiple images into seamless panoramas with Adobe Photomerge? technology.
- Organize photos in the File Browser, where you can preview, sort, rotate, and rename images.

Enhance your photos

- Spark your imagination with inspirational Recipes, which guide you through editing techniques.
- Paint with amazingly realistic brush effects.
- Instantly apply frames, edges, drop shadows, and more by simply dragging and dropping effects onto your photos.

Understand the tools

- Get immediate answers to your questions by typing a word or phrase in the Help Search field.
- Easily understand error messages with links to a built-in glossary that explains confusing terms.
- Learn how to use the editing tools with the Hints palette, which provides helpful illustrations and tips.
- Designate the types of files you want Photoshop Elements to open using the File Association Manager (Windows only).