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Hi

I would really appreciate people's views/thoughts.

I have just bought a new mac book, 4GB memory. I already have an iMac which i use CS4 on. Do you think, given the memory on the laptop, that PS Elements 10 would give me enough to do a little bit of editing but then use the iMac for major things. Also if I edit a pic in CS 4 can I then open it in Elements.

I also thought about aperture but I have heard I need at least 8GB to run it.

I won't be using the macbook for major work, more a case of practice and learning. Still only a beginner at this photography lark!!

Look forward to hearing what you all have to say.
 
I'm on Elements 8, i would get Elements 10 - it has better cloning options plus layer masks that the more expensive packages have in the CS range. I want to make the step up to Lightroom soon that's very affordable too.
 
4GB of ram should run CS4 no problems, I've seen CS5 running very nicely on 1gb of ram on an old dell laptop (my mate uses it every day) as you already have CS4 you can install or 2 computers anyway so it's a free option, you'd have to buy elements.
 
Why would you use Elements over CS4?

4GB is fine.. even when my CS5 images have like 10+ layers and the file size is over 1GB I'm still not using any where near 4GB memory.



dizzysmum said:
Hi

I would really appreciate people's views/thoughts.

I have just bought a new mac book, 4GB memory. I already have an iMac which i use CS4 on. Do you think, given the memory on the laptop, that PS Elements 10 would give me enough to do a little bit of editing but then use the iMac for major things. Also if I edit a pic in CS 4 can I then open it in Elements.

I also thought about aperture but I have heard I need at least 8GB to run it.

I won't be using the macbook for major work, more a case of practice and learning. Still only a beginner at this photography lark!!

Look forward to hearing what you all have to say.
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Thanks for the feedback, the reason I didn't want CS4 on my mac book is because it is the full creative Suite which I have borrowed from a friend and I don't want the other bits clogging up my machine. I thought i might get cs6 when it comes out soon and just get the photoshop elements to keep me going. I find CS4 very complicated at times and thought I could just use the basics on my laptop and then more in-depth on main computer. Need to have a rethink I think!!
 
As you haven't forked out for Photoshop and don't seem to be too confident using it, I'd suggest using Elements on both.
 
Whatever the OP uses theres going to be a learning curve, as they already have the full version it makes more sense to me to stick with that and practice, switching back and fro is only adding to the learning curve as elements 10 and CS4 have different tools in different places.
 
Well I got elements 10 after all. Not sure it was the right decision but too late now. Some things are easier. One of my projects for college is a poster and for some reason I find it easier to put together in elements than CS4, don't understand why. The editing is obviously not as good in elements but I can do bits and pieces. Will wait for CS6 to come out and then get that, without the whole creative suite.
Thanks so much for all your help everyone.

Did see a tutorial on here for layers so am going to look at that as well. Will get there in the end!!
 
Assuming you have around 10% disc space free, having multiple applications does not "clog up the machine"

Nick Froome
 
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