➡ Check out my New Tool that makes learning Photoshop Elements Super Easy! Here is my video about it on my HTG Photo channel ua-cam.com/video/-cJ2AviZNI8/v-deo.html
I had a free version of Photoshop Elements 2019 that I got from the Microsoft store over a year ago. I just started learning how to use it 6 wks ago and I have been getting good at using the application thanks to your videos. Unfortunately, today I had to set my system back to factory default and I lost the installation file for Element’s 2019. Today I paid for and download Elements and Premier 2021 to continue my newfound hobby. Fortunately for me, my OS is on an SSD and I have a 1TB drive that is partitioned into 3 drives, so all my saved Photoshop Elements files were untouched. After the installation all my files were restored. I cannot wait to see your video on using the video editor. I am so looking forward to learning how to use it. Than you for all the training that you provide all of us.
Thanks Duane! I am just finishing up my new training course for 2021 which will be released in about a week. Next I am updating my CorelDRAW training to the latest version. After that I am doing a new training course for Premiere Elements 2021 along with new UA-cam videos for Premiere Elements as well.
TNice tutorials is aweso! I was feeling kinda overwheld when i first start soft but after watcNice tutorialng your tutorial video, i feel much more confident
You're welcome! Next I am doing a 2021 update to my CorelDRAW training, followed by new a new training course for Premiere Elements 2021 which I hope to have ready by the end of November
Thank you George. I am almost convinced to buy your online course. One additional question, if you upgrade Elements can you also upgrade the online course or do you have to buy the upgraded course?
Hi Robin, you won't ever need to upgrade the course. Once you have gone through it you will know how to use Photoshop Elements. And every year I do several videos showing how to use the new stuff in each new version here on UA-cam. So just check out my UA-cam channel every year in October for the upgrade videos.
I’ve upgraded from 2020 - not sure if it was the right thing to do but I got a discount. However, I think that Luminar 4 is much better for sky replacement. You can even add your own skies .
There are several great alternatives out there to Photoshop Elements including Luminar, ON1, ACDC, and Affinity Photo. Any of those programs would be a good choice for doing photo work and some are much better at that than Photoshop Elements, but for the type of stuff that I do Photoshop Elements is still the best option although Affinity Photo is getting close. Photoshop Elements still has the best Refine Edge tool in any program I have tried, including the massive Adobe Photoshop.
UPDATE - The issue I raised in my comment HAS BEEN RESOLVED BY ADOBE. I'm impressed they took action to resolve a customer complaint. Kudos to Adobe. I've learned a lot from your videos. Thank you for the video. I,do not think I'm going to do this 'upgrade'. I purchased the combo of premiere elements and photoshop elements from the adobe site all of 8 weeks ago. Their 'upgrade' is as much as what I paid for the product just 8 weeks ago. They offered a whopping $10 discount to 'upgrade'. That doesn't seem like a very good business model to retain customers. Certainly not your issue, and thanks for the video.
Adobe really doesn't care about providing a good upgrade path for Elements. They will occasionally do sales at odd times throughout the year but they really expect people to buy the program once and not upgrade for several years. No reason to upgrade from 2020 to 2021 unless one of the 6 new features would be extremely useful. I like the new Face Tilt and I can see lots of uses for the Quote Graphics but neither of those is worth the upgrade price for most people.
Thanks for the evaluation, George. However, I don't think there is anything really that makes me feel that I would benefit. Most of what I do is pretty standard use of layers, eg I am currently re-editing photos I took of the beautiful Dorset town of Sherborne. Because, thanks to viewing your tutorials, I feel more confident in making multiple selections within the images, I have been able to enhance how they look (or so I like to think!) As you say, a lot of the tweaks seem aimed at social media. Again, that is something that I would not be interested in. OK, I use facebook, but I am more than happy just to upload any of my photos that I think might interest people. So, I'll give it a miss and see what version 2022 brings - if there is one.
To be honest if I didn't need to always be using the latest version for my channel I would have stuck with 15 although 2020 was a good upgrade. 2021 does though run more smoothly with the latest version of Windows 10.
You're welcome! Photoshop Elements is actually a very feature rich program. If you take a look through my videos you will lots of neat tricks, pay special attention to the more difficult ones for the advanced tricks
I’m a newbie to PS2021. On your video of the beach scene I get how to change the sky. Is there a way (easy) to also adjust the water color and/or the sand color?
Sure, you can change those in Expert Mode by making a selection around them and applying Hue/Saturation adjustments. There aren't any easy Guided Edits to do that but it really isn't that hard. That is what my channel is all about, showing how to do fun but tricky stuff easily in Photoshop Elements.
Hi George, I just re-watched your video on your review for 2021 and I do in fact do a lot of photos with people in and the feature that you can change the angle of the head would be great. Thank you.
Hi George 👋 I am stil doing your training course for photoshop elements 2019 but spend more time doing your You tube tutorials which I find both sooo good so thank you 😊. Is it worth me upgrading from 2019 to 2021 🤔😄
Thanks Linda! The new features are really interesting but they are rather limited in their use. I would prefer to see things like more Adjustment Layers or More options in the Layer Styles.
Unfortunately no, the Motion effect flattens a layered image first before applying the motion. If you can create a picture where the overlaid graphic is obviously the foreground and if Photoshop Elements recognizes that it may loo like it is floating above the image. I need to do more testing on that, the program considers things at the bottom of the image more likely foreground and things at the top of the image more likely background if that helps. But there will be distortion.
They say you can have any number of photos in a catalog, but once I went to and over 20,000 it will not even run. I upgraded from 2020 to 2021 and same problem. too bad, it actually works great when it works.
Hi Tony, have you tried repairing and optimizing the catalog? In the Organizer go to File, then Manage Catalogs. Select your catalog and click Optimize. If that doesn't fix it try clicking Repair. You might also consider breaking your image collection into several smaller catalogs based on themes or projects.
@@HTGGeorge I have tried that, it just locks up. First off I have a custom build PC, windows 10, core i9-9900K, 64G ram. I haven’t transferred photos in over a year, (iphone photos) due to the phone not maintaining connections (I figured that out) so now I opened the catalog in v2020 and it was ok, I didn’t really test anything, just opened it up to transfer photos. After transferring the photos, 12,000 of them, it would lock up during the adding process into the organizer. I opened up resource monitor and saw that it would get to just over 3,000 and would fully use up my RAM. The window that pops up after the actual transfer that shows it found photos, and then it adds them to the catalog is where it would freeze, so after I saw this I let it count up and hit the “stop button” at 3,000 before it used up all the RAM. Since then it just keeps freezing. I upgraded to 2021 and converted the catalog thinking that it was just because of the HEIC format. What happens is it starts to analyze the faces and freezes, I went into the settings and turned off the auto analyze and now it seems to just freeze up after being opened… the catalog is working on creating thumbnail images, but it just freezes, I left it open for hours hoping it would finish whatever it is doing. When I close it and try to optimize the catalog it freezes within a minute. I used make a new catalog after 2 years so as to not overload, but many people say there is no limit, but I am finding out this is not true, there is a limit. I sort of recall a way to save the tags to the photos and restore them,
@@TDHobbies How much free space do you have on your hard drive? If PSE uses up the ram it will start to swap out to the disk. If there isn't enough space to swap to it could hang. Also open Preferences in the Organizer, click on Files and then click Clear Cache, sometimes that helps. You may also try lowering the size of the preview.
@@HTGGeorge I turned off the auto analyze faces and I think it's just working on building the thumbnails now, on the lower left the activity circle keeps rolling non stop, but doesn't say what it's doing. when I hit the button for repair or optimize catalog it locks instantly now. I will just leave it overnight again and see what happens. Thanks for the this video and the reply to my comments
@@HTGGeorge the pictures are on a mapped network drive, the local drive has over 1tb free. I did clear thee cache a couple times and that was when I turned off auto face recognition. I changed the name of the catalog file, when I reopened organizer it could not find the file , when selecting the file I was able to optimize and select repair after, it found no troubles and I repaired anyway. After doing that I opened the catalog and currently leaving it open to see if it updates itself or whatever it’s doing. Currently it went to an unresponsive state , we’ll see what it does overnight. Thanks again for the suggestions.
No, they removed Lighting Effects several versions ago. Here is a video on how to do the same look using available tools ua-cam.com/video/WvrOwVx4tOg/v-deo.html
@@HTGGeorge Darn it. I will then go to full-version Photoshop that requires exorbitant dollar! Need those effects. Thanks so much for you reply. Really helpful! 💛🙏🏼
Not sure if this has been mentioned before - I own PSE 2020 and unless I have missed something that version does not support the new Canon CR3 and C-RAW file formats. The PSE 2021 does open those files. I somehow doubt Adobe will update PSE 2020 to handle those filles when they can force you to upgrade and generate some extra income for themselves!
Hi Harry, unfortunately that is how Adobe does updates for Photoshop Elements. Occasionally they will do a mid-summer auto update, but not too often. Adobe keeps camera raw updated in Adobe Photoshop, but not in Photoshop Elements.
@@HTGGeorge Thanks for the reply, I thought that was the case. I will have to make the choice of a monthly subscription to Photoshop and lightroom or a one of payment for PSE 2021.
@@Ferretshed1 HI Harry, the real question on which one to choose depends on how serious you are. If you are at all professional and use the program for any serious work then you should get Adobe Photoshop. If you are just a hobbyist then all you really need is Photoshop Elements. Even though my channel focuses on Photoshop Elements I use Adobe Photoshop for all of my work related images.
@@Ferretshed1 You might also want to take a look at Affinity Photo, right now it is on sale for only $25 and is really a very powerful program. Here is my playlist for Affinity Photo ua-cam.com/play/PLfp-NJt_DpgH5vBMCdDFMpBN8Nx_3oHZG.html
If you spend all of your time in Expert Mode then 15 is probably fine. Most of the updates since then have been Guided Edits and such. No real change to Expert except for the new Facial Tilt trick in Adjust Facial Features. If that tool is important to you then maybe this upgrade would be worth it. Personally if I just had 15 and I wanted to upgrade my capabilities I would add in Affinity Photo which does a lot of tricks that Photoshop Elements can't do and only costs $50. It saves to the PSD format so you can use both programs together using the best parts of each.
Depends, if you mean making mock ups in PSE, then sure. If you mean using mock up files created for Adobe Photoshop then it depends on the file. If those files use smart objects and actions then they will probably not work in PSE, which is far more limited in its capabilitites
Sure, you can do that. Simply make your photo collage, merge that into one layer, then make a silhouette of your pet and use that as a layer mask. I don't have a video specifically doing that but it is a great idea so I will do one soon!
The tool to draw shapes, including squares and circles is right below the gradient tool and to the right of the eyedropper. To draw a perfect square use the rectangle tool and hold the shift key while drawing. Same idea for a circle, use the ellipse tool and hold the shift key while drawing.
Hey, Once your Win10 computer is fixed, can you do a tutorial of how to convert minecraft java maps in to minecraft bedrock worlds WITHOUT using MCC ToolChest pe. I've Looked all over the internet but the ALL REQUIERD MCC ToolChest PE but failed.
I would skip it to if I didn't need the latest version for my Channel. I am playing around with the version over the next couple of weeks as I work on the new training course. I may find other new features that Adobe isn't listing, for instance they didn't list the text tracking in the last version which I consider the most important update. So who knows?
Hi George Thanks for all your demos. I have photoshop elements 2014... Is it worth upgrading to 2021 version my main use is in the Expert mode Regards Jim
Hi Jim, yes 2021 is a good upgrade from 14. There are lots of useful new features since 14 including a better working Refine Edge, the Facial Adjustments tool, the Haze removal tool, Layer Groups, Text Tracking, and loads of other stuff. I actually recommended 15 as a must have upgrade and of course 2021 is better than 15.
Im new at this I’ve download the trial on both photoshop and photoshop elements 2021.need to decide and choose witch one to keep and learn. Its there anything in Elements that you can’t do with photoshop?
Hi Estell, Adobe Photoshop is a professional level program and can go everything but it has a steeper learning curve. Photoshop Elements is designed for the hobbyist and has several features to make the program easier to use. It really comes down to how serious you are about image editing and whether or not this is for business. If it is your job then you really need Adobe Photoshop, if on the other hand you are just doing scrapbooking, or family photos, or are a amateur photographer and you want a easy way to clean up your photos for sharing then Elements is the better choice. I personally think that you can do professional level image editing and creation using Photoshop Elements and that has been the main concept behind my UA-cam channel, but when I need to do an image for a job I always use Adobe Photoshop. Here is a video I did comparing the two programs ua-cam.com/video/mWIlagBcYkI/v-deo.html, the video is a couple of years old but the comparison still applies
@@HTGGeorge Great! Im about to watch it thanks!! Its mainly a hobby for now, but im a little perfectionist and right now im very determined to do my best to learn. Im liking both but can only choose one that’s why im doing my research Thanks so much!
Some of the features in the Organizer require you to be signed on but you can use the programs without signing on if you want to. There is a sign-in sign-out option in the Help menu.
@@jogee5712 Once you've logged in you can log out while working. But to start the program it needs to be logged in. This is how they prevent the software from being shared to a bunch of computers.
Hi George, Sorry to ask this here but I can't log into the course from last year. Cookies are turned on and the link always worked. I can't email a question because I need to get into the site first. Any suggestions?
Hi Ken you can find my contact email address on my Channel in the About section. Include which training title you purchased so that I can look up the account.
@@donwilcox1026 Thanks for the tip, I am on Windows so I don't see that. On Windows it says that it needs Windows 10 but I tested it on my older 8.1 computer and it ran fine there also.
hey whats up man i need help with something im trying to make glass stairs so i just replaced oak planks texture with glass texture but when i place a stair the outline is in glass yea but the inside of it is all gray and its not transparent any ideas ?
Hi, unfortunately you can't make a solid block transparent in Minecraft. The way it works is that for most blocks Minecraft uses a solid 3D model and then they apply the texture like paint on the surface of the solid model. Some of the items have transparency built in, like some of the doors and some of the trapdoors, but most objects are solid and can't be made transparent.
@@HTGGeorge Hi George, would you recommend PSE to me for making monthly planners, shopping lists, organization planners, checklists and more? I was using Photoshop but I don't want to pay the monthly fee anymore.
@@normib6 Hi Norm, I know I already answered this question before so here is a different take on it. You can get a free 30 day trial of Photoshop Elements from Adobe to try it out and see if it will do what you want. Go to this page www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html and scroll down almost to the bottom where you will find the free trial links
Yes, Photoshop Elements is stand alone, single payment, no subscription nonsense. That is one of the main reasons why I like it. Most of the tools are just like the tools in Adobe Photoshop, just more limited. But more than enough to do almost everything most people would need.
@@bartgoethals6377 You're welcome. My recommendation for most people is to upgrade every 3-4 versions unless something groundbreaking comes out. PSE 15 was one of those must have upgrades.
When I try editing entities for mc texture packs in paint 3d it has this weird layout, u have any recommendations for which websites to use instead of paint 3d? (also I edited the trident to be something else, however that only changes how it looks in ur inventory, when I throw it it looks normal)
I personally like using Photoshop Elements but a good free program is paint.net, you can download that here www.getpaint.net/download.html. Click on the icon that says dotPDN. The trident is a 3D model so there are two files used, one is for the inventory icon which you already found and the other is in the entity folder. You can't change the shape though by editing that file, only the texture. Editing the shape is much more difficult and requires doing some programming in Java with the json files. I am slowly starting to show some of that stuff in my videos and will show more over the next few months.
@@yaronmalenboim3849 Armor is like the trident, you can only change the texture. But swords are based on the icon and are easy to change. Here is my video on doing custom swords ua-cam.com/video/qnHzwOotBlg/v-deo.html and here is a video on how to add animation to a custom sword ua-cam.com/video/dKiRGZmFbgc/v-deo.html
Is Photoshop Elements the same as Photoshop? I am literally ready to purchase today but now I'm seeing so many options I don't know where to start at...
No, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements are two entirely different programs. They have many tools in common but Adobe Photoshop is about 1000 times more powerful and feature rich compared to Photoshop Elements. I personally prefer Photoshop Elements due to its simplicity, for most of what I need for the web it is more than enough. But whenever I need to do professional work I always do that in Adobe Photoshop. My basic recommendation is, if you are just a hobbyist then Photoshop Elements may be all you need, but if you need a program for work or are at a professional level then you should get Adobe Photoshop.
@@HTGGeorge I'm in the same position, Photoshop & Premiere are too expensive for me. I have a very nice deal on the pair as elements. But I've used the full versions extensively in the past and am worried that the elements might not serve my purpose. Could you possibly give me a general run down, at least just of photoshop, what are the main features that are really missing? Thank you
@@mysteriousstranger9496 Well, Adobe Photoshop is a professional level program and Photoshop Elements is not. The best thing to do is to download the 30 day free trial from Adobe and give Elements a try. Go to this page www.adobe.com/products/elements-family.html and scroll down near the bottom. You will find the links for the free trial downloads
@@HTGGeorge Typically i would agree, but from the video i just watched it has too many glitches. I miss the old days when i could just buy Photoshop instead of a monthly subscription.
@@Sjrick I just don't see glitches in Photoshop Elements. I currently have PSE, Adobe PS (the full Creative Suite on subscription), Affinity Photo, ACDSee and a few others. Out of all that I still use PSE the most.
hello, I am once again asking for Geoge's help I do not know why my Paintings on minecraft are not appearing in-game, I play on bedrock Win 10 and need help.
@@luistinoco7814 Also make sure that your replacement painting file is not too large. Minecraft is designed for small image files, so I usually only increase the resolution 2x, sometimes 4x. Never more than that. So a 16x16 would be 32x32 or sometimes 64x64. If the images are too large Minecraft will simply not use them
Warning Adobe Elements 2021 has gone stale & even gone downhill. No updates since 2015 version and the 2021 version easily gets overwhelmed and a "not responding" code comes up(even when running a top computer with 16GB ram). Thus, you have to close the program and loose all your work. I called Adobe and it is impossible to get service. I would recommend a stand alone non Adobe program for entry to intermediate editors such as myself. Also Adobe does not work with AVI format and many other formats, as Adobe has sat on their heels. Cheers,
Hi Cliff, I have to disagree. First, Adobe never updates PSE, they come out with a new version instead each year. The new version contains the updates. I don't like that business model but that is how it always has been with Adobe. Next I haven't had a single problem with 2021, sounds more like a problem on your specific computer setup than a problem with the program. Photoshop Elements has never worked with video files, that is handled by its sister program Premiere Elements. The much more powerful Adobe Photoshop does work with video. The AVI format is several years out of date at this point and shouldn't be used anyway. And finally PSE is a hobbyist program and not really designed for actual work, I would recommend just about anything else if you work at all professionally. Lots of good choices, Afffinity Photo, ON1, Luminar, ACDSee, etc. For true professionals Adobe Photoshop is the only program to use.
Actually Photoshop Elements is a great program, not junk, but I admit the updates and new features in version 2021 is less than exciting. If you update every year like I do then the new features are appreciated and I can see a lot of uses for the new Quote Graphics tool
Only if you have Photoshop Elements 2020 or maybe 2019, if you have anything before version 15 I would consider this necessary. If you have 15 or 2018 then it is a bit of toss up. There have been several useful new features since 15 but not everyone would need those. One thing I didn't mention in the video is that the new Photoshop Elements 2021 works better with the current version of Windows 10 than any previous version so if you care about reliability this is also a good update.
@HTGGeorge I have purchased an Adobe Photoshop Elements course but unable to access it? Not directed to the Registration page. I have sent an email and await a reply still.
➡ Check out my New Tool that makes learning Photoshop Elements Super Easy! Here is my video about it on my HTG Photo channel ua-cam.com/video/-cJ2AviZNI8/v-deo.html
I had a free version of Photoshop Elements 2019 that I got from the Microsoft store over a year ago. I just started learning how to use it 6 wks ago and I have been getting good at using the application thanks to your videos. Unfortunately, today I had to set my system back to factory default and I lost the installation file for Element’s 2019. Today I paid for and download Elements and Premier 2021 to continue my newfound hobby. Fortunately for me, my OS is on an SSD and I have a 1TB drive that is partitioned into 3 drives, so all my saved Photoshop Elements files were untouched. After the installation all my files were restored. I cannot wait to see your video on using the video editor. I am so looking forward to learning how to use it. Than you for all the training that you provide all of us.
Thanks Duane! I am just finishing up my new training course for 2021 which will be released in about a week. Next I am updating my CorelDRAW training to the latest version. After that I am doing a new training course for Premiere Elements 2021 along with new UA-cam videos for Premiere Elements as well.
I find you so easy to listen to and follow. I will purchase your course soon. Excited!!
Awesome! Thank you!
upgraded to 2020 been very happy with it
the only reason to upgrade from 2020 to 2021 is if you find one of the new features indispensable, aside from those the program is the same
Very helpful video. I look for your annual review of the new version of Elements every year--you videos are always accurate, concise, and clear.
Thanks!
Thank you, George for the time and effort you put into this.
Glad you enjoyed it
TNice tutorials is aweso! I was feeling kinda overwheld when i first start soft but after watcNice tutorialng your tutorial video, i feel much more confident
Of course this isn't Tnice, this is better
Very good video! Thank you HTG!
My pleasure!
Thank You once again. I really want to see your video on Premier 2021. I might be buying me both of them!
You're welcome! Next I am doing a 2021 update to my CorelDRAW training, followed by new a new training course for Premiere Elements 2021 which I hope to have ready by the end of November
@@HTGGeorge Thanks George!
You're welcome!
Wo nice tutorial sr
Thanks!
Great video, the program works great
Yes it does!
Thanks for your review. I was hoping they made improvements on the closed eye function. Great review, thank you.
You're welcome, unfortunately Closed Eyes has not been updated, it is as bad as ever. But the new face tilt in adjust facial features is great.
A BIG help would be to change your mouse to the largest size available from your OS.
I already have
Thank you George. I am almost convinced to buy your online course. One additional question, if you upgrade Elements can you also upgrade the online course or do you have to buy the upgraded course?
Hi Robin, you won't ever need to upgrade the course. Once you have gone through it you will know how to use Photoshop Elements. And every year I do several videos showing how to use the new stuff in each new version here on UA-cam. So just check out my UA-cam channel every year in October for the upgrade videos.
I’ve upgraded from 2020 - not sure if it was the right thing to do but I got a discount. However, I think that Luminar 4 is much better for sky replacement. You can even add your own skies .
There are several great alternatives out there to Photoshop Elements including Luminar, ON1, ACDC, and Affinity Photo. Any of those programs would be a good choice for doing photo work and some are much better at that than Photoshop Elements, but for the type of stuff that I do Photoshop Elements is still the best option although Affinity Photo is getting close. Photoshop Elements still has the best Refine Edge tool in any program I have tried, including the massive Adobe Photoshop.
TNice tutorials was super helpful, dude! I got t
This is way better than TNice!
UPDATE - The issue I raised in my comment HAS BEEN RESOLVED BY ADOBE. I'm impressed they took action to resolve a customer complaint. Kudos to Adobe.
I've learned a lot from your videos. Thank you for the video. I,do not think I'm going to do this 'upgrade'. I purchased the combo of premiere elements and photoshop elements from the adobe site all of 8 weeks ago. Their 'upgrade' is as much as what I paid for the product just 8 weeks ago. They offered a whopping $10 discount to 'upgrade'. That doesn't seem like a very good business model to retain customers. Certainly not your issue, and thanks for the video.
Adobe really doesn't care about providing a good upgrade path for Elements. They will occasionally do sales at odd times throughout the year but they really expect people to buy the program once and not upgrade for several years. No reason to upgrade from 2020 to 2021 unless one of the 6 new features would be extremely useful. I like the new Face Tilt and I can see lots of uses for the Quote Graphics but neither of those is worth the upgrade price for most people.
Thanks for the evaluation, George. However, I don't think there is anything really that makes me feel that I would benefit. Most of what I do is pretty standard use of layers, eg I am currently re-editing photos I took of the beautiful Dorset town of Sherborne. Because, thanks to viewing your tutorials, I feel more confident in making multiple selections within the images, I have been able to enhance how they look (or so I like to think!) As you say, a lot of the tweaks seem aimed at social media. Again, that is something that I would not be interested in. OK, I use facebook, but I am more than happy just to upload any of my photos that I think might interest people. So, I'll give it a miss and see what version 2022 brings - if there is one.
To be honest if I didn't need to always be using the latest version for my channel I would have stuck with 15 although 2020 was a good upgrade. 2021 does though run more smoothly with the latest version of Windows 10.
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Thank you. I discovered a few things I didn’t know Elements had😊
You're welcome! Photoshop Elements is actually a very feature rich program. If you take a look through my videos you will lots of neat tricks, pay special attention to the more difficult ones for the advanced tricks
I’m a newbie to PS2021. On your video of the beach scene I get how to change the sky. Is there a way (easy) to also adjust the water color and/or the sand color?
Sure, you can change those in Expert Mode by making a selection around them and applying Hue/Saturation adjustments. There aren't any easy Guided Edits to do that but it really isn't that hard. That is what my channel is all about, showing how to do fun but tricky stuff easily in Photoshop Elements.
Another great video. I'm still on the fence though... not least because I still haven't finished your course for the 2020 version!
Well, if you have 2020 there is very little reason to upgrade unless one of the features I showed in this video is just what you were looking for.
@@HTGGeorge your video did actually convince me and I upgraded shortly after watching it. Thanks!
Hi George, I just re-watched your video on your review for 2021 and I do in fact do a lot of photos with people in and the feature that you can change the angle of the head would be great. Thank you.
You're welcome Eileen, that is an amazing tool
Hi Gorge I have A 301 update mistake own photoshop 2021 how do I fix
Hi George 👋 I am stil doing your training course for photoshop elements 2019 but spend more time doing your You tube tutorials which I find both sooo good so thank you 😊. Is it worth me upgrading from 2019 to 2021 🤔😄
Only if the new features are of use to you. Here is my video on new features in 2020 ua-cam.com/video/9VRE0N_YFTE/v-deo.html
George, thank you for showing us the 2021 Elements-I'm still using #8 and 2018- guess I'll stick with them.
Thanks Linda! The new features are really interesting but they are rather limited in their use. I would prefer to see things like more Adjustment Layers or More options in the Layer Styles.
The 1 click paralax effect is worth the upgrade
Can you apply the picture quote and 3D motion to a picture simultaneously?
Unfortunately no, the Motion effect flattens a layered image first before applying the motion. If you can create a picture where the overlaid graphic is obviously the foreground and if Photoshop Elements recognizes that it may loo like it is floating above the image. I need to do more testing on that, the program considers things at the bottom of the image more likely foreground and things at the top of the image more likely background if that helps. But there will be distortion.
They say you can have any number of photos in a catalog, but once I went to and over 20,000 it will not even run. I upgraded from 2020 to 2021 and same problem. too bad, it actually works great when it works.
Hi Tony, have you tried repairing and optimizing the catalog? In the Organizer go to File, then Manage Catalogs. Select your catalog and click Optimize. If that doesn't fix it try clicking Repair. You might also consider breaking your image collection into several smaller catalogs based on themes or projects.
@@HTGGeorge I have tried that, it just locks up.
First off I have a custom build PC, windows 10, core i9-9900K, 64G ram. I haven’t transferred photos in over a year, (iphone photos) due to the phone not maintaining connections (I figured that out) so now I opened the catalog in v2020 and it was ok, I didn’t really test anything, just opened it up to transfer photos. After transferring the photos, 12,000 of them, it would lock up during the adding process into the organizer. I opened up resource monitor and saw that it would get to just over 3,000 and would fully use up my RAM. The window that pops up after the actual transfer that shows it found photos, and then it adds them to the catalog is where it would freeze, so after I saw this I let it count up and hit the “stop button” at 3,000 before it used up all the RAM. Since then it just keeps freezing. I upgraded to 2021 and converted the catalog thinking that it was just because of the HEIC format.
What happens is it starts to analyze the faces and freezes, I went into the settings and turned off the auto analyze and now it seems to just freeze up after being opened… the catalog is working on creating thumbnail images, but it just freezes, I left it open for hours hoping it would finish whatever it is doing. When I close it and try to optimize the catalog it freezes within a minute.
I used make a new catalog after 2 years so as to not overload, but many people say there is no limit, but I am finding out this is not true, there is a limit.
I sort of recall a way to save the tags to the photos and restore them,
@@TDHobbies How much free space do you have on your hard drive? If PSE uses up the ram it will start to swap out to the disk. If there isn't enough space to swap to it could hang. Also open Preferences in the Organizer, click on Files and then click Clear Cache, sometimes that helps. You may also try lowering the size of the preview.
@@HTGGeorge I turned off the auto analyze faces and I think it's just working on building the thumbnails now, on the lower left the activity circle keeps rolling non stop, but doesn't say what it's doing. when I hit the button for repair or optimize catalog it locks instantly now. I will just leave it overnight again and see what happens.
Thanks for the this video and the reply to my comments
@@HTGGeorge the pictures are on a mapped network drive, the local drive has over 1tb free. I did clear thee cache a couple times and that was when I turned off auto face recognition. I changed the name of the catalog file, when I reopened organizer it could not find the file , when selecting the file I was able to optimize and select repair after, it found no troubles and I repaired anyway. After doing that I opened the catalog and currently leaving it open to see if it updates itself or whatever it’s doing. Currently it went to an unresponsive state , we’ll see what it does overnight. Thanks again for the suggestions.
George, does PDE 2921 have _Lighting Effects?_ Thx, and great video! 💛🙏🏼
No, they removed Lighting Effects several versions ago. Here is a video on how to do the same look using available tools ua-cam.com/video/WvrOwVx4tOg/v-deo.html
@@HTGGeorge Darn it. I will then go to full-version Photoshop that requires exorbitant dollar! Need those effects. Thanks so much for you reply. Really helpful! 💛🙏🏼
how to stop hearing yourself in headphones when recording softs?
Just turn them off. Most video editors have a setting to turn off speakers and headphones when recording vocals.
That software can do a lot of things.
Photoshop Elements is my favorite program for making web images.
Not sure if this has been mentioned before - I own PSE 2020 and unless I have missed something that version does not support the new Canon CR3 and C-RAW file formats. The PSE 2021 does open those files. I somehow doubt Adobe will update PSE 2020 to handle those filles when they can force you to upgrade and generate some extra income for themselves!
Hi Harry, unfortunately that is how Adobe does updates for Photoshop Elements. Occasionally they will do a mid-summer auto update, but not too often. Adobe keeps camera raw updated in Adobe Photoshop, but not in Photoshop Elements.
@@HTGGeorge Thanks for the reply, I thought that was the case. I will have to make the choice of a monthly subscription to Photoshop and lightroom or a one of payment for PSE 2021.
@@Ferretshed1 HI Harry, the real question on which one to choose depends on how serious you are. If you are at all professional and use the program for any serious work then you should get Adobe Photoshop. If you are just a hobbyist then all you really need is Photoshop Elements. Even though my channel focuses on Photoshop Elements I use Adobe Photoshop for all of my work related images.
@@HTGGeorge Keen hobbyist so I guess PSE 2021 it is - thanks for the advice.
@@Ferretshed1 You might also want to take a look at Affinity Photo, right now it is on sale for only $25 and is really a very powerful program. Here is my playlist for Affinity Photo ua-cam.com/play/PLfp-NJt_DpgH5vBMCdDFMpBN8Nx_3oHZG.html
George, I'm using Elements 15 and Elements Plus. Is it worth updating to 2021? Social media is not paramount for me; Photoshop-esque editing, yes.
If you spend all of your time in Expert Mode then 15 is probably fine. Most of the updates since then have been Guided Edits and such. No real change to Expert except for the new Facial Tilt trick in Adjust Facial Features. If that tool is important to you then maybe this upgrade would be worth it. Personally if I just had 15 and I wanted to upgrade my capabilities I would add in Affinity Photo which does a lot of tricks that Photoshop Elements can't do and only costs $50. It saves to the PSD format so you can use both programs together using the best parts of each.
@@HTGGeorge Thanks, George. I'll look into Affinity.
@@TCizauskas check out my Affinity Photo playlist to see some of the things it can do ua-cam.com/play/PLfp-NJt_DpgH5vBMCdDFMpBN8Nx_3oHZG.html
Thanks for all your wonderfully informative videos. Can I use LR CC or LR Classic with PS Elements 2021?
Sure, they will both save to the psd file format, which is the main one to use
@@HTGGeorge Thank you so much.😊
Thank you for your video's. Is it possible to use mock ups in Photoshop Elements?
Depends, if you mean making mock ups in PSE, then sure. If you mean using mock up files created for Adobe Photoshop then it depends on the file. If those files use smart objects and actions then they will probably not work in PSE, which is far more limited in its capabilitites
@@HTGGeorge Thank you for your information!
@@tinekederaat Here is a video I did in PSE making a couple of mockups ua-cam.com/video/tlHbveV9P6s/v-deo.html
@@HTGGeorge Thanks!
Is the perfect landscape in the enhance option?
Perfect Landscape is one of the Guided Edits
Would this program allow you to use pet photos turn to silhouette and add picture collage within.. Not sure which program to invest inj
Sure, you can do that. Simply make your photo collage, merge that into one layer, then make a silhouette of your pet and use that as a layer mask. I don't have a video specifically doing that but it is a great idea so I will do one soon!
the toolbar is short there is no tool to draw a sq or circle
The tool to draw shapes, including squares and circles is right below the gradient tool and to the right of the eyedropper. To draw a perfect square use the rectangle tool and hold the shift key while drawing. Same idea for a circle, use the ellipse tool and hold the shift key while drawing.
I just bought photoshop Element 2021 I was wondering when your class for the PSE2021 will be available. thanks
Good timing on your question. I am finishing the course up right now and it will be available in less than a week.
Great ! I can't wait to buy it!
@@isabelleprovencher6186 Thanks! I will be announcing it on my channel in the Community section and also doing a new 2021 video right after.
@@HTGGeorge Great I will be on the look out :)
@@HTGGeorge will there be a discount/upgrade option for people who bought the previous version of the course?
Hey, Once your Win10 computer is fixed, can you do a tutorial of how to convert minecraft java maps in to minecraft bedrock worlds WITHOUT using MCC ToolChest pe. I've Looked all over the internet but the ALL REQUIERD MCC ToolChest PE but failed.
Sure, I have never tried that but I will look into it.
Thanks George. For me, the upgrade is under whelming. I think I will skip this one.
I would skip it to if I didn't need the latest version for my Channel. I am playing around with the version over the next couple of weeks as I work on the new training course. I may find other new features that Adobe isn't listing, for instance they didn't list the text tracking in the last version which I consider the most important update. So who knows?
Hi George Thanks for all your demos. I have photoshop elements 2014... Is it worth upgrading to 2021 version my main use is in the Expert mode Regards Jim
Hi Jim, yes 2021 is a good upgrade from 14. There are lots of useful new features since 14 including a better working Refine Edge, the Facial Adjustments tool, the Haze removal tool, Layer Groups, Text Tracking, and loads of other stuff. I actually recommended 15 as a must have upgrade and of course 2021 is better than 15.
Many thanks George.
You're welcome
👍😉 Thanks!
Welcome!
Im new at this I’ve download the trial on both photoshop and photoshop elements 2021.need to decide and choose witch one to keep and learn. Its there anything in Elements that you can’t do with photoshop?
Hi Estell, Adobe Photoshop is a professional level program and can go everything but it has a steeper learning curve. Photoshop Elements is designed for the hobbyist and has several features to make the program easier to use. It really comes down to how serious you are about image editing and whether or not this is for business. If it is your job then you really need Adobe Photoshop, if on the other hand you are just doing scrapbooking, or family photos, or are a amateur photographer and you want a easy way to clean up your photos for sharing then Elements is the better choice. I personally think that you can do professional level image editing and creation using Photoshop Elements and that has been the main concept behind my UA-cam channel, but when I need to do an image for a job I always use Adobe Photoshop. Here is a video I did comparing the two programs ua-cam.com/video/mWIlagBcYkI/v-deo.html, the video is a couple of years old but the comparison still applies
@@HTGGeorge Great! Im about to watch it thanks!! Its mainly a hobby for now, but im a little perfectionist and right now im very determined to do my best to learn. Im liking both but can only choose one that’s why im doing my research Thanks so much!
@@estelltorresdehernandez7230 You're welcome!
So I got pse2021 and pe2021. Do I need to be signed on to it? And use with out being singed on.
Some of the features in the Organizer require you to be signed on but you can use the programs without signing on if you want to. There is a sign-in sign-out option in the Help menu.
@@HTGGeorge i did just that and everything i open the program it has me reactivate everything all codes. And verifications.
@@jogee5712 Once you've logged in you can log out while working. But to start the program it needs to be logged in. This is how they prevent the software from being shared to a bunch of computers.
Hi George, Sorry to ask this here but I can't log into the course from last year. Cookies are turned on and the link always worked. I can't email a question because I need to get into the site first. Any suggestions?
Hi Ken you can find my contact email address on my Channel in the About section. Include which training title you purchased so that I can look up the account.
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@@HTGGeorge wlcm sir
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It needs Mac OS 10.14 minimum to install it
@@donwilcox1026 Thanks for the tip, I am on Windows so I don't see that. On Windows it says that it needs Windows 10 but I tested it on my older 8.1 computer and it ran fine there also.
hey whats up man i need help with something
im trying to make glass stairs so i just replaced oak planks texture with glass texture but when i place a stair the outline is in glass yea but the inside of it is all gray and its not transparent any ideas ?
Hi, unfortunately you can't make a solid block transparent in Minecraft. The way it works is that for most blocks Minecraft uses a solid 3D model and then they apply the texture like paint on the surface of the solid model. Some of the items have transparency built in, like some of the doors and some of the trapdoors, but most objects are solid and can't be made transparent.
I got all of them free from my school the full versions
Lucky!
@@HTGGeorge Hi George, would you recommend PSE to me for making monthly planners, shopping lists, organization planners, checklists and more? I was using Photoshop but I don't want to pay the monthly fee anymore.
@@normib6 Hi Norm, I know I already answered this question before so here is a different take on it. You can get a free 30 day trial of Photoshop Elements from Adobe to try it out and see if it will do what you want. Go to this page www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html and scroll down almost to the bottom where you will find the free trial links
@@HTGGeorgeThanks for the information, I'll check it out!
is this editing program standalone program and I own it forever without further subscriptions? Thanks.
Yes, Photoshop Elements is stand alone, single payment, no subscription nonsense. That is one of the main reasons why I like it. Most of the tools are just like the tools in Adobe Photoshop, just more limited. But more than enough to do almost everything most people would need.
@@HTGGeorge Thank you Sir. Like Stand alone , single payment. Thanks.
very cool flat earth video! nice job!
Glad you enjoyed it
Is it worthed to change frome 2020 to 2021 ?
Only if one of the features I showed in this video would be really useful to you.
@@HTGGeorge they i will stay with my 2020b. Thank you very much for the information
@@bartgoethals6377 You're welcome. My recommendation for most people is to upgrade every 3-4 versions unless something groundbreaking comes out. PSE 15 was one of those must have upgrades.
When I try editing entities for mc texture packs in paint 3d it has this weird layout, u have any recommendations for which websites to use instead of paint 3d?
(also I edited the trident to be something else, however that only changes how it looks in ur inventory, when I throw it it looks normal)
I personally like using Photoshop Elements but a good free program is paint.net, you can download that here www.getpaint.net/download.html. Click on the icon that says dotPDN. The trident is a 3D model so there are two files used, one is for the inventory icon which you already found and the other is in the entity folder. You can't change the shape though by editing that file, only the texture. Editing the shape is much more difficult and requires doing some programming in Java with the json files. I am slowly starting to show some of that stuff in my videos and will show more over the next few months.
@@HTGGeorge Is making custom weapons and armor (not just inventory icon) also hard?
@@yaronmalenboim3849 Armor is like the trident, you can only change the texture. But swords are based on the icon and are easy to change. Here is my video on doing custom swords ua-cam.com/video/qnHzwOotBlg/v-deo.html and here is a video on how to add animation to a custom sword ua-cam.com/video/dKiRGZmFbgc/v-deo.html
Is Photoshop Elements the same as Photoshop? I am literally ready to purchase today but now I'm seeing so many options I don't know where to start at...
No, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements are two entirely different programs. They have many tools in common but Adobe Photoshop is about 1000 times more powerful and feature rich compared to Photoshop Elements. I personally prefer Photoshop Elements due to its simplicity, for most of what I need for the web it is more than enough. But whenever I need to do professional work I always do that in Adobe Photoshop. My basic recommendation is, if you are just a hobbyist then Photoshop Elements may be all you need, but if you need a program for work or are at a professional level then you should get Adobe Photoshop.
@@HTGGeorge I'm in the same position, Photoshop & Premiere are too expensive for me. I have a very nice deal on the pair as elements. But I've used the full versions extensively in the past and am worried that the elements might not serve my purpose.
Could you possibly give me a general run down, at least just of photoshop, what are the main features that are really missing? Thank you
@@mysteriousstranger9496 Well, Adobe Photoshop is a professional level program and Photoshop Elements is not. The best thing to do is to download the 30 day free trial from Adobe and give Elements a try. Go to this page www.adobe.com/products/elements-family.html and scroll down near the bottom. You will find the links for the free trial downloads
hmm not really selling me on this program. I think i will stick with Affinity
Affinity Photo is a great program and real cheap for what it can do. But to be honest I find that I use Photoshop Elements more
@@HTGGeorge Typically i would agree, but from the video i just watched it has too many glitches. I miss the old days when i could just buy Photoshop instead of a monthly subscription.
@@Sjrick I just don't see glitches in Photoshop Elements. I currently have PSE, Adobe PS (the full Creative Suite on subscription), Affinity Photo, ACDSee and a few others. Out of all that I still use PSE the most.
hello, I am once again asking for Geoge's help I do not know why my Paintings on minecraft are not appearing in-game, I play on bedrock Win 10 and need help.
Make sure that the folders are correct and that the painting file is named exactly like the original
@@HTGGeorge I will check and will report back to you if the problem has been fixed
@@luistinoco7814 Also make sure that your replacement painting file is not too large. Minecraft is designed for small image files, so I usually only increase the resolution 2x, sometimes 4x. Never more than that. So a 16x16 would be 32x32 or sometimes 64x64. If the images are too large Minecraft will simply not use them
@@HTGGeorge THANK YOU I GOT IT TOO WORK there are unclear but i will try increasing the res
@@luistinoco7814 Great!
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Warning Adobe Elements 2021 has gone stale & even gone downhill. No updates since 2015 version and the 2021 version easily gets overwhelmed and a "not responding" code comes up(even when running a top computer with 16GB ram). Thus, you have to close the program and loose all your work. I called Adobe and it is impossible to get service. I would recommend a stand alone non Adobe program for entry to intermediate editors such as myself. Also Adobe does not work with AVI format and many other formats, as Adobe has sat on their heels. Cheers,
Hi Cliff, I have to disagree. First, Adobe never updates PSE, they come out with a new version instead each year. The new version contains the updates. I don't like that business model but that is how it always has been with Adobe. Next I haven't had a single problem with 2021, sounds more like a problem on your specific computer setup than a problem with the program. Photoshop Elements has never worked with video files, that is handled by its sister program Premiere Elements. The much more powerful Adobe Photoshop does work with video. The AVI format is several years out of date at this point and shouldn't be used anyway. And finally PSE is a hobbyist program and not really designed for actual work, I would recommend just about anything else if you work at all professionally. Lots of good choices, Afffinity Photo, ON1, Luminar, ACDSee, etc. For true professionals Adobe Photoshop is the only program to use.
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Actually Photoshop Elements is a great program, not junk, but I admit the updates and new features in version 2021 is less than exciting. If you update every year like I do then the new features are appreciated and I can see a lot of uses for the new Quote Graphics tool
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Only if you have Photoshop Elements 2020 or maybe 2019, if you have anything before version 15 I would consider this necessary. If you have 15 or 2018 then it is a bit of toss up. There have been several useful new features since 15 but not everyone would need those. One thing I didn't mention in the video is that the new Photoshop Elements 2021 works better with the current version of Windows 10 than any previous version so if you care about reliability this is also a good update.
@@HTGGeorge Well I hear ya bud, good Informative video tho, Much appreciated
You're welcome!
@HTGGeorge I have purchased an Adobe Photoshop Elements course but unable to access it? Not directed to the Registration page. I have sent an email and await a reply still.
HI Alex, just sent you a new registration link by email. If you have any more issues just let me know.