InDesign, Press Ready, Photoshop Elements

I would like to create a press-ready pdf using InDesign CS4. I want to place a photo I've adjusted in Photoshop Elements 5 into my InDesign document. I've been told the photo would be RGB and I need to create a CMYK document. Is there anything I can do to make the photo CMYK? (As is probably evident, I'm very new to design!)

Not to worry.
Place the photo and use the Press setting when exporting the PDF. InDesign will take care of the conversion for you.
Bob

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I have always prepared images (300dpi resize & CMYK conversion) in Photoshop and imported them into Indesign. Is this even necessary now? Does a 'Press Ready' PDF generated from InDesign do all of this? I understand that if an image is low res to start with then it's never going to be good - but if the image is high res (say 5000px x 3500px) and imported into a 5cm x 10cm image box - and only displaying at say 7% size will the PDF export have a 300dpi file at 1:1 final print size. I'd actually like to keep all images in RGB for all purpose use and avoid doubling up on disc space.

Whatever you say 300dpi is an industry standard resolution for platemaking
The problems with getting caught up with 300ppi as a magic number can go both ways.
This image which is a combination of line art and color would benefit from more than 300ppi (if you care about the 6pt. captions and fine keyline):
This image has no details or high contrast edges that would need 300ppi to resolve:
300 is a useful catchall but doesn't guarantee anything.

I have recently purchased a new computer and photoshop element. It looks like its downloaded it but I don't know how to access it. it says file are ready...down load files have been extracted and saved to folder....launch PS elements and open specific fol

I have recently purchased a new computer and photoshop element. It looks like its downloaded it but I don't know how to access it. it says file are ready...down load files have been extracted and saved to folder....launch PS elements and open specific folder. it looks like it downloads. It then keeps taking me back to this page. Im not sure where to go next

if you have a win os you should have dl'd an exe and a 7z file.
put both in the same directory and double click the exe.

Purchased Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 for Mac on line. Followed for instruction the email I got. Pressed download. Now a second screen appeared with possibility to press Akamai Download manager. Do I press it?

Do I have to press Akamai Download Manager after I did the following?
Bought Adobe Photoshop Elements 13 for Mac on line. Followed for instruction the email I got. Pressed download. Now a second screen appeared with possibility to press Akamai Download manager. Do I press it?

Hi,
Can you please share the logs?
You can use the Adobe Log Collector tool (Log Collector Tool) and share the corresponding zip file @ [email protected]
Thanks,
Shikha

Since I have changed from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1, I have not been able to start up Photoshop Elements 9! or Premiere Elements 9! The menu starts up allright, but the programs don't start when I press any buttons. How do I fix this problem?

Since I have changed from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1, I have not been able to start up Photoshop Elements 9! or Premiere Elements 9! The menu starts up alright, but the programs don't start when I press any buttons. How do I fix this problem?

If Layers is greyed out it possibly means that you are in Quick Mode. Select 'Expert' and all the options should become available.
Try permanently associating psd files with C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 12\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe and see if that fixes the issue. Instructions here - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/choose-programs-windows-uses-default.
Cheers,
Neale
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Is Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 ready for Windows 8?

Is Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 ready for Windows 8

I don`t know it myself I go over from Windows Vista to Windows 8 and hope everything continues to work as it always worked.
Pietjevanstien
Van: A.T. Romano [email protected]
Verzonden: donderdag 20 februari 2014 18:09
Aan: pietjevanstien
Onderwerp: Is Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 ready for Windows 8?
Re: Is Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 ready for Windows 8?
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App Store Apple sell photoshop elements not ready for Retina ???

App Store Apple sell photoshop elements not ready for Retina ???
How do I easy uppdate... AND why cant Adobe just sell the latest version on AppStore ????
Anyone ? Help ?

See:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5647016#5647016
By the way, there is no mystery in that technology : for serious photography work (on calibrated and commonly large displays like 1920 * 1200) the best it will be able to do is to be on par with semi-pro displays currently used for retouching. On the contrary, for displaying on smartphones or tablets, the resolution factor is important.

Photoshop Elements 10 installed on my computer. Ready to install elements 12. Will my digital files transfer from 10 to 12?

I have Photoshop Elements installed on my Windows 7, 64 bit computer. I want to install Elements 12. Will my digital files in the Organizer transfer from Elements 10 to 12 with no problems?

ccr306
If your programs are Photoshop Elements, then you have posted in the wrong forum. This is the Adobe Premiere Elements Forum (video editing), not Adobe Photoshop Elements Forum (photo editing).
Photoshop Elements
If wrong forum, then please re-post your question in the Adobe Photoshop Elements Forum or wait for a moderator to see your thread here and move it from here to there.
If I were doing this I would probably have the two versions of Photoshop Elements on the same computer and convert the Elements Organizer 10 catalog in Elements Organizer 12. (See Elements Organizer 12, File Menu/Manage Catalogs/Catalog Manager/Convert. But, best ask the experts in the Adobe Photoshop Elements Forum.
The following Adobe document on upgrading Elements Organizer catalogs may be of interest
Common catalog upgrade issues | Organizer | Elements 6 or later
ATR

Trial period for Photoshop Elements almost finished. Was offered purchase for €79.10 Want to buy. When I pressed button the price went up to €711.94 How do I accept original offer of €79.10? Have downloaded again but now want to pay. Have no Serial Number

How do I purchase Photoshop Elements when email arrives with special offer price?

That happened to me as well, only in $USD. As it happened though I already owned the product and had installed it, so no harm done. (But I paid only $40 more than the 'sale' price).

Best workflow - iPhoto + Photoshop (Elements) or simply drop iPhoto?

Hi everyone.
I am an amateur photographer but I like to take good pictures and have them look at least semi-pro. My wife and I have been using iPhoto for years to organize our photos. Some basic editing is also done in iPhoto.
However, the biggest reason to use iPhoto is the ease of organization and the sharing features (share via email, Facebook, etc. right from iPhoto).
I am ready to move to Photoshop (via Photoshop Elements, I don't need the full program). But I am not sure it is easy to go from iPhoto to Elements.
Would you recommend:
1. using iPhoto + Elements (how? right click a picture in RAW and "edit with external editor"?)
2. simply organize and edit it ALL with Photoshop Elements and forget iPhoto (is there an easy way to import the iPhoto Library with at least some of its organization elelemtns like albums, RAW pictures and dates into Adobe Bridge or Elements?)
Please help, what would be the best workflow?
Maybe Lightroom or Aperture? (which don't seem to offer the same features as Photoshop or Elements)...

We need to clarify a few things.
You cannot edit a RAW file.
A RAW is a dump from the camera's sensor. All the data that the sensor "saw" is poured into this container. Nothing can be done with this data. It can't be printed or anything else. All that can be done is to process this data into a usable form - that is to a recognised graphic format: jpeg, tiff, png etc.
In a point and shoot camera this process is done automatically by the camera. With high end P&S and with dSLR you can either have it done for you in the Camera or do it yourself.
When you use Aperture you are doing it yourself... Processing the RAW into a working format.
So, in the iPhoto version you would send the RAW to the Elements, +process it to a jpeg (or whatever)+ and save that jpeg to the desktop and then import it.
Oddly, iPhoto and Aperture share exactly the same engine for processing RAWs. You've just got more fine control (read: knobs and sliders) with Aperture. If you're content to process your RAWs in iPhoto then it's the same machinery as Aperture.
With Aperture here's what happens:
You import the RAW and process it. Aperture records your processing decisions +in a database+ and next time you view the pic applies them live as you view it. (This is why the Hardware requirements for Aperture are much higher than for iPhoto). Again, if you want to print, Aperture makes a printable version on demand.
There is nothing to be gained (that I know of) from sending the RAW to Elements from Aperture.
If you want to further edit in Elements Aperture will send a processed tiff to Elements for work (or psd - it's a setting in the Preferences).
1. I have a lot of pictures which were RAAW and I edited in iPhoto without knowing it would convert them to JPEG as soon as I hit the "edit" button. Now, when I import to Aperture, will Aperture import BOTH the original RAW file AND the edited JPEG version?
iPhoto did not convert those files to Jpeg. It preserved the RAW and processed the file and saved the output as a jpeg. Want to see your actual RAW? File -> Export: *Kind: Original*.
Yes, if you use Aperture's Import iPhoto Library option it will bring it all over. But experiment first, because some folks don't like this and prefer to only bring over the RAWs and re-process them in Aperture.
3. Will Aperture preserve the organization I had in place (e.g. tags, albums, faces, etc.)?
Yes and No. I'm fairly sure that it brings over Events and Albums. It definitely brings over tags and keywords. It certainly does not bring over Faces. Faces are not part of any standard metadata at this time, and Aperture (and LR) has no way to work with them.
My advice always when considering a change like this is to download the trial, import a couple of hundred pics and explore and see what happens when you press this button or that.
Regards
TD

I bought Photoshop elements 12 the organizer loads but the editor just churns

I bought Photoshop Elements 12 at Costco, the organizer loads but when I click to edit a photo the app says it needs to load the editor, gets my ID and password, and then just churns and churns for over an hour (and I've tried this multiple times). It only stops when I use task manager to stop it. I cannot edit my photos and am getting ready to take this back. Elements 7 worked just fine.

Hi,
Could you please try the following solutions and see if any of these work:
1. Navigate to 'PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe' located inside:
Win x64: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 13
Win x32: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 13
     Right click on 'PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe' and select 'Run as Admin'
2. Just after this keep on pressing 'Ctrl+Alt+Shift' on Windows (or Command+Option+Shift on Mac). You will get a popup asking to delete Elements settings file. Click Yes.
     If the above does not work, please try the following:
3. Please rename SLCache folder present at location "<root drive:>\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\SLCache"
     Win: Also please rename opm.db on your machine to resolve this issue @ <root drive>\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Adobe\OOBE
      Mac : Users Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE
     Now re-launch the application.
4. In case any network printer is attached try to launch without network or printer uninstall or make different printer as default.
5. Try launching with anti-virus off or removing PSE from conflicting list.
If none of these work, please let me know.
Regards,
vaishali

Photoshop Elements 8 Wont Launch Organizer

I am ready to pull my hair out. I can no longer access my photoshop elements organizer. I have tried pressing ctrl alt shift with no luck.......Nothing happens. Please Please help.

Found this from John`s blog (http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/photoshop-elements-faq.htm#Reset_the_Organizers_online _services). Please try.
If a photo upload to an online service like Smugmug or Flickr fails, the Organize may then crash every time you try to restart it. Reinstalling has no effect.
To troubleshoot this, start the Organizer and let it crash. Then check the contents of the file:
PSE 6/7, XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\v.0\Organizer\log.txt
PSE 6/7, Windows 7/Vista: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\v.0\Organizer
PSE 8, XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application Data\Adobe\Elements Organizer\v.0\Organizer\log.txt
PSE 8, Windows 7/Vista: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Elements Organizer\v.0\Organizer
Replace v with 6, 7, or 8. You may need to configure Windows Explorer to view hidden files.
If the last line is:
Initializing OLS
then you’ve been struck by this bug. To work around it, see this Adobe tech note:
PSE 6: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405252.html
PSE 7: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/408/kb408913.html
The PSE 7 tech note also applies to PSE 8 – replace 7.0 with 8.0 in the folder name it says to delete.

I have a 3 year old MacBook Pro with MAC OSX 10.6.8, iPhoto '09 version 8.1.2 and have downloaded two software programs: one is Aperture 3.2 and the other is Photoshop Elements 9 (which I got from a friend who didn't need it). I am totally happy with the

I have a 3 year old MacBook Pro with MAC OSX 10.6.8, iPhoto ’09 version 8.1.2 and have downloaded two software programs: one is Aperture 3.2 and the other is Photoshop Elements 9 (which I got from a friend who didn’t need it).
I am totally happy with the way iPhoto organizes my photos and how I can work with iMovie to create slide shows with music from iTunes, etc.
I have been shooting mostly high resolution jpegs and I continue to learn more and more about photography, post processing etc. I realize that the small adjustments I can make in iPhoto are good, and are adequate most of the time. However, a have started to experiment with shooting RAW images and would like to go the next step, ie. post processing.I am totally technically challenged and need SIMPLE, INTUITIVE programs and am certainly NOT anywhere ready for Photoshop CS whatever!
After having these programs sit on my computer, I decided to try to see if I could figure them out. When I opened Aperture, this is what first comes up.
“Welcome to Aperture 3.2
Your library needs to be upgraded to work with this version of Aperture. Once upgraded, you will not be able to use this library with previous versions of Aperture.
Upgrading a library from previous versions of Aperture 3 generally takes a few minutes or less, though larger libraries will take longer. After that, Aperture 3.2 will upgrade your library's thumbnails, but you can use the application during that time.
Tip: To open a different library, quit Aperture and hold the Option key down while starting Aperture
Current Library Location:
Jadzia (home) -----Pictures------Aperture Library
QUIT UPGRADE”
I have heard horror stories about moving your entire library to Aperture, ending up with 2 libraries, etc. etc. hence my previous reluctance in attempting Aperture. In addition, many of my photography friends are saying: Go with Lightroom 3.....you’ll love it!
So here is my dilemma. I don’t want to mess around with my iPhoto library. All I want to be able to do, is to isolate a few photos, export them to Aperture, Elements, and work on them there, then bring them back into iPhoto.
Can I do this? Should I forget about Aperture and Elements and look at purchasing yet another program like Lightroom?

Export those few photos via the File ➙ Export ➙ File Export menu option with Kind = Original to the Desktop. Then import them into the Aperture library. That would keep one copy in your iPhoto library and another in your Aperture library to edit, etc.
You can use Photoshop Elements 9 from within iPhoto as your editor of choice. However, if you edit a raw file in iPhoto with PSE9 the resulting edited version must be saved outside the iPhoto Library and imported back in as a new file. For editing jpegs just do a Save (not a Save As) and it all will be kept within iPhoto.
Using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements as Your Editor of Choice in iPhoto.
1 - select Photoshop or Photoshop Elememts as your editor of choice in iPhoto's General Preference Section's under the "Edit photo:" menu.
2 - double click on the thumbnail in iPhoto to open it in Photoshop. When you're finished editing click on the Save button. If you immediately get the JPEG Options window make your selection (Baseline standard seems to be the most compatible jpeg format) and click on the OK button. Your done.
3 - however, if you get the navigation window
that indicates that PS wants to save it as a PS formatted file. You'll need to either select JPEG from the menu and save (top image) or click on the desktop in the Navigation window (bottom image) and save it to the desktop for importing as a new photo.
This method will let iPhoto know that the photo has been editied and will update the thumbnail file to reflect the edit..
NOTE: With Photoshop Elements the Saving File preferences should be configured as shown:
I also suggest the Maximize PSD File Compatabilty be set to Always. In PSE’s General preference pane set the Color Picker to Apple as shown:
Note: to switch between iPhoto and PS or PSE as the editor of choice Control (right)-click on the thumbnail and select either Edit in iPhoto or Edit in External Editor from the contextual menu. If you use iPhoto to edit more than PSE re-select iPhoto in the iPhoto General preference pane. Then iPhoto will be the default editor and you can use the contextual menu to select PSE for your editor when desired.
OT

Adobe Actions in Photoshop elements

I have recently acquired a program that was originally designed on Adobe Photoshop.
I am using Adobe Photoshop Elements, bot most features are included
One difference is that Photosop Element does not have an 'action button' to load the action script.
However, I have copied these in manually
Action Taken
a) Installed graphic program into c:\Program Files\graphic program
b) Opened the Action Script Folder and copied all the Action Scripts files
c) c:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\presets\Photoshop Actions\
d) Pasted all the action scripts that I copied from the Action Script Folder
So Far So Good
Opened Photoshop Elements : They have a file browser button. From here I can browse to :-
c:\program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\presets\Photoshop Actions\
But I cannot load any templates or activate the program
Can anyone advise on this please
Brian

Hi Barbara,
Thanks for your response
I am using Photoshop Elements 2.0 and the third party program in question is "eCoverGo"
http://www.ecovers-go.com/
As mentioned it was designed for Adobe Photoshop and required all the files to be placed in the photoshop action folder.
Photoshop Elements does not have an action feature, but I followed their procedure and copied all the files into the Elements/photoshop actions folder OK. But there is no way to load these files into Photoshop Elements.
I have asked how they activate these files in photoshop, and received the following
"copy the shortcut into the relevant directory (depending on which version of Photoshop), then I go to the actions window and select the action.
Select the first step and press the play button, modify the image created, and then run step 2 and step 3.
I can also double click an action in its folder and it will open in Photoshop."
The problem is' Photoshop Elements does not have an 'Actions Window' and the second is, after double clicking on an action in it's folder, Photoshop opens and I'm back to square one!!"
I realise that I may be whistling in the Wind, and no way take the program developer to task, because it has been designed for Adobe Photoshop and not Photshop Elements.
And it defeats the whole exercise by purchasing Adobe Photoshop for the sake of getting a low budget program to work, when Photoshop Elements suit my requirements at the moment
Once again, thanks for your interest Barbara, but don't drive
yourself crazy.If it wont work in Elementsthen it wont work!
Best regards
Brian

How to use the "Actions" in Photoshop Elements 11

I am wanting to use the "Actions" in Photoshop Elements 11. But when I get the actions box up, it is only showing a small list of effects to use. The tutorials I have checked into all show a very long list of actions. When I click on the little arrow and click on "load actions", I am getting nothing. Everything is blank. It says "No items match your search." Please help!

To use the existing actions, try the following:
1. Open one of the Action Sets, in this example Special Effects is the Action Set, by pressing the small arrow beside the set name.
2. Then click on the name of the Action, in this example Faded Ink is the Action name.
3. Then press the Play button to run the action.

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