Photoshop Elements versus Lightroom

I am a beginner and have Photoshop Elements on my computer. I have about 40 camera chips that I would like to organize. Someone suggested I should use Lightroom instead of Elements as it is easier for a beginner to use. Any suggestions?

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I am a beginner and have Photoshop Elements on my computer. I have about 40 camera chips that I would like to organize. Someone suggested I should use Lightroom instead of Elements as it is easier for a beginner to use. Any suggestions?
No one has mentioned this yet, but using 40 memory cards (i.e. camera chips) is unnecessary. I would imagine most "professional" photographers don't even use that many. The images on memory cards should be transferred to your computer or laptop hard drive, which then allows shooting more pictures with your camera using the same card. You should also "backup" the images transferred to your hard drive using a portable external hard drive or online backup service.
If you are using that many memory cards (i.e. 40) for a specific purpose it would help if you explain why. This we we will help us to understand your specific needs and provide more detailed suggestions to assist you.

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Please forgive my ignorance, I'm a lifelong PC user that has finally seen the light and converted to a MAC. I'm a bit confused on how I would use these three apps together. If I primarily take pictures, connect the camera to the MAC, edit/tag/organize photos, how do these apps work together and where are the files actually stored? Should I import into Iphoto first and then into Aperature, or straight into Aperture. Is there any purpose for using Photoshop Elements if I own Aperature?
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As said above, definitely not Lightroom. You can't make the most of shiney things without selections and layers. As to whether PS or PSE would be better, well the problem with asking that here is you probably won't find anyone who knows anything much about Elements. But if put on the spot, I'd say get a monthly CC subscription. You'll never grow out of it.

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A few days ago I installed photoshop elements 6 on my Leopard 10.5.3 instance. I have also Lightroom 1.4.1 installed, but he/she doesn't seem to detect the elements installation. I can't do an edit in photoshop.
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1) There are known problems of LR not recognizing Photoshop CS / PSE automatically as present. Uninstalling and reinsalling PSE might help.
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe]
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