Prompt's TechBlog

Making your websites beautiful needn't be ugly on your pocket. If you want to step up from free design tools but can't justify lashing out on full-on professional suites like Adobe Photoshop, check out the company's latest hobbyist bundle, unveiled this week. These new Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements photo and video editing suites have been eagerly anticipated, especially by Windows Vista users demanding a cut-price Photoshop offering that makes the most of their troubled but pretty GUI.

I agree with WebMonkey - amid a broad selection of feature updates and cosmetic enhancements, undoubtedly the most exciting bonus is full integration with Adobe's new online sharing service, Photoshop.com. Both Elements packages now offer automatic backup of images and videos. Use a free Photoshop.com account or stump up for a pay version with more storage space. All syncing operations are transparent and dynamic. Make changes using the online editor, and the next time you open the desktop version, it'll update to match, stacking on top of the original.

Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements will be available towards the end of September for Windows XP and Vista at around $100 each in the States, or £111 including VAT in the UK for both suites in a bundle.

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