In the following video, for example, I use a layer mask to hide part of the effect of an overlay, so I can see one area of the photo more clearly.

Well, yes, you can, but the part you erase with the Eraser tool is permanent. Not so with a mask. You can adjust it as often as you please, now or 10 years from now. If you have trouble viewing this QuickTime video, try these helpful suggestions. Ditto what Don said. Is scrapbooking the only reason you use Photoshop rather than Elements? Thanks for a great tutorial I have PS CS and wanted to upgrade but it seems all you can get now is CS5 which is an amazing program but very expensive Elements 9 is more in my price range Do you think it has more to offer then CS.

Hi Pat. Both Photoshop and Elements work very well for scrapbooking, but if I have the choice, I always use Photoshop. But the choice is up to you. Hope that helps! Hi Linda Thanu you for teaching us. I upgraded to 9 yesterday, and I love the new functions. Linda, thanks for the great tutorial on layer masks.

Now, how to convince my wife I really need this while not having completely mastered Elements 8. Love the voice on the video,that is so important. It was also VERY easy to follow. I am a beginner and need the easy to follow part. I want to scrapbook with elements 9 and am having a horrible time figuring this out, I bought it I better use it.

I have spent money on two books and elements this is getting to be expensive and none explain scrapbooking. Easy like open elements, put in picture, get paper from where , get elements from Where I need to make like three pages to get the hang of it, where can I do that?? Hope it is with you cuz love how you explain things.

Your email address will not be published. A clipping mask is a group of layers to which a mask is applied. The bottommost layer, or base layer, defines the visible boundaries of the entire group. For example, suppose you have a shape in the base layer, a photograph in the layer above it, and text in the topmost layer.

If the photograph and text appear only through the shape outline in the base layer, they also take on the opacity of the base layer. You can group only successive layers. The name of the base layer in the group is underlined, and the thumbnails for the overlying layers are indented.

Additionally, the overlying layers display the clipping mask icon. Hold down Alt Option in Mac OS , position the pointer over the line dividing two layers in the Layers panel the pointer changes to two overlapping circles , and then click. The layers in the clipping mask have the opacity and mode attributes of the bottommost base layer in the group.

To change the stacking order of the clipping mask relative to other layers in the image, select all layers in the group. Dragging a layer without selecting all the layers in the group removes that layer from the group. Hold down Alt Option in Mac OS , position the pointer over the line separating two grouped layers in the Layers panel the pointer changes to two overlapping circles , and click.

This command removes the selected layer and any layers above it from the clipping mask. In the Layers panel, select any layer in the group except the base layer. Either drag the layer below the base layer, or drag it between two ungrouped layers in the image.

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Either way, your pictures will be available anywhere online. And if you share to Photoshop. The viewing interface is well-designed and, if you pernit it, your viewers will be able to download high-res files and either print them at home or order prints via Shutterfly.

But lovers of slideshow, collage, and greeting-card graphic themes will enjoy the extra, seasonal content that also comes with the upgrade to Photoshop. Is Elements for You? Despite the happy addition of some sophisticated editing tools, Elements remains a program best for hobbyists rather than truly committed photographers. The biggest reason? Its handling of RAW files. Rival Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 has very similar strengths and weaknesses-—its edits are also limited to the sRGB color space, and it also excels at organizing and sharing.

Corel has Curves, which Elements lacks, but Elements has the benefit of some more elegant algorithms inherited from Photoshop, making for often comparatively smoother and speedier fixes.

The transition from 8 to 9 is too subtle to make a repurchase advisable, unless you are a Mac user clamoring for the Organizer. Mac: OS But now the tool offers to fill in around the edges of the panorama usually when you stitch images together, you must crop to get rid of rough edges.

Again, it did a great job of filling in the missing areas and creating a beautiful panorama. The organizer remains a separate application it serves in Adobe Premiere Elements , too , and the separateness makes working with multiple photos clunky, even more so as Adobe adds features.

Want to add tags to a photo? Use the organizer. Want to create a photo book from multiple images? Use the editor. Amazing but true: This is the first time that Elements has had a tie-in to Facebook.

Once you authorize the application to upload images, you can select one or more images, enter an album title and description, and Elements will compress and upload them to your Facebook account, with automatic posting to your Wall. That makes it much easier to post several photos at once. The auto-analyzer first appeared in the Windows version of Elements 8, and now makes its appearance in the new Mac version.