Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0

Photoshop Elements 3 was released by Adobe in the fall of 2004 for Mac and Windows. The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 3 was released not long after in January of 2005.

Like Elements 1 and 2, Elements 3 is Adobe's photo-editing offering for the consumer marketplace. it is a robust program in its own right with serious features for serious digital image editing. Elements 3, Adobe added some valuable features
for those who are interested in getting the most from their digital cameras. These feature sets for Elements 3 are somewhat different for Mac and PC, as PC users are graced with the Organizer, an application that is meant to help organize images.

Top Featiure Additions:

• Enhanced File Browser
• Quick Fix
• Smart Fix
• One Click Red Eye Fix
• Photo Bin
• Spot Healing Brush & Healing Brush
• Camera Raw
• 16-Bit Color Support
• Histogram Palette
• Shadows/Highlights
• Cookie Cutter
• Picture Package Layout Editing

PC Only Enhancements :
• Photo Review
• Photo Compare
• Stacks
• Keyword Tags
• Date View
• Photo Mail
• Slide Shows

If you are not decided about whether Photoshop Elements is the right image editing program for you, you may want to have a look at the following article: Photoshop vs. Elements

The Hidden Power book and tools add 60 functions not available in Elements 3, and like the previous version of Hidden Power really ramps up what the program can do.