I was busy testing some of the tools of the Elements + package I referred to in a recent post. Among other things, it recovers some capacity to work with shapes, paths, vectors, not to mention smart objects and smart filters. (Part of those enhancements were already covered in hiddeneelements or Graffi's tools).
This was not my main interest, but all those interested in srapbooking, montages and creations should have an opinion and experience in the following questions:
1 - do you use an external vector graphics software, such as illustrator?
2 - are there low cost compatible software producing vector graphics that Elements can read?
3 - as far as I know, I can use .ai files (there are many in the patters/postcript patterns folder), .wmf files (with an additional plug-in), and even .pdf files made from the free draw module in Open Office.
4 - It seems that the best format to save vector graphics layers in Elements is simply the .psd format, which enables you to create sort of libraries
5 - I don't think there is any add-on like the pen tool in the full Photoshop, which may be used for intricate masking. Otherwise, I would be satisfied with an external vector graphics editor?
This was not my main interest, but all those interested in srapbooking, montages and creations should have an opinion and experience in the following questions:
1 - do you use an external vector graphics software, such as illustrator?
2 - are there low cost compatible software producing vector graphics that Elements can read?
3 - as far as I know, I can use .ai files (there are many in the patters/postcript patterns folder), .wmf files (with an additional plug-in), and even .pdf files made from the free draw module in Open Office.
4 - It seems that the best format to save vector graphics layers in Elements is simply the .psd format, which enables you to create sort of libraries
5 - I don't think there is any add-on like the pen tool in the full Photoshop, which may be used for intricate masking. Otherwise, I would be satisfied with an external vector graphics editor?