Hi Jim - There are MUCH better forums for this.

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> On Oct 29, 2024, at 8:50 AM, Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> Hi all,

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> I'm finally ready to actually do something about upgrading from Elements. However, all of

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> the candidate software (Photoshop, Lightroom, and DXO) that are currently under consideration

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> involve considerable time in just learning them.

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> ===> So I'm looking for someone who has relatively recently moved from Elements to something

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> better - to answer to questions such as:

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> 1) What package did you choose? And why?

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> 2) What tutorial/learning aid did you use? And was it helpful?

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> 3) How long did it take you to get from where you were using Elements to being

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> "functionally equivalent" on the new one? Days? Weeks? Months?

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> 4) What about the time to become functional on some/most of the new features

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> (i.e. 'better than Elements")?

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> 5) Have you stopped using Elements entirely? How long did that take?

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> 6) And since 98% of what I do is birding pics - what advantages did you get from the

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> change to a new package?

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> Direct replies to me - as opposed to the list - are welcome. jim betz at jim betz dot com

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> - thanks ... Jim

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