PS 6 to PS 7 for an undemanding user....?

[Briantho]

Hi,

I've bought the bundle for the last few versions and as far as Premiere Elements is concerned I'm glad I did each time. However, this time I was wondering if, from my point of view, it was really worthwhile going from Photoshop Elements 6 to 7 or maybe I might just as well wait for another year and another version.

Frankly, so far I've only used PS 6 (and previous versions) for doing panoramics (BRILLIANT feature!) and also for doing cutouts (using the magic wand) so that I can get the occasional object into the odd video. For cropping, enhancing, straightening etc I am such a peasant that I just turn to super simple Picasa. So for a low key user like me am I likely to find compelling reasons to pay for the bundle or should I just get PE 7 by itself...?

Many thanks in advance for any opinions.

[Chuck Engels]

Hi Brian,
Here is are a couple pretty nice lists of what's new in version 7
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselem ... atsnew.htm
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1245326

If none of those things appeal to you then you really don't need the upgrade

[Chuck Engels]

This is also very nice
http://news.cnet.com/4326-1_105-6633188 ... =mncol;txt

[Briantho]

Just what I was looking for - many thanks Chuck! Having read through all of those, I think I'll only think about a potential purchase for the time being...