I have Elements 2023 which I downloaded Camera Raw 17 version which much better. Problem is when I try to use with a jpeg it opens up in the older 14 version. Also I wish when I select an image in Bridge that it would open up in Raw. If I have an image opened in editing that image will not open in raw. When I use the drop down menu for Raw, one has to hunt for the image all over again. Any help would be appreciated, thanks

How would I convert a png frame into a frame that I could drag a photo into?

Hi George, I love shooting in both RAW/JPEG so I get the best of both worlds. I like to use the histogram in camera and bring up my exposure just slightly but careful about blowouts/clipping. I feel I get a maximum range of color pixels to play with in RAW. Considering myself to be a Photo Artist and not a Photographer, I then use the Raw sliders to fit the light, mode and shadows to create a composition. This is how I do photography and RAW is really on the front line as I plan my finished product. I am normally most worried about shooting my subject and this gives me total control to select and use to combine with any JPEG. Great video, nice to know there is a way to update RAW. Appreciate all you do! Rich PS. A sidebar, AI selections are a hot topic and there are several that can do a good but not great job. In my opinion one has moved to the top of the pack and it is a online editor called Photopea. It was quite a time ago that I looked at this program and although I have zero interest in using another photo editor, I use this just to make selections and then save them with a layered mask .PSD. The amount of time this program has saved is incredible. Give it a look on next your coffee break.......LOL!

George, moc děkuji za skvělé video ohledně - Instalace Camera RAW v PSE 2025. Já mám nainstalovaný Adobe Camera RAW ve verzi 17.1.0. a vše pracuje velmi skvěle ok.

That was great - makes a change seeing a patient tutorial - just what I needed. Many thanks

I dont know if you can help, I have just Cleaned up my windows 10 64 bit program. On re installing Elements 2021 I get a weird QR coade to scan then unable to advance any further and Adobe are no help your input would be helpfull.

George! Peter in Pensacola here. This video was particularly relevant because I photographed waterfalls in Costa Rica last week with my drone and used your procedure to make a vertical pano. Great vid, as usual. Now, here's a problem I always have when using the "refine edge" after selecting a (furry) animal. You have many videos showing this technique, but "refine edge" in my PSE 2023 doesn't work well for me! Look at first screen shot, where I roughly selected the Lemur (from Madagascar in Dec) with the "quick selection" tool and then tried to refine the edge around his right ankle. It just cuts into his ankle and I have to undo it. Why? Screenshots here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1byy-cXXcZ0G8mzdVUowHJj9xd_Xwn4VS?usp=sharing

Brilliant! I was trying to figure out how to do this just a couple of weeks ago, there was nothing online that was of help. Now you’ve made it look really easy - thank you!

This is brilliant! Thank you so much!!

Is this feature available in Elements 2023?

Thanks George, you always make it look so easy!

George, skvělé video - zoom rozostření! I když, toto rozostření moc nepoužívám, tak jsem byl velmi mile překvapen tímto účinkem a moc děkuji za ukázku ok!👍

Hi George, loved the video, again it is the small takeaways that make all the difference. Good example for me was simply hitting the arrow to make the child layer and selection both on the same line. It makes the program feel more like PSE because I always choose to output to "a selection on a new layer". This video is really a blessing and the GOLD standard for me on the zoom tool isn't the full zoom effect but perhaps in the 60 to 75% area. The reason is the effect is very similar to a heavy bokeh effect. Often times, I have noticed PROs have great detail in the subject but the background already is corrected for light, yet is lacking in detail. In other words, it is the perfect background effect!!!! Again a big time saver, also you could always adjust color a bit or whatever. So this is really an important video and time saver!!! Great as always! Rich PS..........have a small favor to ask on a different subject and I can figure it out if you just leave me a few crumbs. I have always liked how in your videos how your mouse clicks have that red circle around them. How can you set that up? My blind eyes sometimes could use the added help to know when my computer responded to a click so I don't trash my selection. (My Marketing mentality is reminding me to suggest making the pointer and including it as part of the PSE Coach!?? It is a way to make you pace your selections and would create more successful selections! I am sorry, my whole career was Marketing/Sales so I am in a bit of a endless loop as we used to say. Make a video about it too, lets get some sales!!!!) Thank you if you can help.

When I try to use Open in Camera Raw a pop up says I need to subscribe. If I open a raw file in Elements then camera raw opens. I want to use Camera Raw with jpegs but can’t get it to work. I have use Camera Raw CS which is outstanding. Any suggestions? Thanks

Impressive content, HTG Photo. Looking forward to your next upload. I smashed the thumbs up icon on your video. Keep up the fantastic work! Your step-by-step approach to colorizing images is incredibly helpful. Have you considered exploring different blending modes for achieving more complex shading effects in your future tutorials?

That was pretty cool, thanks George! Rich

Thanks George!

Dobrý den George, nejdříve děkuji za skvělý tutoriál ok. Nyní mám soukromý dotaz - Když na Photoshop Elements 2025 chci otevřít fotografii ve formátu RAW, tak mi to hlásí že to nelze provést protože nejdříve musím - instalovat plugin Cemera RAW. Což nechápu, protože plugin mám dávno nainstalovaný. Je velmi zajímavé, že některé surové fotografie RAW jdou otevřít, a druhé otevřít nejdou a hlásí, abych si nainstaloval plugin Camera RAW. Protože když zmíněnou fotku otevřu v AffinityPhoto, tak se fotografie ve formátu RAW bez problémů otevře. Kde je tedy chyba !

Fantastic!

This video came at the perfect time, I need to remove a background, those AI remove backgrounds suck, I can do it better myself, because of your videos...Thanks George for all you do!

This is also the first completely new design for Donald Duck. His look was recreated when Walt discovered just how much people loved Donald. Also the design for the kids in this became the first design for Mickey's nephews Mort and Ferdie, who would appear more in comic books than in cartoons.

George, the best just keeps on getting better!!!! This is a great master class and does a job better than anything else! Rich PS, been toying with a new program called EVOTO, have you tried it? This is a AI based program especially for portraiture. I am amazed by this one because the edits are so subtle yet make a huge impact. Take a shot at it if you get time, been out there a few years but I was looking for something more specialized and affordable with the advent of all the new AI technology.

George, zdravím Vás v roce 2025! A opět jste předvedl perfektní turoriál na téma: odstranění nemožného pozadí ve PE. Skvělá práce ok.👍

Thanks, didn’t think about using my PS brushes in Affinity - do they only work in Affinity Photo, I imported my favourites into AP, all was okay, I then tried to import some into my Affinity Designer, it said they were successfully imported, but they do not appear to be there?

Thank you sir!!!!! I appreciate it much!!!! Rich

Wow that is a new one for me, you did a awesome explanation... Thanks, George!

Thank you so much, works for 2025 too.

Anybody do an Infra Red emulation?

Very helpful. Thanks, George.

Run this pic through remini and prepare to be amazed, it'll bring that blurry face all the way back.

Another great, clear, easy to follow video lesson. Thanks George 🙂

I wish you could have talked faster.

Wow that's an impressive tool, VERY useful! Thanks for the heads-up!

After a short time, I calmed down about the 3-year license. The program is still very good. It can do things that Affinity Photo can't. The same the other way round. Both together make a good unit. What bothers me about PSE is the resource consumption. A monster that makes the software slower and slower. No problem at all with Affinity Photo and Photoshop. Adobe would probably have to completely reprogram PSE. That costs money they don't want to spend. The same problem with Windows!

George, great video and great tool!!!!! I can certainly use the heck out of this!!!!!! Thank you for all you do!!!! Rich

Thank you! Two years in, and I had no idea this tool existed in Affinity Photo.

Beautiful editing on a keepsake photo! Great tutorial 😊 Any advice for digitalizing slides repair? They are 50 years old and not the best camera used. Doing good with shadows etc. Some have a blur to them, I have used sharpen, but cannot get a crisp look. Even went the opposite route, with smoothing. Suggestions on how to sharpen for a crisp look? Ty

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What the hell happened to Elements? I have 2020 and I've been using it for years. Went to Adobe thinking about an update and they don't even list it anymore! They want me to subscribe to Lightroom. I want my own software and I don't like Lightroom. Has Elements been dumped?

Thanks, George. I've got some pix I'm going to practice on 👍

Is there any way to shrink the tool option bar on the bottom? It feels like it takes a lot of space and I feel like I remember being able to change it in some way at some point but may be wrong.

Thanks George. I learned something new.

So George, you enlarged the photo, but how do you resize it to let say a 8 x 10 to print it out, will that bring back the pixelization? I love how you did that and it was fast and easy!

George, I agree this is sharp enough but if you wanted to go the extra mile, would the "Unsharp mask" be of value?? Do these tools sharpen the same way? Thanks Rich

Years ago, I had one of a wolf at the zoo and I cloned the fence away, but the wolf's fur looked a little like it had been crimped, lol. Sometimes if I have an edge I need, like fur, I copy and paste a section of fur from the opposite side, then I flip it and merge the layer with the original. That always works pretty well for me.

This is amazing! Thank you! Anyone who has lost a family member knows how precious their pictures are, even the low quality ones. Your tips help us preserve these precious memories without having to spend a fortune on professional services. You have no idea how much you do for everyone!

Thanks!

While this is a good demo of the clone feature of PSE, it really drives home what a low-performance product it is compared with editors that have Generative Erase. In the time it took the presenter to laboriously remove one letter, a more modern product (i.e. ON1 Photo Raw) can do the whole job. Incidentally, ON1 Photo Raw is the same price as PSE and gives you incredibly more power.

The 3 year licence is a deal breaker for me which I did see on the package. Thank you for your review.

great creation