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TRANSFERRING IMAGES TO A MACINTOSH COMPUTER
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Photoshop Elements Photo Downloader.
Photoshop Elements is a great image editor with all the features you’ll need for
almost any image-editing task, so if you plan on using Elements for your image
editing, you might want to explore Photo Downloader for your image transfers,
simply because of its Elements integration.
Using Adobe Photoshop
e full version of Photoshop provides all of the features of Photoshop Elements,
along with some more high-end features that you may or may not need. If you
think you might need the ability to prepare images for offset printing or if you
routinely work with high-end 3D imaging, scientific, or video/film production
software, then Photoshop will be a welcome addition to your toolbox. Otherwise,
it’s probably overkill for your photo-editing needs, and the money you’d spend
on the full-blown version of Photoshop would easily pay for Elements and a new
lens for your Rebel.
If you do install Photoshop CS3, you’ll also get Adobe Bridge, an excellent image
browser that has its own image transfer features.
Transferring Images to a Macintosh
Computer
Whether you use a card reader or plug directly into your camera, transferring im-
ages to your Mac is very simple, and you have a number of options for determin-
ing what happens when you attach the camera or card reader.