APE vs. APA

[Steven]

What is the difference between Adobe Photoshop Element and Adobe Photoshop Album?

I can't find an answer to this question anywhere.

Thanks for the help

[the_pm]

Looking at the product descriptions on Adobe.com, it seems to me that album has some preset editing filters, but is otherwise a photo album software package. Elements is a stripped down version of Photoshop, containing about 75% of the most useful functions found in the full-blown package. I've used Elements before, and it'sa very nice inexpensive alternative to Photoshop for bitmap editing (not suitable for layout work though).

[Steven]

Thanks the_pm.

What I am lookin for is just a photo gallery to organize my pics. I have come to find (from adobe.com) that both of these software actually provide an 'organiser.' I don't need an editing software as I can edit them in PS.

So do I understand from you response, that both of these software do have the 'same' organiser, but elements has an advantage over album that it can let you edit?

[Steven]

hmmm... I just came accross ACDSee. How is that software to organize pics? Do you guyz have any hands on experience with it? Good? Bad?