Compare the features of Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 and Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0

Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition 3.0 software is a great way to get started with digital photography. Once you've mastered the basics, you can step up to Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 software for advanced editing, organizing, and sharing capabilities — all in one simple yet powerful product.

Edit and enhance your photos	Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0	Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0
Fix common photo flaws, such as lighting, color, and red eye.	yes	yes
View before and after changes.	yes	yes
Rotate and crop images.	yes	yes
Removes red eye automatically as you download photos.	no	yes
Easily select specific objects to make a range of controlled adjustments.	no	yes
Perfect your photos with advanced editing options that give you more control, down to every pixel.	no	yes
Stylize your photos with special effects and create multilayered, artistic composites.	no	yes
Give your photos extra personality by adding text and graphics.	no	yes

Show your photos	Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0	Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0
Create PDF slide shows to share with others.	yes	yes
Print at home or easily order professional-quality Kodak prints online.*	yes	yes
Optimize file sizes for e-mailing.	yes	yes
Create shareable dynamic slide shows with transitions, pan and zoom effects, captions, music, and narration.	no	yes
Liven up your website by turning photos into GIF animations.	no	yes
Entertain a roomful of friends by showing photos and slide shows on your TV over a home network.†	no	yes
Send personalized photo mail, including a decorative background or frame and your own captions.	no	yes
*Note: Online printing is currently available only in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, and Japan. †Requires a PC running Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005.

Keep photos at your fingertips	Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0	Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0
Create collections of photos around common themes, events, people, and places.	yes	yes
See your photos automatically organized by date when downloaded.	yes	yes
Create keyword tags to categorize and find photos easily by time, place, or event.	yes	yes
Use face tagging to instantly tag all of your photos that contain people so you can quickly find and view them later.	no	yes
Cut down on clutter by stacking similar photos together.	no	yes
Quickly find and preview any photo, no matter where it's stored, with expanded metadata search parameters.	no	yes
Automatically find photos that share common characteristics, such as color, shape, pattern, or composition.	no	yes