Item: Adobe PhotoShop
Rating: 10
Author: Arianna Quiroz

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe PhotoShop

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Adobe PhotoShop to edit our branding photos as well as photos we take while hosting global conferences and presentations. Adobe PhotoShop allows our whole production team to access photos, presets and make comments/suggestions. Our organization really likes using the generative fill feature for YouTube thumbnails.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Generative fill features
AI features such as grain/noise reduction
Background removal

Cons

Object selection tool, sometimes selects layered objects when you only want one of the layers.
The layer tools are sometimes confusing to use
Saving paintbrushes to a "favorites" gallery

Return on Investment

We have not needed to hire an outside contractor as our graphic designer/web designer because of Adobe PhotoShop. People such as myself with experience of the tool are able to fulfill additional roles.
The tool saves so much time because it allows us to create templates.
Adobe PhotoShop has many helpful tutorials, saving money from taking a paid course on it.

Usability

Though I said Adobe PhotoShop has many helpful free tutorials, the tool is pretty complex if someone were to open it for the first time. Once you commit some time to learning the tools and commands, it gets easier, but for a first time user it is overwhelming.

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Acrobat, Canva, Adobe After Effects and Adobe InDesign

Each adobe tool really is created to stand alone for different purposes. I don't think I can compare Adobe PhotoShop with other tools simply because they do different things. As far as Canva goes, I do enjoy using Canva, but there are at times more complicated things I need to do such as masking items, where I'd do it in Adobe PhotoShop.

Key Insights

Do you think Adobe PhotoShop delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Adobe PhotoShop's feature set?

Yes

Did Adobe PhotoShop live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Adobe PhotoShop go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Adobe PhotoShop again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Canva, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Pro Tools

Likelihood to Recommend

Adobe PhotoShop is well suited for people who mainly work in production, graphic design, photography, or marketing. I think fields that would not benefit from Adobe PhotoShop would be any that require multiple edits of hand drawn/written pieces. Though you could use Adobe PhotoShop on a tablet, drawing up engineering plans in Adobe PhotoShop would not be ideal.

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