In a message dated 2/20/2003 1:24:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Marnie, > > If you are working on a budget, there are 3 alternatives to Photoshop > that cost under $100. First is Photoshop Elements (www.adobe.com), > second is Picture Window (www.dl-c.com) and PaintShop Pro > (www.jasc.com). I believe all have a trial version that you can check > out at no cost for style of working. My personal preference is > Picture Window. I have tried all of them and own all of them. > Elements is quite similar to Picture Window without curves support but > with layers support. PaintShop Pro has both but I don't find it to > work as well for me - especially at color correction (I need B&W point > style), but it does the best (natural looking) redeye correction. > Anyway, any of those three might bring your cost down quite > a bit vs. > the full blow Photoshop. > > HTH, > > > Bruce Thanks. Already have PaintShop Pro, and know how to use it for digital drawing -- though I still discover new things all the time -- like PhotoShop it has a lot of options which means a high learning curve. I have also used it to tweak the two photos I submitted to the PUG, and was not disappointed. But it was my impression, that someone, maybe Herb (who seems to be the PhotoShop expert on this list), that PaintShop Pro did not have monitor correction/setting. I can't recall exactly what he said, but it was something like that. Something that helps one make sure the photos come out the "right" color. However, we shall see. Many a slip between the cup and the lip, and who knows where digital cameras, printers, and software will be in about a year? I am still getting this film stuff down (slides now) and I think it will take me at least a year before I feel somewhat confident and comfortable with that. But Elements might work. A P&S digital might also work as a stop gap until I can make a BIG investment. Some of them are getting pretty good. Like the Optios. Doe :-)
