I tend to agree. I moved to to Photoshop late last year after using PD and PE for a few years. The added horsepower has me to reduces my overall costs and generally improve the overall quality of the photos I use in my work. I've found the learning exercise to be interesting and helpful in other applications that I become involved with from time to time.
Otis Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I don't agree. Photoshop is as complicated or uncomplicated as you make it. > There are many features that you may not use and may never use but once you > start exploring there is no limit to the creativity it offers. I regularly > read through my manual, not because I have to but because I want to pick up > more information. I went to the library yesterday and picked up a number of > books on photoshop that are likely easier to understand than the manual and > full of creative ideas. I do have photodeluxe on my computer as well and use > it once in a while for simple things but it often gets in the way even when > using it in the advanced mode. > If you have photoshop, it is certainly worth learning... I consider it my > best photographic tool. > Vic > In a message dated 1/10/03 11:21:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >I snipped a bit from Keith's post but I sure agree with his sentiments. > > > >Even Photoshop LE is sufficiently more complex and more of a RAM hog than > >what I use now which is Photo Deluxe 4.0 - which it seems is just a paired > >down more > >user friendly version that appear to follow the same rules as the full > >blown > >versions. Ive been > >able to just tinker with it for the most part to get it to work for me. > > I've never > >been good at reading tech manuals and, heaven forfend, any type of Video > >Professor > >or audio tape would drive me nuts. I've been able to learn stuff about > >it from the > >discussions here about Photoshop, too. Photodeluxe 4.0 and Photoshop LE > >were > >included with my Epson 1640 SU Photo scanner - That is, free. the best > >of all > >possible reason for using it :) > > > >annsan the thrifty > >
