Mike, That horse isn't dead yet. :) I have tried Elements twice and actually have a copy installed on my system (came with my Epson 2450 scanner). I still don't like it as well as Picture Window Pro.
>From my experience (as a photographer only - no graphic artist tendencies) I started with Paint Shop Pro after dabbling with all the beginner programs. I used that for quite awhile. Then tried the trial versions of both Elements and Picture Window Pro. I found that the style and interface of Picture Window Pro was far closer to my style and mind as a photographer. (simple things like crop ratios based on print sizes, etc.) But on your suggestion (always willing to learn new things), I'll give Elements one more try and let you know what I think. BTW, I don't feel that all aspects of Picture Window are better than any other program. I have found that each one does a few things better than the others and others worse. Bruce Sunday, January 12, 2003, 11:24:14 AM, you wrote: >> Many reviewers now consider it the best low-cost alternative to PhotoShop MJ> [...] I picked up my copy at about $70 on the Web. MJ> Paul, MJ> I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but again, Photoshop Elements v. 2 is MJ> more or less comparably priced. I just went to price.com and did a quick MJ> check, and the prices for Elements 2 ranged from $77 to $99.99, with the MJ> average vendor selling it for $79.95. B&H Photo sells it for $89.95 and MJ> CompUSA sells it for $99.99. MJ> So I think it's fair to say it costs $80-100, with $90 being a reasonable MJ> average. >>Cotty raised >>some excellent points about the "common interface" and "common community" >>advantages of using PhotoShop. MJ> Especially without the traditional price disparity of the full retail MJ> version. MJ> --Mike
