> 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, Okay, fair enough. Don't feel obliged to try it again on my account. I was really just saying that it's not fair to characterize all the alternative programs as being a small fraction of the cost of Photoshop, since Elements 2 costs $90. I didn't mean to say that you can't like Picture Windows better (although I dislike the second word of its name! <g, d, & r>) --Mike
