Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Debra, No flames from me. I use PaintShop Pro and Picture Window rather than Photoshop. I tried Elements and didn't really care for the interface. Since all I am doing is correcting scanning problems (Like Wheatfield, I prefer to fix things in the camera, rather than later), I find that some tools in PaintShop Pro work best and some tools in Picture Window work best. I am very happy with those particular editors.
Bruce< once you start working with digital more, especially to produce larger prints or files you have to start sending to other people expressly for printing, you will need to move to Photoshop Elements, Photoshop, Micrografx (soon to be Corel) Picture Publisher or Corel PhotoPaint. PaintShop Pro 7 doesn't do adequate color managment to give reliable results when sending files to other people for their printing. with Photoshop, i load my image, apply the precomputed color profile for my input device (scanner or digital camera) and print with no adjustments and get very good results. if i want the best results, i may tweak contrast, gamma, and saturation. these are the things that finish an image and require an accurately color-color calibrated monitor and printer to get consistent results. consistency means predictably good results every time i print and saves time and money. i can print once with confidence that i will get what i want, even when i send the file to a service bureau for large format or archival printing. the times when i have to retouch defects like dust that is too large for Digital ICE to handle or paint (graffiti) on a rock that i can't compose around, i use a pressure sensitive tablet. PaintShop Pro's support of pressure-sensitive tablet's isn't adequate to give the level of control of a good tablet. Photoshop's is much better and the stylus handles like a paintbrush with more control and an undo. for ultimate tablet feel and control, procreate Painter 7 is the best, but it is more difficult to learn. Herb....
