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Chuck Donaldson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) was saying something along these lines: >Someday, I hope to join the "Big Guys" and have PhotoShop to edit >images. For now, I have sworn not to buy it until I can take a class >to learn to use it right. Maybe this year! For now, I use "Thumbs >Plus" to sharpen and occasionally color correct the photos that come >off the CD. I usually load a large image and re-size and crop as >necessary. Most of the scans don't need much work and I try not to >oversharpen to the point that it is obvious. One of the many things >that I have learned from SPORRS and Dave C is to work with images as >bitmaps and only save once to .jpg format lest quality be lost each >time the image is resaved as a jpg. Chuck, A couple of things to consider: 1. Careful about enrolling in a class, unless the price is reasonable. Volumes and volumes have been written on PhotoShop, and for the cost of a good tutorial book, you'd save a fortune over enrolling in a class, and you get to take things at your own pace. There are some very good entry and intermediate books out there now, and some of the older ones show up in used book stores for next to nothing. They also often include demo or limited editions of the software that you can try out before you commit the bucks for the full package. 2. You can also save a HUGE bundle of cash if you buy a second hand copy of an older version. Photoshop is just now hitting v5.0, but I can't think of any critical function that you couldn't do with v3.0! (Or maybe even 2.5 ... but it's been a while.) When new copies of 5.O are about $500, and used software might sell for under $50, it's worth consideration. Not to mention that the older versions use less RAM, and require less processor horsepower. 3. If all you really need is standard image functions like color balance, cropping, and resizing, there are a couple of other options that cost hundreds of dollars less. Adobe PhotoDeluxe has nearly all the basic editing tools that Photoshop does, plus an easier to use interface. And, it has the capacity to run a scanner just like Photoshop. With that said, though, you could still get an older copy of Photoshop for probably less money and still have a more sophisticated program to work with. Just some thoughts, Scott Scott Withrow Terre Haute, Indiana (more or less) http://www.railcenter.com ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
