I tend to use Fireworks myself... Oh, hang on, That's not a cheap one is it... :o(
M >-----Original Message----- >From: Gerenday, Perry (P.) [mailto:pgerenda@;visteon.com] >Sent: 29 October 2002 15:53 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [wdvltalk] RE: Cheap photo prog > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Casey Crookston [mailto:casey.crookston@;imibevcore.com] > > > >>This is an outstanding graphics program that can do anything that > > Photoshop can<< > >Oh, OK! :( --Let me rephrase that statement. "I" can do anything with >Picture Publisher that "I" can do with Photoshop. There, that's more >accurate. > >The latest version of MPP that I've used is version 8. The >program is up to >version 10 now, so I'm sure there are features I know nothing about. > > > Can you tell me if Picture Publisher supports the following: > > > > Layers > >Absolutely. > > > > > Layer Opacity >You betcha. > > > > > Layer Styles (drop shadow, >Yes. > > > inner shadow, outer glow, inner > > glow, bevel > > and emboss, satin, color overlay, pattern overlay, >Not in v.8. > > > > stroke >Yes. > > > > > History (Undo back to 20 steps) >Yes. > > > > > Actions (import, export, save, record frequently used processes, and > > recall then with a sinlge key stroke.) >Don't know. Haven't used this feature in Photoshop either. > > > > > > Color Seperation (edit Cyans, Magentas, Yellows, and Blacks > > independtly) >Sure. > > > > > Channels (blend layers & colors seemlesly to make new images) >Yep. > > > > > > Masks (edit selections w/o needing to create channels) >Certainly. Can Photoshop paint on maskes in new versions? MPP v8 can. > > > > > Filters (Too many to list, but the main ones I use are Sharpen, > > Despeckle, Ligting Effects, Liquify, and Blur) >More than PS 5.5. > > > > > Clone (Take parts of an image from one section and 'clone' > > it onto other > > parts at varing opacities) >That's old. > > > > > > Heal (in 7.0+ only) Like clone only it copies texture only, not > > lighting. >Not in V.8. > > > > > Text Effects (6.0+ only) manipulate text to make it look >how ever the > > heck you want. (Text before 6.0 was plain cruddy in PhotoShop) >Yes. > > > > > Support up to resolutions of 3000 DPI (although I never go > > higher then > > 300.) >Not sure. Never tried. > > > > > These are just the features that I use on a regualr basis, >and I know > > there are many of which I am not even aware. If Micrografx Picture > > Publisher CAN do all of these then I'll need to look into > > it, but I've a > > hunch that for 60 quid something is going to be missing. >Seems similar enough to me to make it a very good program. > >Perry Gerenday >www.webinitiative.net > >____ * The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM * ____ >To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: >mailto:wdvltalk-join@;lists.wdvl.com > Send Your Posts >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > >________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > >You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >%%email.unsub%% > ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:wdvltalk-join@;lists.wdvl.com Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
