Re: [Leica] [leica] Question! Here comes anudder one!

[Andrew Schroter <schroter@optonline.net>]

Given that you're a Mensan what do you think it implies for a person at the
505-tile.  Egads!  Nothing like stupid software interface design.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 8:10 AM
Subject: [Leica] [leica] Question! Here comes anudder one!


> I got to thinking about Photoshop- I have been using the LE version that
> came with my Digilux since the full version I tried absolutely boggled my
> mind. I thought that when I had atteined membership into Mensa, lo those
> many years ago, that I had proven that my intellect was at least capable
of
> understanding many of the things I might encounter.
> Photoshop has turned into a humbling experience! YE GADS, AND LITTLE FISH
> HOOKS! I am getting ready to take a "Photoshop for the Profoundly
Impaired"-
> perhaps I should get one of those little tags to hang on my rear view
mirror
> so I can park in 'Handicapped Only' parking!
> I have been told that the COREL suite is much cheaper, and when I examined
> it, it seems similar to PS, but it includes a color matching program
> integral which does what some of these $400 dollar programs attempt to do-
> and seems to make color output fairly well matched to WYSIWYG... at least
> without the hardware type calibrators considered.
> Have any of the LUG out there been using the COREL suite? Anyone willing
to
> admit it? Anyone who would consider recommending it over PS and perhaps
why?
> I am seriously leaning toward the COREL software as it is several hundred
> dollars cheaper, and just as capable as Photoshop. Since I don't do this
for
> a living, it is attractive for those reasons.
> Or, should I bite the bullet, and get the upgrade to Photoshop, The Whole
> Magilla, which I can get for about $3-400 if my reading of the upgrade
> agreement is correct.
>
> Dan (Perplexed with all this digital stuff!) Post
>
>