Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Photo shop ?
From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@microtec.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 20:52:02 -0500
References: <002b01c0676b$0599c8e0$82120e18@phnx1.az.home.com> <5.0.1.4.0.20001216102405.00acf910@206.34.200.40> <00121616485501.01861@straylight> <003401c067b9$1c3dd980$6ed35818@triad.rr.com>

Man, talk about a negative post...all those Nos!  ;-)

dan c.

At 04:45 PM 16-12-00 -0800, you wrote:
>Photoshop 5LE has:
>
>No File portability
>Cannot import full version PSD files, PDFs, EPSs, and TIFFs, and JPEGs - it
>does support PDF, but ONLY a PDF created by LE, same for PSD
>No import for Illustrator, PostScript, and Acrobat files
>
>DOES NOT support ANY colour management whatsoever
>No support for CMYK, Lab, Duotone, Multichannel, spot color
>No Color separations
>No Channel palette or editing
>No Advanced color correction features
>
>No Guides and Grids - those pull-down lines to help you line up objects
>It has gamma problem - colours do NOT display right, they ALWAYS print
>darker, no matter what!... even on a colour-calibrated system.
>
>No Adjustment Layer command (cannot import Adjustment Layers or effects
>layers created with full-version)
>No Live text, color adjustment, and effects layers, etc
>No Paths palette, commands, or tools - no vector path tools
>No multiple undo, only one undo
>No History palette
>No Actions palette
>No Alpha channel support
>
>No Pattern Stamp tool
>No Vertical Type tool
>No V. Type Mask tool
>No Art History Brush tool
>No Radial Gradient tool
>No Angle Gradient tool
>No Reflected Gradient tool
>No Diamond Gradient tool
>No Color Sampler tool
>No Background Eraser tool
>No Magic Eraser tool
>No Measure tool
>
>No Batch processing
>No animation for Web
>No JavaScript rollovers for Web
>No Image slicing for Web
>No Image size/quality optimization for Web
>
>No File > Automate... etc... commands
>No File > Save for Web command
>No File > Place command
>No File > Info command
>No File > Jump To command
>
>No Edit > Define Pattern command
>No Edit > Transform > Distort
>No Edit > Transform > Perspective
>No Edit > Transform > Numeric command
>No Edit > Transform > Skew command
>   (it only has Size and Rotate commands)
>No Edit > Free Transform command
>
>No Image > Adjust > Auto Contrast command
>No Image > Adjust > Desaturate command
>No Image > Adjust > Replace Color command
>No Image > Adjust > Selective Color command
>No Image > Adjust > Channel Mixer command
>No Image > Apply Image command
>No Image > Calculations command
>No Image > Rotate Canvas > Arbitrary command
>No Image > Trap command
>No Image > Extract command
>
>No Layer > New > Adjustment Layer
>No Layer > Layer Options command - you can only change the layer's name &
>opacity
>No Layer > Effects... etc... commands
>No Layer > Type... etc... commands
>No Layer > Adjustment Options command
>No Layer > Matting > Defringe... etc commands
>
>No Select > Color Range command
>No Select > Transform Selection command
>No Select > Load Selection command
>No Select > Save Selection command
>
>No View > Preview... etc... commands
>No View > Gamut Warning command
>No View > Hide Path command
>No View > Hide Guides command
>No View > Snap to Guides command
>No View > Lock Guides command
>No View > Clear Guides command
>No View > Show Grid command
>No View > Snap to Grid command
>
>No Wizards to "Export Transparent Image" or "Resize Image"
>
>Mark Rabiner
>I'm sure it's a differnt ballgame with 6. I'm loving 6 by the way.
>
>

In reply to: Message from "Steve Barbour" <kididdoc@home.com> ([Leica] Photo shop ?)
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Message from "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> (Re: [Leica] Photo shop ?)