Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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