Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ACR is supported and provided in the current versions of PSE, and works very well. Gene -------------- Original message from "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand@gmail.com>: -------------- > Larry. > The only program that I have used in your list is Photoshop Elements, and > it > is really a dumbed down version of Photoshop. No contest. You would have to > buy a decent RAW converter if you dont buy Photoshop - both Nikon & Canon's > packaged versions are pretty basic. The cost adds up on software, it really > does. Especially if you want professional routines sold by the ilk of Nik > or > Photokit. This is not something unique to photo processing, it is part of > the total cost of owning a computer - the hardware costs are pretty > insignificant over the life of the machine, compared to what we would spend > on software over the same period. In fact the only parameter which is of > importance when buying hardware is after sales service, because the > productivity losses arising from computer downtime is horrendous. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 9:27 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin > wrote: > > > > > On Dec 14, 2008, at 12:50 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > > > > Nathan, > >> You left out a very big and recurring expense - software. Adobe's > >> programs > >> dont come cheap - they are a monopoly and charge as such. I just found > >> out > >> that to upgrade from the CS3 suite to the CS4 suite is only US$770 - the > >> cost of a very good digital SLR. > >> Cheers > >> Jayanand > >> > > > > > > We cheapies have long known that there are many low cost digital > > manipulation programs which will perform most of the functions of > > Photoshop. > > Indeed Adobe Elements will do the bulk of what Photoshop does except > > pre-press work for a retail cost of less than $100. Mac users can use the > > latest implementation of GraphicConverter, a truly versatile program, for > > $35. The trial version is free. In fact, if you bought a Mac laptop a > > couple > > of years ago, a fully licensed version was included in the software > > package. > > For casual image correction work, iPhoto is adequate. I have an aged > > copy of > > Photoshop 6 which does everything I need except run on my new iMac. Linux > > users can use GIMP for free. GIMP does just about everything that > > Photoshop > > does. I'm sure that dark side computers (PCs) have even more low cost > > programs available. The list goes on and on. In short, unless you are > > heavily involved in publishing, there is no need to use the expensive > > spread. > > > > Larry Z > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information