Michael D. Bustad
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Anybody using paintshop pro 7? Costco has it for $80 with a $20 rebate. I would like to hear some feedbacks about this and if it is good I will buy it.
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Mike
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Paintshop pro 7
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Greg Gebhardt
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There is a thread here that you can get Elements 2.0 for like $25, after rebates. If your are serious about digital photography, you will use PhotoShop, sooner of later. Getting Elements will provide you with the skill that you can trasfer to PhotoShop. Adobe even give you a good $$$$ upgrade path to full PhotoShop from Elements.
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Michael D. Bustad
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Hi Greg
Yes I read that and went to amazon and it was $113 now with the option for rebates of $40 and $30 the $30 rebate was good only if you had ceretain software program with reciepts that I don't have. So I look at Costco and they have paintshop pro 7 and Costco also has the best return policy in the world.
Mike
Kate Malone
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Mike, this is a subject about which there are very strong feelings. I can only speak from my own experience. My needs are not those of a professional photographer (but I think there are some professionals who are quite satisfied with the program). I have been using Paint Shop Pro for a few years now, and am completely satisfied with it. I have not even explored all it's capabilities yet. Shoot! I don't even know what to do with dodge and burn. LOL
Version 7 is very powerful and for the money, I don't think you can do better. There are also additional plug-ins and filters available from the web. Have you checked-out the Jasc site? You can download a trial version to see if you like it. Upgrades, when available, are reasonable. Adobe, has a great program, but the price is outrageous. And the program does not have to be so arcane. (They do the same thing with Adobe Illustrator.)
Anyway, I recommend the program.
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Kate Malone
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Version 7 is very powerful and for the money, I don't think you can do better. There are also additional plug-ins and filters available from the web. Have you checked-out the Jasc site? You can download a trial version to see if you like it. Upgrades, when available, are reasonable. Adobe, has a great program, but the price is outrageous. And the program does not have to be so arcane. (They do the same thing with Adobe Illustrator.)
Anyway, I recommend the program.
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Kate Malone
Cp995, CrystalVue, TC-E2, WC-E63, MC-EU1
http://www.pbase.com/katemalone
Michael D. Bustad
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Thanks Kate
I will go and get one today, and with the $20 rebate this sounds like a very good deal.
Mike
Kate Malone
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I have heard it said so often on this forum, "You will use Photoshop sooner or later---" maybe from the same person, I don't know. No offense intended, but I think that is a specious assumption. I have no intention of ever getting Photoshop, and know plenty of others who feel the same. For those of us who are not professional photographers spending more for that program than we spent for our cameras is not an option.
I just bought Paint Shop Pro from Staples. They had sent a $20 off coupon on my e-mail. I had signed on to be notified of specials. Their price for the program is $89.95, so with the coupon, it's $69.95, and I get a $30 rebate for having one of the programs they mention - in fact, I have more than one program that is applicable for the rebate.
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Victor Nemeth
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I got elements for $60 on ebay and with the rebate that I sent in final cost $30
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Brent W Haydamack
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Paint Shop is easily as good as Elements, though there are differences in the layout of tools, etc. Both programs will require a good bit of learning to really make them jump for you so be willing to set aside some time and explore the tutorials and read the book.
PaintShop is also a popular tool among Web Designers. It has a number of facilities built in for exporting images for the web. You may not use these, but if you ever decide to put up your own pages you will find the program useful. It will cover all the bases you need with out the need to upgrade to a more expensive program.
Of course Photoshop is the most powerful of all, but then so is its price tag - too bad!
I recommend trying a friends copy if you can first (at their house..don't copy!). See if you like the layout of Elements vs Paintshop.
Don't worry if it's not the best. They are both so cheap, wait a year and try the other.
Speaking as a user of Photoshop, Illustrator, Pagemaker and Paitshop, I think you will find Paintshop to be slightly easier to use.
Regardless of which program you choose you will have a ton of fun with it!
Cheers,
Brent
PaintShop is also a popular tool among Web Designers. It has a number of facilities built in for exporting images for the web. You may not use these, but if you ever decide to put up your own pages you will find the program useful. It will cover all the bases you need with out the need to upgrade to a more expensive program.
Of course Photoshop is the most powerful of all, but then so is its price tag - too bad!
I recommend trying a friends copy if you can first (at their house..don't copy!). See if you like the layout of Elements vs Paintshop.
Don't worry if it's not the best. They are both so cheap, wait a year and try the other.
Speaking as a user of Photoshop, Illustrator, Pagemaker and Paitshop, I think you will find Paintshop to be slightly easier to use.
Regardless of which program you choose you will have a ton of fun with it!
Cheers,
Brent
Jeff Peterman
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As a user of Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop Elements 2.0 (although only two days with the latter):
1. Paint Shop Pro (PSP) can probably do about 90% of the things you can do with Photoshop (PS), but is about 1/8th the price and much easier to learn.
2. Photoshop Elements (PE) can probably do about 80% of the things you can do with PS, but is about 1/8th the price and much easier to learn.
3. Most people only use about 70% of the functions available in PS and would be happy with either PSP or PE, and both have shortcut functions that are not available in PS.
4. Some of PSP functions are easier in PE, some PE functions are easier in PSP.
5. From my limited experience, PSP runs faster than PE.
6. If you might go on to PS, that will be easier if you've learned PE, BUT Adobe does not give a reduced price on PS to PE owners.
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Jeff Peterman
1. Paint Shop Pro (PSP) can probably do about 90% of the things you can do with Photoshop (PS), but is about 1/8th the price and much easier to learn.
2. Photoshop Elements (PE) can probably do about 80% of the things you can do with PS, but is about 1/8th the price and much easier to learn.
3. Most people only use about 70% of the functions available in PS and would be happy with either PSP or PE, and both have shortcut functions that are not available in PS.
4. Some of PSP functions are easier in PE, some PE functions are easier in PSP.
5. From my limited experience, PSP runs faster than PE.
6. If you might go on to PS, that will be easier if you've learned PE, BUT Adobe does not give a reduced price on PS to PE owners.
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Jeff Peterman
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Darlene Goff
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I have both Paint Shop Pro 7 and PS Elements 1.1, both with earlier rebates. I find PSP7 easier to work in--a personal preference; more intuitive. I like the Variations and the Smart Blur features that Elements has. So I use both. Ideally it is great to have both because it gives you so many options and if you own one, there is an automatic competitive rebate for the other of $30, in addition to any store rebates being offered.
Darlene
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I also use both PSP 7 and PE 1.0. I have used PSP for several versions and it has provided much of what I needed with each version. I recently received PE with my new scanner and now find that I use both products for different things. For example, I like the way that PSP works for fixing red eye but I like the way that the PE Levels control works. I like the browser in PSP better for finding picture but I like the Variations control in PE.
Bottom line for me is that they are both great programs and I have not found any reasons yet, except I can't use the iNova actions, for taking advantage of the PE to Photoshop 7 $399 upgrade. I might still do that just because it is a great price for PS7.
DeeJaaTee
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Bottom line for me is that they are both great programs and I have not found any reasons yet, except I can't use the iNova actions, for taking advantage of the PE to Photoshop 7 $399 upgrade. I might still do that just because it is a great price for PS7.
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Darlene Goff
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I didn't realize we could upgrade to PS from Elements for $399! I could then use my iNova actions too!. Thanks for the info. I'll mull that over.
Darlene
CP 995
Lifer
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Kate,
Considering the equipment you have, I doubt you will spend more on
Photoshop. Just an observation.
Lifer
Ellery Potash
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I use PSP7, and have been very happy with it, though I have subsequently aquired Photoshop 7 for the greater capability and "industry standardization". I still go back to PSP7 for the "automatic" Paint modes (watercolor, line drawing, japanese wash, etc) which, I find, provide better results (in my opinion) than Photoshop.
For the price, PSP7 is well worth the investment.
It also accepts virtually all Photoshop Plug-ins.
For the price, PSP7 is well worth the investment.
It also accepts virtually all Photoshop Plug-ins.
lharris
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You can play rebate roulette and get both programs for very reasonable amounts.
The prior posts said it all. I would underscore that as I am shopping for a scanner someone noted that Adobe Elements came with it-so you might consider that at some point.
I paid $70 net for PSPRO 7 and $29 net with Amazon rebates for Adobe
Elements 2.--which was scheduled to be shipped an Sept 4 and already came day before yesterday.
I wanted to add that JASC, the makers of PSPRO have had extraordinary customer service. You may also be able to get a training CD from Amazon with Elements and Jasc offers a promotional hard cover book as well.
Good luck.
The prior posts said it all. I would underscore that as I am shopping for a scanner someone noted that Adobe Elements came with it-so you might consider that at some point.
I paid $70 net for PSPRO 7 and $29 net with Amazon rebates for Adobe
Elements 2.--which was scheduled to be shipped an Sept 4 and already came day before yesterday.
I wanted to add that JASC, the makers of PSPRO have had extraordinary customer service. You may also be able to get a training CD from Amazon with Elements and Jasc offers a promotional hard cover book as well.
Good luck.
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Dave Knadler
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Like some others here, I use both. If I had to pick one, it would be Paintshop Pro 7.
http://www.pbase.com/davek/cp4500_photos
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Richard Hirschman
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Mike,
I am not a profesisonal photographer but I do quite a bit of photo shooting and editing. I have used PSP 7 for about 1 12 years. (I don't use any other photo editor). I think it's terrific! I use many but not all of its features - not too steep of a learning curve. Help menus are clear. Tech support has been good. With PSP7, the Color Mechanic Pro plug in and Qimage for printing, I am good to go.
I posted about 460 photos on pbase from a recent trip to Italy. The photos were all taken with a with a Nikon Coolpix 775. (I left my Coolpix 5000 at home.) All of those photos were edited (color, saturation, sharpness, etc.) in PSP7. You might want to take a look at them at http://www.pbase.com/doowopper .
Richard
I am not a profesisonal photographer but I do quite a bit of photo shooting and editing. I have used PSP 7 for about 1 12 years. (I don't use any other photo editor). I think it's terrific! I use many but not all of its features - not too steep of a learning curve. Help menus are clear. Tech support has been good. With PSP7, the Color Mechanic Pro plug in and Qimage for printing, I am good to go.
I posted about 460 photos on pbase from a recent trip to Italy. The photos were all taken with a with a Nikon Coolpix 775. (I left my Coolpix 5000 at home.) All of those photos were edited (color, saturation, sharpness, etc.) in PSP7. You might want to take a look at them at http://www.pbase.com/doowopper .
Richard
Richard Hirschman
Forum Enthusiast
A couple of errors in the first two lines of my last post. I should have previewed it. Sorry about that. I have been using PSP 7 for about 1 1/2 years, and as I wrote in that post, it's terrific.
Richard
Richard
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