paint shop pro 9 vs adobe element 3

Which one is better? I just got a dSLR and would like to do some
basic editing. I find Adobe Photoshop CS to be to complicated for
my needs. I have used Paintshop pro 7 in the past and I liked it.
Now I am ready to buy an editor and I was wandering which one was
better.

thank,
Dan P

Paint Shop Pro offers all of the features Photoshop and then some. They have
a lot of tools and filters for digital photographers that Photoshop doesn't
have. Like noise reduction, barrel and pincushion correction filters and
more.

The downside is that there are very few tutorials and books for Paint Shop
Pro which is going to make learning it much harder and in my opinion it has
a messier interface. Photoshop Elements 3.0 uses the Photoshop CS engine and
offers a lot of nice things for the digital photographer.

As was mentioned I would suggest downloading a trial of each and see which
one you like.

John


"Dan P" wrote in message news:HlKnd.231$T02.48@lakeread06...
Which one is better? I just got a dSLR and would like to do some
basic editing. I find Adobe Photoshop CS to be to complicated for my
needs. I have used Paintshop pro 7 in the past and I liked it.
Now I am ready to buy an editor and I was wandering which one was better.
thank,
Dan P

"Dan P" wrote in message news:HlKnd.231$T02.48@lakeread06...
Which one is better? I just got a dSLR and would like to do some
basic editing. I find Adobe Photoshop CS to be to complicated for my
needs. I have used Paintshop pro 7 in the past and I liked it.
Now I am ready to buy an editor and I was wandering which one was better.
thank,
Dan P

See the ratings in
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/artic...,118247,00.asp.

Dan P wrote:
Which one is better? I just got a dSLR and would like to do some
basic editing. I find Adobe Photoshop CS to be to complicated for my
needs. I have used Paintshop pro 7 in the past and I liked it.
Now I am ready to buy an editor and I was wandering which one was better.
thank,
Dan P

PSP compares well with PS CS. PSE3 is more of a serious
non-professional tool. It includes an organizer, and some quick fix and
autofix options that will serve the needs of most non-professional
users, as well as many features which allow some very professional
looking special effects. PSE3 can be found for $80 or less, while the
others cost a bit more.
Note that any of the above require quite a bit of effort to learn to use
effectively.

I have PSP 9 and like it. There is a one step photo fix that works rather
well, if you don't want to bother with the more sophisticated tools that are
also included. Exif info is displayed for photos taken with my Toshiba.

"Dan P" wrote in message news:HlKnd.231$T02.48@lakeread06...
Which one is better? I just got a dSLR and would like to do some
basic editing. I find Adobe Photoshop CS to be to complicated for my
needs. I have used Paintshop pro 7 in the past and I liked it.
Now I am ready to buy an editor and I was wandering which one was better.
thank,
Dan P

I have a Nikon D70 so reading a raw file would be a requrement.

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:33:40 -0500, Dan P wrote:

Which one is better? I just got a dSLR and would like to do some
basic editing. I find Adobe Photoshop CS to be to complicated for
my needs. I have used Paintshop pro 7 in the past and I liked it.
Now I am ready to buy an editor and I was wandering which one was
better.

PSP leaves Elements for dead.

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:33:40 -0500, Dan P wrote:

Which one is better? I just got a dSLR and would like to do some
basic editing. I find Adobe Photoshop CS to be to complicated for
my needs. I have used Paintshop pro 7 in the past and I liked it.
Now I am ready to buy an editor and I was wandering which one was
better.

PSP leaves Elements for dead.

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:37:13 GMT, "John Doe"
wrote:

Paint Shop Pro offers all of the features Photoshop and then some. They have
a lot of tools and filters for digital photographers that Photoshop doesn't
have. Like noise reduction, barrel and pincushion correction filters and
more.

The downside is that there are very few tutorials and books for Paint Shop
Pro which is going to make learning it much harder and in my opinion it has
a messier interface. Photoshop Elements 3.0 uses the Photoshop CS engine and
offers a lot of nice things for the digital photographer.

Do a search on Google for "psp9 tutorial" (sans quotes) and you'll
find a bunch of tutorials for PSP 9.

As was mentioned I would suggest downloading a trial of each and see which
one you like.

John


"Dan P" wrote in message news:HlKnd.231$T02.48@lakeread06...
Which one is better? I just got a dSLR and would like to do some
basic editing. I find Adobe Photoshop CS to be to complicated for my
needs. I have used Paintshop pro 7 in the past and I liked it.
Now I am ready to buy an editor and I was wandering which one was better.
thank,
Dan P


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Change "g" to "a"

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:37:13 GMT, "John Doe"
wrote:

Paint Shop Pro offers all of the features Photoshop and then some. They have
a lot of tools and filters for digital photographers that Photoshop doesn't
have. Like noise reduction, barrel and pincushion correction filters and
more.

The downside is that there are very few tutorials and books for Paint Shop
Pro which is going to make learning it much harder and in my opinion it has
a messier interface. Photoshop Elements 3.0 uses the Photoshop CS engine and
offers a lot of nice things for the digital photographer.

Do a search on Google for "psp9 tutorial" (sans quotes) and you'll
find a bunch of tutorials for PSP 9.

As was mentioned I would suggest downloading a trial of each and see which
one you like.

John


"Dan P" wrote in message news:HlKnd.231$T02.48@lakeread06...
Which one is better? I just got a dSLR and would like to do some
basic editing. I find Adobe Photoshop CS to be to complicated for my
needs. I have used Paintshop pro 7 in the past and I liked it.
Now I am ready to buy an editor and I was wandering which one was better.
thank,
Dan P


--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"