Re: filmscanners: PS 6.0 v. PS 5.0 LE v. Jasc Paintshop Pro 7.02

[Larry Berman <larry@bermanart.com>]

My suggestion, if you're used to the Photoshop interface, is to at least 
upgrade to Photoshop Elements. It's got more to offer than LE. Though I do 
recommend full Photoshop.

Here's a link to read more about it:
http://www.adobe.com:80/products/photoshopel/indepth.html

Here's a forum on egroups:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/photoshop_elements

Larry



>But what about lower-class people like me?  I'm an amateur, with very
>modest equipment (an Acer Scanwit 2740S and an Epson 900), very much
>in the learning mode.  Should I shell out the $500+ bucks, plus the
>learning time, to get a grip on 6.0?  Will 5.0 LE serve me better, at
>least in the learning phase and possibly for all time?  And what about
>the Jasc program?  It receives rave reviews in popular (i.e.
>non-professional) reviews, especially in computer publications, but I
>don't recall any reference to it in this list.  Why not?  What
>capabilities is it missing, that I really ought to have in order to do
>quality work?


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