Paint Shop Pro or ???
i'm looking into buying a graphics program. is paint shop pro the way to go or is there something else out there that's cheaper and does the same things?
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Suzanne posted this at 07:17 — 21st November 2000.
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It's the other cheap graphics app, and quite worth the money. I still use PI4.2 for text as it does the best job of anti-aliasing smaller text (without looking so fuzzy).
If you are going for inexpensive but powerful, PI is excellent. I hear good things about PSP, too. You will outgrow them, however, so it's something to keep in mind. If you are going to stick with graphics, it would be better to get a better program first and stick with it. (Like Adobe PhotoShop or Corel PhotoPaint).
PSP is the closest in function to the others, but PI is a little more sensible for those who aren't into graphics. It's really a matter of what makes the most sense to you. I think trials for both are available, why not download them both and make your decision that way?
fairhousing posted this at 08:43 — 21st November 2000.
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what type of program would one need to design graphics similiar to the message icons?
Denmark 3 posted this at 18:17 — 21st November 2000.
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I like Macromedia Fireworks 3.0
Grandmaster posted this at 02:01 — 22nd November 2000.
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I love Paint Shop Pro.
I've been making graphics for a little over a year and I find it to be a very nice program for its price.
Its layering is nice, good text and every update it catches up to photoshop
Ken Prescott
Josh Simpson posted this at 02:48 — 22nd November 2000.
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I have both PSP7 and Photoshop 5
I find that psp does all I need for my web designing
I hardly use photoshop, nothing aganst photoshop its a great program but I find psp does all I need.
JLS (Joshua Lee Simpson)
fairhousing posted this at 06:53 — 29th November 2000.
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k, looks like i'll be getting psp. now to try and find it at the best price.
Brian Farkas posted this at 00:37 — 30th November 2000.
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Often times you'll be able to get a lower price if you look for it on ebay... That's how I got dreamweaver/fireworks. Good luck!
Brian
Justin S posted this at 21:33 — 2nd December 2000.
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I agree with everyone pretty much. PSP is the best available in that price range. It's not as good as Adobe Photoshop 6 ($600), but it's good for people who are just into creating graphics for web pages. I wouldn't consider Fireworks if I were you, 'cause it's not as good as PSP for the web. It's also vector graphics, which are different then what PSP and Photoshop create...
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Brian Farkas posted this at 23:05 — 2nd December 2000.
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Yeah, I use photoshop also... But PSP would probably be the best way to go for you. I was just saying that I got a dreamweaver/fireworks combo via ebay and it was a lot cheaper than retail price, so that is one place I would recommend you check out.
Brian Farkas
fairhousing posted this at 00:40 — 5th December 2000.
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well i bought it (psp 7) for $86 including shipping and so on. i'm looking forward to getting it due to the comments in this thread.
thx
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