Photoshop - To Get - Or Not ?

[PeterCPC]

Paintshop Pro has layers as well.

Peter

[Cornelius Varley]

You can get Photoshop CS2 free these days I believe

H

No you can't. CS2 is not free. It is only available to registered users of CS2 who need to reinstall it.

[wxsatuser]

Another question about photoshop - what do people actually use as i am not sure i understand all the different versions - there seems to be CS6 or Lightroom or Elements etc- plus many other options. Whats the thing i sholud be looking for for post processing. I am looking for software less than £100 and it does not have to be the most up to date version.

I use PS CC less than a tenner a month and allowed on two pcs.

You also get Lightroom and a few other apps as well.

Just bought Pixinsight, thought it was a good time as the pound is doing well against the Euro, got it for £181.

[happy-kat]

@AlistairW

With your £100 pound budget Paintshop Pro falls well within that if you download the trial and wait the price gets cheaper as offers are emailed, I saved over 20% on mine.

You want layers but they need to be adjustment layers which PaintShop Pro has.

StarTools wooks out about £30.

Why not to start with using GIMP it is free and gets you going then see how you go and where you want to go next.

Collecting the data has to happen whether you process it now with GIMP or in a years time with something else you still have to collect the data.

[ollypenrice]

I really wouldn't worry about the latest Ps. I don't miss anything in my discount copy of CS3. Tom also uses that and he has quite a nice list of AP trophies to his name!

Olly

[Dave Lloyd]

I've got Paint Shop Pro10 on one p.c and Paint Shop Photo Pro3 on another. Despite both being some years old now they're good for what I do and as Happy- Kat says they both have comprehensive layer tools.

[happy-kat]

The advantage I found with my brand new PSP is the levels tool has better graphics now over my Jasc PSP which is from gosh 15 years ago but both work Gradient Exterminator plugin (even if I have to enter my details each time) which is fabulous.