Download the Photoshop Elements trial and try it out. Then (or now if you want) get the CorelDRAW 9 Graphics Suite which includes Corel PhotoPaint 9 for $43.00 http://www.directdeals.com/product.asp?id=461 - it will give you an excellent idea of what the full PS6 will do but it's not as sophisticated.
I started with PhotoPaint before Elements was out and then tried out Elements later and for my workflow I preferred PhotoPaint because I could work in CMYK - I read Dan Margulis's Professional Photoshop 5 and found I could adjust skin-tones much better in CMYK than I could in RGB, but Elements does have a feature called "Variations" where you can do a good job of adjusting brightness and color. See which way of working works best for you. Maris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Niesmertelny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:16 AM Subject: Re: Adobe Photoshop Elements | Maris, good questions. | I'm still a newbie WRT scanning and digital imaging. I'll want to be as | sophisticated as I have time for, which currently is not much, but as far as | cost is concerned, I'll pay what something is worth but not for | bells/whistles and capabilities I'll never use. Reviews I've read of | Photoshop Elements leads me to believe it may be the "right" fit for me, | easy to understand and use, capable with some study. Most programs seem to | be on one side of the bell curve or the other, either exceedingly simplistic | or incredibly complex. But the problem is, until I sit down and really | start working at it, I don't have any idea what I need (I just know it ain't | currently what I've got! If I have to restart this computer ONE MORE TIME | because of the stupid software...!) | | Chris | | | | | How much do you want to spend and how sophisticated are you (or do you want | to be)? | - | This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, | go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to | visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . | | - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
