Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop Elements?
Hello! I've been swooping in and out of icon making for awhile now, depending on when I had access to Photoshop (computers at my school used PSCS2). Now I'm on my own and looking for a program. The FAQ had a useful thing on PSP vs. PS, but I have a slightly different question: Photoshop Elements or a version of Paint Shop Pro? I'm wondering about both.
I downloaded a trial of PSP XI, but it's running slowly on my computer. Reviews on Amazon are putting me off a little, too. Has anyone had any problems with it? Did you prefer earlier versions?
As for Elements, I downloaded a trial awhile ago but was too busy to test it out properly and need a refresher. Does it support brushes? Does the layers palette have the same color burn/multiply/etc options? Can you rotate with your cropping tool? (That probably seems random, but one thing that's annoying me about PSP XI is that I can't select a rectangle diagonally across a picture.) Is there anything on it that's not on Elements and not translatable to it? (Like: can you use color balance and, if not, is there a way to get the same effect...)
My main use would be for photography, but I love making icons and thought I'd see where the iconing community stood. Sorry for the rambling - help would obviously be much appreciated, heh.
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I downloaded a trial of PSP XI, but it's running slowly on my computer. Reviews on Amazon are putting me off a little, too. Has anyone had any problems with it? Did you prefer earlier versions?
As for Elements, I downloaded a trial awhile ago but was too busy to test it out properly and need a refresher. Does it support brushes? Does the layers palette have the same color burn/multiply/etc options? Can you rotate with your cropping tool? (That probably seems random, but one thing that's annoying me about PSP XI is that I can't select a rectangle diagonally across a picture.) Is there anything on it that's not on Elements and not translatable to it? (Like: can you use color balance and, if not, is there a way to get the same effect...)
My main use would be for photography, but I love making icons and thought I'd see where the iconing community stood. Sorry for the rambling - help would obviously be much appreciated, heh.
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