I used PWP for a couple of years before moving to PhotoShop (because it
was required and also free to me). It's still installed on my computer
but I rarely use it these days. But if I suddenly had to pay the full
freight on PhotoShop I'd probably rediscover PWP and/or Elements.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/10/2013 11:23 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> That's why I selected Picture Window Pro, which does pretty
>> much everything PS does except layers. And since Capture One does layers
>> now, I don't even care much about that anymore.
>
> Once in a great while I need to use layers. For that, I will either
> use Photoshop Elements or GIMP. However, I think it's been at least
> two years since I've used either. PWP allows a person to kinda do
> layers, but it follows the darkroom metaphor instead of the graphics
> layout metaphor. In the end, you can accomplish the same tasks, but
> the ways of getting there are different. The advantable of PWP's
> methodology is the memory management as well as the ability to mix and
> match "layers" to different purposes. PWP allows you to work on
> multiple versions of the same image.
>
> The problem is that as we become old geezers, we get set in our ways.
> The number of people who are totally stuck on Photoshop because of old
> age is mind-boggling. It's these same people who think they are being
> all modern and everything, but they're still using software that dates
> back to the Reagan Administration.
>
>
> --
> Ken Norton
> ken@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.zone-10.com
>
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