I'm using both Photoshop 6.01 and Corel Photopaint, v10. I do a lot with my images in terms of digital analogs to traditional darkroom type adjustment - like adjusting contrast, dodging, burning, etc.
99% of what I do is in Corel. I really only use Photoshop for the final prep of files that are going out to printers or service bureaus. Most preflight instructions I've seen are tailored to Photoshop. I also use Photoshop for some plug ins that don't work on Corel, like Genuine Fractals 2.0 (which I read works on Corel v9, but not 10.) I've used Corel since v 3, skipping only 5 and 8 in the upgrade path. It's probably just what you are used to, but I like the ergonomics of Corel better. I've customized the tool bars and probably execute only 1 out of every 20 commands via the text menus. I haven't figured out how to do that with Photoshop, so I wind up clicking "Filter / Sharpen / Unsharp Mask" for example, instead of hitting the unsharp mask icon. What's nice about Corel is you can set up a task specific tool bar. My scanning bar starts with the icon for launching the twain driver, goes through icons for image adjustment, levels correction, clean up, resizing, sharpening, saving, and finally printing. I can go through the entire process - scan, prep, save, print - without having to go into menus. It sounds trivial, but doing things with one click vs 2 or 3 is a huge ergonomic difference. I'm only using both programs for prepping image scans for prints. When it comes to pure digital artwork - I don't know if either, or neither, is the better tool. - MCC . At 11:42 AM 4/6/2002 -0700, you wrote: >I've been using Corel PhotoPaint 8, and find that I can do nearly >anything I have wanted to do (so far). I do find masks hard to work with >when the borders are critical. It also comes with a good assortment of >plug-ins. > >The main things I work on with image-editing software concern color, >contrast, saturation, backgrounds, sharpening, gaussian blur, correcting >dust/scratches, repainting damaged areas, and masks. PhotoPaint seems to >do all of those fairly well, except mask edges. > >My questions are to those who have used both: Is Photoshop worth the >much greater cost? Can it do mask edges more easily? And does it come >with the same range of included plug-ins (or do you have to buy those >separately)? > >Thanks for the advice, > >Joe >- >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 . - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Kalamazoo, MI [EMAIL PROTECTED] - - - - - - - - - - Photos: http://www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - 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 .
