Hi Dan, a couple of comments below... Dan Scott wrote: > > On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 07:28 AM, Herb Chong wrote: > > > Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Which means I would need to buy a film scanner. > > I have a document scanner that does top quality documents, but I don't > > think it's optimized for film... I'll have to check my manual > > carefully. > > I know I'd be very unhappy with it if it were only mediochre. I can > > get that from my film processor now! > > So that's a bit of an outlay that needs amortizing over a long time. > > > > Secondly, I am not prepared for the learning curve on Photoshop! I > > have paid careful attention to those who have used it for a long time, > > and in essense they all agree that it is a steep curve, and takes > > dedicated effort to be facile with it... > > I think that "ColorIt!" or "GraphicConverter" would do as well, if I > > took the time to acquire that skill with them.<
= snipped = Dan replied: > Photoshop Elements is getting really good press, and it's a lot cheaper > than the full blown package. I'm not sure if the learning curve is any > different, but it might be an option. ColorIt I found confusing and not > as powerful, and GraphicConverter, while excellent at opening and > translating files, is actually very limited (in my experience). Have you ever down-loaded and reviewed the 237 page instruction manual that comes with it? Most impressive ~ and I'm talking about image manipulation! > Photoshop is worth the effort. Once you become familiar and capable with it. No argument from me! > The biggest part of the learning curve > for me was finally figuring out that 99.9 percent of what it can do is > stuff that completely messes up photos (for my purposes).<g> The > remaining 00.1 percent, however, makes all the difference in the world. And, for the 1/10th of 1% that you actually use and enjoy, you're going thru all that sweat and tears? Nah, not me, thanks... > Dan Scott keith
