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The upgrade policies for Adobe has changed. So, if you have PhotoShop(PS) CS4 and want to upgrade to CS6 in 2012, you can only do it as an upgrade discount if you currently have CS5, before they release CS6. They must have the same upper management team as Bank America.
Looks like anyone buying new photo editing software is better off with Corel's Paint Shop Pro. Which I usually recommend to people beginning their photo editing adventures. For photographers it is as good as PhotoShop. In fact, it is the top seller in Europe and other parts of the world. So far, Corel is customer focused rather than stockholder focused.
You can get Paint Shop Pro x4 (PSP) now on sale for only $59.95 instead of PhotoShop for over $600. I buy PSP even though I use PhotoShop knowing that Adobe will soon exceed my tolerance level for their greed.
Corel Paint Shop Pro site:
http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4220093&storeKey=us& trkid=NASEMGglDM#tabview=tab1&LID=59882446
See below for Adobe's new policies:
<http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-11667-12100>
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=7-11667-12100
- John Olson
I have spent some $1000 to-date on Photoshop (not counting filters - that is totally different issue!), and expect to pay another $199 for the next upgrade (if I choose to buy). And this is with skipping one version! However, I also bought PSP over the same period and spent less than $300. Hummmm, $1199, vs $300 - is it time to rethink my bottom line? Good question, indeed. Thanks, John - Barb
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Caveat emptor. I once bought Corel Paint Shop Pro for the reasons stated here but ended up rarely using it. Why? Firstly because Corel does a crappy job of upgrading its supported RAW file formats. Bought a new model camera? Forget using RAW with Corel. Secondly the instructional material available are very limited at best. Blame it on market share but you'll learn a lot more from all of the material available for the Adobe products. If you are a self-learner, consider using the GIMP image editor (www.gimp.org) instead, it is quite sophisticated and free.
For most beginners I'd recommend Adobe Elements, it costs just a bit more that Corel and is much better supported. With more experience I'd then recommend Lightroom, expensive but less so than Photoshop CS - a very nice complement to Elements. [Lightromm is currently on sale at B&W for $149]. On a Mac, Aperture is the Lightroom/Photoshop equivalent (versus the elementary iPhoto).
Ultimately though it is the final image that counts, not the software (or camera) used to produce it. Just be forewarned that cheaper comes at a price if it doesn't exactly meet your needs.
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