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I've been using OS X for a long time, but I would switch to OS 9 to edit my photos with PhotoShop 6. I didn't think there were many reasons to update my old one, except for the hassle of switching to OS 9. I finally started to look at the new features in PhotoShop 7, and was impressed enough to request a review copy. I'm really glad I did. I use PhotoShop
for work and personal use, and it has been an amazing tool for
working with images. I like PaintShop Pro and even PhotoShop Elements, but using PhotoShop is
like using a professional grade tool instead of a toy. Most people
don't need PhotoShop, but when you're working with huge files
(typically 30 megabytes in my day job) you need PhotoShop. Healing brush. This is the most amazing tool. I am restoring several damaged photos and this one tool makes this work quick and easy. It enables you to fix scratches, wrinkles, and other damage while maintaining the look of the image. I used it to fix a wedding photo my daughter decided to play with.
Encryption. There have been several product prototypes I would have loved to encrypt before emailing them. PhotoShop 7 lets you save an encrypted PDF of the image so you can send it via e-mail (a very insecure method of transferring information) without worry. Web support. I'm getting ready to create a Web site for myself and PhotoShop is the only editor I'd trust to the task. It'll let me preview the image before saving it to see how big it'll be, as well as how it'll look when compressed. This is only one of the features you'll live with when you use PhotoShop for Web work. Enhanced transparency support. PhotoShop has the best tools for making the background (or almost any part) of an image transparent on a Web page. This can be a tricky task but with PhotoShop it's easy. One feature that is long overdue: Spellchecker. I can't believe how useful this feature is and how it was absent for so long. I've seen dozens of cases where jobs are rushed and the final work has a silly spelling error. These are just a few of the many features that make PhotoShop the best image editor on the planet (I'm serious). If you don't believe me, try it yourself by downloading the demo from www.Adobe.com. If you are serious about editing photos for print or the Web (and have $600 to spare) definitely get PhotoShop 7. It's worth every penny. To run PhotoShop you need a relatively recent machine (Mac or Windows), 128mb of RAM, a decent video card, and about 320mb of disk space. If you're serious, you'll need a recent machine and an awesome video card. |
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job is awesome ­ more of you should give reviews a try. What
other job gives you the chance to play with Adobe's $600 photo
editor? Is there a software program you are interested in learning
more about? Typically the editors at DACS can set you up with
a review copy. There are many perks to writing for DACS and we
are desperately in need of writers. Contact Allan, 
Picture
Package. This gives you the ability to print a wide variety of
images on one page, saving you a lot of money and time. I have
to admit I use this more for personal printing, but it's an amazing
feature.