image editing software

[Mystickiller]

What is the best software performance, ease of use and value wise.

Corel paint shop pro XI is round £100 and so far does what i need. (background removale, cut and paste and other basic functions)

i am looking to get more advance features out of these, which will be creating professional banners and other sort of uses.

I looked around the adobe site, and noticed their version of this software (photoshop pro) is around £500 ex VAT

now, what are the differences between these 2 that make them more than £500 different in price?

and are there any other programmes available that do the same sorts of jobs same sort of tools etc etc?

 

[Dark12345]

hmmm i cant think of the best image editor... (sarcastic) ...

possible get photoshop ? lol

not to mention , torrent software , its free rather then dishing out hundreds

 

[JealY]

hmmm i cant think of the best image editor... (sarcastic) ...

possible get photoshop ? lol

not to mention , torrent software , its free rather then dishing out hundreds

He said he needs to make professional things, to be professional he needs a proper liscence.

Try more of adobe's software, they do much much more than photoshop. I believe they do good programs

 

[ipixel]

photoshop is a disgustingly powerful graphic design app, and tbh its worth every penny.

 

[Mystickiller]

its for a company so it needs to be a legit copy

so far i havnt seen any reasons why one are better than the other. A little bit more information please on why one is better than the other, and the other competition.

 

[Stonehelm]

Photoshop is extremely well recognised and paint shop pro sucks (it just does).

 

[ipixel]

its for a company so it needs to be a legit copy

so far i havnt seen any reasons why one are better than the other. A little bit more information please on why one is better than the other, and the other competition.

You cant compare every single aspect of every app on here, i just recommend downloading the trials of each and see what you can pull out with em.

Personally i find PSP to be a fairly weak app, and very noob friendly, just doesn't do what i want it to do.

When i design, photoshop has everything i want right there, so many tweaks to my designs, inbuilt browser to pull up my files when i want them, i honestly cannot describe how much i love this program.

And yes, i have tried every other design app i could find, only other app i had a little fun with was maybe coral draw, but its more or less used for a different thing, ie vectoring/coloring.

Adobe (now merged with Macromedia) are recognised for their software, everything from illustrator to dreamweaver is running under them, their apps wouldn't be "industry standard" for no reason.

If your a light user wanting to twat with photos etc, jasc is the way to go, but if your powerhouse printing/designing photoshop is imo the only way to go.