Paint Shop Pro 9 has arrived!

Im just downloading the trial version now. It looks very cool, and much more advanced then the previous PSP's..

You can also pre order it through Jasc

Has anyone used it yet?

Photoshop is more profressional then PSP

Yeah, that may be the case, but PSP is easier to use, easier to learn, the tutorials are widely avaliable, and for someone who isnt a professional web designer, its more affordable at only $110.

Oh and by the way, here in Australia, Many of our colleges that provide web design dipolmas and certificates, use not only Photoshop, but they also use PSP. I actually know of one that is completely PSP based.

benat didn't ask for opinions on whether PSP is better or worse than PS, in fact he/she never even mentioned PS at all... benat asked for feedback from anyone who has used the new PSP software yet

Thankyou musik.

I actually find that PSP is almost the same as PS, and I know quite a few web designers who use PSP as their main design program. If you know how to use it properly, its a very powerful tool.



Iam female also musik, just thought I'd tell you that. lol.

I know quite a few web designers who use Notepad as their main design program
I mean... come on, how can you even begin to compare PSP with Photoshop ?! They may seem alike to you if you only use the less advanced features common to web-design, but if you were a complete graphic designer and had to work with printers and vectors, RGB as well as CYMK and Lab graphics AND the advanced features used in digital art, maybe you'd change your opinion.

Sheesh, this has turned into a debate, I didnt ask for a debate, I asked if anyone had used PSP 9!!

I find PSP good, and it does what I want it to do. I dont need to go and spend hundreds of dollars on a program such PS, when I dont need half of the features it offers. But that being said, I have used PS and I found it, for what I used it for, LIKE PSP, but alot more advanced, and harder to master then PSP!

All I said WAS I know people who use it to do web design, and they do it professionally. I also know of a college that uses PSP as its main tool in its web design course. It cant be that bad then eh? It must beable to do something must'nt it?




I never once said that I was a complete, or professional web/graphic designer. Web Design is a hobbie, and Iam a member here because I run a home business website. So next time you try and make me feel like an idiot for not knowing much about graphic or web design, and not being an absolute expert in photoshop, and not knowing how to create all of those fancy designs you mentioned. Keep your opnions to yourself, cause my original question WAS not to do with what my talents are, or what I know it was about PSP 9!!

You said PSP is like PS and I found that to be an offence. That's why this has turned into a debate. If you would have said "I find PSP to be more suitable for what I do then PS", I wouldn't have corrected you.

Do you actually use PSP?

I thought I made it pretty clear why I don't use it. And I have used it, in my early days. I know it's easy to learn, but it's everything but professional. But OK, the dispute is over.

Any more posts about Paint Shop Pro (PSP) v's Photoshop (PS) and I will remove them.

Let's keep it on topic eh

I think i will be downloading the trial version to see how many better features it has got then previous ones.

One of the features i liked in PSP8 is the image fixer when you click a button and it does all the levels for you automatically! I found that saved me so much time!

I hope it is still as quick to load. PSP8 loads in about 10 secs, photoshop takes about 25! Anyway i am going off topic.

I will let you know what i think of it once i have had time to play.

Ive been playing abit in PSP 9 and Ive found it takes along time to load. Maybe though that could be due to the fact that I have PSP 5, 7, 8 and now 9 running lol. But yeah it looks cool. Its got a few features that PSP 8 doesnt have. And heaps more then PSP 7.. But Iam still loyal to PSP 7 at the moment, I think its the best so far that Ive used anyways.

I will like to hear WHY foxy says that PS is the best or more correctly professional than PSP, i know both programs from A to Z, they nearly got the same functions but PSP 8+, PSP 8+ got some thing more, but PS also got some thing that PSP don't have (fx. radian blur, CMYK color, LAB color. (but who uses that, in fact the system self turns the images to the color it uses) and thers some funktions then you make posters). but i really like to know Why Foxy says:



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Benat I agree, I love 7, I have installed on my laptop. It loads fast and works fast. I upgraded to 8 at work and as they add more and more features each time it's starting to get bulky.

Nolz:
I think the 'professionalism' comes from the fact someone who pays $500 for a software package compared to a $100 software package is going to expect it to have more features and for high end users they will find options can use that other lesser cost packages don't have.

Everyone has their favorite. Most who are die hard PS fans may have tried PSP years ago when it was much simpler, that isn't the case anymore. I have both installed and personally I usually use PSP for most of my graphic work because I can do it faster. If I was a true professional I probably would need the features that a higher cost 'professional' graphics software package would offer.