> cspears@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (2001-06-07 at 0312.06 -0400): > > software for free. I had to wait for that dumb little paint shop pro > > program to count past 2000 once. And that "free" thing could not hold a > > candle to Gimp. I purchased PaintShop Pro because I was tired of people sending me files from PhotoShop with inaccurate colours. An agency would charge $800 for a tiny image for an advertising banner but I would have to fix the size and every single colour. Prior to PS 5.5, every incoming image needed fixing. Considering PSP is 1/10 the price of PS, Adobe could have given away a PSP free with every PS. That dumb little product turned a lot of Adobeid images in to professional web images. I do not know how PS 5.5 compares. I was told by a few PS users that PS 5.5 was as accurate as PSP but from what I saw of images from PS 5.5, it will take a long time for PS users to actually understand the basics of producing images for the web. I think PSP is a great learning tool (certainly the version I use) because you can show people real colour values instead of abstracted junk. If Gimp has an online or downloadable tutorial, I think the tutorial should include stuff like helpnet.com.au/hardware/monitor/rgb.html so people understand the images they produce. (I found a lot of links to tutorials but am still working through the first one.) It will also help people understand PNG. Because GIF and JPEG are two separate files, people are willing to read about the difference. If everyone moves to PNG, a lot of people will miss out on understanding the different image modes in PNG. Peter
