Photoshop versus Paint Shop Pro 9

[Swift]

..what are the differences? I used to think that they were about the same, but after reading some of the posts in here I guess not.

I asked for Photoshop for Christmas but got Paint Shop Pro 9 instead....it seems to work really well. Is Photoshop just considered better when it comes to CG?

I've also heard that Corel Paint outdoes Paint Shop ...

any help?

[Azure]

Photoshop has way more features and I find is more flexible. However paintshop is still pretty awesome main thing is it's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cheeper :D

[Liquid Eden]

i hope you didnt pay because you can get both Adobe Photoshop and Jasc Paintshop Pro 9 for free *cough* katz.ws*cough* if you have broadband

[hideko_dahlia]

From what I've heard, Photoshop is better... Plus I'm just an Adobewhore. XD Adobe is DA BOMB. As expensive as it is, it's reallllllllly good quality stuff. Plus! You can do animation on Photoshop! *dances*

[ILuvHeijiHattori]

From what I've heard, Photoshop is better... Plus I'm just an Adobewhore. XD Adobe is DA BOMB. As expensive as it is, it's reallllllllly good quality stuff. Plus! You can do animation on Photoshop! *dances*
Basically, Adobe has more fetures, but its harder to use. Paintshop is easier to use and comes with Animation Shop. ^.^

[Aleema]

One is more user friendly (PSP) and another is more "powerful" (Adobe). Of course, a program is only as powerful as its user so Photoshop will intimidate people. But all the basic features that Photoshop offers, so does Paintshop. I wouldn't throw in my towel with PSP just because people say the other is better. What's better is what you're comfortable with.

[Rikka]

From my experience with both programs...

I choose PSP. PSP8 that is, I've never used 9. Plus, Jasc Paint Shop Pro is much easier to use.

[Aleema]

I seriously don't understand how people think Photoshop is "intimidating" in anyway... It's only the way YOU make it out to be. I was 13 when I started using Photoshop... think about it. And if you're having so many problems learning, or you don't know where to start -- go check out a tutorial or two.

In reality, Photoshop is about as easy as PSP to use -- although I've achieved better results through photoshop for the type of stuff I like to do...

If you're looking to get into digital art, go with Photoshop and Painter (together they work wonders)... If you're JUST looking to make blinky icon thingies saying "GLITR GURRRLYYY!!!11" blinking repeatedly in a multitude of colours, then go with PSP.

Also, you received PSP instead because Photoshop is several hundred dollars more than PSP. :)

Way to be elitist and stereotypical. I know people who've used Photoshop younger than 13, even as far as 8. Doesn't mean a thing, though. Age has nothing to do with the comprehension of the program. 45-year-olds can feel intimidated by the program, too. Perhaps because they aren't used to computers in general. You're missing the point. Adobe Photoshop is a complex and detailed photo editor, thus why people say it is so powerful. Power does not mean easier, however. It has a steep learning curve (keywords) which is what intimidates people. When people open Photoshop for the first time, they do so out of interest and hope to accomplish something. However, they do not know how to do it. I, personally, never learned anything from step-by-step tutorials. You end up just clicking what it tells you to click and have something someone else made (in my opinion only, no need to refute this). Guides and open-ended tutorials are good, though. The best way is through experimentation, and when people don't get what they want the first couple of tries, it discourages them.

I don't use Photoshop or Paintshop Pro as my main editor, though I am proficient at both. My most comfortable editor is something you guys won't even recognize, but I can produce just as good quality of graphics. Easier, I believe. And it's easier for me because I've mastered it. So pick a program (ANY program) and master it. There will be no difference.

[kt_rocks]

i hope you didnt pay because you can get both Adobe Photoshop and Jasc Paintshop Pro 9 for free *cough* katz.ws*cough* if you have broadband

omg, lol, I got mine for free, too... off some website I think...

[ILuvHeijiHattori]

If your new to editing pictures, use Paintshop. You can do LOTS of things with Paintshop and u can just learn everything in just a few weeks. Photoshop is for more experianced people and is harder to use and file is bigger.

[Rasha]

Well, this is kind of an old thread, but I LOVE Paintshop Pro. . .again (beating a dead horse) MUCH more user friendly. The tools are easy to use and manipulate. I'm still trying to figure out how to use Photoshop 7.0 and I've had it for. . .I dunno. . .a year. I still can't figure out basic commands for the tools. . .like. . .I go to use the marquee tool and once I've made a box around the image, I think "hey wait. . .that's not the portion of the picture I want to cut out" so I want to deselect it. Instead of just a simple right click and it's gone like in PSP, you have to right click and then scroll down a list of options to get to deselect. There are a lot of little things like that in Photoshop that bother me. Of course, I don't mind using it to figure it out since I have a free copy, but it's not a program I would ever buy. I can't wait to switch my old version of PSP from my other computer on to my new one. But I suppose you could always buy a $75 book to TELL you how to use Photoshop. . .have you seen the size of that book? Tells you a little something about how complicated it is and in my opinion, you should get that book free if you're spending a million dollars on a complex program like that.

[Wolverine]

I stick with PaintShop Pro 7. The later versions of PSP and all Photoshops of recent years put a damn strain on my aging PC's CPU. With PSP7 I can still have my web browser open, and play my music on Winamp. I don't do a lot of 'Photoshoppy' graphics. I'm a pixel artist by trade so tend to use PSP7 and Pro Motion V5.1 for my graphic work.

[Wildfire]

omg, lol, I got mine for free, too... off some website I think...
Yeah... so is that legal I don't know what to do here lol... and has anyone used pixia? if so do you think it is any good?

[Nephuxs AV Entertainment]

The Facts:
Paintshop Pro is a Linier program, with limit features, and bearly any other compatable programs.

Photoshop shot has unlimited features, huge support system, and is accompanied by many other great adobe products, such as elements. Not to mention its level of costomizable optioins. (CS2)

If your going to use Paintshop Pro, you might as well be using MS Suite. :P

[Rasha]

Photoshop shot has unlimited features, huge support system, and is accompanied by many other great adobe products, such as elements. Not to mention its level of costomizable optioins. (CS2)



That's if you have months to figure out how to do the simpliest tasks in Photoshop. . . Example. . .using my magic wand tool, in PSP, it has a "feather" option which softens the borders of your selection. Is there such a feature with Photoshop. . .where? I've stared for HOURS at Photoshop looking for certain tools or even for how to USE some of the tools. . .it's too much of a waste of time for me. I mean, you need to take classes or have a private tutor to figure how to do anything with that program.

[Nephuxs AV Entertainment]

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Feather in photoshop?

Simply select something with magic wand, then right click, hit feather :P

THAT EASY :p

[Windy*]

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Feather in photoshop?

Simply select something with magic wand, then right click, hit feather :P

THAT EASY :p

Yup. Either that, or use the toolbar designed for, uh, selections. There's a feather feature underneath that. I suppose this feature may not be in older versions, but then there's always the right-click trick.

You hardly need any classes or tutoring to figure this program out. I learned it in a short amount of time by using all the features and -experimenting-. That's the key to learning any program. I was able to figure out Photoshop at a very young age, too, just by using this method. Anyone can click things to see what they do, right? And eventually you discover the patterns for uncovering more tools; it's simple in that aspect, at least. The program is actually quite structured.

I agree that it's as hard as you make it out to be.

To me, I really dislike PSP because the tools do not give as professional-quality results. Their functions are somewhat minimal compared to Photoshop's. Photoshop DEFINITELY has more customization options, and if you're serious about graphics or artwork, I'd recommend it over PSP. Honestly, I haven't seen a good amount of impressive work produced with PSP.

But it's also true that what you want to use it for should be a factor in which you decide to use. :)

My opinions, anyway... hopefully I didn't offend anyone.

[ClymAngus]

The Facts:
Paintshop Pro is a Linier program, with limit features, and bearly any other compatable programs.

Photoshop shot has unlimited features, huge support system, and is accompanied by many other great adobe products, such as elements. Not to mention its level of costomizable optioins. (CS2)

If your going to use Paintshop Pro, you might as well be using MS Suite. :P

I've seen some fantastic work done with Paintshop. Flyers designed with it got just as many people through the door as others designed with photoshop. That said, maybe if the public had known that fact, then they would have gone somewhere else for their evenings entertainment. :)

If your saying that your artistic ability is concentrated in Adobe I'd have to commend you for being honest. We can't all be naturally versitile artists whom can work with whatever medium or tool we're given. One would hope that true artistic ability isn't limited to the tool you use to realise it. Paintshop is a good solid package, photoshop is a good solid package and THE GIMP is a good solid package, in the right hands of course.

Please let us not limit our artistic horizions. It's the act of making that's important not the road by which we got there.

[Rasha]

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Feather in photoshop?

Simply select something with magic wand, then right click, hit feather :P

THAT EASY :p

I right-clicked and nothing popped up for me to choose "Feather". However, going to selection and then feather did work, but that seems like a pain in the ass to have to go to the task bar every time.

[Nephuxs AV Entertainment]

In order to right click and feather, you must have your marquee tool selected. :P

So, its not a pain in the butt, once you know. ^_^