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Adobe has done the unbelievable. They have taken an outstanding product and made it much more outstanding. Adobe Photoshop 7 features vast improvements over Photoshop 6 (my past favorite). In Adobe Photoshop 7, users will be able to catalog their photos for easy retrieval. Their are also several really cool new brushes, including the "healing brush." This brush is amazing. You can take a picture that has cuts and scratches, and with a few clicks of the mouse have the photo "healed" in no time. Imagine the benefits your photos will receive.

The interface has also been made much nicer. I am a novice at Adobe's software, but definitely have had my share of frustrations with previous versions. Not so in Photoshop 7. I am able to easily navigate around the interface to find the tools that I need, when I need them.

All of these new features have unfortunately caused a memory crunch. Photoshop 7 runs a bit slower than its predecessor did, but is well worth all of the extra processing power. After using Photoshop 7 for a week, I was twice as productive as I had been with Photoshop 6 after several months!

Photoshop 7 is the industry standard in graphic design, and I would highly recommend anyone that can afford it, to purchase a copy of Photoshop 7. The best just keeps getting better!

Photoshop remains my favorite painting program. I'm a Photoshop 6.0 veteran, been using it since it came out, and I've learned my way around pretty well.

As an upgrade, I give 7.0 four stars. Why? There's just not that much more for that extra star. I was expecting a jump in features like the one between versions 5.5 and 6.0. Pretty much, they give you a new tool for repairing photos (this is great and worth it if you're interested in digital photography, of course: but for a web designer, it's useless), a few upgrades, and a prettier interface. As a web designer, I didn't find a whole lot more that's useful, so for the fellow web designers out there, it might not be worth it at all. But for the digital photographer with the extra money, grab it. That brush will probably be very useful to you.

As a new program, without a previous installation of Photoshop, FIVE STARS. GET IT NOW. I can't stress this enough. Photoshop will be worth it if you're looking to do this professionally; it is THE graphic design program out there right now. If you're just a home user that wants to fix up a photo or two, I don't think it's worth the $600+ just for that.

I wish Adobe would get off there a** and upgrade the product to start working in 16 bit color. I am very disappointed in Adobe for not upgrading most tools to 16 bit color. The worst part is that the layers still do not work in 16 bit.

The New healing Brush is a must have. I can only give this upgrade 3 Stars, due to the very small number improvements in the software. If you own Photoshop 6, this is a hard to justify upgrade, except for the Healing brush.

I've used Adobe Photoshop since day one and have tried and worked with all the versions that ever came out.... I can honestly say that they really outdid themselves this time. The new features make the program even more user-friendly than it already was and the interface is also very appealing. I'd recommend it to anyone who is serious about computer design. I know I am! Kudos Adobe!

"Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Upgrade" may not offer the kind of price many people would like to see, but there are lots of interesting features. This Upgrade runs fast, and on any Windows OS that is not earlier than '98. Also, both the image-editing tools and the file browser have been enhanced. If you are a photographer, a Web designer, or as the case may be, just interested in digital imaging, the improved colour and pattern simulating tools will make your work easier.
However, you will be disappointed to discover that this 'Photoshop 7.0' delivers a good job only when you work with 8-bit colour. Support for 16-bit colour is almost non-existent! Based on this, I don't regard it as a must-have Upgrade for anyone running 'Photoshop 6'; but that doesn't mean that it is worthless.