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Everybody talks of Photoshop simply as software. But it's implications in the modern day digital world are huge. Photoshop as an invention has been as influential as the light bulb, because it has changed our perception of reality. Today, every time we look at an image, say it's on a website, a magazine, television or any printed media, we wonder or contemplate the posibility of how much "Photoshopped" the image is. In the popular realm Photoshop can create crazy aberrations that are at times fun, and to the trained eye you can detect just where the editing took place. But in the hands of experts, we can just wonder how much media images have been manipulated without us ever noticing. What Photoshop has done over the years is to democratize digital image editing, something that was one time limited to high end image labs and pros. Photoshop has no real learning curve, because it's progressive. The thing is that if you're intrested, go for it, there are hundreds of learning resources available (tutorials included with the software are complete and comprehensive). Photoshop is a must have tool.

Everybody talks of Photoshop simply as software. But it's implications in the modern day digital world are huge. Photoshop as an invention has been as influential as the light bulb, because it has changed our perception of reality. Today, every time we look at an image, say it's on a website, a magazine, television or any printed media, we wonder or contemplate the posibility of how much "Photoshopped" the image is. In the popular realm Photoshop can create crazy aberrations that are at times fun, and to the trained eye you can detect just where the editing took place. But in the hands of experts, we can just wonder how much media images have been manipulated without us ever noticing. What Photoshop has done over the years is to democratize digital image editing, something that was one time limited to high end image labs and pros. Photoshop has no real learning curve, because it's progressive. The thing is that if you're intrested, go for it, there are hundreds of learning resources available (tutorials included with the software are complete and comprehensive). Photoshop is a must have tool.

This is a heavy weight application that will allow you to do plenty with your graphics. For 90% of people out there this will be overkill and will most likely spend their money more wisely on Paint Shop Pro instead, which would still be overkill but a fraction of the cost.

However my main grudge with this software is the "Currency Detection". You cannot work with images of money in this version. Photoshop CS has the ability to detect scanned currency and prevent these files from being opened with an error message stating, "This application does not support the unauthorized processing of banknote images."

What else will be dictated to the punter next? Maybe they'll be able to choose our religion for us?

Adobe can stuff their new features I'm sticking with my Big Brother-less graphic software!

I find this product and it's descendants quite lame. Who would want to use a program for raster graphics, then import the raster parts of an image over to the vector graphics program (Illustrator) just to create the final product. Why not have it all in one program? And, at a correct price range too? Since the "Creative Suite" is nearly 1500 dollars. When you can get all of that for 80 plus purchase 3rd party plugins such as: Flaming Pear, Kai's Power Tools, AlienSkin, etc.

You'd end up with an affordable solution for producing graphics without even making yourself or your company poor in the process.

I find that my graphics look better when produced with the Paint Shop Pro and 3rd Party Plugin combination.

You could either help the Adobe execs buy their yachts and beach-front homes or you could pay for what you are actually receiving.

It's just like the idea with Hondas compared to BMW's. If you buy a top of the line Honda, the differences will be negligible compared to what you will get with a BMW of the same class. Yet you will save A LOT of money.

Be smart, and don't buy from greedy corporations. That slowly jack up the price over the years just so they can quietly steal from the needy consumers.

They will probably release a new version in a year to just charge you 400 more dollars because it's cool to have the newest version. LOL

I find this product and it's descendants quite lame. Who would want to use a program for raster graphics, then import the raster parts of an image over to the vector graphics program (Illustrator) just to create the final product. Why not have it all in one program? And, at a correct price range too? Since the "Creative Suite" is nearly 1500 dollars. When you can get all of that for 80 plus purchase 3rd party plugins such as: Flaming Pear, Kai's Power Tools, AlienSkin, etc.

You'd end up with an affordable solution for producing graphics without even making yourself or your company poor in the process.

I find that my graphics look better when produced with the Paint Shop Pro and 3rd Party Plugin combination.

You could either help the Adobe execs buy their yachts and beach-front homes or you could pay for what you are actually receiving.

It's just like the idea with Hondas compared to BMW's. If you buy a top of the line Honda, the differences will be negligible compared to what you will get with a BMW of the same class. Yet you will save A LOT of money.

Be smart, and don't buy from greedy corporations. That slowly jack up the price over the years just so they can quietly steal from the needy consumers.

They will probably release a new version in a year to just charge you 400 more dollars because it's cool to have the newest version. LOL

As always, Amazon.com rocks!!!