PaintShop Pro?

[terrie]

woody: I just checked -- it still shows the upgrade price.

Most interesting...


No price displays on the main page when using either your original link or the edited link...



Had a thought...do you keep cache for the browser you used with the link?




Terrie

[terrie]

woody: and I don't really have enough time to do a deep dive into properly learning how to deal with layers and such.

For myself, I've found that working on a real project (vs. say...a class exercise devised by someone else) is the way to begin the learning process and, I have found that I remember what I learned when doing the real project in a way that I don't with "class" projects...


So...just start using it...learning as you go...




As always...emmv...'-}}




Terrie

[Andrew B.]

That has certainly worked for me, but with Photoshop it did not. After two years of spinning my wheels I couldn't even make a decent brightness adjustment. That was back when the Brightness tool was linear. But then I stumbled onto a levels demo that showed me how to better adjust brightness and correct color. Well, most of the time. Finally I plunked down my money and bought a series of Photoshop lessons (on VHS). Interestingly, it didn't teach how to make a great photo. It taught all the tools, though. This was incredibly valuable because I knew what was at my disposal.

[woody649]

Originally Posted by Andrew B.

Get one of the simple photo editors that have almost no learning curve. Usually then have a panel to the side of the photo with several basic choices that expand when you click them. Try a free one.

Not even remotely suitable for the kind of editing I sometimes need to do. Those will adjust color balance and contrast, but there are times when I need to pull an object out of one photo and graft it into another.

[Andrew B.]

Any tool that supports layers should be able to do that. And in theory, and program that allows you to remove the background (some cheap ones do this) and add a new background based on a photo you provide. But you would also have to be able to size, tilt, etc both. And I doubt they can do this..