Tuesday, Apr 08, 2003 at 19:50
IrfanView will convert anything to anything, and manipulate image files in any manner you desire. IrfanView has great options like being able to put it automatically on the SEND TO right click menu and instantly view or change the options for size. I thought everybody had and new about IrfanView. Has been around since Windows Executive and used it since ver 1.0
PaintShop Pro interface can only be described as a dog. In the end with software, the best product is the product you own and the product you know. PaintShop Pro is a product you either love or loathe. In my case I loathe it as it is non-intuitive and a pain in the rear end.
If you looked at some of the Serif software and the ability it has for what I would describe as commercial use, it is far more tailored and quicker and easier to use. PaintShop Pro is more suitable for the dabbler that has plenty of time on their hands with little else to do.
For some jobs I also like the Microsoft PhotoEditor that comes with Office. I also have PhotoShop LE ver 5.0 that came bundled with a Canon printer and for some jobs find it excellent. Predominantly I use the Serif DrawPlus 7.0 PDF and Serif PagePlus PDF. There is a large following of professional users and
home users of Serif software. While the Serif name is not well known in Australia, there is a large user base of Serif software. For example Serif PhotoPlus and PagePlus do basically what Adobe PhotoShop and Quark Express do at a fraction of the cost.
We do all our tour brochures and any other art work we need in these two programs. I then hand the Postscript files to the printer for printing. The printer has no other input to the files and costs a fraction of the price. The Postscript files are all colour separated with QABOT (Quite A Box of Tricks) or Enfocus Pitstop. Costs a fraction of the price. We also publish our own books and all these are done in Serif PagePlus.
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