Thursday 17 April 2008

Comparing Software packages

The two software packages i'll be comparing are Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro, i have used both myself so know what each can do, i started with Paint Shop Pro and advanced to Photoshop which kind of shows what the difference is between them. Photoshop is a much more advanced programme, it is harder to use but has alot more features, although each feature has its own area where it can be used for maximum effieciency, features such as multiple filters to edit the appearence of each layer, magic want tool which only selects specific parts of the image, both useful features that arent in Paint Shop Pro.
Paint Shop Pro is a relativly easy to use and a cheaper alternative than Photoshop, it doesnt have alot of features but it has enough for simple and certain areas of advanced photo editing. Both packages have their downfalls, the biggest by far downfall of Photoshop is its pricetag, costing around £700 where Paint Shop Pro costs around £40, a much cheaper choice. The biggest downfall in Paint Shop Pro is its limited features, but when it comes to doing this as a proffesion nothing other than Photoshop will do, its not always necessary to get the latest version but at least you'll need Photoshop CS.

1 comment:

Robin Leigh said...

Needs more detail, Ash. "Features" need defining and explaining.

Several typos in this early draft. For instance "no" when you mean "know" and "there" when you mean "their". Also "alot" is really "a lot".

I'm more concerned about the content though. More detail and explain the differences. You've only talked about the cost of PS not PSP.