wistler Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 of these available at the website? What was your experiance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_prinos Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Just download & use... they are fully functional, just time limited (30 days I think) from when you first run them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewan_runhaar Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Is your question if the people here use those programs or if the trial version is any good?If the first then I can say that PhotoShop is used by most people here that shoot digital.<br><br>If you don't have the $$ to buy the real thing maybe try <a href="http://www.photofiltre.com">PhotoFiltre</a>. It takes a while to get used to using masks instead of layers but it's a great program if you can't afford PS. And it's really small (under 2MB).<br><br> Illustrator is used for drawing and editing text on pics. As a photographer, PS is a more complete program.<br><br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewan_runhaar Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 forgot to mention that photofiltre is freeware!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wistler Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 software just isn't in the budget right now with my own wedding and hopefully, camera upgrades on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kari douma Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I don't know for sure, but I have heard that you can't save or print anything from the downloadable free trial version of photoshop. You might want to check on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daydreamsart Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Adobe Elements seems to be pretty useful from what I've heard. It comes bundled with many things now and might come with something on your list. I got a copy with my Epson scanner although I've never installed it, so I don't know how it compares to CS. There are a lot of imaging programs out there that will do a lot, some are free, but PS is the best. Most photographers don't have a need for Illustrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward_h Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Why not try gimp (www.gimp.org). Free, open-source and it's what I've used since day 1. I have spent exactly 0$ on software. Why should I spend thousands of dollars on software which should cost 0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 "I have spent exactly 0$ on software. Why should I spend thousands of dollars on software which should cost 0?" Ah, why should it cost $0? Do you provide services for $0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I'll second the recommendation for GIMP if you really don't have any money for software. PSCS is better, and a big enough improvment that I actually paid for it, but GIMP has a lot of functionality for the money ($0). I haven't used the trial version of Photoshop but I have used Adobe trials for other packages and they were fully functional but time limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl_miller Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 The trial version of PS CS is 100% working for 30 days. On thing FOR SURE - if you've never used Photoshop before and your looking to do REAL work on it - it will just boggle your mind more than anything. That's not to say it's not worth trying out, it's just that in 30 days you'll realize you haven't scratched the surface of what it can do and then you'll come to the realization that after 30 days your already ADDICTED - and to continue it will cost you $700. You've been warned. : ) BTW, don't even try Illustrator in the same 30 day period, you'll just waste the trial period, these are almost limitless "career" type programs - besides most of what I used to do in Illustrator I now just do in PS. I think you'll find Illustrator is mostly redundant for a photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mccarley Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Try photoshop elements. It's much less expensive and does most of what you will need to get started. I'm not sure how much can be automated. Does anybody know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belledeux diana Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 If you are a student or connected to a school in any way, you can get a really good price on PhotoShop Creative Suite....or really, a ton of other software too....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward_h Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 > Ah, why should it cost $0? Do you provide services for $0? There is a difference between a service and being able to duplicate data 1:1 at no cost (other than a few seconds worth of electricity). Or do you disagree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_cofran Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 If you install the trial don't mess around with you system date because the trial will expire. Photoshop CS is nice but, I didn't see an improvement over 7 except for the RAW import feature, which you can get from 3rd party plugin. That whole activation crap turned me off so I'm sticking with 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward_h Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 > That whole activation crap turned me off so I'm sticking with 7. Adobe seems to like treating all their customers like criminals... Guilty until proven innocent. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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