Photoshop is $609?!

[Bertha Venation]

:wtf:

I wanted it soooo badly.... :cry:

Someone tell me I'm dreaming. Someone tell me I looked up the wrong software....

[Eroshan]

1. Full edition is

that much. Photoshop Elements can be had for about69 bucks. I have used both and unless you are a graphic artist save your money and buy Ulead Photo Impact 8.0. This program will do what ever you want to do and can be bought online for about 70 bucks. It is loaded with features, check it out.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

2. Nope....

Why do you think so many folks steal (iilegal download) it?

[DemNoir]

3. Alternatives

Photoshop Elements does most of what photoshop does for under $100. Also, Paint Shop Pro by Jasc is about equal to Photoshop and is under $100

[dtseiler]

4. Bring out the GIMP

http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32

I'm a linux guy but they have a win32 build.

Open source and FREE.

[onehandle]

5. If 9 out of 10 copies weren't illegal...

...it would be $99.

[bowens43]

9. Nonsense

if it was $99 nine out of 10 copies would be legal.

[DS1]

10. you're both saying the same thing

:7

[bowens43]

11. Which came first the chicken or the egg?

I think the high cost of software causes piracy. I don't think piracy is responsible for the high cost of software.

[nostamj]

18. i got a download of PS7 for $100...

googled it. it took 19 HOURS on dial-up, but it WORKS!

[Dennis Quaranta]

24. A Nineteen-Hour Download

Congratulations on your persistence. This is a good time to mirror your hard drive so you don't ever have to do this again.

[Edge]

27. Since it's so expensive...

we might as well get copies now. :D :)

[if it comes from the whitehouse it must be true]

6. Paint Shop Pro

I have both and like PSP best of all :)

[Catch22Dem]

7. And PSP is still about $100

[onehandle]

12. Not the same. Sorry. nt

[Enraged_Ape]

38. PSP has 95% of Photoshop's functionality at 10% of the price

And it loads and runs ten times faster than Photoshop. There is nothing more annoying than sitting with your arms folded watching the Photoshop start-up screen.

But you're right, though. Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop are not the same, and thank God for that. It's Paint Shop Pro for me.

[Cleita]

26. I got it for $50. Look for rebates.

eom

[Bertha Venation]

8. Aha! Photoshop Elements!

Thank you very much, all, for the tip on "Elements" and the other suggestions. I feel much better now.

[Cannikin]

13. Bertha, you know I'd do any of your photoshop work that youd like..

I have a full version and a beginners level of skill....



(Ok, that ones not mine, but ITS GREAT)

[Name removed]

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[Bertha Venation]

16. Really?! Cool!

So... see these two threads for photos I'd love to see 'shopped.... I have several of the first photo, none of the second and only one of the third. I also posted just a code to one of my favorites, Toby in the sink....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=705391&mesg_id=705391

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=707956

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Thanks, love! :hug:

(Those hannity things are almost as frightening as the original book jacket)

[Cannikin]

17. I'm off work tomorrow..I'll have a little time to play with them.

Anything specific you had in mind?

[SoCalDem]

19. Are you in southern california???

I have photoshop...Serif Photo Plus..and Image ready, and I cannot figure any of them out.. The only one I could work with was Corel Photo House, and the cd was too old to load into XP..:(

I need to have someone SHOW me how to use it.. I am "total SHIT" at reading and followiing diagrams on this kind of stuff..

It kills me to not be able to do this stuff :(

[Cannikin]

20. No, but you could fly me out there...I'd be happy to! hehe

I did all my learning by trial and error during free time at a newspaper job.

[onebigbadwulf]

15. According to overnet....

it's free. What a crazy price difference!

[frylock]

23. lmfao.. thanks!

I love Overnet!!

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

21. Nope, you're looking at a relatively cheap Photoshop

Some places it's 800. It's very expensive. Those of you who say it's from illegal downloads, you are wrong. It is because the prices were jacked up so high on photoshop because it's an industry standard and as a graphic artist/photographer you are REQUIRED to have/use it for most projects. Since Adobe knew everyone used it... up went the price and profits. People who are struggling as artists choose to illegally download it because it's the only way they're going to be able to profit from their artwork.

[CanuckAmok]

28. Agreed.

Adobe products have always been usuriously high, even in the dark ages before Napster and Kazaa.

I guess it's a seller's market.

[JohnKleeb]

32. Damnit Maggie why so much

Well thankfully I am not an artsy person. My iPod costs less than photoshop and I felt it was overpriced :D.

[bookman]

22. Consider..

Photoshop Elements or Paint Shop Pro.

Someone else mentioned it, but I thought I'd second the idea.

[Cleita]

25. Paint Shop Pro, about $50. Does a lot of stuff

photoshop does if you aren't looking to be a pro.

[Robin Hood]

29. Downlaod it for free off of Kazaa.

peer to peer is the way to go. I would only buy it if I were to make any money off of it.

[freestatevet]

37. Steal it off Kazaa

you mean.

[Bundbuster]

30. Look for a free Photshop Elements

when you buy a scanner, printer, etc. My $200 Epson scanner came with a free PS Elements which I didn't even rrealize 'till I opened the box.

[fortyfeetunder]

31. Anyone know about the academic version of PS?

While I am taking advantage of my online education, figure I'd buy software. Last year I got Finale music notation software academic version and it works for me...but I really want to get Photoshop before I gradumate next year...the academic version of course!

Was wondering for those of you with the academic version of Photoshop, is it all that, or should I hop on down to Costco and just get Elements?

[Spirochete]

33. Try here. This place sells OEM's.

http://www.ez-oem.biz/

I got my last copy of Nero from them.

Photoshop there is about 10% of retail. no packaging, no manuals, none of the other niceties, though.

[jonnyblitz]

34. damn i dont know anybody who has actually paid for it

they downloaded it off of Kazaalite...

[tsakshaug]

35. I have a grant from Adobe

They are sending me free Photoshop, Illustrator, Premeire, GoLive, InDesign, PageMaker, Elements and a few others for both platforms. I have been getting all of the upgrades too. What more is there to life. When upgrade season arrives it is a PIA, but worth it.

To answer the question. I am the technology director of a small school district, and working with a few people we managed to get this through. It took about a year and a half. I will tell you it has helped my software budget more than anything else.

[ConcernedCanuk]

36. Not PhotoShop, - but it's free and it's small (5meg)

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I have and use PhotoShop 5.5 as well as this program ImageForge

I am impressed with what ImageForge can do, it even has some features that PhotoShop does not, so I use them both.

ImageForge has a MUCH better preview system for looking at your pix before you open them,

For link, and info, clik on screenshot



From the site:

"Freeware image editing studio for creating, painting and modifying artwork, photos, .avi animations and picture albums. Produce great results with your own pictures & photos.

FEATURES: Clipart brushes; Soft brushes; Scatter and Spatter; Special Effect Filters; TWAIN scanner & device support; Color-replacement; Gradients and Patterns; Crop, Enlarge, Resize, Resample, Skew, Rotate by Degree; AVI and BMP filmstrip animations; Tools to produce slide shows; much more."

[ncrainbowgrrl]

39. Educational discount!

If you know anyone in college/teaching/working at a college, you can get Photoshop a LOT!!! Cheaper!