I love photoshop contests online (especially worth1000.com) and I really want to be able to participate, unfortunatley I am not super rich and can't afford to get photoshop CS2 for the $600 or whatever they want for it. Is there another version of photoshop that can be used for digital image editing that is in the $200-$300 price range? I looked all over the adobe site and the one that I saw the most was adobe elements (besides CS2) and after watching the demonstration, it doesn't seem to be a great program for graphic design. I would really like some input from anyone who has (or knows a lot about) a version of photoshop and can tell me which version would be best for me. Thank you!! =)
2006-10-14 11:33:16 · 3 answers · asked by timewarp90 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Alternatively, you might try Paint shop Pro .... but I would not go with recent versions.
Try version 8 or 9. You should be able to get either of these for around $35 or less.
They started "dumbing it down" to the lowest common denominator after version 9, and IMO, ruined the program.
2006-10-15 16:42:48 · answer #1 · answered by Pichi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why not trot on over to the gimp website at www.gimp.com and look at the free 'open source' software. It's modeled after photoshop and yet entirely free.
A LOT of people in the 'art forums' are talking about it.
Good luck!
2006-10-14 18:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here you can get a full Photoshop 7 or an academic version of Photoshop CS2:
http://www.dealtime.com/xGS-discount_adobe_photoshop~r-1~CLT-INTR~RFR-www.google.i
Ciao:)
2006-10-14 20:22:34 · answer #3 · answered by geek546 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋