^ Dk, never used it..

I´m a proud user of both PS and PSP... and I can´t really say which one is better... for selections PSP is more accurate while PS has a huge amount of effects; drop shadow, glows & stuff... that probably exists in PSP too, but I haven´t found it yet.
PSP is cheaper, aye, but I got them both via my dad.. he had to make a website and knows a guy with a comp software store so I got them almost free... Yay!
As Elanor said - A.S. is bunches easier than Image Ready; and you can make really good avies/moving stuff with them both.
Of the free software, GIMP is the best I bet. I´ve had it for like one week, but I totally had no time to figure it out... Bubs makes miracles with her Gimpy.
Some free proggies: PhotoFiltre, Paint.net, PhotoPlus 6
They´re probably good once you learn ´em but I´ve got PhotoF. & P.net on my comp and I since I can´t use them properly, they´re no use for me.
Ah, life.

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I think that I've decided on PSP, but I have one last question that's going to go up in a poll. Would you reccomend the download version or the version that gets sent to you?

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I would recommend the mailed, just because then you get the manual and disc and everything, so if your computer ever crashed, there would be no worries

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^OK. Thanks for the opinion, Gil!

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Personally I like photoshop though that doesn't let you do 3D text which is the one downside. And PSP is free ^_^

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N00b question: where can one download a free version of PSP? Or, going on previous comments, where can I request a copy to be sent to me? If that makes sense...

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There are no free versions of PSP (unless you download it illegally), but you can download a free trial version off of Jasc.com, I think If you want to buy it, you could probably buy it off that website, or they have it in lots of office supply stores, like Office Max and Staples

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Yeah it does


Lol, I like PS way better.. but that's because I've been using it for years, and I've never touched PSP before

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Photo Impact: A very easy program to use, even easier then Psp & PhotoShop. Used it for most of my work. An ideal program for beinners ( www.ulead.com )

Paint Shop: I wouldn't reconmend this program as it hasn't done it's almost best for me, unless it is pspX.

Photoshop: A little harder to use and get use to. But it is a good program. It is really good for textures and brushes.

Over all i would either reconmend Photo Impact ( 8 - 12, are the best versions), or PhotoShop .

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