I'll add that I started with PWP and used it for a couple of years with
film scans before moving to PhotoShop at about the same time as I got my
first digital camera (Minolta A1).
I don't know that I'm terribly proficient at either one but I was never
as proficient with PWP as I am with PhotoShop. I had initial difficulty
coming to terms with layers in PhotoShop since PWP doesn't work that
way. But once I got a better understanding of layers I've had no desire
to go back. But I should add a couple of points. I never had any
instruction on the use of PWP apart from the user's manual and what I
could teach myself. I also stopped upgrading my copy of PWP about 3
years ago. By the time I got to PhotoShop I was already reasonably
proficient in PWP and I also had the opportunity to work with a very
experienced PhotoShop user as instuctor.
The only thing I strongly preferred in PWP over PhotoShop was PWP's
implementation of the clone tool. But I suspect my problem with the PS
implementation may be that I've never gotten a proper education on
brushes as used in cloning. The PS clone tool often surprises me by
painting beyond where I think it should. In PWP the outermost diameter
of the target area of the clone tool is always outlined by a faint
circle. There is never any surprise about where the brush is going to
paint. Not so in PS.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/14/2010 12:02 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Does PWP5 offer any features that are not found in PS CS5 ?
>
>
> Maybe better/different sharpening options. Way faster operation with
> light memory load. Excellent masking tools. HDR/Image stacker. Maybe
> something here or there, but it's more a matter of being different.
>
> Oh, and an outright purchase of PWP is $89.95 while upgrades are
> $44.95. Compare that with the upgrade costs for PS.
>
> Once in a rare while I have to do something in PSE with layers, but
> you can accomplish about the same task with the image stacker.
>
> Some of us really like PWP, others can't stand it. I will admit that
> the learning curve, coming from other editors, is rather harsh. PWP
> doesn't work the same.
>
> AG
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