PhotoShop Vs. Paint Shop Pro
 

seeing how its general discussion i figured i midaswell throw this in here its a never ending Debate which is better PhotoShop or Paint Shop Pro personally I prefer paintshop but I haven't had very much experience on Photoshop ive been useing PSP for about a year

I prefer Photoshop, but I haven't tried Paint Shop Pro so it's really a biast opinion.

I never tryed Paint Shop Pro, but I do like Photoshop. I mainly use it for editing PSD files.

I'm currently working on a logo for a site useing PSP but im still saveing everything as PSD files seeing as Photoshop seems more popular i really couldnt get a feel for photoshop despite that everyone tells me its easyer to use than PSP i still am better with PSP

I started off with Corel Draw, then PSP and moved on to Photoshop, also ImageReady is alot easier to control than Jasc (animation shop?), i find it far superiour to PSP for general raster images. However for vectors I use Flash and Illustrator.

PSP Hits deadends, Photoshop rams through them like a raging bull :)

I've definaltely been considering getting Photoshop and getting used to it But I dont have the money for it right now and i prefer not cracking it.

The thing I like about Photoshop is that the tools are easy and you can always see what tools your using.

I would have to say Photoshop. It has more support on the web available for it and it has more tutorials dedicated directly to it online as well. Plus, I just can't get enough of the filters and hidden features.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Macromedia's Fireworks, which I've been using to do mostly all my graphics work. I've tried PSP and PS but just couldn't get the hang of it, I have very little graphics skillz. :|

I love Photoshop more than any other graphics program out there. I like it better than both PaintShopPro and Fireworks. I think there's just so much more to do and a better interface on photoshop.

I used Fireworks in..2003 I think, I didnt like it very much, it was good for what it did then but I dont like it compared to photoshop, the only macromedia programs (well adobe now) I use for drawing are Flash and Freehand for vector images

id have to say Photoshop :)

I think fireworks have limited capabilities .Photoshop have more tools and the tools are more precise and detailed. You should try using photoshop. Its great!

I would have to say Photoshop, I find it very powerful but the price is a tad off putting and it is quite hard to learn about all the different tools etc. but when you do the results are great.

I used Paint Shop Pro once for the free trial.
I thought it was a good program considering the price. I would definitely use it if I didnt get photoshop for free, as I would never pay that much for a graphics program.

PSP does everything photoshop does at a fraction of the cost.

I have been using photoshop for 4 years now, tried paint shop pro too, but I have to confess that in my case photoshop wins hands down. I am a designer and need a good software to manipulate the graphics. In this photoshop is indeed great

I love using photoshop it is a much better program in my opinion.

Photoshop all the way. Although I haven't used PSP much since I already have Photoshop.

Photoshop may be great IF you can afford it or get it free but for those of us on a limited budget or who JUST can't get their head wrapped around PS, Paint Shop Pro is an excellent alternative. Also for those of use with no artistic abilites, the tubes are GREAT and if you learn how to make your own, you are even less limited. And all the filters that work with PS also work with PSP. You just can't use them in more than one graphics program. So you have to decide where to use it. And you can use and save PS files in PSP.

I also use ULead, another good one for making tiles and buttons and logos. A friend of mine uses Xara 4. Prefers it to all the others. So PS isn't the only game in town. And if all else fails, try the one that comes on every computer, if it's windows, it's called paint...linux, it's called gimp (IF you install it). Liz

Most people think that Photoshop is superior to any other product. I'm not really into design, but I prefer Photoshop because ...

1. Easier to find tutorials
2. Easier to find help; there are so many Photoshop users

I have found PLENTY of help for PSP on yahoo groups lists along with tutorials there. The tutorials may not be as plentiful but they are there. The help is phenomenal among PSP'ers. Finding it out on the web isn't as easy, you're right. But finding it among the groups list is such as yahoo and msn is. And all I wanted were tubes when I found the help I needed. :) Liz

I was looking tonight to see if there was another tubing group I could join on yahoo...I counted. 3348 groups for PSP between tubers and tutorials. Adobe had 598 and Macromedia had 31. MSN was a little harder to figure out: 1,823 for PSP, 358 for Photoshop. So while Photoshop may outnumber PSP on the web in straight tutorials. In groups, PSP FAR outnumbers photoshop in helping each other. Liz