The last time I used Twain was when I had a 256 color monitor.
The last time I used Twain was when I had a 256 color monitor.
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Wow PSP, I've not heard that program name in years. It used to be a favourite giveaway with computer magazines.
I've now gone down the Affinity route but tbh don't actually use Affinity Photo that much (no particular need). I can confirm however as handrawn mentioned, to get the most out of it, there is a learning curve (as PSP will also have no doubt). A good thing though is there's a ton of tutorials available, both official and by experienced users.
If you are serious about photo editing AND organising collections of photos, ON1 Photo RAW is a great (non-subscription) alternative to Adobe Lightroom. I think it works out around $20 more than PSP.
Jon (Jono) Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 19.0.0.64329 DL x64 May 19 2022
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Hi,
I have PaintShop Pro 2021 and I upgrade every few years, but not necessarily to the latest verion. I watch for a Corel special Humble Bundle, so I pay less than the upgrade price and get more than just PSP. I think the last recent HB was for PSP2023 amongst other Corel offerings like Paint.
https://www.humblebundle.com/
I use PSP as the bitmap editor for Xara.
It's a good program, but, as has been mentioned, Affinity (I don't have it) may be a better option. I suggest comparing the two...or waiting for the next Corel HB deal.
John CB
Xara DPX(19.0.1.65946)
Someone did: https://fixthephoto.com/paintshop-pr...ity-photo.html.
Bing's AI cites this site and https://expertphotography.com/affinity-photo-vs-photoshop/ (it got it wrong here) & https://www.bollyinside.com/articles...ffinity-photo/.
What's wrong with Krita or GIMP, both free?
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and it shows... good for my sort of work, but not a photo editorKrita is a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital art and 2D animation.
as for gimp, not used it for ages but it always struck me as the 'inkscape equivalent' of raster
both useful in their own ways, but no substitute for photoshop, only affinity comes close...
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You can see from the images below the basic sort of graphic art that I am doing these days.
Xara Designer for ads, flyers, brochures. Simple stuff. Real art? Like Gray's aircraft renderings? Not me these days. Extensive photo editing? Not that either. To be honest, Xara's photo tool does most everything I need. I also use Lightroom now and then, and was wistfully remembering Paint Shop Pro when I started this thread. Thanks for your replies and advice!
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