SCANNERS-PHOTOS-L Archives

Archiver > SCANNERS-PHOTOS > 2002-07 > 1026267709


From: John Lancaster <>
Subject: [SP] Speaking of Photoshop...
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 21:22:01 -0500
References: <001a01c1eeca$64eca780$767ba8c0@vaio><008a01c22798$1cf8b9d0$a46345cf@computer> <020001c227ac$e8ba5920$0300a8c0@dual>


Since Photoshop was mentioned - and I loaded it recently along with the
setup for my new MicroTek ScanMaker 4900 (4800x2000+ true optical scan
resolution) - I've a question on the subject.

I'd tried it once or twice some years ago, and just wasn't that impressed.
Thought I'd try it again - but it seems it will only let me save in "pdd"
files (Photoshop's proprietary format)... Very weird program. I also was
unable to save a gif with the background transparency because it wouldn't
let me select the sample from the background and use that - had to try to
guess the color from the color palette... Arrgh!

Finally used the XP Microsoft Photo Editor, which made it very easy to save
the file with a transparent background. No need to carefully erase unless
you have a vari-colored background to remove. (This one was a single-colored
background.)

I guess my question is, do you folks who use Adobe Photoshop ever check out
real graphic software that is designed to let you do what *you* want to do?
Or am I just really just that dense on this program?...:>) Is it really
worth learning?

trapper
John Lancaster, Freelance Bus/Tech Writer
BizWise Business/Industrial Solutions Archive:
http://home.swbell.net/jclanc/
(Soon to be relocated to: http://bizsolver.biz/)
Email: mailto:


This thread: