I feel lonely.....! Where are all the PSPro users in here? Or do I have to rush out and buy a dozen Lottery tickets hoping to win enough to purchase the latest version of PhotoShop. Just think, my young neighbour has it...and doesn't use it. Oh dear...I feel quite ill. Just joshing...she used it ONCE.

Cheers



:bawling:

Make her an offer!

Jade,

Don't feel lonely! I also use PSP, but am working in version 8. Have you tried it yet? It's terrific!

Tyeise

Hi Jade, Chris, Tyeise!

I don't know about Tyesie, but the rest of us would never be able to get advantage of this incredible offer (link removed) a friend of mine sent me by e-mail ..... since it came with this:

NOTE: Unfortunately, we CANNOT ship internationally at this time. :(

... Jade ... Chris' suggestion might still be your best bet to get hold of Photoshop without having to buy lottery tickets .... ;)

Flora, is it legal if it can't be registered?
(most places I've seen discount or "free" software aren't really legal - if you read all the fine print! For example, you are allowed a free backup version - but only if you already purchased the original.)

Tyeise

Knowing who I got this from, I think it's legal ....

...and as far as registering products .... well.... I've never been allowed to register my Windows versions (95 and 98SE), as they were the OEM versions that came bundled with the computers I bought from the official Compaq dealer.... and, therefore, absolutely legal .... But I'm no expert .....

But I've registered the OEM products that I have gotten on my new machines. I guess I need to do a little more checking.

Tyeise

Hi folks,

Lovely to make your acquaintance! Thank you for the link Fiora ...wow...seems so cheap doesn't it? (That's A$78). I wander around Computer stores here in W.AUST. and look balefully at PhotoShop priced at A$1400 and as a pensioner I can do nothing else but dream on! Thanks for the link though, perhaps the offer will extend here one day.

Hi Chris....ACTUALLY...I did have a talk with my neighbour this morning and she seemed reluctant to tell me where she got her version 6 from?! The main thing is that even though there's mostly PS tutes etc here at RetouchPro there's no reason not to try something similar anyway in PSP even though the results may be different at times. I've seen plenty links for PSP at RetouchPro also...many I already know about though.

Hi Tyeise....yes! I tried the first Beta of PSP8 and thought it marvellous, spent 3 days on it but nothing since. I was hugely impressed with the "scripts"...! Meantime I've decided after years of working with PSP that I now want to seriously do some photo restoration work etc. So here I am to....LEARN. The resources to try are just a marvel here and very thankful to have found this site.

I'm having a grand time searching the other forums....such great info re "printing" too!

Cheerio for now

Jade, I've found that in restoration work, there's very little that PSP can't do that PS can. (Some things may just take a bit longer ;)) Things that I do miss are LAB, quick mask and some keyboard shortcuts (spacebar and [ ] are the ones that I really would like to see).

Like you, I've found that PS is ludicrously expensive outside the USA. Even educational versions cost US$800, and then you have to buy 10 units. PSP 7 at US$100 here, is a bargain, and I can encourage students not to pirate software...

Tyesie

...maybe different companies have (or had) different policies .... but thank you for warning me ... the very last thing I'd want is to promote something illega!!!! :( .. so I'd be grateful if you let me know what you've found out on this matter ... :) .... in the meantime I'll remove the link just in case ....

Jade

...I was so excited about posting the 'link' that I forgot my manners :D ... Welcome to RP and I'm very glad to make your acquaintance too!

...repeating what I wrote in another post:

"Just a word of warning...You are entering a Danger Zone ..... ....Addiction to Photoshop, (or whatever other image elaboration program is your drug of choice), is very wide spread in all RP areas.....and you might soon become contaminated....there is no known cure or antidote for it....I know because it happened to me....and I loved and love every single moment of it!!!!!

I really do hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do!

P.S. Help, tips, tricks, and great tutorials are a side effect of the contamination....You'll find them, mostly, in two forms: scattered all over particularly assigned zones...or neatly collected in their own special habitat..." :wavey:

BigAl....thanks for the heartening comment about PSP being capable of photo restoration etc.! Very encouraging and I thank you for it. I did toddle off and have found a couple of links to download PSP6 but it takes several hours to do so.

Flora.....too late! I'm addicted all the way back to PSP3 shareware version...LOL. I just have to create daily or I just don't sleep nights. Tonight it was some photo manipulation with photos of my grandsons. Re Photo restoration...I'd been pestering friends for old photos to practice on and some did supply a few (which hopefully I can pass onto the appropriate forums here in the future for everyone to try out) so to suddenly find a ready supply here to work with I was chuffed.

Have a great weekend....my hubby turns 65 on Saturday so we'll be celebrating...yipee.

Regards

Jade,

....what a wonderful name....in Italian it's Giada....

...Thank you and I wish your husband a very, very Happy Birthday and a great weekend for you all .... :wavey:

Flora,

I did some checking, and if you can't register the product, it is an illegal or pirated copy.

Tyeise

Tyesie,

Thank you very much for your feedback! :(

... I got my (very, very expensive) Photoshop 7 sometimes last year, and upgraded it to 7.01 when the patch came out....

...But I still wonder why they wouldn't let me register my Windows OEM versions ... Mind you it was a couple of years ago ..... :wavey:

I don't know, Flora. I've never heard of such a thing. I've always registered all my software, even my Windows.

Tyeise

Hi Jade,

First, Welcome to Retouch Pro! I haven't been here for very long, but find it warm, cozy and highly educational, not to mention addictive.

I just wanted to weigh in on the PSP/PS matter. I too use PSP 7, and like you have been using it since v. 3. I've been using it so long, it's like second nature to me. About 2 years ago I got PS, which languished intimidatingly on my machine for the better part of a year before I really gave it a try. Last year I started (gingerly) doing a few things in PS, and while I found the quality of the results much better than the same image worked in PSP, I still have not devoted the time to it that I need to. It's hard to teach my brain new ways of doing things that I can do with my eyes closed in PSP. However, I landed in RP and found a place to learn and am now trying lots of new things (in both, but more and more in PS).

As for retouching/restoring images, I agree with Al, PSP is very good and most things you can do in PS you can do in it with a few adjustments. I recommend two books which you can probably get in Australia or at Amazon. One is "Photoshop Restoration and Retouching" by Katrin Eismann and the other is " Photoshop 6 Photo-Retouching Secrets" by Scott Kelby. Lots of step by step help on common and not-so-common problems.

Nice to meet you and Welcome!
Chris

Originally posted by Jade
I feel lonely.....! Where are all the PSPro users in here? Or do I have to rush out and buy a dozen Lottery tickets hoping to win enough to purchase the latest version of PhotoShop. Just think, my young neighbour has it...and doesn't use it. Oh dear...I feel quite ill. Just joshing...she used it ONCE.

Cheers



:bawling:

Awww...quit that bawling, cobber...you know that you have got another PSP'er here now...namely Moi. :) I am so glad you pointed me in the direction of this great group of talented people.

As for PSP 8....this version is available in Australia for anyone who was registered with the version 7 at a discounted price...wahooo $119 aussie dollars....which is about a hundred bucks less than my dear hubby paid for 7 for my birthday two years ago. Enclosed is the reply that I received from comm-unique-sales here in Oz....so you must be able to get this offer in other countries outside the US. Got to to get tea now....toodle ooh.

Oh...btw.....Hi to everyone...I'm new here.

cheers
Opal



'Good morning


We are currently offering the upgrade to Paint Shop Pro 8 for just $119 all inclusive
(rrp of the upgrade is $149 + $11 freight and handling - both prices GST inclusive)
This will be a full boxed product.

You may avail yourself of this offer via telephone - 02 9622 5624.

We expect Paint Shop Pro 8 to be available in Australia towards the latter part of this month.

We appreciate your continued interest in Paint Shop Pro. Thank you!

Have a great weekend

Kind regards

Roger

:)

Hi Ya thought I would pop in late on this - hope no-one minds :)

If your windows OEM came with a computer and it was ealier than XP then the OEM retailer would have registered the original version of the OEM and they would of paid a certain amount for each copy of the OEM that they created!!!!! Sorry does that make sense - my brain is scrabbled after reading it back......

This does not make OEM software or hardware illegal but it is just a different way of buying soft/hardware - this system is often cheaper

This is what I understand about OEM - if there is anything wrong please correct as I am not totally up on this - Hope this helps

Clare

OEM Harddrives come without the main box and leads - just hard drive and foam - I have always taken the software to be the same situation!

Hi Clare,

Thank you very much for the information which is never too late and always welcome ...

....incredible .... but I think I understood perfectly what you wrote about the registration of windows OEM version ... (and yes, I was talking about win 95 and 98 .... ages before XP) .... and I also always thought along your line of thoughts about this matter .... but I'm far from being an expert on the field .... :wavey:

Thanks Opal....already been in touch again with the powers that be in Sydney. I forgot to mention to you that after my first enquiry.... they told me that the price of $119 was only given to those who attended a "Photo Imaging Show" in Melbourne. Did you enjoy the show? :D

Perhaps it was also just a "temporary" offer timewise. Anyway....I am applying a wee bit pressure today so wish me luck.

Slainte
Jade

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jade
[B] I forgot to mention to you that after my first enquiry.... they told me that the price of $119 was only given to those who attended a "Photo Imaging Show" in Melbourne. Did you enjoy the show? :D

Perhaps it was also just a "temporary" offer timewise. Anyway....I am applying a wee bit pressure today so wish me luck.


I think that you need to email or phone them again, Jade, as I haven't heard anything like that, nor was it mentioned in the reply email from Roger at Comm-unique.com.au... which I forwarded on to you....I think someone is either pulling your leg a wee bit or the offer is now finished....I'm hoping the latter is not true as no deadline was mentioned in the said email. I have just been to their site to see if I could find the offer, but could see no sign of it. This was the page that originally was on. Keeping my fingers crossed that the pressure works....and I've just emailed Roger to find out what is going on...wish me luck too. *g*


http://www.comm-unique.com.au/html/psp8.html


cheers,
Opal

Originally posted by Jade
I forgot to mention to you that after my first enquiry.... they told me that the price of $119 was only given to those who attended a "Photo Imaging Show" in Melbourne. Did you enjoy the show? :D

Perhaps it was also just a "temporary" offer timewise. Anyway....I am applying a wee bit pressure today so wish me luck.

Slainte
Jade

I think that you need to email or phone them again, Jade, as I haven't heard anything like that, nor was it mentioned in the reply email from Roger at Comm-unique.com.au... which I forwarded on to you....I think someone is either pulling your leg a wee bit or the offer is now finished....I'm hoping the latter is not true as no deadline was mentioned in the said email. I have just been to their site to see if I could find the offer, but could see no sign of it. This was the page that originally was on. Keeping my fingers crossed that the pressure works....and I've just emailed Roger to find out what is going on...wish me luck too. *g*


http://www.comm-unique.com.au/html/psp8.html


cheers,
Opal