I'm giving up on Photoshop for the time being. I don't like how it handles RAW files and it's far too complicated for what I need. I'm also giving up on the lossy ACDSee too though, so I've downloaded GIMP and I'm hoping it saves at the highest jpeg quality.

However, I've heard about this Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006, which can use RAW, and I was wondering if it's any good. Anybody here use it? I'm trying to download it now, but it looks like I'll have to go and buy it.

I understand that this thread does not have mass appeal, but at least if it falls flat it'll not be because it's inherently crap in content, but rather in the decision to post it in the first place.

Behold, the worst thread in the history of the org!

Never mind. It took me about a minute longer than it takes to start a thread to realise this should have been posted on a photography site.

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Talking to yourself again, son?

Listen to that other voice in your head, the one which says: LOG OUT, and do something outside

i have this program. but, i haven't used it very much so i can't really give any advice

oh now this is sad.

Imago said:

hey! i DID use it to create a photo-shopped image of me catching the loch ness monster in order to impress a boy but that joke fell quite flat. still and all, i wouldjn't say it was 'sad'

XxAxX said:

Your posts are almost as embarrassing as CarrieMPL's.

Imago said:

Isn't it!

I tried Gimp and don't like it. Can't they just have one window? All that shit being all over the place is distracting and unintuitive.

Fauxie said:

Office 2000 had image manipulating program bundled in it that was alot like photoshop. I can see them reintroducing something like that.

I liked it. Thought it was great, but Photoshop was just easier to use.

Imago said:

I'll tell you what's embarassing. The fact that you can never spell my user name right, ever ever EVER.

CarrieMpls said:

Imago said:

I'm thinking this Microsoft one will be worse than Photoshop, offer less options and have a very limited cloning tool. So long as it deals with RAW, has levels, colour and I can clone out tiny imperfections I'll be happy. Gimp is a good program, very competitive with Photoshop if you consider it's free (and yes, I do remember it was you who recommended to me a long time ago), but it gives me a headache. I wish I could strip it down to what I need.

Fauxie said:

I wish I could strip you down for my needs too.


But we can't always get what we want Princess.

Imago said:

Or can we?
























No, we can't.

Fauxie said:

Imago said:

Is that toothpaste?

Fauxie said:

It could end up on your teeth eventually.

Imago said:

Dude, I'm British so that wasn't even an innuendo.

Imago said:

well. looks like somebody woke up on the cranky side of the bed this morning

This thread

Imago said:

it's like you've got this uncanny bad-thread-resurrecting ability.

evenstar3 said:

Since this is now a hot topic again, you may be interested to know that I downloaded this software and it's like a simplified looking photoshop. Ultimately, though, it's just not quite as good. I'm sticking with ACDSee Pro, PS SC2 and Neat Image.

evenstar3 said:

I'm sorry.

I can't help trolling Fauxie's threads. You never know when he's going to post pictures of himself.

Imago said:

Never again.

Fauxie said:

not even with my loving you just as you are??

evenstar3 said:

I don't mean 'never' never. I just mean I won't sleep with Imago and want to crush him.

Fauxie said:

nonsense

Fauxie said:

why merely crush him?

evenstar3 said:

Do they make little tiny ones for Asians?