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Why is Photoshop so expensive and is there a big difference between the various ones on the market?
I know that when I was in Staples at one point they had a version of Photoshop for over $400, and today I got an email from Costco for Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and Adobe Premiere Elements 8 for Windows for $139.99 for both including shipping then it comes with a $20 instant rebate when you check out plus an additional $30 mail-in rebate for a grand total of $89.99 after all the rebates. I am just wondering if Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 is the Photoshop that I always hear everyone talk about using for cropping pictures, doing different things with pictures, etc. And what is Premiere 8? Do you use both together? I know absolutely nothing about this software but I know my daughter has been asking for Photoshop to do different things with her photos.
Thanks so much for your answers!
No, Elements is a stripped down version of the full version which is called Photoshop CS4. This program usually sells for around $600. But when you compare it to the full versions of other professional software, it really isn't all that expensive. ARC GIS (a graphical mapping program) costs about $1500 for the base program. After you purchase all of the plug ins it can cost upwards of $4000. Auto CAD costs about the same or more.
These are professional, high end programs. They are expensive. But there are a couple of open source graphics editors that are free. GIMP is one of them. It is very close to Photoshop in functionality. It can be downloaded from: http://www.gimp.org Give it a try, I think you'll like it. But do be advised, all of these programs have a pretty steep learning curve.
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