Graphic Converter vs Photoshop
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From: Robert Peirce on 3 Apr 2010 17:10 In article <bob-F32950.15455001042010(a)5ad64b5e.bb.sky.com>, Robert Peirce <bob(a)peirce-family.com> wrote: > In article <bob-58009D.21225131032010(a)5ad64b5e.bb.sky.com>, > Robert Peirce <bob(a)peirce-family.com> wrote: > > > I had a situation where I needed one or the other. Ken Rockwell showed > > a way to add your address to the wallpaper on an iPod Touch that I > > thought was pretty cool. I was able to get the image on my MBP, but > > then I had to figure out what to do next. He used PS, which I don't > > have. > > > > PDFpen allowed me to write on the image and save it as a PDF. GC would > > have allowed me to convert that to a jpg or tif, but I didn't have GC > > either. Grab allowed me to grab the part I needed and save it as a > > tiff. I imported that into iPhoto, synced and turned the image into > > wallpaper. > > I found out I could also open the file in Preview and save it as a tif > from there. That is even easier. I meant jpg. Sorry, but Preview, at least in 10.6, can do both.
From: Mike Rosenberg on 5 Apr 2010 09:26 John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > I am wondering if the current GC will do the job for me. You've wondered this several times. Here's a radical idea - TRY IT. -- My latest dance performance <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_9pudbFisE> Mac and geek T-shirts & gifts <http://designsbymike.net/shop/mac.cgi> Prius shirts/bumper stickers <http://designsbymike.net/shop/prius.cgi>
From: Walter Bushell on 10 Apr 2010 16:33
In article <hp3fc3$4sk$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Phillip Jones <pjones1(a)kimbanet.com> wrote: > nospam wrote: > > In article<hp2nm4$7e5$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Phillip Jones > > <pjones1(a)kimbanet.com> wrote: > > > >> GC will allow you to try out for 30 days. > > > > so will photoshop. > Ahh Yes but GC is less than 70 dollars while Photoshop is about 5-6 > times that much. 34.95 half the price and the support is great. You get support *directly* from the programmer. How cool is that? And with Photoshop it's not the initial cost, it's the upkeep. That said if you are semi pro in photo editing, photoshop is a *must*. > > If I was Professional Photographer I would have no choice but Photoshop. > But when the most I do is scan old photos to put in a Family Tree > website I have. Does as much as I need. I use to be a Deneba Canvas user > but when it went to almost the same price as Photoshop I never upgraded > when I made the switch to OSX. -- A computer without Microsoft is like a chocolate cake without mustard. |