Digital BW, The Print

randy_rancier2004 wrote:
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>Also, if you know, please explain the difference between Picture
>Window and Picture Window Pro; they don't explain on their website.
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> From what I have read and have heard from some is that it sounds
>like a good program that can be a lot simplier than the full blown
>version of PhotoShop, but with a lot of control that you lose in
>Photoshop Elements.

I'm only partly qualified per your (quite reasonable) standards.
:)

I am not skilled at PS, but I have it.  I have PW Pro.   From my limited 
experience with PS, PWP seems to be more direct than PS in terms of what it 
takes to accomplish a given task.  Presumably that's because it is 
specifically geared to photo editing, and is not an all-around graphics 
program like PS.

PWP does not use layers.  I forget the philosophy behind that.  Basically, 
each change you make is on a separate working file, so you are always 
working on a new "layer".  Although, I know enough PS to know that layers 
bring more to the table than just that.

The Pro version includes color management.  It also works with 16 bit BW, 
48 bit color.  Maybe the plain version does too, I'm not sure on that one.

Basically, it is what you surmised.
Take a look at Norman Koren's website:  www.normankoren.com  He goes into a 
lot of detail on PWP.

Also, if you post on the PWP support forum, ask any questions you 
want.  The author of the program is not afraid of saying what PWP can or 
cannot do and why or why not.

-Don M