Digital BW, The Print

Don, Thanks for you insightful comments.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Don M 
<don@m...> wrote:
> randy_rancier2004 wrote:
> >
> >
> >Also, if you know, please explain the difference between Picture
> >Window and Picture Window Pro; they don't explain on their 
website.
> >
> > 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