Digital BW, The Print

Doug,

If you are looking for a cheaper alternative to PS 6.0, you might check out 
Picture Window, a photo editing program created by Jonathan Sachs, the 
developer of Lotus 1-2-3.  At the request of some users (including me) he 
has enabled the latest version (3.1d) to support the Photoshop ACV curves 
necessary to use MIS VM quadtones.  I've been using it successfully with 
Paul Rourke's curves.  The basic version of the program goes for under $50, 
and the "Pro" version (which supports 16-bit per channel editing and color 
management) goes for under $100.  It is an extremely capable and powerful 
program designed specifically for photo editing (i.e., it doesn't have 
Photoshop's graphics tools).  From what I can tell, it's far superior to 
the stripped-down Photoshop versions.  You can check it out at www.dl-c.com 
and can  download a 30-day trial version.

Chris Patti

  At 08:16 PM 11/14/01 +0000, you wrote:
> > - Can I use the MIS workflows with Photoshop Elements?  Do I really
> > need Photoshop 6.0 instead?
>
>Doug,
>
>You cannot apply adjustment curves in PS Elements so you would not be
>able to use the MIS VM curves. PS LE might work but I don't have a
>copy installed to tell you for sure. Remember you will want and need
>the full version of PS at some point so don't spend much on these
>stripped down versions.