Oh, hello. Well, you're right, it's been a while since we had a talk, back in March I think. Well, I used PSP 7 a lot, about one year. I used PSP becasue the earlier versions of Photoshop were a bit, hmmmm, well, how should I say, the interface wasn't that great, to me. But when I got PS7 I gave it a try and I learned to love it. I tried PSP 8, have only the trial version, but it can do everything. I didn't use it that much becasue I worked more with PS7, I had the plugins for it and I didn't want to work with PSP8. So I can't say what's better, PS7 or PSP8. Now I use PS CS, I borrowed it, well I can say that I got it, becaues it's all the time at my place, the software. I just took the CD's becasue I don't like to read the booklets included. I want to learn the program by myself, but this way I screw up things very often.
PS7 or PS CS, well, PS CS is the same like PS7, but has some additional features. The interface is the same. Tehre is a small advantage for PS7, it can handle a lot more plugins than PS CS. I can't use about 50% of the plugins I used with PS7. The plugins are not for the CS version. My opinion, hmmmm, to PSP8 Ican't say that much, didn't for a time I could give an opinion. for the Adobe products, well, I can only say, if you get some from somebody that try it. I thin kboth are the same, the only difference is the interface, and the names of some effects, . . . Oh, yes the "reading the box" thing. Yup it says PSP, but PSP7 and not PSP8. But this doesn't matter, becasue they're both the same. Aynway, If you get both, try them. I'ts only a matter of tast, I think.
Well, thanks for the kind words about my latest works. I would like to see more color, too, but if I try to do something with more color I mess up everything, so I stay at the minimal color style.
How I'm doing, fine, somehow. I have my ups and dows, now at time I'm more down than up, but will go away, one day . . . .