Re: [APML] APML New software

[astropix@att.net]

 Hey George...

     It's been over 70* F and sunny to partly cloudly here in Atl. GA the past 
couple... how is the weather in 'The Great White North' treatin' ya these days?

     Despite their ad claims, they're not the first to support 16 bits in all 
operations... the latest version of Picture Window Pro, 3.1h has been doing 
this for more than a year. Granted, PW Pro doesn't have 'Layers' dialog, but 
using the 'Masks' and 'Composite' together can do similar tasks. The 
actual 'Masks' themselves are generated in 8 bits, but since they're B&W I 
don't think it matters... the color stays 16 bits through out. In fact, I found 
that by re-sizing to web friendly dimensions in 48 bits, then converting to 24 
bits for JPEG file storage gives a little better results than converting to 24 
bits at an earlier stage... I now stay in 48 bit mode till I'm completely 
finished.

     The PictureMan app seems comprehensive and elaborate, with more functions 
than PW Pro... and 48 bit support that Photoshop 7 doesn't offer. Let us know 
if you do the trial version.

 Best...

 Geoff Powers

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