RE: [APML] Picture Window Pro vs. PhotoShop

["Jon Kolb" <jkolb@datawest.net>]

Hello again, Alen

> Is there anything PhotoShop can do for processing astrophotos 
> that Picture Window Pro cannot? How about vice versa? Picture 
> Window is a relative bargain compared to PhotoShop, yet most 
> astrophotographers appear to use the latter. 

I personally think that PW Pro is all you need (Registar helps a lot,
too), but I've never used PS, so I'm not exactly a good comparison
reference.  I think a lot of folks use PS because it was out there first
and has a lot of inertia.  My understanding is that PS cannot do all of
the operations an astrophotographer might want in 16-bit mode, but that
my have been addressed in the most recent release.  PW Pro can work
entirely in 16-bit mode if desired.

It would be nice if somebody like Jerry would do a comprehensive
comparison of the two packages for us in his spare time <g>.
 
> Also, is the Praxisoft WiziWYG "bundle" that you can purchase 
> with Picture Window Pro useful for astrophotos? It allows you 
> to make color prints that closely match what you see on the 
> monitor, but being that colors in most astrophotos aren't 
> really absolute or necessarily accurate anyway, I have to wonder. 

I don't recall getting this with my copy (it's been a couple of years),
but it sounds like it's worth trying.  Believe me, it would be great to
have an automated way to match the print to the monitor image.

Sincerely,
Jon Kolb
Adventures in Astrophotography
http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
jkolb@datawest.net




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