RE: [APML] At last - Full 16 bit operations in PhotoShop

[Kirk Carbo <kcarbo@lobosservices.com>]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jerry Lodriguss [mailto:jerry@astropix.com]
>Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 11:48 AM
>To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography
>Subject: Re: [APML] At last - Full 16 bit operations in PhotoShop
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>>What exactly is product activation stuff? Things like having to own a 
>>physical disc of PS 7? Wanting to know too much information about you?
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>It is an attempt to prevent illegal copying of software. The 
>problem is 
>that there have been nightmare stories about legally bought 
>programs that 
>have stopped working because of simple things like defragging 
>a hard drive. 
>It's one of the reasons I have not switched from Windows 2000 to XP.
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>It's also one of the reasons why I don't recommend RegiStar 
>anymore either, 
>which uses a similar scheme. 
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>Jerry
>
>Photoshop for Astrophotographers - http://www.astropix.com/PFA/PFA.HTM
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Jerry,

  I haven't purchased any stacking software yet.  Is there another program
that works as well as RegiStar that doesn't 
have the problems caused by product activation protections?  I work with
35mm and medium format scans, so the software 
must be capable of handling large file sizes.

Kirk Carbo

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