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Summary: Adobe Publishing Collection---The Ultimate Solution
Review: Over the last several years I have had experience with Corel Draw, Photo Paint, & Ventura. I have also slugged it out with Paint Shop Pro 3.x,4.x,5.x &7.x, and Photoshop LE.I tried the rest, but was driven to the best. The Adobe Publishing Collection does it all. Photoshop is the standard. Paint Shop Pro is a marvel for the Price, but Photoshop's interface is the clear winner if you are working with large numbers of images. So, too, the filters run immesurably faster in Photo Shop. On my machine, the Salt & Pepper filter in Paint Shop Pro takes 4,5,6 minuets in a large file (28 meg). In Photoshop (even LE), the filter runs in less than a minute. Then there is PageMaker. This is the only way to do lay out. Working in layers, it is even possible to print your file as "text only" for proofing. Linked images work flawlessly. The commands and tools are simple and intuitive. Ventura is a nightmare by comparison....don't try it one without a manual. PageMaker also writes clean HTML and PDF files that may be all you need. Still, Acrobat works tightly with MS-Word, Excel, etc. It even installs itself on the Word toolbar, ready to dump your Word Doc into a PDF file. I write my own HTML, converting lots of long doccuments. Often, an Acrobat file is just as efficient, preserves layout, and gives ultimate control. I have the feeling I might be writting less and less HTML code. Illustrator? I have limited experience here, but am told my someone I trust that its capabilities are at least as great as Draw, and Draw is good.....this one, I am told, may be too close to call, but we are talking a "collection" here, with four great programs made greater by their collective strength. Finally, the Publishing Collection is the real deal from Adobe. $600.00 for PhotoShop, $500.00 for PageMaker, $250.00 for Acrobat, $400.00 for Illustrator. Or-----buy the Publishing Collection and get them all for $999.00 or there abouts. The collection is the only way to fly! If you are into digital photography, web publishing & print, or combinations of all of the above, it is a superb, cost efficient way to go.
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