Is this worth buying?

[sparkythecat]

I've got a 6year old copy of Adobe Photoshop 5.0 Limited Edition which came free with my camera of the time. Now I've got a new camera, I'm thinking of upgrading to something with a bit more functionality.

Is this worth buying, or should I look for something else?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-ADOBE-PHOTO

[GetCarter]

no.

If you find PS 5 doesn't give you all you need, upgrade to the latest PS. Avoid elemets. It's less than you already have - in fact it just has ... um... elements.

E bay has loads of CS1 and 2 - that's the prog to get.

Steve

Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 2nd November 19:37

[sparkythecat]

Steve, mine isn't the full version PS 5, it's a 'limited edition' ie it doesn't have all the tools and features of the full version.
I thought elements might have a bit more.
Thanks for the advice. I'll ask santa for the full version

[te51cle]

The latest version, Elements 5, now has curves in it which brings it into line with what LE had 7 years ago ! I started with Photoshop 5 LE and found that going to full Photoshop was a logical step up, wheras having looked at Elements I found it a step sideways. The Elements interface is noticeably different and I found it a bit awkward haveing to re-learn where everything was. I'd recommend going to CS2, if you enrol in a night class at your local college you'll probably qualify for a student discount on software which is well worth it !