Koray wrote:

I still couldnt figure out what neon glow is for

Thank you.. I'd never tried neon glow before:

Annique Delphine wrote:
there's a place for each and everyone of you

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea … 0326706063

lol, nice find.

Hugh  Jorgen wrote:
Ive been usin Photoshop since it was called Adulus photostyler..

You may have used PhotoStyler before Photoshop, but they're not the same product. (ULead's PhotoImpact was the descendent of PhotoStyler, once Adobe discontinued PhotoStyler [and paid big bucks for the privilege of doing so, no less!] back to ULead.)

In August 1994, Smart Computing Magazine wrote:
If you are looking for a top -of-the-line program with color enhancement, paint and draw features, and professional pre-press features, you will want to look at Adobe Photoshop. It's been one of the biggest players in the image-editing market for those users who want to create their own artwork, retouch photos, or produce color separations.

The new 2.5 Microsoft Windows version is based on the popular Macintosh version. In fact, the two versions are so close that users can switch back and forth between the two environments without a lot of hassle.
[....]
Aldus Corp.'s Aldus PhotoStyler 2.0 is another top-of-the-line program, for $795, that may give the mighty Photoshop a run for its money. Like Photoshop, PhotoStyler can be used to create original artwork, retouch and edit photographs and other images, and generate color separations.

I keep hearing the claim that Photoshop was based on Photostyler, but haven't figured out how the rumor got started.

Oh, yeah; I'm Kevin, and I use Photoshop.

Rainbow Fright wrote:
I heart Paint Shop Pro :-\

I use that, too. Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. I'm what they call 'cross addicted'.

W.G. Rowland wrote:

Thank you.. I'd never tried neon glow before:

bugger !
mine never look like that...

can one be a User Who uses .. badly?
LIKE, MISSING THE VEIN WITH THE NEEDLE??

Kaleidoscope Eyes wrote:
*hangs head in shame*

I've been using for 18 years now.  Yes, I started when I was 8.  At first I just dabbled in it, but then I started getting in with long-time users.  Pretty soon people were asking me to use it for them.  Then, I started getting paid to use it, and from there it was all downhill.  My partner is an even heavier user than I am.  I also started using other programs, like painter and illustrator and flash and indesign...It truly is a gateway program.

Now, every time a photographer sends me a photo that has had some generic effect/filter applied to it, I cringe inside and try not to go homocidal on them.  Nothing like a little invert and glowing edges to make a shitty photo become art, huh?  *shudders*

*sits down*

18 years.. Wow..  I'd love to see your work (even though I'm afraid you just slammed mine..) 

Kevin Connery wrote:
I keep hearing the claim that Photoshop was based on Photostyler, but haven't figured out how the rumor got started.

Oh, yeah; I'm Kevin, and I use Photoshop.

For those who care, there's a pretty good discussion of the history of Photoshop in Biedny, Monroy and Moody's Photoshop Channel Chops.  Somehow, a few years ago, I bought a copy at B&N for a few bucks.  I stuck it away in a box because I wasn't quite ready for it.  Now that I'm a 'Shop addict, I'm glad to have re-discovered it.  (A couple weekends ago, we were cleaning the garage and throwing away boxes and boxes of old computer books, including a lot on Photoshop.  I found this in the box.  Having been tipped off by Bob Randall that it's now worth a small fortune ($169 on Amazon), and having much more familiarity with Photoshop now that I live in it -- did I really say that? -- I decided to give it a read.) 

Anyway, it's my recollection that the book indicates that it was always called Photoshop, from Day One.  It just hasn't always been owned by Adobe. 

-- rick

So Shoot Me! wrote:
For those who care, there's a pretty good discussion of the history of Photoshop in Biedny, Monroy and Moody's Photoshop Channel Chops. Somehow, a few years ago, I bought a copy at B&N for a few bucks.  I stuck it away in a box because I wasn't quite ready for it.  Now that I'm a 'Shop addict, I'm glad to have re-discovered it.

As you say, that book is now a collector's item--strange.

It's still the best book on channels, even though it was written for version 4. Scott Kelby's new Channels book isn't bad, but Channel Chops is much better--if you can find a copy.

There's a couple of online histories of Photoshop as well: 10 year anniversary, From Darkroom to Desktop and a brief overview of the beginnings from Photoshopnews.com. Wikipedia has a surprisingly decent overview of the history as well.

So Shoot Me! wrote:
Anyway, it's my recollection that the book indicates that it was always called Photoshop, from Day One.  It just hasn't always been owned by Adobe.

My copy of 1.04 was from Adobe, and was named Photoshop. (I wish I still had that floppy!)

W.G. Rowland wrote:
18 years.. Wow..  I'd love to see your work (even though I'm afraid you just slammed mine..) 

Haha, I said I'd been using it that long, but not that I was any good at it, or in any way some type of artist.  LOL.  Besides, I'm in no way, shape or form a photographer, so I have to limit myself to modifying either the crappy pics I take with my crappy cheap digital camera, or others work.    But I did do a bunch of simple editing on friends (non-professionally shot) photos to get rid acne and other things like that.  And did graphic design for a living for a while.  meh.  Other than that I just mess around with stuff.

I'll never claim to be GOOD at using photoshop because I live with someone who is far better at it than I am.  I'm proficient, but that's all I'll claim. ;P

And no, I didn't just slam yours, silly.  I have yet to have the pleasure of working with you, and somehow I seriously doubt you'd send me anything that had a couple of cheesy filters slapped on to it and try to pretend it's more artistic that way.  I was speaking of a couple of recent shoots where I got back stuff like that.  I was appalled, to say the least. 

However, I assume should I ever get lucky enough to work with you, you'll send me at least ONE picture that has every photoshop filter imaginable applied to it (preferably one with the bear), just to watch my eyes bulge.