Re: The ruckus raised by Quinn (was RE: Critique - ImOnline2.com!)

ok but at the end of the day its just tools we're
talking about.

When you get past the knowledge you need to produce
the graphics it gets down to your talent as to whether
they're any good. I defy you to say that a graphic
produced in Photoshop is "better" than one produced in
PaintShop Pro - maybe it was done faster, more easily
but "better" - I think not.

I haven't used PSP for about 3 years but I know the
package vaguely well I'm pretty sure I could produce
just as good images in it if I could be bothered to
take longer over it.

It just seems like there's far too much elitism here -
"my toys are better than your toys so I'm better than
you" - I don't like that attitude. That's the
arrogance I'm talking about.

Pray tell by the way - what's the difference between
an amateur/hobbyist and a professional? I thought it
was just one got paid more than the other. And you
admit yourself that the industry doesn't know what is
good in web design and what isn't. Makes you think...
(BTW I write sites for a living ;) )

Re compression tools I've used Debabelizer (best
other, seem to remember it got round a few palette
issues I've had with everything else),Image Ready -
ok, Fireworks (piece of ****) and other little progs I
can't remember including ULead  - but not that much.
Still prefer photoshop and GIF Animator. I have PS 5.0
but I've always worked with Photoshop the same way
with compression - you know how many colours you're
going to need for an image and you can alter them
individually to get the effect you want so I'm happy
with that! 

phew!

Andy Dunbar
(why I'm defending PaintShopPro I have no idea!!;) )


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