cs3 alternative ? better cs or photoshop7?

Hi
my girlfriend would like to buy a software to edit her photos
she said to me that cs3 is to much expensive(right?) and she doesn't like lightroom

ok
i did suggest her to buy cs or photoshop7 they are great and i think cheap (how don't know how do cs or 6 cost?)

can u give me a hand?
what could i suggest to her?

thanks

How about the latest version of photoshop elements? I went to a seminar recently, the instructor recommended Corel Paint Show Pro, it's way cheaper than Photoshop and does pretty much the same thing.

tim wrote in post #3542870
How about the latest version of photoshop elements? I went to a seminar recently, the instructor recommended Corel Paint Show Pro, it's way cheaper than Photoshop and does pretty much the same thing.

did u use Corel Paint Show Pro is fast like photoshop?

do u use it?

Get CS3 by all means. CS3 now lets you process jpeg images in the raw module, you\'ll love it.

LightUser wrote in post #3543479
Get CS3 by all means. CS3 now lets you process jpeg images in the raw module, you\'ll love it.

she has not so much money

get cs3 academic.

Billginthekeys wrote in post #3543695
get cs3 academic.

umm

never heard about it

mantra wrote in post #3543257
did u use Corel Paint Show Pro is fast like photoshop?

do u use it?

I've never used it, but i'm told it's good. Download the trial version and try it out for yourself Let us know how it is too

If you are a student, teacher or parent of a student () you can get CS3 Extended for $290 here or for $380 bundled with Lightroom.

I'm not sure though if you have to be in the US to qualify.

A friend of mine uses Paint Shop Pro with great success, I've never tried it myself.

I'd look at one of these two...either one should be more than capable enough.
Photoshop Elements 5 - ~$100
Corel Paint Shop Pro XI ~$70

dazzlebea wrote in post #3545319
If you are a student, teacher or parent of a student () you can get CS3 Extended for $290 here or for $380 bundled with Lightroom.

I'm not sure though if you have to be in the US to qualify.

A friend of mine uses Paint Shop Pro with great success, I've never tried it myself.

yeah we are both university students, but we live in europe

Have a look at Gimp. It is a photoshop look-a-like and is free. I tried it a year or so ago and it worked just fine.

Photoshop Elements 5 is great. I use it for my RAW post-production. The academic version is the same as the non-academic at a lesser price.

mantra wrote in post #3546664
yeah we are both university students, but we live in europe

go see if your university bookstore can sell or order you a copy.

I'm very pleased with Photoshop Elements 5. It has a very good tool set which covers most of the basic photo editing needs. Obviously CS3 is much more powerful but then it is nearly 10 times the price.
Also, if you are shooting RAW it is ideal as the 5.02 update includes a version of ARC 4.1.