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Margaret- The header on this message thread was created by another forum member looking for Amiga hardware and software to use in place of MAC's for work on images 1200×1200. I responded to one of the answers he received and the thread has taken on a new life from there. As far as PhotoShop goes we probably use very few of it's functions but the ones we do use are simple to use and fast in real time. These include spotting , gamma correction, cropping, sizing, color correction etc. We use a Nikon scanner for 35mm, and Epson for negatives from 4×5 to 8×10. What we don't use are any of the artistic filters and so I have no idea if the Amiga software is stronger in that arena or not – I just don't have a need for that. As a matter of fact I am put off by most of the advertising for Amiga image processing software because that is what they emphasize, their ability to distort an image. As you note each photo we digitize is unique but we do the same things to them. First spot, then gamma correct if needed, color correct if needed then crop or resize and that is it. All of it is dependant upon a photographer making the decisions. PhotoShop does all of this in real time and quite fast – at least as fast as I want to work. My whole purpose here is to find an Amiga hardware/software combination that will do the same for less $ so I can convince those who make the $ decisions that Amigas should be used on the net also. In all honesty I can say I haven't yet seen any Amiga software that does this nor have I heard from others who are doing the same type of work saying they can do this on the Amiga. I have heard from the developers who say their software is better than PhotoShop but at this point I believe their point of view is a bit skewed. I am aware that you are an artist who uses the Amiga and its software with great results and am pleased that it works so well for you. There is some new Amiga software now hitting the market that I hope will bring the Amiga into the Electronic Darkroom arena. The big problem now is the money it costs to