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I've got a copy of Photostyler (it came free with my Microtek scanner) and it is becoming an important tool for my studio. Since it runs under MS Windows, the answer to your question regarding your graphics board really gets down to whether you have a Windows driver for your board. There are a dozen or so zoom levels, and a couple ways of panning around the image, all pretty consistent with the Windows environment. My copy still has the U-Lead name on it (U-Lead made a marketing deal with Aldus) and has SEVERAL bugs in it: GIF files larger than 640×480 won't save properly, .TGA file format gives errors, etc. I've managed to work around these bugs and hope that the latest release from Aldus has corrected them. Paul Unterweiser, Unterweiser Studio-Animation

Jeff, Aldus Photostyler is certainly a hit, even with the usual Mac Photoshop users. I suggest a Wacom tablet, since the pressure-sensitive stylus is supported. There are a number of interface changes now that Aldus is marketing the product (developed by U-Lead systems, and originally bundled with other products, such as the Microtek scanners). It handles high-res TGA files just fine (need to be uncompressed), and I'm running in 24-bit accelerated mode on the Truevision 1024-32. There were problems with the U-Lead version. Note: you probably want to create your images at a 1:1 aspect ratio. If you use the Windows driver for the Targa+, you can run directly on that. Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates