<x-charset Windows-1252>It was another characteristic Jerry Olsen statement. Only this time he has gone one better by stating the OBVIOUS but as usual in the extreme. It is obvious that the usefulness of an image editing program is limited by not having layers and it is extreme to dismiss it completely because it lacks such a feature. I am not even sure if Jerry is actually familiar with the software that he has dismissed out of hand. The software in question was put out several years ago (around the time of Photoshop 4 or 5) by Binuscan as, I believe, an all in one scanner/image editing program for professional photographers. I believe that it was in addition to the the Binuscan PerfectPlus (which was the original Binuscan product that was bundled with some scanners such as Umax) and Binuscan ColorPro program (which was the newer more advanced program aimed at pre-press service bureaus who worked in CYMK that was bundled with some scanners as an extra cost option) and was aimed at providing retouching capabilities for standard photographic retouching and not for furnishing either restoration functions or artistic image enhancement and editing features which might require layers. My understanding was that it allowed for color correction, cloning, spot and dust removal, scratch removal, cropping, brightness and contrast control, as well as sizing and resampling. It was not intended to permit users to add such things as multiple composite images, frames, textures, etc. or to draw or paint in new objects as is the case for Photoshop. -----Original Message----- From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com [mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of William Cobb Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 11:35 PM To: epson-inkjet@leben.com Subject: RE: PhotoRetouch Pro Software Once upon a time PhotoShop was devoid of 'layers'. -----Original Message----- From: owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com [mailto:owner-epson-inkjet@leben.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Olson Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 8:10 PM To: epson-inkjet@leben.com Subject: Re: PhotoRetouch Pro Software But without layers, it can't be too useful. Jerry - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions. </x-charset>