I had PS7 for a few years, and recently made the plunge into PS/CS. I've also used PSP back in the 90's.

For ease of use I prefer PSP. However, when I dealt with a Print Shop PSP always drove them nuts!

Industry Standard is the reason I chose PS over PSP.

What I dislike about PS is it's difficulty in learning to use it. For people like me, it requires that others are willing to impart their years of experience to show you it's functionality, or taking classes in how to use it. There is no learning curve to PS. It's a stiff upward battle to learn without assistance.

For many issues, the manual will tell you to go to the help section in the program, which takes you to the Adobe Site to cruse through FAQ's that never seem to answer your question due to the developers assumption that you understand their language, and all the terms they have developed. Or, you can pay extortion to some character on the web they send you to for a regular fee. Not to mention, you can't use the on-line site without installing Java! (Happened to me yesterday).

If it were me, I would stick to PSP if you do not intend to do allot of professional print work. If you are going to do professional print work, like me, you're going to have to bite the bullet!

Yank My Doodle, It's a Dandy!