Thanks for the input guys. Zacko - Since I'm pretty new to using Photoshop, to problem with the custom palettes won't be much of an issue for me know, but thanks for the heads up when I start using them. gwfa - I love your Nina images. It's hard to tell that you had to de-noise the image. I may have some other questions for you about how you shoot. As you can tell by my most recent galley postings, I'm starting to do some similiar type photography. girsempa - Thanks for the link and the reviews were an interesting read. TwoPynts - Thanks. Good to know that Neat Image has not caused problems on the Mac. Still is going to be a hard decision.