> Quote - Just out of curiosity, what are (some of) the things PSP 8.1 can't do that 7.04 can? I prefer using PSP8.1 myself, and use Photoshop CS at work.

Well, it's not so much "can't do", it's really a matter of not being able to achieve the same effect in v8.1 due to changes in the method of doing some things. A good example is "masks".

In PSP v7.04 application of a mask was a no brainer.  Create a new layer, apply the mask, flood fill, delete the mask.   With PSP v8.1 came changes in how you apply a mask, and because of that I've noticed that some of my favourite effects done with masks cannot be achieved in PSP v8.1 and above because of the way masks are applied.  I can get "similar" or "close", but the effect itself is not the same.

There are others, but the mask is the most prominent change.

You can see what I mean in the above example.  It's the exact same effect applied in both versions. You can see the one in v8.1 is more opaque and fuzzy than the v7.04 one which is how the effect is supposed to look.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi