i personally am unsure of the healing brush tool, what the heck does it do (meaning how does it do it)? Lately, the past few releases, Adobe has been ripping off Kai programs and tools (The Liquify is ripped directly from Kai's Super Goo, and the healing brush is a direct rip from Kai's Photo Soap). If the healing brush iis the same as the one in photo soap, then it won't be anything to scream about. Like many filters, it'll offer a quick fix, but persoinally me thinks I'd rather do it by hand to be sure. version 7 isn't for me, i think my machine will melt if I try and load it up, lol. if price is not an issue, get photoshop. Steeper learning curve by far, but its worth it. If price is an issue, PSP will do a fine and dandy job. Also, taking price into consideration, me thinks PSP is a much better deal at 100$ than Photoshop at however much they're charging for it now.