Helios
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Hi all,
I have today been looking at this cheap and basic digital painting package as a potential replacement (along with GIMP) for my buggy old Photoshop CS2. I was wondering if any of you guys have ever used it (free trial or paid for), and what your experiences were with it. I'm curious but I want to hear of some real experiences before I get further into the idea.
I've seen quite a few reports of bugs, but I guess you'll get that with any software. My main concern is that support looks minimal (to non-existant) and the upgrade process from trial to paid looks... a bit more involved than just a click of a button. I'm also not sure if it updates itself or what.. it doesn't help either that the official website is a pretty poor translation from its native Japanese and doesn't really explain itself too well. http://systemax.jp/en/sai/
I've seen quite a few people swear by it though, and produce some amazing work. I'm just wondering if getting it up and running is going to end up being more trouble than it's worth.
Of course PS is still the best, but I am sadly not yet making any money from my art, so... any advice, be it a gold star recommendation or a strong warning, will be appreciated.
EDIT: I have now found an alternative solution which I am very happy with, so no longer need help with this. However, feel free to post your thoughts on any of the programs discussed, as it might help people in future, I guess?
I have today been looking at this cheap and basic digital painting package as a potential replacement (along with GIMP) for my buggy old Photoshop CS2. I was wondering if any of you guys have ever used it (free trial or paid for), and what your experiences were with it. I'm curious but I want to hear of some real experiences before I get further into the idea.
I've seen quite a few reports of bugs, but I guess you'll get that with any software. My main concern is that support looks minimal (to non-existant) and the upgrade process from trial to paid looks... a bit more involved than just a click of a button. I'm also not sure if it updates itself or what.. it doesn't help either that the official website is a pretty poor translation from its native Japanese and doesn't really explain itself too well. http://systemax.jp/en/sai/
I've seen quite a few people swear by it though, and produce some amazing work. I'm just wondering if getting it up and running is going to end up being more trouble than it's worth.
Of course PS is still the best, but I am sadly not yet making any money from my art, so... any advice, be it a gold star recommendation or a strong warning, will be appreciated.
EDIT: I have now found an alternative solution which I am very happy with, so no longer need help with this. However, feel free to post your thoughts on any of the programs discussed, as it might help people in future, I guess?
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