Gee, Walt. Base on your description of its performance, are you sure you
didn't buy a Mac? ;o) ;o)
ScottGee1
On 4/28/06, Walt Wayman <hiwayman@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I finally got Olympus Studio to install on the new super Dell. I think
> the problem was XP Service Pack 2, which was already installed. After
> downloading 41 updates (80+ MB), Studio 1.2 went right in off the CD and
> the 1.5 update downloaded and installed without a hitch, just like it had
> three months ago on my laptop, which didn't have Service Pack 2. On this
> computer, it f***in' flies! And so do Photoshop and PWP 3.5. I've
> ordered the PWP 4 CD and will wait till it arrives to try it out. And I'm
> seriously thinking about Bibble. Looks good. I may download it later today
> and take it for a test drive.
>
> But now to my real point. Photos look exactly the same on this computer,
> after nearly no tweaking of settings, in either Photoshop, Studio, or
> PWP. I just opened up a TIFF, saved from an E-1 RAW file, in all three, and
> I can't tell any difference among them at all. I've either benefited from
> the blind hog theory and done something right, or I'm just living right this
> week.
>
> I'm absolutely astounded by how fast stuff works on this machine: 3.2GZdual
> core Pentium D, 2GB ram, and dual 250GB hard drives. Using "advanced
> sharpening" in PWP on my laptop for a 30MB TIFF usually takes about 20-30
> seconds. On the new computer, it's instant, barely a blink of the eye.
>
> Despite the previous rant, things are going much better now. :-]
>
> Walt
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