Two Types of Software

Microsoft Paint:

Microsoft Paint is a simple graphics painting program that has been included with all versions of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Paint is very understandable and easy to use because of the tool bars along the side and bottom. There are a number of key functions Paint has that can create and edit graphics.The key function buttons of Microsoft Paint are:

·  Select tool- The select tool allows the user to select sections of the page

·  Eraser tool- The eraser tool is used for erasing and rubbing out mistakes in Paint

·  Colour fill tool- The colour fill tool lets the user fill an entire shape with one colour.

·  Colour picker tool- This tool simply lets you choose the colour you want to use.

·  Pencil tool- This tool lets the user draw free hand with the mouse to create text or shapes

·  Brush tool- The brush tool is similar to the pencil tool as it allows you to draw with the mouse.

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Key tools and functions of Adobe Photoshop:

·    Select tool- The first feature is the selection feature. With this tool, you will be able to select a part of an image or a photo where you want the changes you made to take effect.

·    Image size alternation- This particular feature will be able to enlarge or reduce the overall size of an image as needed.

·    Cropping- This tool will enable you select a portion of the image you want to crop out.

·    Layers- With this feature, it will be able to let you work on different parts of a photograph and lets you put them together for a more effective finish.

·    Merging images- When using this feature, you will be able to merge two or more images as one. What this means is that you can convert individual pictures in to group pictures.

Disadvantages of Adobe Photoshop would be:

·         Is harder and more complicated to use

·         Is a very expensive package

·         There is a lot of add ons

Comparing the Limitations 

There is many different comparisons between Microsoft Paint and Adobe Photoshop. The main difference between these two pieces of software is the price, Microsoft Paint comes free with Microsoft packages were as Adobe Photoshop is very expensive.  With Adobe Photoshop being a lot dearer than Microsoft Paint it is a much higher quality piece of software for creating and manipulating graphics and images. 
      There are some disadvantages of Microsoft Paint, the main disadvantage is you can’t use layers like you can in Adobe Photoshop. Another massive disadvantage of Microsoft Paint is you can’t use it on any MAC operating system (OS). Although there are many advantages of using Adobe Photoshop it also has some disadvantages which include the difficulty of use. For first time users of Photoshop they would find it very complicated and would need step by step instructions on the basics.

 
      Another big disadvantage of Photoshop is that the package can be very expensive plus it takes up huge amounts of memory so you may need to buy more memory which can also be quite expensive.