

probably version 17 will be out in less than 3 months, but I have these certificates expiring and can't think of anything else to buy.Īs for upgrading later, when i checked into that a while back, it looked to me like if you upgrade you pay the full price of the new product, no discounts. But if there is no real advantage to having the same brand on both, I'd probably get photoshop elements or paintshop pro there.Īnother thing is this. The sale prices have ultra for $40 and ultimate for $60 today, as well.Ī while back they had this ultra and photodirector ultra for either $45 or $55 (I forget which). I have gift certificates expiring tomorrow and was hoping to buy this to use those up. I assume I can look them up and it will explain more about them. I guess it comes down to exactly which effects are in those packs.

It would sure be fun, though, but I am not 100% sure how often I'd do anything beyond just normal edits of video, without effects involved. I am going to be new to anything that would involve effects. In the end it depends on what features you think you need and which ones you think are not needed. You could get the Ultra version and upgrade to the Ultimate version when a new version is released. It is not worth it if you are never going to use the added features of the Ultimate version. That all depends on whether or not you would use the following:
