Plugins for Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom, PSP & others
Poll Results 2008
This page shows the results of polls on various topics that were conducted on this web site. So always keep in mind that the results are only representative for the visitors of this site and can't be generalized. Placing these polls on other sites could produce totally different results.
conducted in November 2008 | ||||
Will you upgrade to Photoshop CS4? | ||||
Yes, definitely. | 31% | |||
I plan to upgrade in the near future. | 10% | |||
I am not sure. | 17% | |||
I will wait for Photoshop CS5. | 15% | |||
I do not plan to upgrade at all in the long term. | 27% | |||
conducted in October 2008 | ||||
Do you use Lightroom as well as Photoshop for processing your photos? | ||||
I only use Photoshop. | 46% | |||
I mainly use Photoshop and occasionally Lightroom. | 11% | |||
I use Photoshop and Lightroom evenly. | 16% | |||
I mainly use Lightroom and occasionally Photoshop. | 15% | |||
I only use Lightroom. | 2% | |||
I use neither of them. | 10% | |||
conducted in September 2008 | ||||
How many photos do you usually take during a holiday trip? | ||||
None | 2% | |||
10 or fewer | 1% | |||
25 or fewer | 1% | |||
50 or fewer | 2% | |||
75 or fewer | 2% | |||
100 or fewer | 6% | |||
200 or fewer | 10% | |||
300 or fewer | 14% | |||
400 or fewer | 6% | |||
500 or fewer | 9% | |||
750 or fewer | 8% | |||
1000 or fewer | 13% | |||
2000 or fewer | 14% | |||
3000 or fewer | 4% | |||
4000 or fewer | 3% | |||
5000 or fewer | 3% | |||
6000 or fewer | 1% | |||
8000 or fewer | 1% | |||
More than 8000 | 2% | |||
conducted in July/August 2008 | ||||
For what purpose do you use plugins? | ||||
1. Photo Enhancement | 57% | |||
2. Graphic Design | 13% | |||
3. Special Effects | 10% | |||
4. Artwork | 9% | |||
5. Scrapbooking | 6% | |||
6. Other | 2% | |||
7. Web Design | 2% | |||
8. Editing of video frames | 1% | |||
8. Editing of 3D images | 1% | |||
conducted in June 2008 | ||||
Do you use commercial plugins as a professional or as an amateur? | ||||
1. I use them for spare time activities only. | 66% | |||
2. I use them both for my job and in my spare time. | 29% | |||
3. I use them professionally for my job only. | 5% | |||
conducted in April / May 2008 | ||||
Which version of Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop Elements do you use? | ||||
1. Photoshop | 46.3% | |||
2. Paint Shop Pro | 35.7% | |||
3. Photoshop Elements | 17.9% | |||
1. Photoshop CS3 | 52.9% | |||
2. Photoshop CS2 | 21.2% | |||
3. Photoshop 7 | 11.9% | |||
4. Photoshop CS | 7.8% | |||
5. Photoshop 6 | 4.4% | |||
6. Photoshop 5.5 or older | 1.7% | |||
1. Paint Shop Pro 9 | 24.6% | |||
2. Paint Shop Pro X2 | 20.7% | |||
3. Paint Shop Pro X | 15.9% | |||
4. Paint Shop Pro XI | 15.4% | |||
5. Paint Shop Pro 7 | 10.8% | |||
6. Paint Shop Pro 8 | 10.3% | |||
7. Paint Shop Pro 6 or older | 2.3% | |||
1. Photoshop Elements 6 | 39.8% | |||
2. Photoshop Elements 5 | 21.5% | |||
3. Photoshop Elements 4 | 14.1% | |||
4. Photoshop Elements 3 | 11.6% | |||
5. Photoshop Elements 2 | 9.1% | |||
6. Photoshop Elements 1 | 2.8% | |||
conducted in March 2008 | ||||
Have you ever purchased a commercial plugin and which application do you mainly use? | ||||
I purchased one or more plugins ... 84% | ||||
1. ... and I am using Photoshop. | 49 % | |||
2. ... and I am using Paint Shop Pro. | 21% | |||
3.... and I am using Photoshop Elements. | 6 % | |||
4. ... and I am using another application. | 3 % | |||
5. ... and I am using Photo-Paint. | 2 % | |||
5. ... and I am using PhotoImpact. | 2 % | |||
6. ... and I am using IrfanView. | 1 % | |||
7. ... and I am using the GIMP. | 0.04 % | |||
I never purchased a plugin ... 16% | ||||
1. ... and I am using Photoshop. | 7 % | |||
2. ... and I am using Paint Shop Pro. | 4 % | |||
3. ... and I am using Photoshop Elements. | 2 % | |||
4. ... and I am using IrfanView. | 1 % | |||
5. ... and I am using Photo-Paint. | 0 % | |||
5. ... and I am using the GIMP. | 0 % | |||
5. ... and I am using PhotoImpact | 0 % | |||
conducted in January / February 2008 | ||||
In which application(s) do you use Photoshop plugins? | ||||
1. Photoshop | 25.4% | |||
2. Paint Shop Pro | 20.2% | |||
3. Photoshop Elements | 9.7% | |||
4. IrfanView | 6.5% | |||
5. Corel Photo-Paint | 4.8% | |||
6. GIMP | 4% | |||
7. PhotoImpact | 3.5% | |||
8. Other | 3.3% | |||
9. PhotoFiltre | 2.9% | |||
10. Painter | 2.8% | |||
11. Plugin Commander | 2.5% | |||
12. XnView | 2.4% | |||
12. ACDSee | 2.4% | |||
13. Xara | 2.2% | |||
14. Serif PhotoPlus | 2.1% | |||
15. Fireworks | 1.8% | |||
16. PhotoBrush | 1.6% | |||
17. Photoline | 0.9% | |||
18. Canvas | 0.7% | |||
19. MS Expressions | 0.3% | |||