i dont have 9 yet but i like paint shop much more than photoshop i have been using 7 since it came out... and it usually comes with a gif animator too
you can try it out here's the free trial download http://www.download.com/3001-2192_4-10322210.html
i am trying to post an image into another image. but when i paste it as a "new transparent selection" this pop-up comes up "the clipboard does not contain any visible data." how can i fix that?
another question i have is... how do you take off the background to an image? say that i have a heart and the back ground is white. i want to take the heart and post it into another image but i have the white background still attached... how do i take it off?