[Nancy1999]

I don't use Photoshop, so I don't know the different programs. I've talked with others who've said that not all of them come with an animation shop, and you need this in order to make the moving avatars. Some programs are more for photo editing and scrapbooking, but you need something that can work with "gif" files if you want to group your pictures together into one file. Generally something that comes with an animation shop, also comes with lots of editing capabilities. I use Paint Shop Pro 9, Jasco sold the company to Corel, and they sell various programs, but again if you want to make animated gifs make sure yours comes with an animation program.