Photo Director 6 and five - whats the diffrennce please?

I have bought Photo Director 5 at the photography show, I haven't opened the box yet but I've now discovered that the software has been superseded by Photo Director 6. Can anyone tell me if there is much difference between them please?

If there is, I'll buy the newer version and sell the unboxed old one.

Many thanks.

Version five doesn't have the Radial Filter. What does that do please?

This video explains all: link. In PhotoPlus, which I use, you can achieve the same thing by simply making a "selection", which limits any changes you make to that area, or to the surrounding area if you "invert" the selection. I'm sure PhotoDirector 5 has a similar capability without the radial filter, although this new feature may make it quicker/easier to select an area for special treatment.

This software was free in Practical Photography this month

I didn't know that, can you do panoramic photo stitching in Version five please?

Don't know sorry, I just saw it was free to download as they want you to hopefully then purchase an upgrade to v6 but I already have software.

Hi I might bite the bullet and get V 6 and sell five. If I upgraded from five after installing, how much would that cost?

I have checked my bank balance and I think I will have to install five anyway, can you still get pre-sets and stuff downloaded to five?

If so then I will use version five for a while until I get used to it then proceed to version six. Only problem is that if I upgrade the pricing might come up in American dollars which I don't understand.

How can I make the price show in Stirling please?

The Stirling number will be a bit less than the dollar number. You don't need to worry if paying with a card because the card company will work out the Stirling price for you, and just charge you that.

Final question, have been using Fast stone and Picassa, is this programme better then these two, and can I still get pre-sets and download things for version 5?