G-ManBart Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Hey all, My wife is looking for a digital photo editing program and the choices are a little bit confusing since there are so many available. She's going to be doing recreational photos and pictures that she will later paint from, so I'm not sure she needs a full-blown professional program, but it's possible. Any suggestions? R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chizzle Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Try IrfanView as a free download from: www.download.com I've been using it for over a year and it's a great free program for very basic photo editing. Plus, since it's coming from www.download.com you can see how many people have tried the program (hundreds of thousands) and if people are happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Photoshop is what I used when I did a lot of web/ photo work for a living. Its devolved into Photoshop Elements, which is more than powerful enough for most all tasks. I still use photoshop cs3 for side work, but I bet their current elements is more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian guy Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 You might try a program called the gimp (gnu image manipulation program). It is something like a freeware version of photoshop. It is fairly powerful and has a lot of capabilities. It doesn't replace photoshop but works well for basic stuff. Peter Adams FY-39604 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtBob Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 photoshop or photoshop elements are probably the best, but photoshop may have a steep learning curve if you haven't ever used it. There are thousands of tutorials online however, if you do get into photoshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 ACDSee Pro. Unless you are Very familiar with Photoshop this program will do anything you will ever need....easier. Inexpensive too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwphoto Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 MAc or PC?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 MAc or PC?? PC Wife has held off on buying anything while getting up to speed on the new camera, but before long she's going to need a decent digital editor. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reneet Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 The one that I've got personal experience with is Paint Shop Pro. It's very easy to load up and start using immediately. No huge learning curve like with PhotoShop. I'm currently running version 7. I upgraded to a later version XI, I think, a few years ago and was not happy with it (memory hog, slow running) so reverted to the older version. I'm really wanting to try the new Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 but have yet to "pull the trigger". You can get 7, 8 or 9 on Ebay for pretty cheap. Under $ 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 BreezeBrowser (http://www.breezesys.com) is an option I used for a long time. Its simple, powerful little tool. Now I'm using Lightroom for most stuff, and Photoshop for the occasional retouching that Lightroom is inefficient for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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