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Besides Adobe what do you think is the best photo touch up software? Dec 26 06 12:33 pm Link MS Paint. Dec 26 06 12:35 pm Link W.G. Rowland wrote: ugh great advice (doug rolls eyes).. Dec 26 06 12:37 pm Link W.G. Rowland wrote: seriousness surrenders Dec 26 06 12:38 pm Link Yeah, Photo Shop Elements is Adobe, but it is their cheaper photo software package and has quite bit of functionality. As for non-Adobe a lot of people like Paint Shop Pro & Ulead's Photo Impact. Dec 26 06 12:42 pm Link Picture window Dec 26 06 12:42 pm Link Thank you! Dec 26 06 12:50 pm Link I use them all, but I really like paint shop pro photo 11... For $29 you can't go wrong with the features it offers... Dec 26 06 12:51 pm Link Macromedia Fireworks. Dec 26 06 12:52 pm Link I used Paint Shop Pro for about 8 years.... Now that I've switched to Adobe PS I'd never switch back... but for a beginner, PSP is good. Dec 26 06 12:59 pm Link Microsoft's Digital Image. Dec 26 06 01:02 pm Link Taneia wrote: I find it interesting that people refer to 'Adobe' as if that was a program. Adobe is a company. They make software. For example: Dec 26 06 01:02 pm Link What is MS paint? Is this a Joke? I have used ACDSEE for many years the newer versions are very nice, That new Corel like Doug says is very nice also..Paint Shop Pro If Photoshop had the speed that some of these other programs had i would probably just use it.. Alot of these programs are now taking PS Plugins..Could be very valuable if you cannot afford the Real Deal.. But after all of the programs i use i always finish up in PS....Figure That (:-------- Hj Dec 26 06 01:11 pm Link Taneia wrote: Paint Shop Pro Xl great program, have been using it since it was freeware then it was sold to Jasc and now to Corel, don't get caught up by the Name of the products, since Dec 26 06 01:15 pm Link No it's not a joke.. Or yes it is.. If you're going to worry about photo editing seriously... Adobe Photoshop IS the standard.. Why spend the time and effort to get steeped in something that you're going to get sneered at for using? But she took Photoshop off the table.. So, if you're just talking basic, BASIC touchups.. One program's as good as another.. (And no, I'm not saying other programs aren't good or usable, or that there could never be a thing better than Photoshop.. But the learning curve is LONG and DEEP on this stuff.. Might as well pick the application that people take seriously..) Dec 26 06 01:19 pm Link Here's the best deal: http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/ Serif isn't that well-known in the U.S., but they're pretty strong in the UK and overseas. Traditionally, they've made the previous version of their software available for free. Their photo editing and desktop publishing software is quite good at a very reasonable price... free. Is it Photoshop? No. But for light duty editing or on older computers without a lot of oomph, it works just fine. Dec 26 06 01:24 pm Link photoimpact, you can find free copies with some scanners but ultimatley, the gimp if you know the gimp you can switch to linux, and you'll stop paying up the butt for ms office, windows os.. etc Dec 26 06 01:49 pm Link EBAnderson wrote: Does the free version support RAW or NEF files...i couldn't find that info on the website...?? Dec 26 06 02:20 pm Link There is always GIMP  It's available for several different operating systems, and has many tools that are similar to the tools available in Photoshop. There is also CinePaint, which is widely used in Hollywood for special-effects editing. Cinepaint is based on GIMP, but has an expanded feature set including working with high bit depth images, and importing some of the more exotic file formats that Hollywood tends to use at times. take care, Glen Dec 26 06 02:55 pm Link If I couldn't afford the full version of Photoshop I would choose Paint Shop Pro Photo XI over Photoshop elements...I can't live with out layer masks and Elements doesn't have them but Paint Shop Pro does... I actually use CS2 and Paint Shop Pro...there are a few automated tasks in Paint Shop Pro that I prefer over doing the long way in Photoshop... Dec 26 06 03:02 pm Link Ditto on Paint Shop Pro -- I've been using it for almost 10 years. I'm on version 9 now & will probably upgrade to version 11 next summer. The downside to Paint Shop Pro -- there is no good / easy way to learn how to perform advanced editing, while there are tons of classes & books on Photoshop. Tangent: Regardless of whether you use Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop, check out this excellent add-in: http://www.optikvervelabs.com/ (Virtual Photographer) Dec 26 06 03:37 pm Link Taneia wrote: The best touch up software? The photographer that took the photos. Dec 26 06 03:40 pm Link Wayver wrote: I used PSP from Version 5 til version X. As I already said... I loved it... but once I actually took the time to learn how to use PS, I'd never go back to PSP, and it's not because PS is all hype. Dec 26 06 04:05 pm Link Looknsee Photography wrote: I get worried when things are free...nothing is really free... Dec 26 06 04:08 pm Link I'm using Paint Shop Pro XI now , but it's my very first try at manipulating photos and I've been the owner of a computer now for just little more than a year...It's my understanding that the Adobe Photoshop programs are the most used and advanced , but most people tell me that with no more computer experience than I've got , then learning Photoshop , at least for me will be nearly impossible...You can look at my pics...I did all of them with PSP XI.. Dec 26 06 04:12 pm Link Full Sun Photography wrote: The good thing about Paint Shop Pro is that the concepts are not very different...even many of the keyboard shortcuts are the same...if you use it for a while and get good at it...learning Photoshop will not be that difficult of a transition... Dec 26 06 04:18 pm Link Looknsee Photography wrote: BlackWatch wrote: I understand, but if there were strings attached, I wouldn't recommend it. You don't even have to "register". And it's an add-on, not a potential malware threat. Dec 26 06 04:22 pm Link In my opinion, you can do just about anything with Paint Shop Pro XI that you can do with most other editing programs...sometimes more. I have been using PSP XI for a little bit now, and love it! It's less expensive, and more user-friendly. Dec 26 06 04:24 pm Link BlackWatch wrote: Agreed. I feared Photoshop for the longest time. I tried 6, gave up, 7, gave up, it wasn't til CS that I finally hunkered down and got used tot he differences. After I got out of my PSP habits when editing, Photoshop got better and better and easier and easier. Dec 26 06 04:24 pm Link Looknsee Photography wrote: I just read some of what you can perform with it... and they are all basic functions in both PSP and PS. Am I mistaken? Dec 26 06 04:26 pm Link BeccaAnnPhotoGal wrote: The only difference I noticed so far is the speed...we do a lot of editing by hand with Wacom tablets...the speed I am used to working at on Photoshop...it doesn't seem Paint Shop Pro can keep up with cloning and airbrushing large images... Dec 26 06 04:29 pm Link Looknsee Photography wrote: Looknsee Photography wrote: I understand, but if there were strings attached, I wouldn't recommend it. You don't even have to "register". And it's an add-on, not a potential malware threat. No...I appreciate the tip...just can't seem to find the catch...it's unusual... Dec 26 06 04:30 pm Link Also you may want to check out some of the Ulead products. Dec 26 06 04:34 pm Link A darkroom. Dec 26 06 04:36 pm Link Photoshop is still the benchmark, but graphicconverter - shareware at $30.00 - is a great deal. http://www.lemkesoft.com/ Dec 26 06 04:37 pm Link MMPhotography wrote: It's very dark in the room where I use photoshop and PaintShop Pro... Dec 26 06 04:40 pm Link Taneia wrote: Adobe Photoshop Dec 26 06 08:53 pm Link BlackWatch wrote: There *is* no catch. I've been using it since it was released. Dec 26 06 09:01 pm Link Dec 26 06 09:04 pm Link |
