I'm looking to find a free program that allows me to edit my images. Ones I have used so far are very limited, so if you have any ideas please let me know.
Thanks Rachel
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GIMP and Paint.net are two very good ones, as John has pointed out. While somewhat limited, Picasa and iPhoto are two other alternatives (the latter being Mac only), which are pretty good. |
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There are a few, but two of the best are: The Gnu Image Manipulation Program (quite powerful) Paint.NET (not as powerful as the GIMP, but very good) |
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XnView. It is good because it is also a photo organizer, has batch editing, scripts etc. Regularly updated. |
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I want to put in a a plug for picasa. I know it's simple, and doesn't adequately "respect the RAW," but it gives me good results for web-based viewing or smallish snapshots (I'm not sure I would want to blow up the prints, but I haven't tried it). What I really like about Picasa is the ease of use: the controls help you see the changes as you go, and give you a good sense of what they do. Just for making your pictures look better on screen, it does a great job. |
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I haven't tried it myself, but Adobe offers a free online editor at photoshop.com I assume it's not as cool as their for-pay software, but maybe worth checking out. |
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If you need to edit raw files consider also RawTherapee or Photivo (wich works also with some not raw file type) |
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I have to agree with everything that's been said so far. I've been using Picasa considerably and find it to be great for working with simple edits and jpeg images. Lately I've been using a demo version of Lightroom 3 to see if it might fit my needs better (but it's expensive-ish). Generally new Nikon and Canon cameras come with their own software, like View NX http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Imaging-Software/NVNX/ViewNX.html for Nikon. Canon also seems to have lots of free tools for viewing and tweaking their RAW format. |
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I really like Microsoft Office Picture Manager...Simple, fast, and just some basic tools for those who don't need a full blown program. |
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I started from Picasa, later moved to GIMP. I love working in GIMP and there is plenty of GIMP tutorials on the web which is very helpful. |
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