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30-04-2010, 06:42 AM
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| | | Re: Photo editing
You can try Lightroom for free at the moment by downloading the Lightroom 3 beta from Adobe. If you decide to keep it when the product is announced, you'll have to pay.
If you want a free solution, try the combination of Picasa and Gimp.
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30-04-2010, 07:08 AM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
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| | | Re: Photo editing
Many thanks to all contributors have tried Gimp which I found confusing I'll give the other free progs a go. As regards Photoshop it's the Elements I had in mind in my initial enquiry as my pocket too is limited. |
30-04-2010, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by pitre  Many thanks to all contributors have tried Gimp which I found confusing I'll give the other free progs a go. | There is Gimpshop, which is a version of Gimp modified to give the 'look and feel' of Photoshop: http://www.gimpshop.com/
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30-04-2010, 03:06 PM
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| | | Re: Photo editing
any editing program with good functions can be confusing. The GIMP isn't particularly user friendly, but there are many tutorials and guides, and it'll deliver more flexibility than a lot of other free programs.
Once you know how to make basic level/curves/saturation adjustments and can use unsharp mask, it's as easy to use as any program, but has more things to offer when you wan't to use them  .
There are also tons of free plugins and scripts for the GIMP. |
30-04-2010, 09:20 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SO41
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| | | Re: Photo editing
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Originally Posted by Jim Ford There is Gimpshop, which is a version of Gimp modified to give the 'look and feel' of Photoshop: http://www.gimpshop.com/ | Haven't heard of this before, it looks useful |
02-05-2010, 03:08 PM
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Gimpshop has a nicer layout.
I've found it a bit more temperamental than plain gimp though, tends to crash on me more.
But then i'm running vista, so everything crashes every once in a while  |
02-05-2010, 06:06 PM
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| | | Re: Photo editing
I've used both Gimp and CS4 and Squishy I don't think your missing out on much
I actually find Photoshop more user friendly because there is a lot more guides and tutorials out there. But I also find it incredibly slow. GIMP and CS4 have the same(ish) tools, filters, menus etc. But then again I haven't really mastered either so I'm not getting the best out of them. At my stage of editing (newbie) I don't see much of a difference between them, apart from GIMP being free and Photoshop being slow.
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