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Looking for Photo Editing Apps - Suggestions Wanted
Hi everyone,
I'm looking to get into picture editing -- not commercially, but for a Mother's Day gift so I want it to be good. I know Adobe Photoshop is supposed to be good, but do you all have any suggestions for any others? I'm trying to find the best one (and that ideally doesn't cost a lot of money...) Thanks in advance! |
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There's so many free ones available, your Operating System probably has one already. A very popular one is GIMP.....
https://www.gimp.org/ |
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one of the best is gimp. I have been using it for years. another one I used in the past is paint.net, the only reason I don't use it anymore is it is not available for linux. I think both are good choices.
https://www.getpaint.net/ a good commerical one is photoshop elements. It does not cost anywhere near the cost of adobe photoshop. it usually runs around 100 bucks. Last edited by renegade600; March 29th, 2018 at 07:02 PM. |
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Ah cool, thanks for the suggestions. I have heard a fair bit about GIMP (pretty terrible name though!) and it seems to be one of the best free options. I do a fair bit of work on-the-go, so was also looking at mobile apps too. This article says Adobe Photoshop Express is free... which sounds pretty cool https://www.1and1.com/digitalguide/w...e-photo-tools/
Has anyone used that Adobe Photoshop Express app? |
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I looked at the specifics of Photoshop Express and I see it as more of a point and click editor than anything more than sizing correcting and adding text. So it's mobile, but not as powerful as a PC app would be when it comes to the intricacies of photo manipulation. And sometimes Free means Free trial. I use Photoshop Elements 2.0 and have for years (Win7 now).
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Try PhotoScape. Has a lot of functions, an easy learning curve, and costs nothing. It won't do what Photoshop or Gimp can do, but is far easier to grasp.
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if simple editing like cropping, resizing and such, there is always irfanview.
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Irfanview is free and is quite handy, but it's editing capabilities are minimal. Besides the occasional file resizing, I tend to use it as a viewer. If I want to view a photo or set of photos with Photoshop, I have to wait for it to load all kinds of junk before I can even look at the photo. But with irfanview the file opens immediately. That way I can use it's thumbnail viewer to scan an entire folder or open one and use the right and left arrows to see them in their larger size. Once I find the photo I want to edit I have irfanview set up in the options to allow me to open a file or files with photoshop as a third party app (shift + 1). So I use irfanview set to open all photo file associations and Photoshop resides in my right click menu and has no icon associations for a double click. That means that all types of photo files have the irfanview icon associated with them for a quick double click, but photoshop, gimp or any other superior editor is right at hand.
Last edited by Appzalien; May 11th, 2018 at 07:04 PM. |
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There's another similar program to Irfanview, it has pretty much the same as irfanview, but with even more features.... Xnview |
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Lufbra, Batch conversion, screenshots, creating thumbnails, setting wallpaper and creating slideshows are not really editing they're more functions of irfanview. And they're functions I never use. Cropping and resizing are also not as much editing as they are functions as well. Without a clone stamp, move tool, paint brush, dodge or burn tools or eraser, irfanview is definitely limited as an editor and best used mainly as a viewer (irfanVIEW).
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You may only use it as a viewer, but there's plenty of other this that can be done with it. |
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WidsMob Retoucher can be your smart choice. You can get various editing tools to retouch portrait, remove photo noise, analog film effect and apply artistic effect quickly.
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