Inexpensive Photo Editing Software
We have a client who would like to purchase Photoshop to edit their product images however they don’t want to spend the money. Besides Photoshop, what image editing apps do you recommend in the sub $200 market?
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Paint Shop Pro, either version 9 or 10. 90% of the functionality of Photoshop for only $100, probably even less if you find it on sale.
The previous Comment was posted on March 15, 2006 at 5:28 pm
Yea, I agree with Justin. Wonderful software if you are on a budget. Easy to use too!
The previous Comment was posted on March 15, 2006 at 5:56 pm
The Gimp (http://www.gimp.org/)? It’s free and meant to be a photoshop clone. I wouldn’t know since I started using Gimp as soon as I got into image editing, but it feels pretty simple to me. On the even better side, because it’s an open community, there are heaps of free tutorials that show you really simple and really cool effects.
The previous Comment was posted on March 15, 2006 at 8:41 pm
Thank you to everyone for the recommendations. I had forgotten about Paint Shop Pro and did not even know Corel had bought it.
As far a Gimp goes. I’ve never tried it. I should download and give it a whirl.
The previous Comment was posted on March 16, 2006 at 7:47 am
Adobe has a cut-down version of Photoshop that is, to most people, identical to regular Photoshop and is less than $100: Photoshop Elements. They pulled out what I think are the exact right things to pull out of regular Photoshop to create it. Elements doesn’t have CMYK, the more advanced typography controls, etc. The net result is a $100 Photoshop that is much like Paint Shop Pro, but still from Adobe and works like Photoshop.
For free, there’s GIMP and a more PS-like adaptation of it called GimpShop. There’s also Paint.NET, which is a bit simpler and still free.
For Illustration purposes, Inkscape works pretty well and for digramming things like flowcharts, Dia. Both of those are free.
The previous Comment was posted on March 16, 2006 at 10:38 am
Thanks for the recommendations everybody. I suggested PSP, Elements, and GIMP to our client.
The previous Comment was posted on March 16, 2006 at 1:06 pm
Interesting twist. I have used Paint Shop Pro for many years and initially quite liked it and found it quite easy to use. However, I have upgraded many times to newer versions and with each version, I seem to like it less and find it harder to use. I came to this page looking for a possible replacement for Paint Shop Pro, now that I see yet another version is out.
The previous Comment was posted on September 20, 2006 at 11:14 am
I need a simple software for editing,fixing redeye,cropping,and lighting (darker>lighter) the pictures…I do not need any Albums or Folders that grab every picture on my hard drive and stick in albums or folders that most all of them do… Would like to have control over what happens with the four items mentioned…Thank You for any
assistance….. William
The previous Comment was posted on November 8, 2006 at 4:38 pm
Try Picasa, William.
http://www.picasa.com
The previous Comment was posted on November 8, 2006 at 4:47 pm
What about Serif Photo Imaging applications?
I have already bought two versions starting with PhotoPlus 8.0. and also their AlbumPlus 4.0 which is a Picasa type application.
Highly recommendable.
The previous Comment was posted on March 4, 2007 at 8:20 am