Comments on: Inexpensive Photo Editing Software

By: F Wells

F Wells — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:20:14 +0000

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.

By: Chris Tingom

Chris Tingom — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:47:15 +0000

Try Picasa, William.

http://www.picasa.com

By: William

William — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:38:15 +0000

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

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:14:39 +0000

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.

By: Chris Tingom

Chris Tingom — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:06:07 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations everybody. I suggested PSP, Elements, and GIMP to our client.

By: J Wynia

J Wynia — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:38:30 +0000

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.

By: Chris Tingom

Chris Tingom — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:47:37 +0000

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.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:41:20 +0000

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.

By: Alec

Alec — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:56:30 +0000

Yea, I agree with Justin. Wonderful software if you are on a budget. Easy to use too!

By: Justin Michael

Justin Michael — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:28:55 +0000

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.