Cheap or free photo editing software [Archive]

Rocketpig

01-05-2006, 05:06 PM

My boss just bought a digital camera and photo printer... Now he wants to start cropping, resizing, and editing his crappy & out of focus pictures.

What are my options for photo editing software? I need something that a chimpanzee could use.

colonel5

01-05-2006, 05:23 PM

well if he has a mac he has iPhoto which is argueably hands down the best consumer level photo editing/cataloging program, iPhoto has the most in depth photo editing tools in a cheap consumer level software that you can find anywhere.

If he's on a windows machine he is phooked. Photoshop elements is kind of cheap?

Rocketpig

01-05-2006, 05:30 PM

He's using a Dell. I don't have much experience with low-end software since I use Photoshop and iPhoto on a Mac.

I know about Elements but have never used it. Is it really user friendly? Seriously, someone in a coma needs to be able to operate this software or my boss won't be able to figure it out.

D-Frag

01-05-2006, 05:57 PM

you could always use "Gimp" but I don't know if its free.

jimking

01-05-2006, 06:10 PM

you could always use "Gimp" but I don't know if its free.
Gimp rymes with chimp. Thats gotta be it!

morea

01-05-2006, 06:12 PM

gulp... how about Microsoft Acrylic? I have no idea what the pricing is for it, but it might be worth a look.

*ducks to avoid hurled tomatoes*

Jimeda Fork

01-05-2006, 06:12 PM

There is always MS Paint.

Rocketpig

01-05-2006, 06:20 PM

Hahahahahah!

Mouse over the Graphic Designer box...

http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/en/default.aspx

"Vector? Bitmap? It doesn't care."

And neither do I.

rockem

01-05-2006, 06:21 PM

photoshop elements

morea

01-05-2006, 06:22 PM

lol... Acrylic is a viable option for a hobbyist, though I wouldn't recommend it to a designer.

I've heard good things about elements, but it still requires SOME brainpower to operate.

Booger

01-05-2006, 06:55 PM

gimp require alot more brainpower then elements.

jasic paintshop maybe?

TheBluePanda

01-05-2006, 06:57 PM

Sometimes when you buy digital cameras, they toss in some ghetto photo software.
I'm sure Elements is very easy to use, since its made for beginners.

ecsyle

01-05-2006, 06:59 PM

you could always use "Gimp" but I don't know if its free.

It is free. I recommend it: GIMP (http://gimp.org/)

Unless he is absolutely unwilling to actually learn how to use software. In which case you should return his dell :)

Tyger

01-05-2006, 07:01 PM

gimp is probably one of the better one's out there,

also check out this thread for more options.

http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12238

reuber1

01-05-2006, 07:03 PM

Paint.net
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/

MS Paint on steroids...it's FREE! :D

TheBluePanda

01-05-2006, 07:07 PM

I'd recommend Photoshop CS2. :D

Logo-Mechanix

01-05-2006, 07:48 PM

No come on, you know no matter what software you get you will be the one editing the pictures.

Rocketpig

01-05-2006, 07:56 PM

No come on, you know no matter what software you get you will be the one editing the pictures.

Sigh...

The sad thing is that you're probably right.

Logo-Mechanix

01-05-2006, 08:02 PM

Oh, I am right. I know from experience, last year my boss bought a digital camera and thought I was going to read the manual and than show him how to use it. Uh No.

morea

01-07-2006, 10:53 PM

Eureka! Try this:

Picasa (http://picasa.google.com/index.html)

Ryan8720

01-08-2006, 01:32 AM

If he just wants to resize and crop he can use Microsoft Photo Editor. It should come with Windows. Or just use Paint.

GIMP is fairly advanced. So is Jasc Paintshop Pro.