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Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 09-18-2014 02:59 PM A list of free images editing applications: LightBox Image Editor 5 Star Rating: 4 Product type: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer Pros: Very attractive, simple and straight-forward to use; Excellent help specific to adjustments; Before and after view; Presets for adjustments Opens Raw files. Cons: Could do with more easy presets adjustments e.g. to improve focus; Free version has some features of the paid version grayed out; No PNG support; Bug in Windows 64-bit; No longer updated. Developers website: http://www.sagelighteditor.com/downloadfree2.html Download page: http://www.sagelighteditor.com/downloadfree2.html Version: 2.0 Download file size: 10MB 64 Bit compatibility: 32 bit but 64 bit compatible License type: Feature limited freeware Portable version available: This product is portable. System requirements: Windows XP - 8 [b]Visions 5 Star Rating: 4 Product type: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer Pros: Unique interface for viewing images and other tasks; Consistent approach to editing; Easy to use; 3D image viewing gallery is very popular; Print greeting cards, postcards, and photo frames; Preview changes; Flickr and Facebook integration. Cons: Can be slow. Developers website: http://www.twins-solutions.com/ Download page: http://www.twins-solutions.com/ Version: 1.4.4 Download file size: 5.9 MB 64 Bit compatibility: 32 bit but 64 bit compatible License type: Unrestricted freeware Portable version available: There is no portable version of this product available. System requirements: Windows XP SP2, Vista, 7, 8 plus Microsoft Net Framework 2.0 PhotoPad Image Editor 5 Star Rating: 4 Product type: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer Pros: Consistent interface; Excellent history of changes that you can review, undo, delete, or modify at any step; Wide range of features; Raw file support. Cons: Only free for "non-commercial home use"; Lacks drawing tools. Developers website: http://www.nchsoftware.com/photoeditor/ Download page: http://www.nchsoftware.com/photoeditor/faq.html Version: 2.56 Download file size: 788 KB 64 Bit compatibility: 32 bit but 64 bit compatible License type: Free for private use only Portable version available: There is no portable version of this product available. System requirements: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 Additional information: There is a link to the free download on the PhotoPad page but it does not always appear so I linked to the FAQ page for the download. Another link is on the supported file formats page. Incidentally, the list of file formats taht can be read is extensive and includes many Raw camera formats. FAQs, On-line help, Video tutorials, Support forum Pixlr Desktop 5 Star Rating: 4 Product type: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer Pros: High marks for being easy to use; A good selection of special effects; Consistent and simple interface; EXIF data; Share to email, Facebook, and Twitter. Cons: No control over individual elements as transformations generally work on the whole image; Can't edit objects after they are inserted; A membership account - the user name is your email account - is required to unlock many free transformations; Tracks what you do by default until you turn it off by becoming a member. Developers website: https://pixlr.com/ Download page: https://pixlr.com/desktop Version: 1.0.2 Download file size: 33.8 MB 64 Bit compatibility: 32 bit but 64 bit compatible License type: Feature limited freeware Portable version available: There is no portable version of this product available. System requirements: Windows 7, 8; OS X 10.9 or later IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 12-05-2015 11:49 AM I just downloaded the FREE Paint.net software. I like it. It appears to have most of the features I find I use in Photoshop. If I didn't have Photoshop this would be my photo/image editor. ----------------------- paint.net [click here for details] Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for PCs that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins. It started development as an undergraduate college senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Originally intended as a free replacement for the Microsoft Paint software that comes with Windows, it has grown into a powerful yet simple image and photo editor tool. It has been compared to other digital photo editing software packages such as Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Microsoft Photo Editor, and The GIMP. Click here to download Paint.net IP: Logged
seaduck Posts: 350 Registered: Dec 2006	posted 12-05-2015 12:35 PM I use LightRoom for most editing and organizing. But a good free too is FastStone. Not the prettiest interface, but intuitive and easy for most editing functions. Golly. I may have first heard about it here! IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 12-05-2015 10:20 PM Lightzone is well worth a look. Open source and free. I use Faststone for 90% of my work and Lightzone/Photoshop for the rest. IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 08-04-2017 12:04 PM Recently, I have been hearing good things about the Free image editor *GIMP. Any users here of the FREE application GIMP* and up for a review? I'd give it a try but don't have the time right now. IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 08-05-2017 09:48 AM Everyone, thanks for the information. Does anyone have a recommendation for a camera for taking pictures of silver including closeups? see: Does anyone have a recommendation for a camera for taking close up pictures IP: Logged

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