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Best photo editing shareware
« on: February 10, 2022, 03:09:07 PM »
It's been so long since I used my old Canon EOS (2nd gen EOS IIRC)  that I'm several computers along since the last time I did any real photo editing.

I got rid of my old Elements program when I moved. After looking it up to see if the version I had would run on modern computers I saw it was so old there wasn't an easy workaround to make it worthwhile. I preferred a download anyway as I would have had to hook up my external disc drive to this laptop.

Anyone have personal experience using any shareware for Windows?
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Re: Best photo editing shareware
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2022, 03:12:00 PM »
I don't know if it is best or not but for basic stuff like resizing, cropping and color correction I use IrfanView64. For full throated editing I have played with GIMP in the past, it is very photo shop like.

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Re: Best photo editing shareware
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2022, 03:15:31 PM »
Quote from: BobR on February 10, 2022, 03:12:00 PM
I don't know if it is best or not but for basic stuff like resizing, cropping and color correction I use IrfanView64. For full throated editing I have played with GIMP in the past, it is very photo shop like.

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Thanks Bob, I'm actually a fan of Irfanview and it goes on all my computers for the reasons you pointed out.

I thought maybe there was something out there more like my Elements that had a little more in the way of functions.

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Re: Best photo editing shareware
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2022, 04:08:21 PM »
GIMP is what all the cool kids use.
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Re: Best photo editing shareware
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2022, 04:13:13 PM »
Forgot all about Gimp ...
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Re: Best photo editing shareware
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2022, 06:10:00 PM »
I like Adobe Photoshop CS2 (available for Free)
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-cs2-download-link/td-p/8509752

Installing Photoshop CS2 FREE (Legally) & Disabling Updater and Registration Screen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv8esKK2nGM
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Re: Best photo editing shareware
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2022, 09:29:17 PM »
Quote from: Ron on February 10, 2022, 03:15:31 PM
Thanks Bob, I'm actually a fan of Irfanview and it goes on all my computers for the reasons you pointed out.

I thought maybe there was something out there more like my Elements that had a little more in the way of functions.

Irfanview and Faststone take care of most of what I need. Beyond that -- GIMP. But GIMP has (IMHO) a very steep learning curve.
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Re: Best photo editing shareware
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2022, 09:33:39 PM »
Quote from: HeroHog on February 10, 2022, 06:10:00 PM
I like Adobe Photoshop CS2 (available for Free)
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-cs2-download-link/td-p/8509752


The link in that article doesn't lead to a page where you can download Photoshop.
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Re: Best photo editing shareware
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2022, 03:42:41 AM »
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