[ninthchamber]

CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND THE BEST OR AT LEAST A VERY GOOD PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE FOR A BEGINNER? I DONT HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE EDITING BUT AM INTERESTED IN LEARNING. I WOULD PREFER A PROGRAM VERY EASY TO LEARN AND USE. I WOULD PREFER IT BE A FREE PROGRAM BECAUSE I HONESTLY WILL NOT USE IT ALL THE TIME BUT MAYBE THE WIFE WILL.. LOL

ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED

THANKS

(BTW I WANNA RUN IT ON A DUAL CORE PROCESSOR, 4 GB RAM, WINDOW 7)

This post has been edited by ninthchamber: 19 October 2010 - 08:58 PM

[Car54]

ninthchamber, on 19 October 2010 - 08:28 PM, said:

CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND THE BEST OR AT LEAST A VERY GOOD PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE FOR A BEGINNER? I DONT HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE EDITING BUT AM INTERESTED IN LEARNING. I WOULD PREFER A PROGRAM VERY EASY TO LEARN AND USE. I WOULD PREFER IT BE A FREE PROGRAM BECAUSE I HONESTLY WILL NOT USE IT ALL THE TIME BUT MAYBE THE WIFE WILL.. LOL

ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED

THANKS

(BTW I WANNA RUN IT ON A DUAL CORE PROCESSOR, 4 GB RAM, WINDOW 7)

Hi 9th

Googles Picasa is free and does some nice light, to medium editing options. Take the tour on their home page and see if that might work.

For $50.00 Snagit is very nice.

To bad Adama isn't (hasn't posted) posting here like she used to, she is very talented in this area, and would probably have some very good options for you. I know this is one program she used, Sherif, which isn't as pricey as the Photoshop etc software, yet can do more complex editing than Picasa. She did myloginname and rgreens (4th post) siggies. Yet I'm sure others here will have me good suggestions too.

This post has been edited by Car54: 20 October 2010 - 03:20 AM

[Ramus]

GIMP is a free program and has a lot of features.

SERIF is another brand (easier to use probably than GIMP). I use SERIF PHOTOPLUS at home and it's a very nice, simple program. I paid $40.00 for it.

[ninthchamber]

I READ A COUPLE OF REVIEWS ON GIMP BUT THEY ALL MAKE IT SOUND VERY COMPLICATED FOR A BEGINNER.. ANYONE KNOW HOW WINDOWS LIVE 2011 PHOTO GALLERY IS??

[AgentF]

GIMP is a graphic design program, not a photo editor, although it can do those tasks, too. GIMP is more like a free version of Adobe Photoshop and more advanced than what you're probably looking for. If you care to check it out, there are plenty of tutorials floating around the web.

[tman]

PhotoFiltre (vers 6.4.0) for 'basic' editing...not complicated...beginner level--has lots of features to play with--works well on both my Win7 and XP machines--here is a link:

http://photofiltre.f...r/frames_en.htm

it's FREE and very light on resources

[Car54]

tman, on 20 October 2010 - 10:39 PM, said:

PhotoFiltre (vers 6.4.0) for 'basic' editing...not complicated...beginner level--has lots of features to play with--works well on both my Win7 and XP machines--here is a link:

http://photofiltre.f...r/frames_en.htm

it's FREE and very light on resources

That's a nice one tman, I haven't seen that one before. They even have some nice Tutorials on their web page.

[ninthchamber]

thanks for the link.. ill give it a try!!

[ninthchamber]

thanks so much guys! photofiltre was exactly what i had in mind.. its very easy to use, light on resources and best of all its free. my wife will be able to understand it too!(that was the main thing i had in mind).. YOu guys are a big help. I really appreciate it

[GavinHarrison]

Please don't use the term 'free software' when what you really mean is 'software available at zero cost'

[Car54]

GavinHarrison, on 29 October 2010 - 05:03 AM, said:

Please don't use the term 'free software' when what you really mean is 'software available at zero cost'

Good point, as we tend to forget that the developer did put some blood, sweat, and tears into its development and maintenance, and thus wasn't (and isn't) free to them. Yet that's just how we're used to saying it, so old habits may be hard to die.

This post has been edited by Car54: 30 October 2010 - 07:19 AM

[ninthchamber]

GavinHarrison, on 29 October 2010 - 05:03 AM, said:

Please don't use the term 'free software' when what you really mean is 'software available at zero cost'

uhh. its free to me and anyone else that wants it so ill go ahead and call it "free software".

thanks anyway

[GavinHarrison]

ninthchamber, on 05 November 2010 - 03:11 PM, said:

GavinHarrison, on 29 October 2010 - 05:03 AM, said:

Please don't use the term 'free software' when what you really mean is 'software available at zero cost'

uhh. its free to me and anyone else that wants it so ill go ahead and call it "free software".

thanks anyway

But it isn't free software. It is software available at zero cost.

[Hoop]

But I though that Avast developers called it "Free Antivirus"?

[GavinHarrison]

Hoop, on 08 November 2010 - 06:10 PM, said:

But I though that Avast developers called it "Free Antivirus"?

They do, but please don't assume that they are correct.

They mean "You don't have to pay for this software" instead of the true meaning of free which is "This software does not restrict you, it lets you keep your freedoms".

From http://www.gnu.org/p...hy/free-sw.html

“Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech,” not as in “free beer.”

Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it means that the program's users have the four essential freedoms:

* The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
* The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
* The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
* The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.


It's understandable you don't know this, a lot of misinformation gets spread around.

[Hoop]

And I believe that "Free Software" and "Freeware" are different, Avast is a Freeware, right?
people are just used to call free stuffs "Free", and as for software "Free Software", it's not always the correct way, but as the companies out there isn't so serious about this, why should they?
Your post was pretty informative, but take it easy on the easy people like us, ok?
By the way, are you a FSF member?

[GavinHarrison]

And I believe that "Free Software" and "Freeware" are different, Avast is a Freeware, right?

The meaning of 'freeware' isn't very clear but most people think of it as software you don't have to pay for. Because of the unclear meaning and the use of the word 'free' it's best to avoid it.

Free software is usually free but not always.

people are just used to call free stuffs "Free", and as for software "Free Software", it's not always the correct way, but as the companies out there isn't so serious about this, why should they?

The distinction must be made because as you say, it is correct. Free software is software that gives users certain freedoms, to say software is free when it is not is wrong.

Your post was pretty informative, but take it easy on the easy people like us, ok?
By the way, are you a FSF member?

Sorry If I come across in a bad way, I try to express myself in as few words as possible and as a result It makes me look a bit cold (which is not the case )

I am not a member of the FSF but I support everything they do and try to contribute when I can.

[JimGeek]

I use Adobe Photoshop, it's my favorite photo editing software.

[AgentF]

JimGeek, on 08 December 2010 - 02:07 AM, said:

I use Adobe Photoshop, it's my favorite photo editing software.

But it's not free to use software, which is what the OP had in mind. You can only use the free trial for 30 days after its first use.

[joeprintz]

Picasa is simple but for longterm you can use gimp.