Photo Editing

[gadgetgary]

I think this subject was discussed before, but is there any free photo editing software available?
Mainly I would just like to crop the pictures and change the size.
I had a program called Unleaded Photo Express but lost it on a hard drive crash.

Thanks,

GG

 

[jeffg]

Picasa is nice:

http://picasa.google.com/

 

[whirlcool]

There is an oldie but a goodie out there called Lviewpro. It will adjust the number of colors, reset the contrast and color balance, and resize your photos for you. It's very fast and very small. Fast and easy to use.

 

[58limited]

I use Smart Pix Manager.

http://www.xequte.com/

 

[perc-o-prince]

For freebie, lately I've been using Windows Photo Gallery (click the FIX tab at the top to open editing choices). When I'm done there, I click the OPEN tab then PAINT to resize the photo. It's part of the standard issue software on my laptop.

I've been using Adobe Photo Deluxe for years (came free with the Kodak digi cam I bought years ago - last copyright year for the software is 1997!). I was having a little trouble with it about a year ago, which is when I started using the software above. But about a month or so ago, I was able to make APD play nice again, and it's great!

Chuck

 

[gadgetgary]

Infranview

Anyone ever use this free software?

http://www.irfanview.com/

 

[jeffg]

Irfanview is not an editor, it's just a viewer.

But it's the best free viewer there is.

 

[jeffg]

Oh and the author is a cutie and a half.

 

[petek]

resizr.com

 

[sikiguya]

Picasa

I like Picasa. It's easy and does quite a bit of corrections for free.

 

[joeekaitis]

GIMP (www.gimp.org). Here's a before and after example of how I cropped, straightened, enhanced the color and covered up the holes in the wall left behind by removing a row of hooks in a photo of our new pot rack.

The finished photo as it appears in a product review at Amazon.com

And, yes, we're gonna patch those holes.

 

[lordkenmore]

From the Irfanview website, it appears that the program can do some basic things, like cropping pictures. I have a vague memory of having used it to do something like that years and years back.

GIMP is worth considering, although it may be more power and complexity than is needed. It's less a simple image editing program and more of a Photoshop replacement. (Photoshop has more power. But for many people, The GIMP is as much power as will ever be needed.)

 

[danemodsandy]

Also -

Don't overlook Microsoft Photo Editor, which is part of Microsoft Office. It's one of those options you can select or not select during the installation of Office. If you didn't select it when you first installed Office, you can run Setup again to add it. You need your installation CD and the CD key (serial number) for that. It's a very decent little editor, capable of resizing, and of reading statistics on photos (like resolution and print size. The crop tool is pretty bad, however.

I don't know about IrfanView's earlier iterations, but I have Version 4.25 installed on this computer, and it's a pretty full-featured editor, capable of resizing and a whole lot more. It's free for the downloading, and there are plugins to extend its functionality even more.

I also have GIMP, which is basically Photoshop with an interface designed by aliens. It's free, and quite a few people like it, but its learning curve is fairly steep. Which is also true of Photoshop, truth to tell. But GIMP is just downright strange, and not for people who just want to do a few adjustments every once in a while. I have it primarily because in my job, people send me stuff that I have to have Photoshop-like capabilities to read and work with.

 

[DADoES]

 
I've used Paint Shop Pro for years, and now getting some exposure to Photo Shop. PSP is not as complex, of course. I've used ACDSee for many years for photo viewing.

 

[mattl]

GIMP all the way!

I have to agree with Joe, Gimp is a great, very powerful editor, I've used it for years and it can be as simple or complex as you like.

 

[dirtybuck]

I've used Irfanview for years, and LOVE it! As far as I know, it will also edit pictures. However, seeing all the things on here about Picasa, I'll have to give it a try as well.