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free photoshop equivalent

  • 18-09-2007 2:09pm
    #1
    adonis
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    Can anyone help me find an equivalent/basic version of photoshop freeware etc?
    i dont need all the features of photoshop just basic image manipulation.
    If anyone knows of a good piece of software that i could download and run...

    thks


Comments

  • #2
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Try The GIMP or Paint.net.


  • #3
    bullpost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,240 ✭✭✭bullpost


    The Gimp
    http://www.gimp.org


  • #4
    shepthedog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,689 ✭✭✭shepthedog


    I am trying picasa at the moment.. not too bad at all


  • #5
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    The GIMP is a fantastic tool but Photoshop users often find the interface confusing. Thankfully there is a GIMP hack called GIMPshop that aims to make the GIMP interface more similar to Photoshop :)

    See Wikipedia for more


  • #6
    Shiny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭Shiny


    Also there was a new version of "the gimp" released in the last few days.
    Best new feature: Resaving jpg's with original compression settings.


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  • #7
    jlang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,496 ✭✭✭jlang


    Or Photoshop Elements offers most of what CS3 can do at a fraction of the price. Still not free, though.

    I don't know if anyone actually uses the gimpshop version of the GIMP. (Well of course, someone must, but I don't think it's very mainstream.) If you really want/need Photoshop-style masks/layers/curves/filters etc, the GIMP is very good free alternative but if you don't really need all that complexity there are probably better options...

    Picasa is surprisingly effective - often my RAW files just get a crop, (a straighten), a little boost on the Shadow slider and a hit on the sharpen button, or even just a batch "I'm feeling lucky".

    As well as PAINT.NET, you might check out Faststone Image Viewer and Irfanview.


  • #8
    pauldiv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭pauldiv


    Just use Picassa. You can get a lot done with this free tool.
    It's a joy to use and then once you are confident go onto PS elements.


  • #9
    hirth03
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭hirth03


    Dreamweaver is a good one, i thought.


  • #10
    nellyshark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭nellyshark


    Inkscape


  • #11
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    hirth03 wrote: »
    Dreamweaver is a good one, i thought.
    Dreamweaver doesn't edit images.
    If you have Fireworks bundled with it, it will open an image in this to be edited. And both cost €€€.


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