greyowl Posted December 3, 2009 ID:165698 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I need an image/photo program for my laptop. I am wondering what others have found is good so that I can narrow my search. I just want a general purpose program for viewing and basic editing.Thanks for your help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr277 Posted December 3, 2009 ID:165710 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I have used Picasa 3 for a long time and I think it might fulfil your needs.I am certainly very pleased with it.You do not need a degree in photography to use (as with some other photographic software), as it is fairly simple but, in my opinion, effective..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyowl Posted December 3, 2009 Author ID:165722 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Thank you for the suggestion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted December 3, 2009 ID:165782 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Greyowl,If you have Microsoft Office, I find Microsoft Office Picture Manager to be decent for very basic editing purposes. I have mostly used it to resize pictures and you can also turn color pictures into black and white. If you want to do much more than that though, its not the best choice.Adobe Photoshop is really cool. Last time I actually used it was about 6 years ago though, so I am not sure what its like now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
voltron Posted December 3, 2009 ID:165802 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Hi;Faststone Viewerver4.0 has editing capabilities and it's free! It's not like Photoshop though but for a basic editing it's okay and light to use. Another one is GIMP freeware. You can also try ACDC Photo editor. It's more like Photoshop but not freeware. Try this link:http://www.filehippo.com/software/graphics/Regards! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr277 Posted December 3, 2009 ID:165805 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Another one is GIMP freeware.I have used GIMP in the past, and I think it is very good....I found it complicated, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyowl Posted December 4, 2009 Author ID:165899 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Thanks for all the suggestions and information. This is very helpful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted December 4, 2009 ID:165900 Share Posted December 4, 2009 You're welcome Let us know what you decide Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny1 Posted December 4, 2009 ID:166098 Share Posted December 4, 2009 For those that are not adverse to .NET applications"Impressive." - PC World, #19 on "Top 100 Products of 2007""It raises the quality bar," - Jeff Atwood, Coding Horror"... An absolute joy to use." - WebUser Magazine Review http://www.getpaint.net Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtospyware Posted December 4, 2009 ID:166332 Share Posted December 4, 2009 If you'd like something that approaches Photoshop but isn't quite as complicated as GIMP give Paint Shop Pro a test run. It was a really good alternative when it was owned by the founder JASC but Corel who bought them out lacks the support I was used to at JASC. It's still my favorite photo editing software and the only reason I still have Windows on one machine. The price is very reasonable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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