Photo editing software questions

**Hellow** · 01-06-2009, 03:54 PM

You could try Gimp, its free but it does every thing you listed that you need and more. It was originally for Linux, but they also made a Windows version. http://www.gimp.org/

**mustlovedogs** · 01-06-2009, 06:00 PM

I have Paint Shop Pro X, which is the tenth version...I don't know what version is out now, but X is pretty good. I'm still learning alot about it, but I think it's good.

I've also tried Gimp...and that's good too. I haven't had enough experience with it to know if it has all the same brushes and what not as Paint Shop Pro, but it had great photo editing software.

Do you have an ebay account? You could possibly get something from there...in 2006, I think it was, we got my Paint Shop Pro from ebay...I think it was like 50 bucks or so. It's an older version now, but its still good. I'm sure it's alot cheaper now, so maybe that would be an option.

Whatever you choose, good luck and I'm sure you'll like it!

**Catlady711** · 01-06-2009, 07:11 PM

Paint Shop Pro Photo is up to version X2 at least because that's what I have.

I think for what the OP wants to do with it, PSP is a bit more program that she needs. I'd recommend Gimp also. It's free, and from what I've read that should do what she's wanting to do with it.

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 01-06-2009, 10:27 PM

I have something free called paint.NET. Apparently you can find it online somewhere. I don't know where specifically, as ours was installed by a friend's husband who fixed our computer a year or so ago. It's not overly fancy or anything, but it's good for resizing and adjusting colour and whatnot. And it's super easy to uninstall, so if you didn't like it for making avatars and such, you wouldn't be out anything.

**lv4dogs** · 01-06-2009, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by Orangutango

I have something free called paint.NET. Apparently you can find it online somewhere. I don't know where specifically, as ours was installed by a friend's husband who fixed our computer a year or so ago. It's not overly fancy or anything, but it's good for resizing and adjusting colour and whatnot. And it's super easy to uninstall, so if you didn't like it for making avatars and such, you wouldn't be out anything.

Is that what you used to make your avatar & signature?

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 01-06-2009, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by lv4dogs

Is that what you used to make your avatar & signature?

Yes it is. I'm a complete novice at making both, but needed something, so I tried my best. I'm sure the software would do more justice to someone who actually knows what they're doing, though.

**Hellow** · 01-07-2009, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Orangutango

Yes it is. I'm a complete novice at making both, but needed something, so I tried my best. I'm sure the software would do more justice to someone who actually knows what they're doing, though.

The app you are talking about is located here: http://paint.net/