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wonton
02-10-2005, 07:22 AM
What is the best photo software (PC)? I know this is a subjective question. I am looking for the best with the following in mind:

1. Ease of use - how easy is it to learn?
2. Availability of options - borders, stitching, etc.
3. Support, tutorial, manuals.
Rhys
02-10-2005, 09:09 AM
What is the best photo software (PC)? I know this is a subjective question. I am looking for the best with the following in mind:

1. Ease of use - how easy is it to learn?
2. Availability of options - borders, stitching, etc.
3. Support, tutorial, manuals.

Ulead Photo Editor is good.

Adobe Photoshop Elements is harder but better.
wonton
02-10-2005, 10:27 AM
Ulead Photo Editor is good.

Adobe Photoshop Elements is harder but better.

Is Photo Element a "plug-in" for PhotoShop?
Rhys
02-10-2005, 01:56 PM
Is Photo Element a "plug-in" for PhotoShop?

No. It's cut-down Photoshop.
TheObiJuan
02-10-2005, 02:53 PM
i have elements 2,3 and PSCS.

i love 2, welcome 3. and love pscs.
elements 3 takes a long time to load, and i don't like all of the included photo browsing/album stuff.

but some people want that.
but as for ease of use and power, either elements is great.
gary_hendricks
02-10-2005, 06:52 PM
What is the best photo software (PC)? I know this is a subjective question. I am looking for the best with the following in mind:

1. Ease of use - how easy is it to learn?
2. Availability of options - borders, stitching, etc.
3. Support, tutorial, manuals.

Hey if you need a beginner photo software, then Ulead PhotoImpact 10 is the one for you. Another option is Photoshop Elements 3.0.
bryanbendo
02-12-2005, 07:59 PM
ulead photoimpact 10 is good for beginners, if you are comfort with photoshop, it is the ultimate tool.
EAP
03-08-2005, 05:55 PM
Someone elsewhere on this site suggested IrfanView as a (free, I think) alternative to PhotoShop. I know nothing about photo editing software. Input on this?
palmbook
03-08-2005, 07:01 PM
Turbo Photo :)

use it and love it :)
kornhauser
04-02-2005, 07:01 PM
MGI Photosuite SE. My ten year old daughter can even work it. I've got others, but it's my favorite. :)
bchbmz
04-02-2005, 07:54 PM
i just DLed a trial version ( 30 days) of StudioLine Photo and am very pleased.
I will be using this program mainly for archiving my photos and have found it easy to use.
It records a wealth of info automatically-including the camera/settings used for each photo.
It also seems to have great search capabilities.

I would like to hear from others who have used this program.
any comments good or bad
thanks
gary_hendricks
04-02-2005, 10:58 PM
What is the best photo software (PC)? I know this is a subjective question. I am looking for the best with the following in mind:

1. Ease of use - how easy is it to learn?
2. Availability of options - borders, stitching, etc.
3. Support, tutorial, manuals.

If you need an easy to use photo editor, then check out this list of the top 5 photo editors for beginners (http://www.basic-digital-photography.com/top-5-beginner-photo-editors-for-windows.html). :)
jbcm
04-03-2005, 06:08 AM
I have Ulead Photimpact Pro and Adobe photoshop CS. Adobe is by far the best but costs alot of $$ Photoimpact Pro is great and very powerful program. It also is alot easier to learn and use.
#33photocrew
04-27-2005, 07:07 PM
I need software that will work on overexposed pictures, I have a race car picture that has different sponsors on it and need to paint black over all but one sponsor, and would like to have the background around the race car look like rays coming from it. Is there one that will do all of these for me???
Mr. Peabody
04-27-2005, 08:27 PM
I'm a beginner. I use Photoshop Elements 2. I found a book about how to use it. The book has helped me tremendously. I really like it.
eastcoastjoe
04-28-2005, 07:15 AM
I posted in another thread that PS CS (or previous versions of PS) is the standard in the graphic design and photography industries. Like many high end products the learning curve can be steep but the payoffs are enourmous.

That being said, no Mac user should be without GraphicConverter. You define=itely want a mechanic's toolkit but sometimes the swiss army knife is just what you need. Consider GC the pocket multitool of image editors. It has a much better browser than PS ( I often have the browser of GC open whil I am working in PS) and has a nifty slide show feature that I use often.

No matter what else you use, GC is well worth having.
Richard Lynch
05-06-2005, 09:45 AM
For most people Photoshop Elements (http://aps8.com/elements3.html) will be a powerful package that delivers the quality you are capable of in Photoshop CS (http://aps8.com/pscs.html) for a fraction of the cost. Someone has already downgraded Elements here by saying it is a limited version of CS, but that isn't really true for most users. With The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements (http://aps8.com/hppe3.html), you will be able to use Curves, Color Balance, Channels and even CMYK. The book adds some 60 tools for Elements users.

I wrote an article about getting the best photo-editing package that you can for yourself here: http://aps8.com/photoshop_vs_elements.html

You can get free and downloadable tools from the Hidden Power website here:

http://hiddenelements.com/downloads.html

Richard Lynch
Gandolf
05-23-2005, 12:03 PM
Excellent reading!
I am rather new to this and have already acquired
CS2. However, I may have been better off with my limited abilities to purchase something less?
phistio
06-05-2005, 05:34 PM
yup...gonna have to jump on the band wagon for this one...

Adobe's line of imaging software, IMO, is supperior to most all available. i use PS CS daily (more like hourly)...but not just for photos. i have an extensive hobby in graphic design.

i'm not saying that JASC/Corel's, or Ulead's can get the job done. they very much can. how ever in terms of ease, i've found adobe to be extremely powerful. of course, i'm also extremly biased...i've been using the Abode platform going on 11 years now.

their "lite" edition, Photoshop Elements 3.0 would probably be the best place to start if adobe is the software you end up choosing. it's affordable, and has every function one would need to successfully manipulate their images.

unfortunately, photoshop probably has the steepest learning curve. however, there are a thousand tutorial sites specifically for learning photoshop; which also happens to be the very reason i so highly recommend it. and worse case scenario, there is a wonderful book by Colin Smith called How to Do Everything with Photoshop CS. it is $29.95 and worth it's weight in gold...as are most instructional books on the subject.

if anyone has ny specific questions or needs help with PS, or IR CS (ImageReady CS...i do a lot of graphic annimation), i'd be happy to offer assistance.
kmyusuf
06-17-2005, 11:21 PM
What is the best photo software (PC)? I know this is a subjective question. I am looking for the best with the following in mind:

1. Ease of use - how easy is it to learn?
2. Availability of options - borders, stitching, etc.
3. Support, tutorial, manuals.

If you are on Windows, there are a couple of excellent free programs. One is Xnview and the other is Fastone. Fast viewing and fairly good editing tools. Check them out