[jVirus]

What are the various photo programs out there? I have a version of photoshop, photosmartIIIse, arcsoft stuff. I would just like to know what is what? What do I do with what? oh yeah and image ready. what are others too?

[Rache]

I use PhotoImpact and do't need anything else. It does whatever you want with pics and you can do the same things to multiple pics as well. Also you can make and work with animations.

[vanner]

I use Adobe Photoshop, it's a little harder at the beginning
but it's well worth the effort..

Image ready is Adobe's Animation software. used it for my signature !!

[jVirus]

excellent. any others?

[djdpimp420]

A lot of people recommend irfanview. I have just recently started using it but it seems pretty good.

http://www.irfanview.com/

[MustBNuts]

I like Paint Shop Pro 8. I think it handles photos better than previous versions (bright/contrast, color, red-eye)...

[buck52]

Howdy

I have both and...

Paint Shop Pro is easily as good as Photoshop for anyone other than a hard core professional...

from the little I have seen of Photo Impact it is right there with the best as well...

my opinion...for animations Animation Shop 3 that come with PSP beats them all...

djdpimp420 Irfanview is great at what it does...image viewing, slideshows etc... but for editing you really need something else

buck

[Chuck22]

Paint Shop Pro 8.10 and Photoshop Elements 2.0 -- mainly use PSP 8. Works well for me.

[buck52]

Howdy and welcome Chuck22


nice combo...between the two you can do about anything...

buck

[Rhettman5.1]

I'm sure it's just that I am old and stubborn..(mostly stubborn )..but I have managed to get good results with several freeware programs and a old copy of photosuite II...sometimes it's not the AMOUNT of programs you have, but...the amount of TIME you spend with the programs you have .

I have photo-impact and paint shop pro...I hope to find the time to look at them someday

P.S. near as I can tell, I'm running about 5 years behind the curve, but it's all good ...Rhett

[van_gogh]

What version of Photoshop do you have? How far do you plan to go with image editing? If far, then you will eventually want Photoshop - I've tried to get into Paintshop Pro etc., but missed the power. photoshop is the industry standard, no escaping it. For a hobby, staying there, others will do.

[vanner]

van-gogh ????.......

Would you be Vincent, from those 'Other' dark places ??
Sort of 'Canadian'.......'Raised on the Plaines' etc, etc, etc

[djdpimp420]

hey Vanner,
Judging by the signature I would say you must be british. Or at least watch a lot of BBC.

[vanner]

'Fraid so, I am British but don't watch a lot of BBC

Just Red Dwarf !!

[djdpimp420]

Quick question vanner,
are there any programs on british TV that don't star that guy. It seems every british program that gets broadcasted over here stars that guy. I've actually seen the other guy from red dwarf on a few american programs. Mostly stuff like battle bots and such.