Photo editing software

[oostermeijer]

I have made suggestions to some members about editing their photos to achieve even better results and have therefore found a free photosoftware program to download what gives excellent results . You can experiment with this and the best is that it is FREE


http://www.download.com/The-GIMP/3000-2192_4-10350428.html?tag=lst-0-3#cnetReview

[Jack M]

I have made suggestions to some members about editing their photos to achieve even better results and have therefore found a free photosoftware program to download what gives excellent results . You can experiment with this and the best is that it is FREE


http://www.download.com/The-GIMP/3000-2192_4-10350428.html?tag=lst-0-3#cnetReview


Thanks bud. I will give this a try. Beats paying for PhotoShop CS.

[delconchey]

I also found a good one and it's free also. Go to photofiltre.com for the download. It's pretty advanced for a free program.

[PeterReilly]

Studioline Photo is another great tool - found it in American Photo magazine.


www.studioline.biz (http://www.studioline.biz)

[oostermeijer]

Studioline Photo is another great tool - found it in American Photo magazine.


www.studioline.biz (http://www.studioline.biz)


And it is FREE too!!! ;)

[oostermeijer]

I also found a good one and it's free also. Go to photofiltre.com for the download. It's pretty advanced for a free program.

Yes this is a good one , just like Adobe photoshop and free!!!! :D

[emapod]

here is a pretty good digital editing software. and its also free.

http://www.studioline.biz/?Language=EN&SLFile=Y&File=SingleFile/SLPhotoBasic.exe (http://www.studioline.biz/?Language=EN&SLFile=Y&File=SingleFile/SLPhotoBasic.exe)

[oostermeijer]

here is a pretty good digital editing software. and its also free.

http://www.studioline.biz/?Language=EN&SLFile=Y&File=SingleFile/SLPhotoBasic.exe (http://www.studioline.biz/?Language=EN&SLFile=Y&File=SingleFile/SLPhotoBasic.exe)


Thanks, if you look at the previuos posts it was already up there. Thanks again for the tip. ;)

[sbarber77]

Why did I not know about all these free programs before I bought something I have no idea how to use? LOL!

[oostermeijer]

New free plugins


FREE PLUGINS AND TOOLS: Pog's Lab Blender, Dynasty Plugins, Bryce 5, Photoshop SpeedUp, JPEGCrops
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Pog is working on a new plugin called Lab Blender. It basically does an overlay blend of the image with itself in Lab mode. The interface looks quite complex with its dozens of sliders, but you can use it as a toy and play a bit with it. For the latest Version 0.48 please click the "[FYI] Lab Blender minor update" link at

http://gopog.net/


Dynasty Software expanded their collection with 30 new Photoshop-compatible plugins (for Windows). They mostly produce psychedelic patterns, colorful gradients and noise effects. The plugins are quite simple, because they were created with the old Filter Factory tool. The plugins are free, but the author asks for a small donation if you like them.

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DAZ Productions Offers Bryce 5.0 (for Win/Mac), a 3D content creation application, as a free download until September 6. Bryce 5 creates realistic 3D landscapes and animations. It also supports network rendering for saving time by letting you render images on multiple computers.

http://www.daz3d.com/program/bryce/bryce5free.php


Photoshop SpeedUp (for Windows ) is a tool that decreases the time it takes to load Adobe Photoshop by disabling unused plugins, fonts and presets You can also set the memory usage and restore the original settings. Photoshop SpeedUp works with Photoshop versions 3 to 8 (CS).

http://www.acropdf.com/


JPEGCrops (for Windows) provides lossless cropping with fixed aspects. You can process single images or batch process whole folders. Apart from cropping the JPEG files you can also losslessly rotate them. JPEGCrops is freeware for private use only and is localized to various languages.

http://ekot.dk/programmer/JPEGCrops/







GRAPHICS NEWS: OptiPaint, Blow Up, imageSynth, PD Particles, Filter Forge Update, SizeFixer XL
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The Light Strokes OptiPaint system is the first input device that lets you use real paint brushes and other actual artist tools directly with your favorite paint software. The package consists of a hi-speed USB input device and Photoshop-compatible plugin. The product costs $2495 plus shipping.

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Alienskin Blow Up is a Photoshop plugin for high quality image resizing. It claims to be better than bicubic interpolation and any other third party solution. Blow Up preserves smooth, crisp edges and lines, and creates four times enlargements from any image without jagged artifacts or halos. It includes features such as photo grain controls, enlargement-specific sharpening, and supports even 32-bit images.

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Luxology has now made a Photoshop plugin version of their imageSynth product available. It generates high-resolution, tiling images from low-resolution sources using advanced image synthesis algorithms. Manually or automatic options can be used to generate the final image.

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PD Particles (for Windows) is a software program for sketching, doodling, painting and drawing with particles. It is based on the award-winning particle painting system called OptiPustics, found also in Project Dogwaffle. PD Particles contains a number of natural fx brushes and can be used as a complete, self-contained painting program, although it is intended as a companion to your existing graphics tools.

http://www.thebest3d.com/pdp/


The updated public beta of the Filter Forge plugin now provides increased speed and functionality. Filter Forge lets you combine filters for the creation of seamless textures, visual effects, distortions, patterns and backgrounds. New features include a zoomable workspace, four new blending modes, new components, the ability to load and save PNG files and many more. The final version is planned for autumn.

http://www.filterforge.com/


A Windows version of SizeFixer XL, which had only been available for the Mac up to now, was made available by FixerLabs. It claims to enlarge images up to 400% with no loss of sharpness. SizeFixer XL uses FixerLabs' patented Super-Resolution technology and is designed for extreme enlargement of 8-and 16-bit images.

http://www.fixerlabs.com/New_Website/pages/sizefixerxl.htm







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[harleysneak]

Sounds like there are a lot of good free programs out there. I was just wondering what everyone thought the best one was, so I wouldn't have to download and try them all.

[oostermeijer]

Sounds like there are a lot of good free programs out there. I was just wondering what everyone thought the best one was, so I wouldn't have to download and try them all.


Mind you these are plugins, or add ons yo programs like Adobe photoshop or Paintpro. But yes there are some good free programs to be had, look through all of the threads in this forum to find out what is the best and where to get it. The Gimp is another good free one, look at Cnet.downloads for more.;)

[DJDizzy1]

Great list thanks, I am going to check them out. I was just about to blow a lot of money I didn't need to. Whew!

[Hoosierhunter]

Thanks for the link. I'll definitely check it out. I've become sort of a slave to Photoshop to be honest, but I've come to get annoyed with certain features locking up the program.

[oostermeijer]

Hello guys and dolls there is a new program to be had, i am trying it out at the moment and sofar I find the print side of it good. It is called Lightroom by Adobe and you can still get it at;

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom/

[eldragon]

Wonderful! And it's in my price range, too!

[Hoosierhunter]

Christmas isn't for another two months. It's so nice to get presents early! :) I love picture toys.