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We all know that the Adobe Photoshop is the best. But not all need all his features, and not everyone is ready to pay more then US$600 for latest CS3 version. Some freeware can provide really wide features set for free
The Gimp assumed as best free editor, but its idiosyncratic user interface is definitely not for beginners. If that's you and you patient enough to learn the product's sometimes quaint ways then you may not need to consider anything else. If you like Photoshop-styled user interface you might like to look at GIMPShop , which changes the user interface of GIMP to something more familiar. Another possibility is PhotoPlus 6.0 from a company called Serif . It's an impressive piece of work; again it installs easily and it's loaded with features including layer support. In fact, it looks and feels like a "lite" and slightly clunky version of Adobe PhotoShop. Note: You need to register with your email address to get PhotoPlus and you may receive promotional material as a result. I've had a lot of positive reader feedback about a French product called PhotoFiltre . It's available in a number of languages including English and ( for a digital editor) is a tiny 1.6MB download. Like PhotoPlus it looks and works like an old version of PhotoShop. It can read and save files to JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, PNG, RLE, comes with an impressive range of tools, brushes and filters. However it can't handle layers. That said, it offers a lot of functionality for a small program. Number of plugins are available. Photo Toolkit provides of useful editing options right from your image viewing program (for example in your Windows Explorer). It does not embarrass you with a complicated interface: it enriches the software you're accustomed to with new advanced features and lets you enhance your photos in the usual environment. Implemented a number of useful filters like red eye removing, correct colors, remove artifacts, etc. Batch processing is possible too.
Last update: 28-03-2008 20:15
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