Thread: Photoshop Programs

If you are just starting down the path of digital editing I would recommend Adobe Photoshop Elements (currently Version 6). There are a lot of programs out there and many of them do as good or even better job. That said, Photoshop and its cut down baby brother Photoshop Elements are with out a doubt the most well documented of this type of software. There is an incredible amount of online tutorials and teach yourself stuff available, plus books, magazines etc.

Try and get the Academic Pricing version and save some $'s.

I use a program called the "GIMP"

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Its free and can be downloaded from the following site:
GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program

You will also need to visit the user manual:
GNU Image Manipulation Program
(Its a bit of a learning curve if your usedto photoshop)

thanks for the quick replys.
dmtd5 can elements do the head on another body thing.?
Adobe pricing seems all over the place.
Maca ,d/l ing gimp now.will try tonight.
cheers

paint.net - it's free and pretty handy

Elements will do all that and more.
e.g. (and walker's going to hate me - again!)


or my D2a SWB


GIMP as mentioned is free and there is certainly nothing wrong with it.

But I will stress the point that if you haven't used this type of software, the user group support for Photoshop (including Elements) is the best thing going for it.

Expect to pay about $140 for PS Elements V6 or $90-$100 for the academic pricing version. Try Harvey Norman as I find they'll usually lower the price if challenged.

excellent mate the swb disco is along the lines of what I need to do.
(or maybe put a defender front end on mates 100 series to make it go better)

Download the freebie, see how far it takes you. When you start to notice what it won't do it's time to buy Photoshop.

Cheers
Simon

Originally Posted by tracker

excellent mate the swb disco is along the lines of what I need to do.
(or maybe put a defender front end on mates 100 series to make it go better)

Hmmm...



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