Photo Imaging Software?

[Cerise]

My Epson printer came with the ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5 program, but I'm not really thrilled by it.

Could someone please recommend something better? The Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0: (esp. creating composite photos, like they show here)
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/overview2.html
looks like it has everything for the basic novice that I am, and the price is reasonable.

Has anyone had any luck with the freebies?

 

[A.B.Normal]

Adobe Elements is good ,so is Paintshop Pro ,last version I've used is PSP7 though and that was before Corel bought it from Jasc.

PaintShop Pro XI
I believe both have Trial versions you can D/L.

There is the GIMP http://www.gimp.org/windows/ but it can be buggy ,at least the last version I used.
The nice thing about Photoshop and PSP is there are a ton of tutorials online for just about anything you want to do.

 

[tonksy]

Paintshop pro is uber expensive though, huh?

 

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Paintshop pro is uber expensive though, huh?

It does look like that ,it didn't used to be,but I guess Corel is trying to make back the purchase price.


Futureshop has PSP X for $129 Cdn with a $45 dollar mail-in rebate (not that I trust those)http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10068331&catid=


Photoshop Elements 4 is $129 and no rebate

They are equal in features and quality IMO.

 

[tonksy]

I was interested in it for making my own .GIF's...but that's too rich for my blood.

 

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I know going from PS5.5 to version 6 or 7 there was no upgrade ,you needed to buy the "whole"new version ,Ebay may have something(but obviously you are going to find bootlegs ,so be careful)

 

[tonksy]

I'm not going to bother...at least for awhile.

 

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If all you are wanting to do is animate .gifs http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CorelCom/Layout&c=Product_C1&cid=1152105040771&lc=en $39 USD and I'm sure it would be cheaper in the shops.The okder Verion of PSP I used came with AS2,I didn't know they sold them seperately.

 

[tonksy]

I think I saw that at Microcenter. You've used it? How good does it look?

 

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I think I saw that at Microcenter. You've used it? How good does it look?

It equalivalent to what Adobe includes with Photoshop(Imagready) and AS3 is included in PSP XI .I've used AS2 and Adobe Imageready and they are both quite simple and there are lots of tutorials ,the Trials you can d/l are probably fully functional except for being able to "save".Hmm...can't see a Trial for AS3.

 

[tonksy]

I'll look into it next time I am there! Thanks.

 

[Cerise]

PaintShop Pro XI
I believe both have Trial versions you can D/L.

Thanks, I may give the trial a go It looks awesome!