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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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Hey, what program is everyone using to edit there photos? im looking to get a new program and was just wondering what works best.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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You say you want to know what works best, Well that has to be Photo Shop, There are a lot of programs out there like Paint Shop pro.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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If you have a photobucket account, you can just edit photos in there for free. Otherwise photoshop.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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I would never use anything other than Photoshop CS3...money well spent.
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If you want to do simple editing, such as cropping, re-sizing, etc., irfanview is a good free program.

http://www.irfanview.com/
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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photoshop CS3 but if your just making basic changes photoshop elements 5 or up is better money spent 100 Vs 700 or so and it dose about the same thing and is more beginner friendly
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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Photo impact is great to use also. easier than photoshop.
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 09:11 AM
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The GIMP. It's free and has many of the same features as photoshop.

http://gimp.org/
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Photoshop Express
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free online photoshop, its new
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Originally Posted by PuddleJumper
photoshop CS3 but if your just making basic changes photoshop elements 5 or up is better money spent 100 Vs 700 or so and it dose about the same thing and is more beginner friendly
I agree. There is a HUGE learning curve in the full versions of Photoshop. Elements has more features than I will ever use.
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