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digital photography software I currently use Photoshop elements 2.0 and was considering upgrading to version 5.0 A) I'm not sure if the extras I will get in version 5.0 are worth upgrading B) should I get Adobe Lightroom as well or instead of. there seems so many products to choose from. any thoughts suggestions are most welcome. I am only a home user who tidies up my photos. thanks  SignatureNospam Unless you process hundreds to thousands of images, you will probably be a lot happier with the latest version of Elements - it offers a lot of tools. I use Photoshop CS2, because I do more than just work on photos, although that is the most of it. I will upgrade to CS3 instead of switching to Lightroom (just my preference). Elements - less than $100 Lightroom - $199 intro price, soon to be $299 Photoshop - $650 My suggestion would be to go with Elements, and put the difference toward a good lens, flash, tripod, etc. SignatureThe smaller the fine print, the less you will like what it says. Stan Beck > From New Orleans to Brandon MS To reply, remove 101 from address. *** > digital photography software > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > thanks Don't get elements 4, very user-UNFRIENDLY>>>, maybe 5 is better, I have Vs. 2 and it is good, and just got CS3, haven't learned how to use it yet..... kk > Unless you process hundreds to thousands of images, you will probably be a > lot happier with the latest version of Elements - it offers a lot of [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> >> thanks > digital photography software > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > thanks The topic would more appropriately be 'photoshop' or 'photoshop digital photography software' - there are other options besides adobe. > digital photography software > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > thanks Elements version above 3 won't run on less than Windows XP. If perchance you have Win 2000 or earlier, the best you can do us version 3. Colin D. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > digital photography software > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > any thoughts suggestions are most welcome. The Gimp - it's free, so you might as well try it. http://www.gimp.org/ http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html I have looked at this program (GIMP) before, but I don't get how you are supposed to install it. On the second link you provide it says, "If this is the first time you're installing The GIMP, you will also need GTK+ 2 Runtime Environment below. ", however it does not have any instructions on what installs first, second, do you put it all in a folder, etc... for non-programmers like myself it is not very user intuitive to install; so up to now have left it alone. They need more dummy 1,2,3 instructions regarding their program... Is anyone else as mystified as I? thanks kk >> digital photography software >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html www.kevinkienlein.com enlightened us with: > On the second link you provide it says, "If this is the first time > you're installing The GIMP, you will also need GTK+ 2 Runtime > Environment below. ", however it does not have any instructions on > what installs first, second, do you put it all in a folder, etc... If you download both, you'll get two ZIPs that contain two .exe files. Run the GTK+ one first, then the GIMP one. > for non-programmers like myself it is not very user intuitive to install It's not that difficult, really. Maybe you should use Linux instead - then you can simply go to your package manager and say "install gimp". Then it'll take care of itself, look for a suitable place to install, and install GTK+ without even bothering you about it. Koekje > www.kevinkienlein.com enlightened us with: > > On the second link you provide it says, "If this is the first time [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > If you download both, you'll get two ZIPs that contain two .exe files. The latest Gimp setup for Windows is just an EXE, not zipped. > Run the GTK+ one first, then the GIMP one. > > > for non-programmers like myself it is not very user intuitive to install > > It's not that difficult, really. Maybe you should use Linux instead - Xandros is really rather good for newbies these days - lots of people seem to be raving about it. will check it out... kk >> www.kevinkienlein.com enlightened us with: >> > On the second link you provide it says, "If this is the first time [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Xandros is really rather good for newbies these days - lots of people > seem to be raving about it. thanks I will give it a try... kk > www.kevinkienlein.com enlightened us with: >> On the second link you provide it says, "If this is the first time [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Koekje If your going to go through the hassle of trying GIMP, you should also try Paint.NET. Also free, and more user friendly including installation. http://www.getpaint.net/index2.html Paint.NET is free image editing and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. In article <1180462127.765652.82370@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, jrblack10@gmail.com jrblack10@gmail.com says... > If your going to go through the hassle of trying GIMP, you should also > try Paint.NET. Also free, and more user friendly including [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and > powerful tools. I nearly forgot to mention this: http://photofiltre.free.fr/ sheesh, there are allot out there!!! kk > In article <1180462127.765652.82370@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, > jrblack10@gmail.com [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> > I nearly forgot to mention this: http://photofiltre.free.fr/ Thanks for all the responses. there are a lot of image editing packages out there. I have downloaded trial versions and free version of the following. I will use the all on the same group of images and get a 'feel' for each one. then I will pick the application or maybe two applications that best suits my current needs. they all do various things better than others. thanks for all the help. Still thinking of getting Photoshop Elements 5.0 - it looks nice in the adobe web site, but I will see how the others work out. Photoshop Elements 2.0 nice but no automatic red eye removal, takes 10 seconds to load! OLYMPUS Master 2.02 (came with my camera) very nice but limited, not found out how to adjust mid-tones yet. may not be possible. Photo Filtre Paint Shop Pro XI Picasa2 xnview Fireworks 6.0 IrfanView IDimager - Digital Image Manager Paint.NET 3.08 Picture Window Pro 4 PhotoLine SignatureNospam thanks, will see what it is like... kk > If your going to go through the hassle of trying GIMP, you should also > try Paint.NET. Also free, and more user friendly including [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and > powerful tools. In article <1180418167.428298@netadmin1.interbaun.net>, www.kevinkienlein.com krash@junction.net says... > I have looked at this program (GIMP) before, but I don't get how you are > supposed to install it. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > however it does not have any instructions on what installs first, second, do > you put it all in a folder, etc... Unzip the GTK setup and run it - it's a normal Windows setup program. Then run the GIMP setup. Just accept all the default settings for both install routines. When you first run GIMP it registers a load of modules and sets up a couple of folders for plugins and a swapfile, then you're ready to go. great thanks,, kk > In article <1180418167.428298@netadmin1.interbaun.net>, > www.kevinkienlein.com [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > modules and sets up a couple of folders for plugins and a swapfile, then > you're ready to go. >> digital photography software >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html I notice that version 2.3.17 has a bug, so which version might be best to download? Joe. >> http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html > >I notice that version 2.3.17 has a bug, so which version might be best to >download? Version 2.3 is the development code. It probably has a *lot* of bugs! The URL, though I didn't check it, suggests that it will lead you to the latest stable release, which is version 2.2. SignatureFloyd L. 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