free photo programs

kentphil
kentphil Posts: 479
edited February 2013 in The cake stop
are there any good free photo manipulation programs out there? I like Instagram but isn't that only for iphones?
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  • tordis
    tordis Posts: 51
    Photoscape is not too shabby:
    http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,823
    gimp
    http://www.gimp.org/
  • Gizmo_
    Gizmo_ Posts: 558
    Depending on how much you want to do, I use Irfanview (www.irfanview.com). Simple crop/rotate/saturation type tools, works very well.
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    i used Paint.net as a free alternative to photoshop.
  • Velonutter
    Velonutter Posts: 2,437
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    i used Paint.net as a free alternative to photoshop.

    +1 I use this when I need to do something that I can't do as well in Photoshop

    Paint.net
  • Crapaud
    Crapaud Posts: 2,483
    Velonutter wrote:
    ALIHISGREAT wrote:
    i used Paint.net as a free alternative to photoshop.

    +1 I use this when I need to do something that I can't do as well in Photoshop

    Paint.net
    What can you do in Paint that you can't do in PS?

    Of those listed, Gimp's probably closest to Photoshop and, therefore, the best of the free programs.
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  • dw300
    dw300 Posts: 1,642
    KentPhil wrote:
    are there any good free photo manipulation programs out there? I like Instagram but isn't that only for iphones?

    They've all obviously never used Instagram, all those things mentioned need to get the photo from your phone to computer, and edit manually .. you need http://pixlr.com/o-matic/.

    This just put a few filters over your photo so it's instant (as in Insta-gram), and you can just keep randomly changing them till you get something you like, or you can choose manually. There's also an android app so you simply take the photo, and an edited version is ready to upload a minute later.
    All the above is just advice .. you can do whatever the f*ck you wana do!
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  • kentphil
    kentphil Posts: 479
    Thats fantastic! thanks dw300; just what i was looking for.
    1998 Kona Cindercone in singlespeed commute spec
    2013 Cannondale Caadx 1x10
    2004 Giant TCR
  • Geordiemc
    Geordiemc Posts: 23
    Gimp is great though for use on computer.
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