photo alteration software?

Question:I'm on Windows Vista Home Premium and I'm looking for a user friendly software which enables me to manage and alter my photographs. The changes I want to make will vary from your standard redeye, to cropping, to actually adding text and playing around with the photo (for example to make birthday invites, et cetera). I have been doing most of the alterations in Paint, then moving them in a photo system I have, but I just want something that's all encompassing, any ideas??

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I'm on Windows Vista Home Premium and I'm looking for a user friendly software which enables me to manage and alter my photographs. The changes I want to make will vary from your standard redeye, to cropping, to actually adding text and playing around with the photo (for example to make birthday invites, et cetera). I have been doing most of the alterations in Paint, then moving them in a photo system I have, but I just want something that's all encompassing, any ideas??

Personally, I like ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6.

It's pretty simple to figure out, unlike Photoshop.

Anything that cannot be done with it, can be done with Picasa2 which is free from Google.

I believe you might can find PhotoImpression for free too.

Not sure... but I only use those two and have never had a problem.

PhotoImpression can do all the Photoshop faves... Selective coloring, cloning, repairing, smoothing skin... etc etc.

It would definitely be more worth it than PhotoShop if you are looking for user-friendly

I would go with photoshop, go to this site and try it for free

http://www.photoshop.com/express

Unless you really are serious about photo editing don't bother spending the money on Photoshop. (Photoshop CS3 with lots of bells and whistles is close to $1000). There are a lot of Software titles out there that are fine for organizing and do a great job with photo manipulation, that are much cheaper. Nova Photo Explosion, Microsoft Digital Image Suite, ACDSee, are a few that you would have to buy. Picasa (from Google) is a free download.

Photoshop CS, it is absolutely the best.

#2 Is GIMP, because I consider it the poor mans photoshop. It's free. One just has to be willing to spend a few days with it. It's not like bundled software that takes 30 minutes to learn - GIMP is powerful and if you learn how to load in some plug ins, your photo's will be almost as good at what Photoshop can do.

http://www.gimp.org

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If you use a combination of Microsoft "Picture It" and a really good CHEAP program I found Called Photo Explosion from Ulead you will have perfect results. Check out Wal-mart or Staples or Office Max

I use DPP and Photoshop.