What photo editing software or program do you suggest?

Question: What photo editing software or program do you suggest!?
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Adobe - Photoshop CS3
http://www!.adobe!.com/products/photoshop/!.!.!.
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
http://www!.corel!.com/servlet/Satellite/u!.!.!.
ArcSoft PhotoImpression
http://www!.arcsoft!.com/products/photoimp!.!.!.
PhotoImpact Pro
http://www!.novadevelopment!.com/products/!.!.!.
Adobe Photoshop Elements
http://www!.adobe!.com/products/photoshope!.!.!.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
http://www!.adobe!.com/products/photoshopl!.!.!.
Apple Aperture ~mac
http://www!.apple!.com/aperture/
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freeware,
Gimp ~image editor, ~also for mac,
http://gimp-win!.sourceforge!.net/stable!.h!.!.!.
Photofiltre
http://photofiltre!.free!.fr/frames_en!.htm
Photoscape : Photo Manipulating Suite,
http://www!.photoscape!.org/ps/main/index!.!.!.!.
Picasa viewer
http://picasa!.google!.com/
blueMarine viewer
http://bluemarine!.tidalwave!.it/
PhotoPlus
http://www!.freeserifsoftware!.com/softwar!.!.!.
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Photoshop is not the industry standard for nothing, it has all the tools, including some you didn't know you needed!. Because it has all the tools it's an expensive program and is hard to learn!. Elements is based on Photoshop, but has fewer tools, is easier to learn and cheaper!.

If you can afford it, both in time to learn and money to buy, then Photoshop has no peer, if you don't want to spend the time or there are financial restrictions (aren't there always!?) then Elements is the one for you, it gives an insight into Photoshop, but has some restrictions from the ultimate editing package!.

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