Renusood Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 My daughter (14) would like to have some software for photo editing. Not sure what to purchase (don't want to spend a lot of money). She needs to use mostly for personal use (my space, etc.). What is recommended - paint net, GIMP, Photoshop? Please advise. Thanks. :?: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagna Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Paint.NET and GIMP are both free so you could just download both of them and see which one she likes more. If you feel you must buy something, just get Photoshop Elements, that should provide everything. Full Photoshop is massive overkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 For personal use even Photoshop Elements would be overkill, especially for MySpace layouts. Stick with Paint.NET and GIMP and you can't go wrong. GIMP is the closest to Photoshop as freely possible as it includes features many associate with Photoshop, however the UI is something not to be desired. Paint.NET on the other hand has simplicity, ease of use and a cracking set of available plugins to tackle most tasks. I might sound as though I'm advertising Paint.NET because we happen to be on the Paint.NET forum, but for the purposes you described in your first post, Paint.NET seems best. As Zagna said, try both anyway, see what takes your fancy. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HITMAN-X- Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Renusood, I tryed Photoshop and I could not use it as I would need to take a full day out of my life just to understand the UI alone. I only do personal work with images. EG: image editing, image converting, sigs now and then, website images, ect... I used GIMP before to on Linux and it was not so bad but I found the layout to be a mess. I still use GIMP on Linux. But on Windows I use Paint.NET because it so easy to understand. I still remember when I 1st started using it back in 2005. It never had half of the things it has now and yet it still did a great job. It was so easy to use, I hopped right into it and started doing work right away with no problems. Still to this day I find it to be a program you can just jump right into and know what your doing. So I say let her try Paint.NET 1st and if she don't like it then let her try GIMP. As for Photoshop, I would not spend that kind of money for personal use unless I was planning to be a image design person. Then I would as I will need it for the Job. Adobe products are never cheap, what Photoshop cost now a days $500.00, $600.00 and don't you have to pay for updated versions as well ? Quote DEXTUT.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 ...and don't you have to pay for updated versions as well ? Only if you want to. Updates are free. Obviously upgrades (i.e. CS3 to CS4) are not. Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janettsue Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 I think paint.net would be your best choice. I don't know if you have ever been using a program and needed help. It can sometimes take forever or even be impossible and often the help can seem to be give begrudgingly. Your daughter will find the people on the forum happy to help and always polite. When I first started and needed help it arrived almost instantly and still does. Often I knew my questions seemed simple and stupid but I was always given courteous and quick answers along with much encouragement. And the moderators as well as being very knowledgeable and helpful, are wonderful at making sure this stays a family friendly forum . I think all these things are important if your daughter is 14. And as has been said, it has an ease of use once you learn your way around and it is capable of doing many wounderful and fun things. I have GIMP but find it confusing compared to paint.net. Also paint.net does not take up much room on your hard drive. And (thank you Mr. you can't do better than free. Quote "One can't complain. I have my friends. Someone spoke to me only yesterday." EEYORE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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