Photoshop Alternative

Bosco

Does anyone know of a Photoshop clone or software pachage with similar capabilities that is not so expensive.

clackamas

Photoshop LE is much cheaper than Photoshop. I also think MS makes some software that is free and similar.

FC57Coins

Jasc PaintShopPro8 is pretty good - can't remember how much it was, but it wasn't $600!

MrKelso

PhotoImpact is under $100 and not to bad

mgoodm3

Photoshop Elements, under $100. does far more things than I need.

rottnrog

I use PhotoImpact.

JxnBoy

I don't know the prices of these other programs mentioned, but I'd have to recommend Photoshop Elements as well.

Since Photoshop is the premier piece of photo editing software, if you outgrow Elements you'll already know the basics of Photoshop. Again, I don't know about the others, but I've used Elements before and it has more than I need as well. I would bet it's on par with the others recommended.

Microsoft Photo Editor, which is included with most versions of Office, but not installed unless you do a complete install, and not easy to find either (I'm not even sure they give you a shortcut to it), but that's easy and nice for cropping or rotating photos, but that's about it. You start resizing things and they get pixelated or blurry. (C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedPhotoEd)

Oh, and I have Photoshop, since that's what I get from my company. It has WAY more than I need.

allegri

Hi,

Try:

GIMP

Gnu Image Manipulation Program for linux, mac or win. Cost=free.

-brian

Fragmentum

My 2¢ worth...
I sell digital art and desktop publishing hardware/software for a living.
'Hands down' you will get more use out of and understand how to use Photoshop Elements out of all the other programs that have been mentioned.

jom

Forget clones and "other software". Just buy an OLDER version of Photoshop off Ebay. Works for me.

jom

Tootawl

I have Elements and need to find a good tutorial for it.