Need help. Computer related

ajaan

Kelly bought me a new camera for Christmas. I finally figured out how to use it. This took me a few hours and a lot of cursing. Now I need some imaging software. All I need is a program that can reduce and merge images. Is there any inexpensive and safe software out there that can do that? I used to merge images with MicroSoft Paint but I can't find it on my new computer.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Please remember, I'm an idiot when it comes to computers and need something very easy to use. Thanks.

ajaan

I'm running Vista.

crito

I don't use that kind of software much, so can't say if it's the best or even one of the best, but I installed a freeware program called PhotoFiltre a couple years ago and it's done everything I've needed. Under Linux I use The GIMP, which is like PhotoShop but free.

http://photofiltre.free.fr/

Of course, if you really like it he has a "studio" version you can pay for too.

http://www.photofiltre.com/

crito

<< <i>I'm running Vista. >>



Paint in Vista is vastly improved and it comes with an quick image viewer too. I usually just resize the image manually in the viewer, take a screenshot, paste that into Paint, crop and save as JPG. Don't really need anything else. But like I said, I'm not a photographer or even a wanna-be photographer, so might not do for you.

newbiecollector

Down load Photoscape. It is free and easy to use. Just google photoscape. I think you will like it

ajaan

Wayne, is it easy to resize images? Is it safe? I might give it a try.

WWW

Did the camera come with any image editing software?

CarlWohlforth

I use Photoshop elements. I paid for it when I bought my new Vista computer. I see Google offers something called Picasa for free but I haven't used it so I can't say how well it works.

newbiecollector

<< <i>Wayne, is it easy to resize images? Is it safe? I might give it a try. >>



Very easy to use and it has a round ceopping tool for coins that is great

newbiecollector

Get it here. You will like it

Photoscape

Hussulo

I use photoscape (since I lost my photoshop CD) and its a good program for free.

ajaan

<< <i>Did the camera come with any image editing software? >>


The camera, Canon PowerShot SD790 IS, came with ZoomBrowser EX and PhotoStitch. Neither one came with any documentation saying how to use it.

ajaan

OK, I downloaded PhotoScape. Now I have to figure out how to use it.

ajaan

I figured it out.

newbiecollector

There ya go- Now try the round cropping tool

farthing

8 minutes. Sounds like software that is easy to learn.

wybrit

Don, I hate to break it to ya, but I don't think they make software that is compatible with 5 1/4" floppy drives anymore.

ajaan

Tom, I think I may still have some of those around here.

lordmarcovan

<< <i>I finally figured out how to use it. This took me a few hours and a lot of cursing. >>

Sounds like me, when I get new technology.

Vista doesn't have Paint? Yet another reason I don't think I wanna go there. (Speaking of cursing).

Oh, wait. I just read crito's post. New-and-improved Paint, eh? OK, but I am still not ready for Vista. I'm set in my ways; a creature of habit. My primary photo editing program is MGI Photosuite SE, which came with the old scanner I got in 1999 (it's a Win 95 program). I got so used to it that I still use it and have not graduated to Photoshop or anything of that ilk... yet. MGI Photosuite does practically everything I need but tends to pixelate or "crunch" images a bit when I use it to resize them, so I learned to use Paint for that, since Paint offers resizing by percentages.

Edit to add- your Canuck nickel pic looks good, Don.

As to wives giving new gadgets as early-Christmas presents, ladymarcovan got me a 500-gig external hard drive, which just came out of the box seconds ago. Now I will be able to have my entire CD collection and files and movies and everything in a package no bigger than a paperback book, which I can plug into my laptop, my desktop 'puter, or the 'puter at work. Better than hauling a laptop around. I did have a little 2-gig flash drive which was great, but now I can have everything and still be portable.

ajaan

Vista does have Paint if you know where to find it.

AuldFartte

Nice pic, Don You're a fast learner!!!

TwoKopeiki

<< <i>I figured it out.

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Wow, Don! Way to go! Great pic.

newbiecollector

Grabbed the pic, cropped and combined them Don. Hope thats ok.

Did it fast so maybe not real good.

ajbauman

I use a freeware program called Irfanview... it has a handy re-sizing function that will do entire directories at a time.

I haven't tried that Photoscape, but I might for the circular croping function.

1jester

<< <i>I use a freeware program called Irfanview... it has a handy re-sizing function that will do entire directories at a time.

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Me too, and it is easy and versatile. I highly recommend it for Microsoft users.