Photo software help

notwilight · September 26, 2007 11:00AM

Is there free software out there that is easy to stitch (I believe that is the term) two photos together into one. I need to put obv and ref together in one jpg. thanks, Jerry

PS I have photoshop elements if there is an easy way to do it there. thanks in advance.

Pentimento · September 26, 2007 11:02AM

You could just add up the height or width of each and ctrl+n a new image that size. Then select all and copy paste them both into the new window.

50cents · September 26, 2007 11:18AM

InfanView

cmerlo1 · September 26, 2007 11:20AM

<< InfanView >>

I use it too..it's one of the best free pieces of software of any kind out there...

commoncents05 · September 26, 2007 11:30AM

InfanView

LindeDad · September 26, 2007 11:36AM

Use the photo merge in elements.

Make both pictures the same size then merge them. It is under the file window.

Here is how I make mine.

Ready for the new rules.

speety · September 26, 2007 11:41AM

<< InfanView >>

I agree!

ModernCrapNut · September 26, 2007 12:14PM

In Elements 5.0, go to full edit mode, then click on File, then New, then Photomerge Panorama. There's also a good article on the board across the street under Things Every Collector Needs to Know (I think that's the name of the section, or close). It will take you through step by step on how to matte and merge the two side using Elements.

pendragon1998 · September 26, 2007 12:39PM

digitally matting coins in photoshop

ldhair · September 26, 2007 12:48PM

Nice work Michael.

23Pairer · September 26, 2007 12:51PM

<< digitally matting coins in photoshop >>

Great thread, pendragon. I use this basic technique, and can create a combined image in about 3 minutes. I use Photoshop CS.

mrpaseo · September 26, 2007 12:58PM

I use powerpoint.

Ray

pendragon1998 · September 26, 2007 1:14PM

<< Nice work Michael.

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<< digitally matting coins in photoshop >>

Great thread, pendragon. I use this basic technique, and can create a combined image in about 3 minutes. I use Photoshop CS. >>

Thanks, guys

lordmarcovan · September 26, 2007 2:36PM

I use MGI Photosuite SE, which is the software that came with my old scanner back in the 1990s. It's a creaky, ancient Win95 program, but still works with XP, and I am a creature of habit, so I still use it. I never graduated to Photoshop, but I probably will, one day.

One thing Photosuite is not so great at is reducing/expanding pictures by percentages, but I have learned to use Paint for that.

When I am here at work, and don't have my Photosuite, I use Paint for stitching obverses and reverses into a single image. It isn't that difficult. Paint is a really bare-bones tool, but it has its uses, and I think it is on most Windows computers. Go to your Start menu, click on All Programs, then Accessories, and Paint.

I hadn't heard of Irfanview before. That might be worth playin' around with.

But you've likely already got Paint on your computer, and with just a few minutes of fiddlin' around with it, you can learn a lot of basic photo editing techniques. (Very basic, but good enough for quick work).

Texast · September 26, 2007 5:00PM

I have created a thread with step by step instructions for PhotoShop Elements

Click Here for Photoshop Elements Thread

LeeG · September 26, 2007 10:05PM

I use Microsoft Paint.

mozeppa · September 26, 2007 10:20PM

heh ....try using paint on a 3.5 meg. "tif" file.

it don't happen!

bstat1020 · September 27, 2007 12:13AM

Infanview is pretty easy. 1st time I have used it. I just need to figure out how to crop my photos now then create the side by side picture??

Never mind, figured it out.

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