Photo editing software.

[NCTraveler]

I'm looking for something inexpensive, if not free. Mainly just looking for basic functions. I currently use Photoshop Express. Before that I was using ViewNix II and preferred it. Express is free and ViewNix came with a camera I purchased a couple of year ago.

Thank you very much.

[ret5hd]

1. GIMP

https://www.gimp.org/

[lapfog_1]

2. I second that. GIMP is the right thing. - n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. I used GIMP for long time & went to Photoshop for 16 bit color. I think GIMP has switched to 16 bit.

[hunter]

11. 16 and 32 bit per channel GIMP, including floating point, is a work in progress.

https://wiki.gimp.org/wiki/Roadmap

8 bit per channel suffices for most internet work, and a lot of casual photography equipment (cell phone cameras, for example) are noisier than that, effectively as low as five or six bits per channel for some, and still subject to all the further limitations of Bayer filtering.

[Cattledog]

3. Windows or mac?

[NCTraveler]

6. Windows. Nt

[teach1st]

4. ViewNix is still available

ViewNix 2: http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/imaging-software/viewnx-2.html

I use Photoshop and PaintShop Pro, but those cost bucks.

I also use the free IrfanView, which doesn't have the learning curve that Gimp might.

IrfanView: http://www.irfanview.com/

IrfanView is best if the plugins are downloaded and installed, too. I've had no trouble with adware and unwanted programs and shit when I have download IrfanView from MajorGeeks: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/irfanview.html

In the end, which program you use depends on what you need to do with your images. There are many cloud-based (web sites) that will do simple image editing.

[defacto7]

7. Gimp is all I've ever used. nt

[Warpy]

8. GIMP is free

and, while it's not as user friendly as Photoshop, it's got a lot of the same features.

[askyagerz]

9. Paint.net is great for quick edits

Photoscape and gimp are also good. They all have their strengths and weaknesses but pretty much comes down to which interface you prefer

[neeksgeek]

10. Serif has a nice program

It's called Affinity Photo and it's $50, for Windows and Mac. It's fully compatible with Photoshop but it's a standalone app, not a subscription.


https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/

[NCTraveler]

12. Thank you all very much for the suggestions.

I'm excited to do a little research on the options mentioned.

[MagickMuffin]

14. Another program is Abode Lightroom

Not sure what kind of photo editing you're going to be doing but I have started using Lightroom. It works well with Photoshop for double editing purposes.

For $10 per month I have access to both Lightroom and Photoshop.