Software

[Guest]

In the Elementary Stage of working with digital photos. Have tried Canon
Browser EX, Adobe Active Share, Epson Photo Center and Ritz Camera software.
I feel I need to concentrate on just one application. What about the new
Picasa? The simpler, the better!

 

[John Inzer]

In the Elementary Stage of working with digital photos.
Have tried Canon Browser EX, Adobe Active Share, Epson
Photo Center and Ritz Camera software. I feel I need to
concentrate on just one application. What about the new
Picasa? The simpler, the better!

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Here are three freebies...why not try them all?

Picasa2
http://picasa.google.com/

FastStone Image Viewer
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

Download IrfanView
http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967.html
(get the plug-ins too)

Also, there's a 60 day trial version of MS
Digital Image 2006 you can download for
a test drive:

Microsoft Digital Image Starter Edition 2006
is a downloadable 60 day trial version with
much of the functionality of MS Digital Image
Suite 2006.

Once your 60 day trial period has ended, the
program will de-feature to minimal functionality.

Unlike the retail version...the trial does not
have the ability to create VCDs and does
not support RAW files.

Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
http://tinyurl.com/8x6ea

Be aware that it's a 109 MB download....


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*Notice*
This is not tech support.
I am only a volunteer.....

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you.

Proceed at your own risk.

John Inzer
Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

 

[Michael J. Mahon]

In the Elementary Stage of working with digital photos. Have tried Canon
Browser EX, Adobe Active Share, Epson Photo Center and Ritz Camera software.
I feel I need to concentrate on just one application. What about the new
Picasa? The simpler, the better!

I completely agree with your desire to concentrate on a single
application--that is what is needed to achieve mastery.

But consider that simplicity is a lot like training wheels--you
will want them off soon, and if they're built into the app, you
will have to change apps.

As soon as you get beyond the "crawling" stage, I recommend
going to a full-featured editing program--Photoshop Elements
would be a good one--that will not let you down as you become
more sophisticated in what you aspire to do.

Of course, if you just want to edit a couple of photos a
week, then you may never want to invest in the learning
curve...

After a while, you can do magic with a good photo editor
in just minutes. ;-)

-michael

Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

 

[Yves Alarie]

Go with Picasa.
They will release a new version fairly soon but what is available now is
quite good. Simple and nothing to learn.
If you want more photo editing options, go with Microsoft Digital Imaging
2006. Obviously more options and a little bit more to learn but great
software for a beginner and for someone wanting to edit pictures once in a
while. Probably a new version of it will be coming within a month.

 

[Guest]

--
Burt

Go with Picasa.
They will release a new version fairly soon but what is available now is
quite good. Simple and nothing to learn.
If you want more photo editing options, go with Microsoft Digital Imaging
2006. Obviously more options and a little bit more to learn but great
software for a beginner and for someone wanting to edit pictures once in a
while. Probably a new version of it will be coming within a month.





Thank you for your helpful response!

 

[Guest]

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Burt

I completely agree with your desire to concentrate on a single
application--that is what is needed to achieve mastery.

But consider that simplicity is a lot like training wheels--you
will want them off soon, and if they're built into the app, you
will have to change apps.

As soon as you get beyond the "crawling" stage, I recommend
going to a full-featured editing program--Photoshop Elements
would be a good one--that will not let you down as you become
more sophisticated in what you aspire to do.

Of course, if you just want to edit a couple of photos a
week, then you may never want to invest in the learning
curve...

After a while, you can do magic with a good photo editor
in just minutes. ;-)

-michael

Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

Thank you for your helpful and thoughfful response!