photo editing software

danger boy
danger boy Posts: 15,722
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
I need an easy to use but flexible photo editing software. Or a card building software with photo editing built into it..

My folks are celebrating their 50th anniv, and I have some projects i'd like to do with their old wedding photos.. and maybe some type of invitation.

I'd like the software to be able to do a collage and soften the edges of a photo.

I can't afford $650 for PhotoShop.. so i'm looking at a under $100 price range.

any suggestions would be helpful.
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  • ledhed
    ledhed Posts: 1,088
    edited May 2006
    Photoshop Elements. Super powerful, super easy, super cheap. I think it is $49 now. Check Wal-Mart - Ive seen it there
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  • Mike682
    Mike682 Posts: 2,074
    edited May 2006
    Another vote for Photoshop Elements. Here is a very good link to a review and a feature set list of all the major programs out there now:

    http://photo-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,746
    edited May 2006
    Ill send you one - free...

    Wont specify what it is or how I am going to send it to you...

    But I will.
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited May 2006
    If you want to go the legal route and not get a pirated copy of photoshop (can link you to a website if you really want ;) ) give The GIMP a shot. It's basically photoshop but with some twists as to how you do things. It might take a little while getting used to it but you can do an amazing amount of stuff with it considering it's free.

    <a href="http://www.download.com/The-GIMP/3000-2192_4-10526419.html?tag=lst-0-1&quot; >The GIMP 2.2.11</a>
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited May 2006
    I like CS2.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited May 2006
    Yeah, give Elements a whirl. Should have plenty enough for what you want to do.

    I have PS CS2 and love it. I hope the CS3 upgrade coming down the pike has alot of goodies.

    Sid, be careful on posting "free" software and giving it away.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited May 2006
    another vote for PSE. I bought it a couple weeks back and really like it alot. Its very easy to use, but not so much so that you can't do more complicated editing. Well worth the money I spent on it. I have used CS2 and since I'm not a PS guru, I actually prefer elements since its easier to use for simple common tasks.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited May 2006
    I went with Photo Shop Elements. it looks pretty easy to me too. this is my first experience with Photo Shop.. so we'll see. should be fun to learn though.

    thanks for the suggestions
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