Cheap/Free Photo Editing Software?

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MikeAqua

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#208678 22-Feb-2017 10:29

I'm after low cost editing package that will allow me to recolour images (simulating different paint colours on a photo of a boat).

It would also be helpful if I could sample colour's from one file (e.g. a paint colour palette) and paint them onto the photo.

I've tried using paint, but it doesn't recognise large areas of one colour and fill them.

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#1724303 22-Feb-2017 10:34

GIMP

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#1724311 22-Feb-2017 10:54

Try Faststone image viewer, very good software, freeware..

http://www.faststone.org/

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#1724312 22-Feb-2017 10:55

Paint.Net is free and amazing if you are using WIndows. http://www.getpaint.net/index.html

I dont find GIMP very intuitive but YMMV!

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#1724319 22-Feb-2017 11:15

Paint.Net is very basic. GIMP is the main open source package, but it's not near as fully featured as Photoshop. Photoshop with Lightroom subscription is A$12/month.

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#1724326 22-Feb-2017 11:27

timmmay: Photoshop with Lightroom subscription is A$12/month.

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#1724342 22-Feb-2017 11:40

Photoshop CS2 suite can be downloaded for free

http://www.redmondpie.com/download-adobe-photoshop-cs2-for-free-legally-while-you-still-can/

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#1724398 22-Feb-2017 12:55

Photoshop CC.

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#1724431 22-Feb-2017 13:44

This review isn't entirely up-to-date but it has a lot of good options. It pays to be clear on what features you actually need.

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-digital-image-editor.htm

The "Related Products and Links" section has links to other articles with further options.

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#1724438 22-Feb-2017 13:50

Or find a copy of photoshop second hand of CS 5.5 or 6.

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#1724499 22-Feb-2017 15:15

timmmay:

Paint.Net is very basic.

Really? Ive never found it lacking but photo shopping isnt something I do a lot of. I find it fully featured coming from Paint Shop Pro which I used to use a lot - back int eh JASC days before it became FUBAR'd and overpriced by Corel.

Paint.Net has layers, vectors, plugins. Personally its my go to for any image editing.

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#1724505 22-Feb-2017 15:35

tchart:

timmmay:

Paint.Net is very basic.

Really? Ive never found it lacking but photo shopping isnt something I do a lot of. I find it fully featured coming from Paint Shop Pro which I used to use a lot - back int eh JASC days before it became FUBAR'd and overpriced by Corel.

Paint.Net has layers, vectors, plugins. Personally its my go to for any image editing.

I use Paint.Net at work. Compared to Photoshop CS6 it seems very simple with a narrow feature set. It's fine for basic stuff, cropping and adding words, brightness and contrast, maybe a bit more, but Photoshop is infinitely more capable.

But if Paint.Net meets your needs, great :)

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#1724506 22-Feb-2017 15:35

For the specific purpose you mention, you might want to try Resene's EzyPaint, import your image and create the regions you want to recolour.