Comments on: Top 7 alternative Image Editors and Converters http://www.killersites.com/blog/2006/top-7-alternative-image-editors-and-converters/ Real world talk about web design, programming and the business of web design. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:25:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Ek kian http://www.killersites.com/blog/2006/top-7-alternative-image-editors-and-converters/comment-page-1/#comment-158904 Ek kian Mon, 26 May 2008 05:34:47 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/?p=77#comment-158904 Beside Artweaver, other free photoshop alternative is GimPhoto. Actually GimPhoto is GIMP modification with new PS menu layout, packed with many great plugins, such as: separation, save for web, batch process, noise removal and photography filters, and also improved with new brushset, new gradientset, every aspect is tweaked to improve user usability. http://www.gimphoto.com Beside Artweaver, other free photoshop alternative is GimPhoto.

Actually GimPhoto is GIMP modification with new PS menu layout, packed with many great plugins, such as: separation, save for web, batch process, noise removal and photography filters, and also improved with new brushset, new gradientset, every aspect is tweaked to improve user usability.

http://www.gimphoto.com

]]> By: Alan http://www.killersites.com/blog/2006/top-7-alternative-image-editors-and-converters/comment-page-1/#comment-128260 Alan Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:07:46 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/?p=77#comment-128260 I agree with John that IRFANVIEW is well worth including - especially as it can import and fully use Photoshop filters and virtually any other filters made for Photoshop. Irfanview, of course, is strictly for image manipulation and not for actual drawing, unlike .... .... ARTWEAVER, about which I agree with Dominic that it's a superb drawing package with a smallish but good set of its own inbuilt filters. As an art program, I think it beats almost everything else in the field as it is VERY easy to use and has a wealth of options and functions. Whereas Jim is right about PHOTOPLUS, I've learned to avoid 'free' software from Serif after two very bad experiences: Once, I had to register over the 'phone and just couldn't get the code until I'd fought off over 10 minutes haranguing to buy the latest commercial version, and then again after registering something else online, I had a heck of a job to block out the flurry of sales emails and messages that followed. I agree with John that IRFANVIEW is well worth including – especially as it can import and fully use Photoshop filters and virtually any other filters made for Photoshop. Irfanview, of course, is strictly for image manipulation and not for actual drawing, unlike ….

…. ARTWEAVER, about which I agree with Dominic that it’s a superb drawing package with a smallish but good set of its own inbuilt filters. As an art program, I think it beats almost everything else in the field as it is VERY easy to use and has a wealth of options and functions.

Whereas Jim is right about PHOTOPLUS, I’ve learned to avoid ‘free’ software from Serif after two very bad experiences: Once, I had to register over the ‘phone and just couldn’t get the code until I’d fought off over 10 minutes haranguing to buy the latest commercial version, and then again after registering something else online, I had a heck of a job to block out the flurry of sales emails and messages that followed.

]]> By: James http://www.killersites.com/blog/2006/top-7-alternative-image-editors-and-converters/comment-page-1/#comment-48245 James Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:08:55 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/?p=77#comment-48245 Artweaver is the best Photoshop imitator so far, for me. Cusorarts Imageforge is also good. If artweaver can't do it I'll use imageforge and V.V. Artweaver is the best Photoshop imitator so far, for me. Cusorarts Imageforge is also good. If artweaver can’t do it I’ll use imageforge and V.V.

]]> By: Find-O-Matic :: The best free drawing and photo editing tools :: April :: 2007 http://www.killersites.com/blog/2006/top-7-alternative-image-editors-and-converters/comment-page-1/#comment-48095 Find-O-Matic :: The best free drawing and photo editing tools :: April :: 2007 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:36:31 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/?p=77#comment-48095 [...] Although most people use Photoshop to draw or edit images there are many good free and also quite useful tools you can use. Some of them are small, fast and feature packed utilities which will do the job just fine. For business use Photoshop may be the best, for personal or nonprofessional use there are quite a few very capable programs which may help you edit photos or draw something. Of course, main point here is that programs listed here are free and there I will mention only few which I like the most. If you need some free paint tools you will found immediately that Gimp jumps out as one of the most recommended free graphic tools. It’s not much to say that this tool comes really close to be a Photoshop alternative. Strong and capable, packed with features and expandable with many plugins available, it really can do some complex jobs for you. No doubt Gimp is the best free photo editing and drawing tool today. Sharon Sarmiento wrote an interesting post about GIMP called "The Gimp–Free design software". The truth is not "many" people know about GIMP. It is a great tool, quite close to Photoshop with it’s features, but simply Photoshop is the tool everybody use. Well anybody used to Photoshop look and feel can also visit Scott Moschella’s Plastic bugs to learn about GIMPshop, which is a modification of GIMP and whose primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP. If you’re looking for other open source alternatives, read Your Guide to Free Open-Source Software and visit OSalt.com to find high quality open source alternatives to commercial software. But there’s more than just Gimp, Vicman Pro is now free. At the Vicman site you can also find many other interesting free graphic tools like Mobile Photo Enhancer, JPEG Enhancer or Cartoonist. Maybe not known as much as Photoshop or Gimp, this tool has some features which could make it interesting for a home user. Small and fast, packed with interesting features it could be the perfect choice for some occasional photo editing. This tool, when I found it, was really an interesting discovery, especially because it was not free before. With a nice set of features and plugins it can be used for a lot of experimenting in editing and drawing. Pixia is also a nice graphic tool and a quite fast one. It supports layers and transparency. There is an add-on available which enables Pixia to accept Photoshop plugins which is a nice extra feature.Originally developed in Japan by Isao Maruoka and now there are versions in English, German, French, Spanish, etc. As in their About page "It may be used in any forms, except for sale purpose". Artweaver can be used for both private and commercial purpose as stated in their FAQ, so no limitations there. Compared with many other free programs, Artweaver is adjustable and easy for novice user. For example, you can adjust size, angle, opacity of the brushes and also new brushes can be added. Supports transparency and layers, has tablet support and a collection of filters. There are many more but these are few of the best ones. Stefan Mischook has a list of Top 7 alternative Image Editors and Converters, and mentions few good and free programs not mentioned here, so take a look. Comments » [...] [...] Although most people use Photoshop to draw or edit images there are many good free and also quite useful tools you can use. Some of them are small, fast and feature packed utilities which will do the job just fine. For business use Photoshop may be the best, for personal or nonprofessional use there are quite a few very capable programs which may help you edit photos or draw something. Of course, main point here is that programs listed here are free and there I will mention only few which I like the most.

If you need some free paint tools you will found immediately that Gimp jumps out as one of the most recommended free graphic tools. It’s not much to say that this tool comes really close to be a Photoshop alternative. Strong and capable, packed with features and expandable with many plugins available, it really can do some complex jobs for you.

No doubt Gimp is the best free photo editing and drawing tool today. Sharon Sarmiento wrote an interesting post about GIMP called "The Gimp–Free design software". The truth is not "many" people know about GIMP. It is a great tool, quite close to Photoshop with it’s features, but simply Photoshop is the tool everybody use. Well anybody used to Photoshop look and feel can also visit Scott Moschella’s Plastic bugs to learn about GIMPshop, which is a modification of GIMP and whose primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP.

If you’re looking for other open source alternatives, read Your Guide to Free Open-Source Software and visit OSalt.com to find high quality open source alternatives to commercial software. But there’s more than just Gimp, Vicman Pro is now free.

At the Vicman site you can also find many other interesting free graphic tools like Mobile Photo Enhancer, JPEG Enhancer or Cartoonist. Maybe not known as much as Photoshop or Gimp, this tool has some features which could make it interesting for a home user. Small and fast, packed with interesting features it could be the perfect choice for some occasional photo editing. This tool, when I found it, was really an interesting discovery, especially because it was not free before. With a nice set of features and plugins it can be used for a lot of experimenting in editing and drawing. Pixia is also a nice graphic tool and a quite fast one.

It supports layers and transparency. There is an add-on available which enables Pixia to accept Photoshop plugins which is a nice extra feature.Originally developed in Japan by Isao Maruoka and now there are versions in English, German, French, Spanish, etc. As in their About page "It may be used in any forms, except for sale purpose". Artweaver can be used for both private and commercial purpose as stated in their FAQ, so no limitations there. Compared with many other free programs, Artweaver is adjustable and easy for novice user. For example, you can adjust size, angle, opacity of the brushes and also new brushes can be added. Supports transparency and layers, has tablet support and a collection of filters. There are many more but these are few of the best ones. Stefan Mischook has a list of Top 7 alternative Image Editors and Converters, and mentions few good and free programs not mentioned here, so take a look. Comments » [...]

]]> By: dominic http://www.killersites.com/blog/2006/top-7-alternative-image-editors-and-converters/comment-page-1/#comment-6149 dominic Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:14:46 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/?p=77#comment-6149 also not sure if artweaver has been mentioned, but that's a good one and its almost identical to photoshop in many ways! also not sure if artweaver has been mentioned, but that’s a good one and its almost identical to photoshop in many ways!

]]> By: Stefan Mischook http://www.killersites.com/blog/2006/top-7-alternative-image-editors-and-converters/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Stefan Mischook Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:50:11 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/?p=77#comment-1058 Good post boys! Good post boys!

]]> By: Jim E. http://www.killersites.com/blog/2006/top-7-alternative-image-editors-and-converters/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Jim E. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:38:54 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/?p=77#comment-1057 Hi Stef, Here are a couple more free image editing programs that are as powerful as PhotoShop. PhotoPlus 6.0 - Photo and Image Editing PhotoPlus 6 is incredible image editing software that enables you to create, manipulate, and enhance photographs, bitmap graphics, and web animations. All the tools you need are provided along with handy hints to enable you to achieve totally unique results. • Image Export Optimizer • Photo Enhancement • Unique Selection Options • Image Slicing/Image Maps • Editable Text • Smart Shapes http://freeserifsoftware.com/ PhotoPlus 6.0 is free. All you have to do is register it for free and you have full use of it. It is also better documented than PhotoFiltre and has lots of features. PhotoFiltre PhotoFiltre is a complete image retouching program. It allows you to do simple or advanced adjustments to an image and apply a vast range of filters on it. It is simple and intuitive to use, and has an easy learning curve. The toolbar, giving you access to the standard filters with just a few clicks, gives PhotoFiltre a robust look. PhotoFilter does not have as much documentation but there are sites on the web showing you how to use it. Also many people have contributed plug-in files that can greatly enhance the editor. They can be downloaded from the PhotoFiltre website. If you have used PhotoShop you will know how to use this program right away. http://www.photofiltre.com/ Hi Stef,

Here are a couple more free image editing programs that are as powerful as PhotoShop.

PhotoPlus 6.0 – Photo and Image Editing

PhotoPlus 6 is incredible image editing software that enables you to create, manipulate, and enhance photographs, bitmap graphics, and web animations. All the tools you need are provided along with handy hints to enable you to achieve totally unique results.

• Image Export Optimizer
• Photo Enhancement
• Unique Selection Options
• Image Slicing/Image Maps
• Editable Text
• Smart Shapes

http://freeserifsoftware.com/

PhotoPlus 6.0 is free. All you have to do is register it for free and you have full use of it. It is also better documented than PhotoFiltre and has lots of features.

PhotoFiltre

PhotoFiltre is a complete image retouching program. It allows you to do simple or advanced adjustments to an image and apply a vast range of filters on it. It is simple and intuitive to use, and has an easy
learning curve. The toolbar, giving you access to the standard filters with just a few clicks, gives PhotoFiltre a robust look.

PhotoFilter does not have as much documentation but there are sites on the web showing you how to use it. Also many people have contributed plug-in files that can greatly enhance the editor. They can be downloaded from the PhotoFiltre website. If you have used PhotoShop you will know how to use this program right away.

http://www.photofiltre.com/

]]> By: John http://www.killersites.com/blog/2006/top-7-alternative-image-editors-and-converters/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 John Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:04:17 +0000 http://www.killersites.com/blog/?p=77#comment-1048 Hi, Great List! How about Irfan View? Some IrfanView features: -Many supported file formats, incld. .PSD -Support for Adobe Photoshop Filters -Multi language support -Thumbnail/preview option -Batch conversion (with image processing) -Multipage TIF editing -Multimedia player -Change color depth -Cut/crop - EXIF support. -IPTC editing -Effects (Sharpen, Blur, Adobe 8BF, Filter Factory, Filters Unlimited, etc.) -Extract icons from EXE/DLL/ICLs -Lossless JPG rotation -Only one EXE-File, no DLLs, no Shareware messages like "I Agree" or "Evaluation expired" -No registry changes without user action/permission! It's a big favorite of mine without a lot of extra eye candy. :) Hi,
Great List! How about Irfan View?

Some IrfanView features:
-Many supported file formats, incld. .PSD
-Support for Adobe Photoshop Filters
-Multi language support
-Thumbnail/preview option
-Batch conversion (with image processing)
-Multipage TIF editing
-Multimedia player
-Change color depth
-Cut/crop
- EXIF support.
-IPTC editing
-Effects (Sharpen, Blur, Adobe 8BF, Filter Factory, Filters Unlimited, etc.)
-Extract icons from EXE/DLL/ICLs
-Lossless JPG rotation
-Only one EXE-File, no DLLs, no Shareware messages like “I Agree” or “Evaluation expired”
-No registry changes without user action/permission!

It’s a big favorite of mine without a lot of extra eye candy. :)

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