On 28 Nov 2012, at 10:58, Kathleen Sayce wrote: > Probably the simplest software I use for photo manipulations is Graphic > Converter, which works in all operating systems, Mac and PC included. It allows > imports from many different formats, saving in many different formats, resizing, > cropping, and other useful manipulations. You forget Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, as well as Android and other oses used on handheld devices. For Linux the obvious recommendation is Gimp, but frankly, I hate it and take my own advice given in the next paragraph: My own advice is to find a machine running a version of Windows no later than Win98 and a copy of PaintShopPro version 3 or 4. Like a lot of older software, it has the great advantage of being very simple and straightforward. Modern software is generally overburdened with features you don't need for simple manipulations of image files. Simplicity has been sacrificed for featuritis. The only drawback to those old versions of PSP is that they don't recognize the later version of JPEGs. Remember, everyone, that at the end of the day, it's best to aim for taking photographs that suit the requirements right out of the camera. If you find yourself endlessly fussing with color balance, gamma, and so on, anything beyond straightforward cropping and watermarking, you are probably doing something wrong. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate