Easy photo software
Rodger Whitlock (Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:48:37 PST)

On 28 Nov 2012, at 10:58, Kathleen Sayce wrote:

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.

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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate