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I'm trying to find a user friendly (read: dummy friendly!) freeware graphics editing program. If it can do photos too that's a plus. I have Adope Photoshop but it bewilders me. I dl'd a trial version of Corel idraw tonight but there's an error somewhere so I don't know how it works.

Does anyone have a program they'd recommend to someone with little patience for bells and whistles?

I use PhotoImpact, it isn't free but I got it realyl cheap on eBay a couple of years ago. It's pretty easy and you can do a lot with it.

PhotoImpact...now that's one I haven't ever heard of. I'll go check it out! Thanks CG.

RedGlitter;665937 wrote: PhotoImpact...now that's one I haven't ever heard of. I'll go check it out! Thanks CG.


No problem. There may be a free trial, not sure.

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Mult ... nload.html

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite? ... 5714226726

I use 8, it's good enough for me and cheaper. :wah:

Yep! I'm at download.com (part of cnet.com) dl'ing a 30 day trial! Cool beans. Thanks for the pointer!

RedGlitter;665942 wrote: Yep! I'm at download.com (part of cnet.com) dl'ing a 30 day trial! Cool beans. Thanks for the pointer!


No probs. If you like it and don't wanna pay, you can probably find an earlier version cheap or free.

crazygal;665941 wrote: http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Mult ... nload.html

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite? ... 5714226726

I use 8, it's good enough for me and cheaper. :wah:


Oh, I'm sorry!I posted just when you did and didn't see the links! I'll go see what freedownloadcenter has to offer. I love freeware. I used to go to FilePile.com but they closed a few years ago. They had everything.

RedGlitter;665946 wrote: Oh, I'm sorry!I posted just when you did and didn't see the links! I'll go see what freedownloadcenter has to offer. I love freeware. I used to go to FilePile.com but they closed a few years ago. They had everything.


Good luck.

Thanks!!

RedGlitter;665973 wrote: Thanks!!


You can make banners, avatars and animations with it too. It's a great programme and I'm sure they have a forum to ask for help and get tips.

I use Paint Shop Pro. It's an easy program, and there are tons of free tutorials on the web to help you learn everything.

Try Photoimpact. Easy to use and you can do a lot with it.

derickwilliams;1444653 wrote: Try Photoimpact. Easy to use and you can do a lot with it.


Surprise me, what point are you trying to make with these odd posts of yours. Photoimpact was discontinued back in 2009 and it cost a small fortune even before Corel discontinued it.

If you'd like to start a conversational thread and discuss your part of the world we'd join in with considerable interest.

Besides, not a single mention in the thread of GIMP

I've been using GIMP for quite a while, and its initial learning curve is a tad steep, but it is very intuitive.

I also use GIMP.

I use vector graphics and diagrams now and then. GIMP is fine for photo work, dia deals with diagrams and "Inkscape is a professional vector graphics editor for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It's free and open source". I recommend all three.