If you decide to take up photography, then you need to think about training in processing. There are many professional graphic editors for this. Each program has a huge number of functions that it will not be possible to try everything if you are not ready to devote a large amount of time to it. In order to decide on the choice of program, you need to familiarize yourself with their main capabilities.
Adobe Photoshop CC
For many years, this program was the leading and the only one that offered the maximum number of functions in one shell. Now this product is still the flagship, but it already has competitors.
Photoshop, like Lightroom, are products of Adobe. These are very functional programs for professionals and should be discussed in more detail. Don't be alarmed by the fact that this software is intended for pros. Basic functions and principles of operation in these programs are not difficult to master.
Adobe Lightroom
Lightroom is primarily designed for batch processing images. This program is not limited to editing. In it you can work with photo catalogs, print, create photo books and slideshows. Considering the large number of functions and ease of use of the program, it is very suitable for professional photographers and beginners.
Adobe products stand out among others in that third-party developers have the opportunity to create modules that expand the functionality of programs (plugins). They allow you to implement the most incredible ideas using intuitive interfaces.
Lightroom is no exception. In addition to plugins, this program has the ability to record presets (sets of settings) that can be applied to pictures in just one click. This way you can download presets created by professional photographers and apply them to your photos, making minor adjustments.
Lightroom is a very popular program, so you can find a huge number of text and video tutorials on the Internet. The lessons cover a variety of processing techniques and principles of operation of individual tools. Lightroom is not difficult to master.
Lightroom is the go-to program for many photographers because it provides the ability to work with photo catalogs and do batch processing. If you created a series of photos in one place under the same conditions, then it is enough to process one photo and apply the same settings to the entire series in just a couple of clicks. This way you can process hundreds of sources per day. No other program offers such ease of use.
Adobe Photoshop
Right behind Lightroom is Photoshop. This is a more complex program, offering the same capabilities as Lightroom, but in a different shell and expanding functionality thanks to a huge number of tools. Batch processing in Photoshop is implemented inconveniently, so this software product is positioned as a tool for precise and delicate image processing. Photographers can immerse themselves in editing one photo at a time long hours or perform processing quickly thanks to the presence of actions (presets) and convenient tools.
Photoshop is also very popular, so it won't be hard to find tutorials. Many people began mastering graphic editors with Photoshop, so you can safely take it up right away.
Adobe switched to new model sales of their products, which are now available by subscription. The monthly cost varies, but for this money you will always have the latest version of software, access to Creative Cloud services, cloud storage and synchronize photos with various devices. Adobe graphics editors are also available for mobile devices Android platforms and iOS.
DXO OPTICS PRO
It is also a powerful graphics editor that is somewhat reminiscent of Lightroom. It is focused on processing files in RAW format. DXO performed best in fixing geometric distortions. No graphic editor has yet caught up with him in this matter. DXO Optics Pro is also not difficult to manage, like previous programs, but it has quite a few functions, which can confuse an inexperienced user.
Free programs
If you want to use more simple programs, for which you do not need to pay, then there is for you a good choice quality products.
GIMP
This is very popular editor among beginning photographers. Some professionals also use it, but GIMP cannot compete with its older brothers.
GIMP is considered an alternative to Photoshop. This program has been on the market for a very long time. There are versions for Windows and Mac. Updates are released periodically. Now the developers are updating the program engine, adding new functions, and from version 3.0 the interface will be changed.
Given that GIMP is free and open source, it comes with a lot of tools similar to those found in Photoshop. However, the program is not as convenient and well thought out as Photoshop. There's also not a lot of training material for her. That being said, GIMP is the best free photo editing tool out there.
Darktable
Darktable is a free alternative to Lightroom. Just like GIMP, it is an open-source program source code and without a price tag. Darktable's tools offer complete control over your images. This program is truly a serious competitor to Lightroom. The problem is that Darktable is not very widespread and learning materials will not be easy to find.
It's also worth noting that Darktable is not released for Windows.
Other processing tools
Everyone involved in editing knows about the existence of plugins for Lightroom and Photoshop. Many of these plugins can act as standalone programs, offering users a narrow range of effects.
TopazLabs
TopazLabs products are very popular. There are 17 different plugin programs in total. Each program has a specific set of effects and tools. Thanks to the narrow specialization when working with TopazLabs products, you can achieve high-quality results very quickly. These plugins complement and expand the functionality of Photoshop and Lightroom, but cannot replace them.
Nik Software
Just like TopazLabs, the Google Nik plugin collection is a set of tools for improving your photography. Any Nik effect can be obtained regular means Photoshop, but the plugins provide unique settings that allow you to customize individual effects. The Nik collection is available for free. It is one of the favorite effects sets of many professional photographers.
Photomatix
Photomatix is very powerful software product to create It has a small number of settings that allow you to control the expansion effect dynamic range(HDR). It rivals Photoshop and Lightroom, which also have HDR tools.
Aurora HDR
Aurora HDR hasn't been released too long and is a direct competitor to Photomatix. The developer of this program is Macphun. Aurora HDR is currently only available for Mac. Macphun develops this program together with famous photographer Trey Ratcliffe, who became famous for his work in the HDR style. Collaborative development can make Aurora HDR a very high-quality program that can work independently without Lightroom and Photoshop.
Most of us associate computer graphics in general and editing in particular with Adobe Photoshop, which itself costs 700 bucks and requires significant hardware resources. And this is natural, because this is the most powerful graphic editor to date, created for the needs of design professionals. “Non-designers” more often use only a small fraction of its resources for basic image changes. Don't believe me? Remember why you opened Photoshop the last 5 times. I guarantee that if you are not a professional designer, then you have changed the size of some image, cropped it, or saved it in another format. As a last resort, we adjusted the brightness/contrast/color gamut. Agree, it is not at all necessary to have Photoshop installed for this.
1 Photoscape
Photoscape is amazing free editor photographs. This program contains so many filters, tools and special effects that it’s hard to believe that it’s free.
Photoscape has almost everything you need to view, optimize, edit, print, and have fun with your photos. It's so full-featured that many consider it a free alternative to Photoshop. Of course, the level of Photoshop is still higher, but the program really is an excellent alternative Adobe's flagship and makes photo editing a lot of fun.
2 Pixia
Pixia is a free raster graphics editor developed by Isao Maruoka. Initially, the graphic editor was intended for creating anime/manga, but later began to be used in other areas of art.
Pixia supports graphics tablets from Wacom, three-dimensional layers, transparency effects, can work with the most popular image file formats (.bmp, .jpeg, .tiff, .ico, .pict, .png), supports the Adobe Photoshop format - .psd, and also has its own - .pxa.
3 Colourpaint
A simple drawing app for KDE. The most basic functionality such as a brush, eraser, pipette, primitive forms. As for editing, there is autocrop, balance adjustment, size and color changes. Designed for drawing diagrams and diagrams, as well as simple image editing. Another solution for those who are confused by the abundance of buttons and incomprehensible tools of more complex editors.
4Paint.NET
Paint.NET is a free raster graphics editor for drawings and photographs for Windows, developed on the platform. NET Framework. Paint.NET is a great editor replacement graphic images, included in standard programs operating rooms Windows systems.
With many powerful features found only in expensive graphics editors, Paint.NET is completely free.
5 Pinta
Pinta is a lightweight, open-source, cross-platform raster graphics editor inspired by the Paint.NET editor. The latter only works under Windows, and Miguel de Icaza's attempt to directly port this program to the Linux/Mono environment was not very successful.
6 Seashore
Opensource image editor for the Mac OSX Cocoa framework. Knows what gradients, textures, anti-aliasing are. Supports layers and alpha channel. It is based on GIMP technology, and, accordingly, is friendly with its native format.
7 Paint Star
The Paint star program is a graphic editor for high-quality editing, as well as creating drawings, digital photos and other images. This editor for Windows perfectly suits the basic needs of the user, and also allows you to work with layers, transparency, gradients, textures, scripts, templates, paths, etc.
Paint star has a solid line of image editing and processing tools, similar to popular programs for highly professional business design. Basic functionality allows the average user to realize their idea without a special training course or video.
8 My Paint
A simple and fast opensource application for digital artists for Windows and Linux. Essentially, it's just a dimensionless canvas onto which you can display interface elements only when you need them. The rest of the time, draw for your own pleasure, without being distracted by menus and tools. It fully supports graphics tablets, has a simple minimalist design, allows you to create brushes and customize existing ones, and supports layers.
9 5Dfly
Free Windows application for batch photo processing. Except standard features graphic editor, can create slide shows for PowerPoint.
10 Visual Box
Free for non-commercial use application for creating web galleries. Available as jQuery plugin or Prototype extensions, there are versions for Windows and Mac. Flickr and Photobucket support, built-in ftp client, tons of themes, nice modern design.
11 Digikam
This is an OpenSource photo editor for Linux, Windows and Mac-OSX. Allows you to view, edit, enhance, catalog and tag your photos and do a lot of other nice things. However, you must be prepared to compile the application. For those who are new to this, the official website offers a detailed tutorial.
12 PEdit
A very simple free online photo editor. Contains all standard tools, even a child can use it. It requires installation of the Silverlight 3 plugin.
13 photos
A multifunctional and, at the same time, understandable program, which includes the functions of a photo editor, a graphic editor and an application for creating computer graphics. Provides many options for design, photo processing and enhancement, image editing and more.
14 Irfan View
One of the most popular image viewers on Windows systems. Fast, compact, free. Can open all kinds of graphics, convert them into required format, optimize, create slideshows. There are plugins, skins and localizations. Often opposes ACDSee. Although, to be honest, I replaced it at home with FastStone Image Viewer, which is also free for personal non-commercial use, but, in my opinion, is much more convenient and can work with NEF.
15 Krita
One of the Packt finalists Open Source Awards 2011, along with Blender and GIMP. This is another KDE editor for creating sketches and drawings, as well as for manipulating graphics. The main direction is illustration, concept art and other creative work.
16 GIMP
The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP for short) is a powerful and multi-purpose graphics editor. Thanks to a wide range of functions, you can make your photos more juicy, remove unnecessary elements from photographs, create collages and posters, prepare website designs and cut ready-made layouts, and much more. GIMP works on the most popular operating systems: Windows, Mac, Linux.
17 Artweaver
Artweaver is another graphic editor claiming to be free analogue Adobe Photoshop. The program can simulate painting with oil, acrylic paint, brush, crayon, pencil, charcoal, pastel, airbrush, etc. There are also various filters, working with transparency and layers, exporting and importing files into various graphic formats and much more.
18 Paint tool sai
Paint tool sai is both Free and paid version. First of all, it is necessary to note the editor interface, which is implemented as conveniently as possible for users. All necessary buttons They fit compactly on the panel on the left, allowing you to quickly find the necessary tool.
In addition, the interface allows you to keep several drawings open at once. The canvas itself with the image can be scaled and rotated using hotkeys and special buttons on the panel.
19 Hornil StylePix
Hornil StylePix is a powerful multifunctional free graphic editor in which programmers were able to combine such parameters as: compact size, user-friendly interface and a large number of functions. The program does not require mandatory installation, as it has portable version, which you can easily place on any flash drive and run the program directly from it. StylePix has a large number of functions and capabilities and is a worthy competitor to Paint.NET and Photoshop programs.
The program will serve you as an excellent assistant in photo editing. With this editor you can correct almost all the flaws in your photo. At our service creative people StylePix provides a wide selection of brushes, clones, selections, fill tools, as well as many options for working with text.
There is also a paid version of Hornil StylePix. Has more features such as quick mask, layer mask, brush image and layer styles for more advanced works than StylePix.
20 Photoshop Online and other online editors
There are many services on the Internet for editing photos online and without installing any programs. One of the main differences online editor ov from installation programs is that the application requires the most minimal system requirements to the computer and just installed browser to browse the web. 100% convenience from working in online versions graphic file editor.
Most of us associate computer graphics in general and editing in particular with Adobe Photoshop, which itself costs 700 bucks and requires significant hardware resources. And this is natural, because this is the most powerful graphic editor to date, created for the needs of design professionals. “Non-designers” more often use only a small fraction of its resources for basic image changes. Don't believe me? Remember why you opened Photoshop the last 5 times. I guarantee that if you are not a professional designer, then you have changed the size of some image, cropped it, or saved it in another format. As a last resort, we adjusted the brightness/contrast/color gamut. Agree, it is not at all necessary to have Photoshop installed for this.
1 Photoscape
Photoscape is an amazing free photo editor. This program contains so many filters, tools and special effects that it’s hard to believe that it’s free.
Photoscape has almost everything you need to view, optimize, edit, print, and have fun with your photos. It's so full-featured that many consider it a free alternative to Photoshop. Of course, Photoshop is still at a higher level, but the program really is an excellent alternative to Adobe's flagship and turns photo editing into a very fun experience.
2 Pixia
Pixia is a free raster graphics editor developed by Isao Maruoka. Initially, the graphic editor was intended for creating anime/manga, but later began to be used in other areas of art.
Pixia supports Wacom graphics tablets, three-dimensional layers, transparency effects, can work with the most popular image file formats (.bmp, .jpeg, .tiff, .ico, .pict, .png), supports the Adobe Photoshop format - .psd, and also has its own - .pxa.
3 Colourpaint
A simple drawing app for KDE. The most basic functionality such as a brush, eraser, pipette, primitive forms. As for editing, there is autocrop, balance adjustment, size and color changes. Designed for drawing diagrams and diagrams, as well as simple image editing. Another solution for those who are confused by the abundance of buttons and incomprehensible tools of more complex editors.
4Paint.NET
Paint.NET is a free raster graphics editor for drawings and photographs for Windows, developed on the .NET Framework. Paint.NET is an excellent replacement for the graphics editor that comes with standard programs in Windows operating systems.
With many powerful features found only in expensive graphics editors, Paint.NET is completely free.
5 Pinta
Pinta is a lightweight, open-source, cross-platform raster graphics editor inspired by the Paint.NET editor. The latter only works under Windows, and Miguel de Icaza's attempt to directly port this program to the Linux/Mono environment was not very successful.
6 Seashore
Opensource image editor for the Mac OSX Cocoa framework. Knows what gradients, textures, anti-aliasing are. Supports layers and alpha channel. It is based on GIMP technology, and, accordingly, is friendly with its native format.
7 Paint Star
The Paint star program is a graphic editor for high-quality editing, as well as creating drawings, digital photos and other images. This editor for Windows perfectly suits the basic needs of the user, and also allows you to work with layers, transparency, gradients, textures, scripts, templates, paths, etc.
Paint star has a solid line of image editing and processing tools, similar to popular programs for highly professional business design. Basic functionality allows the average user to realize their idea without a special training course or video.
8 My Paint
A simple and fast opensource application for digital artists for Windows and Linux. Essentially, it's just a dimensionless canvas onto which you can display interface elements only when you need them. The rest of the time, draw for your own pleasure, without being distracted by menus and tools. It fully supports graphics tablets, has a simple minimalist design, allows you to create brushes and customize existing ones, and supports layers.
9 5Dfly
Free Windows application for batch photo processing. In addition to the standard functions of a graphic editor, it can create slide shows for PowerPoint.
10 Visual Box
Free for non-commercial use application for creating web galleries. Available as a jQuery plugin or Prototype extension, there are versions for Windows and Mac. Flickr and Photobucket support, built-in ftp client, tons of themes, nice modern design.
11 Digikam
This is an OpenSource photo editor for Linux, Windows and Mac-OSX. Allows you to view, edit, enhance, catalog and tag your photos and do a lot of other nice things. However, you must be prepared to compile the application. For those who are new to this, the official website offers a detailed tutorial.
12 PEdit
A very simple free online photo editor. Contains all standard tools, even a child can use it. It requires installation of the Silverlight 3 plugin.
13 photos
A multifunctional and, at the same time, understandable program, which includes the functions of a photo editor, a graphic editor and an application for creating computer graphics. Provides many options for design, photo processing and enhancement, image editing and more.
14 Irfan View
One of the most popular image viewers on Windows systems. Fast, compact, free. Can open all kinds of graphics, convert them into the desired format, optimize them, and create slideshows. There are plugins, skins and localizations. Often opposes ACDSee. Although, to be honest, at home I replaced it with FastStone Image Viewer, which is also free for personal non-commercial use, but, in my opinion, is much more convenient and can work with NEF.
15 Krita
One of the finalists in the 2011 Packt Open Source Awards, along with Blender and GIMP. This is another KDE editor for creating sketches and drawings, as well as for manipulating graphics. The main direction is illustration, concept art and other creative work.
16 GIMP
The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP for short) is a powerful and multi-purpose graphics editor. Thanks to a wide range of functions, you can make your photos more juicy, remove unnecessary elements from photographs, create collages and posters, prepare website designs and cut ready-made layouts, and much more. GIMP works on the most popular operating systems: Windows, Mac, Linux.
17 Artweaver
Artweaver is another graphic editor that claims to be a free analogue of Adobe Photoshop. The program can simulate painting with oil, acrylic paint, brush, crayon, pencil, charcoal, pastel, airbrush, etc. There are also various filters, working with transparency and layers, exporting and importing files into various graphic formats and much more.
18 Paint tool sai
Paint tool sai has both a Free and a paid version. First of all, it is necessary to note the editor interface, which is implemented as conveniently as possible for users. All the necessary buttons fit compactly on the panel on the left, allowing you to quickly find the necessary tool.
In addition, the interface allows you to keep several drawings open at once. The canvas itself with the image can be scaled and rotated using hotkeys and special buttons on the panel.
19 Hornil StylePix
Hornil StylePix is a powerful multifunctional free graphic editor in which programmers were able to combine such parameters as: compact size, user-friendly interface and a large number of functions. The program does not require mandatory installation, as it has a portable version that you can easily place on any flash drive and run the program directly from it. StylePix has a large number of functions and capabilities and is a worthy competitor to Paint.NET and Photoshop programs.
The program will serve you as an excellent assistant in photo editing. With this editor you can correct almost all the flaws in your photo. For creative people, StylePix provides a wide selection of brushes, cloning, selection, fill tools, as well as many options for working with text.
There is also a paid version of Hornil StylePix. Has more features such as quick mask, layer mask, brush image and layer styles for more advanced works than StylePix.
20 Photoshop Online and other online editors
There are many services on the Internet for editing photos online and without installing any programs. One of the main differences between online editors and installation programs is that the application requires the most minimal system requirements for your computer and just an installed browser to view web pages. 100% convenience from working in the online version of the graphic file editor.
Photoshop has been a darling of the design industry for decades. It is truly a fantastic program that has been a leader in image editing since the very first release of Photoshop 1 on the Mac in 1990.
However, not everyone can, or won't, pay the $699 amount. Luckily, there are many free alternatives" ", for editing. Some of them are very simple and are more suitable for basic editing (, etc.), while others are feature-rich applications that can rival Photoshop. And this despite the fact that they are free!
Today we want to show you the 20 best free image editors for photo processing.
1. GIMP
Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, AmigaOS
Editor raster images(GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a large application that was created for photo retouching, image composition and creation of original works. Created on the Unix OS, GIMP is arguably the most popular alternative to Photoshop today.
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Gimphoto is a modification of the GIMP program that aims to provide a more user-friendly interface. The editor is more similar to Photoshop, which is what makes Gimphoto popular. Gimphoto is currently available for Windows and Linux operating systems. A version for Mac was recently released.
3.
PhotoPos Pro is a rich photo editor that supports a large number of graphic formats and digital scanners. PhotoPos Pro has in its arsenal, text tools, layers, masks, vector tools and all kinds of filters.
4.
Can't afford Photoshop? You'll be pleasantly surprised to learn that Adobe offers free basic version script for the Internet! Express makes it easy to edit your photos online. You can resize your photo, crop and rotate the image, remove red-eye and add saturation, adjust white balance, fill light, and more. You can also apply various filters to photos such as pixelate, tint and crystalize.
Photoshop Express is an excellent choice for simple photo editing.
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Free Artweaver is a limited version of the art app Artweaver Plus (priced at €29). Free version has editing tools such as gradient and crop, support PSD files, color palettes and photo filters.
6.
Formally known as Fauxto, Splashup is a free online photo editing tool that supports layers, filters, brushes, a text editor, blend modes, and more. You can import photos from your desktop and import into Facebook, Flickr and Picasa.
7.
An excellent online editor that allows you to easily edit photos. You can crop and rotate images and apply many different effects such as sharpening, red-eye removal, neon and more.
In addition, the program also contains advanced tools, such as vector tools, effects editor, image markup, audio editor and screen capture.
8.
Windows, Mac, Linux
A vector graphics editor that boasts the same capabilities as Illustrator, CorelDraw and Xara X. It saves files in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format. It should be considered a full-fledged vector editor, and not an alternative to raster graphics programs such as Photoshop or Gimp.
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A simple editor that allows you to correct and improve photos. He has a lot interesting features, such as support for animated GIFs, a splitter that divides a photo into several parts, and joining multiple photos vertically or horizontally to create a likeness.
10. PhotoPlus Starter Edition
PhotoPlus Starter Edition is a limited edition version of PhotoPlusX5 ($89.99). It comes with a lot of great tools that will help you change your photos and give them a complete makeover. Through PhotoPlus, you can restore old and damaged photos, remove unwanted objects from a photo, get smooth skin, whiten teeth and much more.
11.
A beautiful graphics editor that supports gradients, textures and alpha channels. You can save the image to SVG format, PSD and PDF.
12. Paint.NET
An excellent program that has evolved from the well-known Microsoft Paint application. Paint.NET now supports layers, filters, unlimited process history, and more. It supports an intuitive tabbed interface rather than text as before.
13.
Mac, Ubunut, Fedora, Opensuse, Arch, Gentoo
One of the few applications that is not available for Windows, Darktable is multifunctional program for photo editing, supports many special effects and color correction tools. It supports 15 languages and exports to Picasa, Flickr, email and much more.
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Designed for image retouching. Photofiltre supports over 100 different filters and allows you to use a variety of selection tools such as ellipses, triangles, rounded rectangles and many more.
15. VCW VicMan's Photo Editor
A simple image editor that supports more than 30 types of formats and 100 filters and effects.
16.
An application for image processing and photo editing and retouching. It has support for multiple layers and screen capture, more than 30 formats, 100 effects and filters.
17.
Online Service
A simplified service that allows you to change images with one click. You can make changes such as rotation, size, and cropping, as well as change the exposure, colors, and sharpness of the image. More advanced effects and tools are only available to premium users ($24.95 per year).
18.
Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD and NetBSD
An offshoot of GIMP, Cinepaint has been used to edit frames in many Hollywood films such as Spider-Man and The Last Samurai.
19. Pixlr
Online, Windows, Mac, Mobile Devices
A good free online service that works through a browser on various operating systems and mobile devices. Available in 23 languages, Pixlr has handy features like color correction, filters, layer support, and more.
20.
Windows, Mac, Linux
Originally created and paid for by Idealab, Google Picasa was acquired in 2004 and released to the world for free. The current version supports markings for geographical map and is strongly integrated with social Google network+, making it easy to tag Google + and share photos with friends through circles.
Its intuitive interface makes it easy to apply basic photo correction tools.
Do you use any of these free programs for photo editing? If yes, please let us know in the comment box and describe the benefits of using it.
Any PC user encounters computer image processing from time to time. Slightly correct a digital photo, cut out a fragment or save it in another format, make the photo better or simply add brightness... Or maybe just take a screenshot from the Internet page you like and save it in graphic file. And here Windows users a standard product often comes to the rescue Paint. I must note that this is a very, very limited editor ( and to be completely frank, you can’t call him anything other than wretched), which can be applied according to the principle - “open”, “select”, “edit”, “cut”, “paste”, “save” ... and other simple dull actions. Sometimes this is enough. But rarely. As a rule, the user requires more advanced and convenient programs.
Now let's look at more powerful graphic editors with a range of interesting and tasty features.
The most famous of them is Adobe Photoshop, which can do almost everything, but this is a paid product and is intended for professionals, and not for home “users”. And if we consider the possibility of using it “to the fullest,” then we will have to pay tens of thousands of rubles for a license or look for a broken version on the World Wide Web, risking catching some kind of infection along with it ( “hackers” love to insert various malicious crap into broken versions of Photoshop and into “medicines” for it).
This is understandable, in order to slightly correct the “red eyes” in the photo from the New Year’s party, our “user” needs Photoshop, and nothing else - he categorically does not agree to exchange for anything less. True, he has no idea that if he is “lucky enough” to get caught using his pirated version, then the fine for this offense will amount to several hundred thousand rubles - this is precisely the appetite of the “right holders” from Adobe today. These are the amounts they now estimate their damage from each pirated copy. There are already plenty of precedents in modern Russia.
Truly monstrous professional products from Adobe or Corel There is absolutely no need for a home user. Small and lightweight graphic editors can easily cope with its tasks, many of which, moreover, are also absolutely free. Here we will get acquainted with some of them.
The first product on our list is GIMP(Gimp). Gimp is the most powerful and most famous of the free graphic editors, and it is also open source. Enthusiasts from all over the world take part in its development. It can run on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, FreeBSD and many other operating systems. For GIMP There are a lot of different add-ons.
Tools GIMP very similar to the instruments of the well-known Adobe Photoshop, there is support for layers, animation, a large set of filters, gradient fills, etc., installed by default. It is worth noting the set of tools - there is everything you need even for complex graphic processing. When installing GIMP You can immediately select the Russian language - there is no need to install a localization feature. The program allows you to open images directly from the Internet - just provide a link to the picture, and then edit it as you wish.
The disadvantages of the program include the unusual interface ( all panels open in separate windows scattered across the desktop) and slightly unusual work with tools. Is it true, a new version, which is currently being tested, already has a regular single-window interface, and the tools GIMP It's easy enough to get used to if you want.
The advantages, besides being free, are small size and lightweight and amazingly extensible with plug-in plugins.
They say that experienced users who have mastered working in GIMP, and hanging it with the extensions they need, create such miracles in the program that even professional Photoshop cannot do.
The next program that is quickly gaining popularity is Paint.NET. A simple, yet powerful and convenient graphic editor. License - Free.
They say that the program was developed by students from a university commissioned and under the direct supervision of Microsoft and was intended to replace the scanty Paint in new Windows versions. And then it becomes unclear why it has not yet become a standard tool operating system, because the program turned out to be really very successful.
In addition to a good built-in set of tools, Paint.NET There are also add-ons that significantly expand the editor's potential.
Paint.NET uses .NET Framework (as is clear from its name), and when installing the program, you should clarify which version of the framework is installed on the system - different versions Paint.NET uses different versions of the .NET Framework.
Next in line is Picasa. Picasa is a free image manager from Google itself. And as always, with a pleasant difference - in web albums Picasa 1 GB of free space is provided for free. You can store your photos online, Picasa it allows (has a built-in convenient image downloader). Russian language is supported.
By and large, Picasa most likely not just a graphic editor, but an organizer and cataloguer of images. The main function of the program is to organize a collection of digital graphics on your hard drive. And here she copes with a bang. And all the editing tools are already like a pleasant thing ( and quite impressive) addition.
Completes our review Photoscape- a program with rich capabilities. Russian language supported. Allows you to fully and easily work with images. Supports working with animation, and you can set the time for each frame separately. There is a good set of tools and a friendly interface. And plus a lot of other “tasty” things.
Well, in this short article we got acquainted with several fairly powerful and serious raster graphics editors. Although their range is not limited to the above - there are a huge number of similar programs. And many of them are free.
And besides them, there is a whole set of interesting narrowly focused and small programs for working with digital graphics that deserve a separate description.
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