Thread: Photo editing

Hi

One of the best is Irfanview.

This is mainly an image viewer, however it has some REMARKABLE capabilities for editing/resizing/cropping etc.

It can do BATCH processes, so if you have several photos that you want resized to the same size, you can do them in one go!

You can also in a batch process, rename photos to your preferred sequence and MUCH more, including the auto creation of web pages to display your photos INCLUDING a "main" page that has thumbnails with links to the created image pages. It works really well. Here is a web page I did using Irfanview. Click on one of the links on the left.

HTH

Originally Posted by woodbe

35mm frame size is actually 24x36mm and is the same 2:3 aspect ratio as 4x6. The 8x10 (4:5 aspect ratio) does indeed hail from earlier larger format cameras. You can get replacement focussing screens for some DSLR's with the 4:5 aspect ratio marked in the viewfinder if you are shooting for 8x10 print.

woodbe

Thanks Woodbe, It seems a long time since I have had any 6x4's done. I used to get the larger premium prints (5x7?) which did not match exactly. Always used to leave plenty around the subject to avoid cropping of body parts etc.

Originally Posted by MrFixIt

Hi

One of the best is Irfanview. This is mainly an image viewer, however it has some REMARKABLE capabilities for editing/resizing/cropping etc.

I second that. Its a really good program and best of all , its free.

My son used Irfanview for years and thought it was the Bs knees.

Perhaps Soren should have a chat to someone he knows ..... who's quite well versed in digital photography......

May have to come to a quid-pro-quo arrangement, as said person needs more help learning how to turn bowls........

Originally Posted by Stuart

Perhaps Soren should have a chat to someone he knows ..... who's quite well versed in digital photography......

May have to come to a quid-pro-quo arrangement, as said person needs more help learning how to turn bowls........

Stuart, I love your comments, and yes I will take you up on that offer.
Anyway, to the rest, sorry for not having got back sooner, but end of year work commitments have meant that I have not had access to the forum.

I do have Irfanview, Adobe Photoshop CS (trial), Nero 8 (full version), Adobe Photoshop Elements (trial) Adobe Premier Elements (trial) and Picassa 2.
I am sure I have seen / heard / read about a piece of software, where you can specify the final image size, in inches or cm, and a rectangle of that ratio is overlaid on the picture on the screen, and this rectangle can be both moved or shrunk or stretched (maintaining the aspect ratio) to show the desired final picture, ie it may therefore crop a very small amount off one side and a larger amount off the other parallel side. I was also of the impression that subsequent to this cropping, the picture could therefore fit a borderless print of the desired size.
The reason for the 'budget' is that this is purely for printing family shots, for distribution to grandparents etc.
I am not aware that the photo-kiosk is able to resize pictures saved on a memory stick before printing (this is all self driven, and to be honest, I doubt if the young girls behind the K-Mart counter would be of great help, no offence meant to these girlls.

Hope these additional comments may trigger the recall of a piece of software like that, which can be operated by a very inexperienced computer operator.

Soren

Soren,

I'd be happy to help as I have a fully set up g/design studio set up with PhotoShop CS3 with an Epson 1290 Stylus with all the Epson paper. Only cost would be the prints as they cost me. The paper I use is good for 5 years and is waterproof. I'm in Kilsyth. Final max size is dependant on what res you shoot at and the quality of it.

Looks like Stuart has put his hand up. I read Soren's initial post, and quickly skimmed over the rest.

Soren, there are loads of tutorials here using adobe elements.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...utorials&meta=

Hi

Originally Posted by Soren

I do have Irfanview, Adobe Photoshop CS (trial), Nero 8 (full version), Adobe Photoshop Elements (trial) Adobe Premier Elements (trial) and Picassa 2.
I am sure I have seen / heard / read about a piece of software, where you can specify the final image size, in inches or cm, and a rectangle of that ratio is overlaid on the picture on the screen, and this rectangle can be both moved or shrunk or stretched (maintaining the aspect ratio) to show the desired final picture, ie it may therefore crop a very small amount off one side and a larger amount off the other parallel side. I was also of the impression that subsequent to this cropping, the picture could therefore fit a borderless print of the desired size.
The reason for the 'budget' is that this is purely for printing family shots, for distribution to grandparents etc. Soren

Paint Shop Pro X (PSPX) and PSPX2 can do this... see attached.

I realise that the other software you mention are all good in their field. While I appreciate that Photoshop is the ultimate graphic app for those that NEED and CAN USE it, PS is overkill for many.

I have been a fan of PSP since version 3. It was created by JASC software and is now owned by Corel. The newest release is version 12, PSP X2.

I have been using PSPX since it came out, I just upgraded to PSP X2 *yesterday* I bought the UPGRADE for a bargin price of US$32.99!! from the US Corel web site.

You can of course download a 30 day trial version. If you decide to purchase it you could try the promo code I used, I don't know if it will still work when/if you decide to buy.

PSPX2 is a great program. The promo code is UG40OFFSEP

Good luck...

Soren,
I swear by Photoimpact, which imho has the best ratio of editing-capability to ease-of-use among photo editing software. You can get it from http://www.mailordersoftware.com.au/...ProductID=4364
at $155 plus $13 postage within Melbourne surrounds.

You click on the crop icon, select your photo crop ratio from a drop-down box (eg. 4 by 6, vertical 4 by 6, ......) click the tick box to select that, then go to your image, mark where you want it to crop, adjust by dragging any corner or side, move it around, then click another button to confirm.

You can also resize by pixels or %.
When you save the file, you can compress to any desired file size (bytes).

Besides that, there are endless editing tools for image lighting, colour, fancy effects, frames, etc, etc.

I reckon this is the one to go for if you don't have time to learn Photoshop, want most of its capabilities and it's super quick to learn and is fairly affordable.

Just to add, when you adjust any of the sides or corners while cropping, the aspect ratio (4:6 or whatever) remains at that ratio when you move the cursor ie. the rectangle gets smaller or larger accordingly.

If you do get Photoimpact, send me a PM & I'd be happy to spend a few minutes (and that's all you'll need) on the phone to start you on the basics of adjusting the image quality/colour, cropping, resizing.

Looks like I'll be downloading a few more trial versions

PhotoImpact and PSP as they both sound like the sort of think I was hoping for, ie 'simple' but effective.

hopefully I'll get to "play" this week-end, if swmbo will allow it

Soren....if you are happy with paintshop pro trial ...pm me with details and I will happily send you a full version pspx cd complete

Hi

Originally Posted by Ashwood

Soren,
I swear by Photoimpact, which imho has the best ratio of editing-capability to ease-of-use among photo editing software. You can get it from http://www.mailordersoftware.com.au/...ProductID=4364
at $155 plus $13 postage within Melbourne surrounds.

Unles you need a cardboard box to throw away or store on a shelf, you can download the full version of PhotoImpact (PI) from the maker - Corel - the same company that supplies PSPX,PSPX2 etc.

You can purchase PI online at Corel's site for AU$80.30 ((US$69.99) about HALF the price above

For AU$104, you can but the LATEST version of PSPX2

There were some refrences to PI on the PSPX2 forum recently. There is no doubt that is is a good program but does not have all the capabilities of PSP. You may not need the capabilities of PSP so PI could very well do all that YOU need.

A version of PI (probably limited in features or an earlier version) is provided by some digital camera maker, with their cameras.

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