picture software

[2weis]

there is a free GIMP download available but when I run it, it doesn't show on my computer, same with cs2
I may have a computer problem which I will try to get sorted in the next few days
brian

[cbcarolyn]

Is gimp not free now?

[2weis]

thank you Carolyn, Julie and grimsqueaker for the suggestions
I have tried to do the free downloads for both Gimp and CS2 but have been ubsuccesful
I have googled why and the suggestion is that cs2 is only free if you had an earlier version that no longer worked
I was able to get paint and will see if it does what I want
once again thanks to all who assisted me
brian

[Grimsqueaker]

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Links:

Mac: http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/...nglish.dmg.bin
Windows: http://download.adobe.com/pub/adobe/...S2_English.exe

[Darksecretz]

You can download CS2 for free from Adobe [the newer versions are payg]

[cbcarolyn]

I will say paint is more 'simple' and therefore not as sophisticated, but might do the job. GIMP has loads and loads of features, and therefore more complicated!

[2weis]

I have downloaded a copy of paint.net and will test it out
thanks for the advise
Brian

[2weis]

Carolyn and chrissie
thanks for the advise I will look at both programs over the next couple of weeks
brian

[Chrissie Smiff]

Apparently GIMP is very similar to Photoshop. I had an old Photoshop 7, bought as a DVD that was brilliant and I used it for a few years. I only took it out because the program was so big that it seemed to be slowing down my computer at the time. I got to be quite a dab hand at removing cracks etc and things I didn't want and filling in backgrounds etc. So I assume GIMP does the same.

[cbcarolyn]

I use this, but will be honest not used it in depth, seems to have a few features.

https://www.getpaint.net/download.html

it is free.

there is also Gimp, another free one, and that has loads of features for fixing photos, but again never fixed photos. just cropped added text etc

[2weis]

I have a lot of photos in old albums that are falling apart
I want to scan and save the photos to portable hard drives
I will also need to restore /fix some of the photos and I would like to name the subjects of the photos
I have looked at photoshop and consider the monthly subs expensive and if you buy outright its only for 12 months
I am looking at a free download of nch photo editor software but I cant work out if it will allow me to do what I want
does anyone have any recommendations for any software that has these capabilities
brian