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Hi everyone,

I'm in search of a really good photo editing program that is hopefully free or close to it. I just don't want to spend the money to get PS :)

I need it to do the following:

Resize pics easily
Auto Fix
Crop well
Rotate Pics
Affects
Easy to see all pics DLed from a digital camera

Thanks so much :)


Michelle

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Quick practical plan that addresses the features in your first post and builds on 's pointer to a full editor. Two tools make life easier: an image browser/manager for quickly seeing and culling camera downloads, and an editor for fixes, crops and effects. Keep originals safe and work on copies.

Simple workflow to follow every time you import photos: 1) copy images into a dated folder and keep RAWs if you have them; 2) cull quickly in a thumbnail browser (delete obvious duds); 3) run a batch "auto" pass on the remaining set if your tool supports it to normalize exposure/white balance; 4) manually refine top picks (levels/curves, local healing, crop to composition); 5) resize for the target (for web/email aim for 800-1200 px on the long side, sRGB, JPEG quality ~80-90); 6) export to a separate folder for sharing. For resizing, use a good resampling method (bicubic or Lanczos) to preserve sharpness.

Tool guidance and quick fixes: lightweight viewers/managers (IrfanView, XnView or FastStone) make it trivial to see all camera pics and do batch resize/rename. Simple editors (Paint.NET) handle everyday crops/effects; full editors and RAW processors (GIMP, Darktable/RawTherapee) cover advanced retouching. Troubleshooting tips: if thumbnails rotate oddly, check EXIF orientation and re-save with corrected orientation; if thumbnails do not appear, enable thumbnail viewing or try a dedicated viewer. Always keep originals and export edited copies.

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You could try GIMP. It is free.

Dance

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Thanks for that, I'll check it out :)


Michelle

You could try GIMP. It is free.

Dance

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