It isn't photoshop and it costs less than $90
Amazon.com: Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate: Windows XP: Software
Amazon.com: Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate: Windows XP: Software
The best Paint/Photo editing app out there...
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I've downloaded GIMP several times over the years (and I list it on the freeware thread in Bits & Bytes) and while it's better then MS PAINT I find it very non-intuitive and unless I couldn't afford an app like Paint Shop Pro or Photo Shop I could never see myself relying only on GIMP... it's like Open Office- a whole lot better then Word Pad and a great product for being completely and totally free- but given the choice I'd always pick office... even office XP from 7 years ago is better IMO then the latest Open Office.
Wow, what a rough comparison. GIMP is an advanced photo manipulation program, not a cheesy drawing app. More than likely it does everything you would do in PhotoShop..
If you don't like the interface, you might want to check out http://www.gimpshop.com/ Same GIMP program underneath, but with a PhotoShop like UI. I can't vouch for it as I've never tried it, I'm fine with the standard GIMP UI.
If you don't like the interface, you might want to check out http://www.gimpshop.com/ Same GIMP program underneath, but with a PhotoShop like UI. I can't vouch for it as I've never tried it, I'm fine with the standard GIMP UI.
Paint.NET.
Downloaded GIMPshop... it seems to have frozen halfway through the startup on the first launch since installing.
Meh, don't ask me, I never used it, just read that's it's great for people that are used to the PhotoShop UI. If you're doing work professionally, don't mind spending the $$ for one of the commercial apps, or your work provides it stick with PhotoShop/Paint Shop Pro.Downloaded GIMPshop... it seems to have frozen halfway through the startup on the first launch since installing.
If you want something powerful enough for most things, is free, and you're willing to spend a little time learning the UI, go with GIMP. I wouldn't say GIMP is better than PhotoShop, or even as good, just that it will do pretty much anything a home user would want. You (meaning people, not bop specifically) just need to learn how to use it. Honestly, if you already have PhotoShop there isn't any reason to switch to GIMP, but if you don't have any and are looking for a photo manipulation program, it's worth a shot.