What photo editing software do you use regularly?

[coolie21]

Aperture 3, Nik software suite. Used to use Photoshop CS2 until Lion came along - that was the end of that :roll eyes:
Also have Acorn for simple image stuff for when I need layers.

I use Snapseed on the iPad.

[brembo]

Mainly shooting motorsports lately, so I use Lightroom for bulk adjustments (WB etc) then I try to comandeer my mates pc which has photoshop on it for the ones that actually turn out well.

[Geoff79]

I've pretty much exclusively turned to Faststone. Seems to do most of what I was doing in Photoshop, only Faststone is free and I'm finding it much easier to use. Don't need to type in some dodgy password everytime I open my extended trial version of Photoshop either.

But the thing I really like about Faststone is that you can do everything you want to a photo in one sitting, close it and be done. Only being able to do certain funtions, then having to save and re-open before you could use other functions was really getting to me with Photoshop. Eg. You couldn't clone/heal after changing colours, or sharpen after amending colours etc. With Faststone you just go down the lists one by one, finish and save. Nice.

[bridiexo]

PS CS5, I love photoshop, have used it for years. I've got LR3, but I don't really know how to use it to it's full potential.. yet. I'll learn one day i'm sure!

[Pentax Pete]

I mainly use ACDsee and occasionaly CS5 for the parts that ACDsee does not cover as yet, for basic work I find that ACDsee is very easy to use.

[Doninoz]

I mainly use ACDsee and occasionaly CS5 for the parts that ACDsee does not cover as yet, for basic work I find that ACDsee is very easy to use.

Hi Pete, Is that the Pro version?

[CapnBloodbeard]

Lightroom with Nik software package, supplemented by Photoshop CS5 (well, just learning the latter now).

NFI how people use PS for all their work - LR is so much faster to use!

[Pentax Pete]

Don
I have several versions of ACDsee, Pro 3, ACDsee for Pentax 3.0, Photo Editor 2008 and have just obtained ACDsee14 which has several new inovations over Pro 3, don't think I will go to the latest Pro version at this time as I need to get my head around my latest aquistion.

Regards

Pentax Pete (Geoff)

[Doninoz]

Don
I have several versions of ACDsee, Pro 3, ACDsee for Pentax 3.0, Photo Editor 2008 and have just obtained ACDsee14 which has several new inovations over Pro 3, don't think I will go to the latest Pro version at this time as I need to get my head around my latest aquistion.

Regards

Pentax Pete (Geoff)

Hi Pete,

I used to use ACDee Pro years ago until I discovered the Canon tools and lent towards them. I Use Photoshop 5 for most editing and PP

Regards

Don

[Xebadir]

Tend to use Lightroom 4 mostly, but Photoshop CS5 is an important part of my workflow in the later stages. I also use the Neat Image plugin and the Nik software suite within these, particularly Silver Efex which is magnificent.

[bort]

I find Lightroom pretty easy to use, the workflow seems to make sense to me (actually still on Lightroom 3)

[Pixeltoy]

I'm new to this and find this thread Insightful. Looks like PS and Lightroom are the popular editing apps with a smattering of Aperture, ACDsee.
I'll hit YouTube and see what the walk throughs are like.

One question I'd like to pose. Once you have edited a photo to your liking what do you do with it? Print it? Set it as a wallpaper on your PC? Archive it?

[bort]

One question I'd like to pose. Once you have edited a photo to your liking what do you do with it? Print it? Set it as a wallpaper on your PC? Archive it?

All the above! I like the way that Lightroom just stores all your changes to the original, so the original doesnt change

[Mark L]

Looks like PS and Lightroom are the popular editing apps with a smattering of Aperture, ACDsee.

Over 20% say other and Camera brand!!!!!!

[johndom]

No option for capture 1 or Photo mechanic?
I like C1.

[Snpsht]

...and no option for the one in iPhoto on an elderly Apple MacBook (laptop) - I cant imagine why not!

Looking to upgrade computer and learn to use editing software though, so this thread is a wealth of valuable info.

Thanks to you all for responding.

[Lance B]

No option for capture 1 or Photo mechanic?
I like C1.

So do I.

[Anne Sh]

LR for the majority...specifically importing, cataloguing, basic adjustments (cropping, contrast, white balance and raw processing), then Photoshop for the other stuff that I may want to do.

The majority of the time I am able to do everything in LR.

[Greg Johnston]

I predominantly use Lightroom 4. I was using Lightroom 3 but the upgrade to version 4 is brilliant. The adjustment brush has been significantly upgraded and this has taken the program to a whole new level.

[fenderstrat1963]

I use rawTherapee and the GIMP. Linux is my main OS, so short of buying a second PC I use that for everything. The only exceptions are a couple of programs I run in a Windows virtual machine.