Gooday all
Could someone please advise on the most commonly used editing software programs such as Lightroom etc
Thanks
Gooday all
Could someone please advise on the most commonly used editing software programs such as Lightroom etc
Thanks
For processing RAW files the most common I think would be: Lightroom, Capture One, Bibble, Capture NX (for Nikon), SilkyPix
For photo processing: Photoshop, Photoshop elements, Paint Shop Pro
Last edited by joele; 09-08-2010 at 1:19pm.
commonly used, does not necessality mean best. There are literally piles of software out there to edit photos with. Most are available as free 30 day trials, so it is worth downloading a few, watching some youtube tutorials on them and having a play, to find out which one suits your needs and processing workflow.
"It is one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it is another thing to make a portrait of who they are" - Paul Caponigro
Constructive Critique of my photographs is always appreciated
Nikon, etc!
RICK
My Photography
Think about your workflow first.
I.e. are you going to print? Web publish? Both?
and are you shooting JPEG or raw?
See: Learning Centre: Workflow - Putting it all together
Once your figure out what your doing with your images then select appropriate software.
Software choices?
- What came with your camera
- Free software
- Commercial products
Until you have a better understanding of your needs stick with the free stuff.
The following programs are more than sufficient for 98% of PP that any photographer is likely to do.
a) The GIMP http://www.gimp.org/ (this has many plugins and has similar capabilities to Photoshop)
b) Picasa from google http://picasa.google.com/
c) Paint .net http://www.getpaint.net/ (Very lightweight, good for JPEGs and simple stuff)
A more comprehensive list is available here.
And the missing 2% can be done using other programs (eg. Autostitch for panoramas)
Digital Asset Management (DAM) programs
In addition to Aperture (for Mac) and Adobe Lightroom (PC and Mac) there are some free DAM software:
http://www.irfanview.com/ IrfranView
http://www.xnview.com/ XnView
http://picasa.google.com/ Picassa from Google can be used as a DAM
This list shows many other alternates for DAM software
regards, Kym Gallery Honest & Direct Constructive Critique Appreciated! ©
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Joel
Thanks for the info
Greg
Rick
Thanks for the reply, can you suggest a few commonly used good ones.
Greg
Kym
Thanks heaps for this info, I have a lot to learn.
Greg