Cheap Photoshop

[YarisSi]

Does anyone know any reasonable (quality and price) alternatives to photoshop or free software downloads?
Thanks
Si

[Bodo]

The GNU Image Manipulation Program: www.gimp.org
I've worked a lot with it professionally, and don't see the need to use Photoshop.

The Gimp isn't ready for enterprise-grade printing (CMYK) yet though.

You can download it free now. It's open source; the licence doesn't cost any money, nor will it constrain any commercial work with that application.
If you have trouble installing it, look at www.nidelven-it.no/articles/introduction_to_gimp for instructions.

[YarisSi]

The name is enough to tell me it will be great. Thanks

>> Edited by YarisSi on Saturday 6th November 23:36

[te51cle]

Adobe's own Elements program is perfectly good unless you have a very specific need for the 'Curves' facility - and my guess would be that you don't. Elements is similar in layout to Phoptoshop but is a bit more logical/intuitive.

You should be able to pick up a copy of Elements 2 for less than £40 as they're just about to replace it with Elements 3.

[docevi1]

Jasc's Paint Shop Pro is the other name bandied about when talk of Photoshop emerges. I picked up version 7 from amazon.co.uk for £35 around 3 years back now and haven't seen the need to upgrade yet

[gixxer1000]

YarisSi said:

Does anyone know any reasonable (quality and price) alternatives to photoshop or free software downloads? Thanks Si

Try ebay. I bought Photoshop CS with image ready, that was described as being "excess training stock", for £20! Works a treat.

gixxer