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lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

blackest wrote:

you should include this link jerry

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-168252-1.html

Its a handy section and posts are likely to be seen and answered by people who actually have answers :) not just guesses and you don't have to avoid certain posters who ask questions thinking they have the answers who then blocks anyone who disagrees and then bumps their topics when they don't get replies... sorry thats a different subject.

ppage Loc: Pittsburg, (San Francisco area)

Take a look at ACDSee. They have been doing this a LONG time. If I ever leave lightroom I am using this. No database in the middle. Images import to and work from your hard drive.
Suppposed to be simple and you can download a free trial.

2337 wrote:

I need help in finding a good, simple photo editin... (show quote)

ppage Loc: Pittsburg, (San Francisco area)

Forgot to give you the link. https://www.acdsee.com/en/products/photo-studio-standard

ppage wrote:

Take a look at ACDSee. They have been doing this a LONG time. If I ever leave lightroom I am using this. No database in the middle. Images import to and work from your hard drive.
Suppposed to be simple and you can download a free trial.

charles tabb Loc: Richmond VA.

2337 wrote:

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Give Corel Paint a look see.
From what you've said I think that you will like it.

lucianj

I have Windows 10 on my laptop. I have installed Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 and 7. Both work without problems. Personal favourite for routine editing is Elements 2.

I bought Elements 2 on Amazon for $10 + $3. S/H.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

Picasa is easy and cheap. While it no longer is maintained, it is still available.

Chicopee Loc: NY State, USA

kpmac wrote:

Faststone is what you are looking for. It will even identify your RAW files. Try it, you'll like it.

Fast stone would be my recommendation also

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

It is excellent. I tried the 30 day free trial.
Mark

ppage wrote:

Forgot to give you the link. https://www.acdsee.com/en/products/photo-studio-standard

2337

lucianj wrote:

I have Windows 10 on my laptop. I have installed Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 and 7. Both work without problems. Personal favourite for routine editing is Elements 2.

I bought Elements 2 on Amazon for $10 + $3. S/H.

Can you add text, rename, and print 12 or 20 to a page?

BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England

2337 wrote:

I need help in finding a good, simple photo editin... (show quote)

Since Photoshop is part of the Lightroom CC subscription, you use it to add text to photos that you have imported to Lightroom. I just finished one project before I came up to the living room and read your message.
I have used other programs, but the combo is best for me, and while not free, the cost is reasonable. If you’re a smoker just give up a pack or two per month, or skip that candy bar each week.
Bud

a6k Loc: Detroit & Sanibel

Kuzano wrote:

Golly Gee... My sister has been on Windows 10 for ... (show quote)

While I am no great fan of Windows, this is all correct. My wife still uses, on Win 10, a 16 bit copy of Lotus 1-2-3! If you can get an install file or an installer exe then you can keep it if you like it.

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

2337 wrote:

I need help in finding a good, simple photo editin... (show quote)

As you can see, there are MANY choices out there! Although the things you list as what you want a program to do appear fairly straightforward and "simple", there are different degrees of adjustment that separate programs from each other. This is why a program that some people love will not satisfy others. The best way to decide what program satisfies your needs is to get the free trial of one, and use it for a while. Then if you are not happy, get a different free trial and test it out. [I suspect you have already done this with LR, since you have decided you don't like it.]

You may discover, as many others have done, that one program will not be enough! One program may do most of what you want [or even all of it], and another program may do what is missing or do it better than the other program.

Regardless of what program you are working with, there will be a learning curve. Being willing to put forth the effort to learn to use it is key to success and finding what works for you.

Have fun with the search!

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

1Feathercrest wrote:

I gave up trying to use Gimp and deleted it. I want an easy to use editing program that does not require a degree and learning "curve" to perform simple adjustments and deletion of extraneous objects (like wires) in a shot.

My first edit program was called PictureIt {Microsoft later purchased it}. It did routine tasks with little fuss, but I had no control over how they did it {for example, I would point at a spot, and they did they equivalent of smearing that area}. The final results looked a little sloppy to my eye; gimp gives me control to do it in a way that looks better.

YeloCab1

I use a combination of Photoshop, the program that came with my Canon and the Microsoft Office picture managing system that comes with Microsoft Office. Between the three I can pretty much do what I need to do and without adding extra cost to the photoshop I pay for once a year

SusanFromVermont wrote:

As you can see, there are MANY choices out there! ... (show quote)

SusanFromVermont Loc: Southwest corner of Vermont

YeloCab1 wrote:

I use a combination of Photoshop, the program that came with my Canon and the Microsoft Office picture managing system that comes with Microsoft Office. Between the three I can pretty much do what I need to do and without adding extra cost to the photoshop I pay for once a year

Since you already have the Adobe CC subscription, no need to add to costs - you have everything you need, including LR Classic CC. If you follow the "rules" using LR, it is a powerful organizing tool and a great basic editor. There are some things it does better and/or easier than PS, and the two programs are linked to each other so you can start editing work in LR, finish with additional edits in PS, then the pictures goes back to the LR Catalog which means it is also in your folder on the hard drive.