ArtBistro

i use corel paint shope pro x and a program called kaleidoscope creater program, they are fun and easy to use. with the kaleidoscope program i have made lots of interesting desings with my photographs. with corel paint pro x, i have also done some interesting things with my photographs

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I use photoshop elements 4 but I would like to get CS3 soon

I used Nikon Capture to process my RAW files, I just liked it. Then CS2 for final edit. Now since I got the D80 Capture doesn't work. I gave the guy at Nikon an earful to no avail about me spending thousands of dollars over the years on Nikon products but he said I still need to buy Capture NX. So guess I'll be using CS2 for processing. I shouldn't have to pay for their software.

Sorry for the rant :)

I use Photoshop 7.0 Dennis

I use mostly Bryce 5.5 and Poser 4 for 3D art and Photoshop CS2 to edit. I recently started using Illustrator CS2 too.

My most recient is CS4 but I like Photoshop elements 7 and keep elements 2 and a very old Adobe photoshop from my very first camera that both have things on them the new programs let go for one reason or other but I still like. I started digital about 14 years ago when I thought a 1 MG camera was huge and unmanagable HAHAHAHAHAHA How times do change and are changing so fast by the time I write this or you read it, it will be out of date.

Hap Murphy

I use Capture NX and Gimp and can't complain.  I don't do much editing at all though.  I use Gimp maybe 20 minutes out of a month.  I've heard that Nikon has programed information into Capture NX and NX2 that they did not release to any other programers so you get better RAW converstion from it.

I am brand new to digital, and  am just looking for the most basic in software. I despise computers, and have no desire to play with / manipulate my images. Would Capture NX2 suffice, or is there something even more basic (cheaper) out there? Thanks   PS Does this make me a heathen?

 I shoot raw and process them in Photoshop CS3 interface. It's the best tool I have found for this. Even bad exposures can be helped out. My favorite thing is the neutral balance sampler. You can remove a cast overall without loosing detail or changing the image too much.

I'm for open source.  The nice thing about open source is if you want a new feature or to fix a bug & you know how to the only thing stopping you is yourself.

I've been a GIMP user since 0.98.0 - a very long time.  Version 3.0.0 is due out next year. If you want a preview 2.7.0 does contain a lot of features that make up the next major release canidate.  I've found the RAW converter UFRAW to be very satisfactory both as a stand a lone and as a plug in.  It's come a long way in the last year.  It handles PEFs, DNGs, & NEFs rather skillfully.

The newer versions do rival many features of the process you can spend cash on.  I will say because the GIMP does not contain photo indexing capabilities I do limit myself in work flow.