Can anyone recommend me a free software program to edit photos / make a card? Thanks!

catlou

Hi

I don't usually do stuff like this very often so when I have looked on my pc the only software I can seem to find that does it is Arcsoft Photo Impression 4 which is not that great!

Can anyone recommend me anything free that I can download or use online?

Thanks!

triggerhappy_2

How complicated is the stuff you're doing?

There is an open source Photoshop-alike called Gimp, but it may be more advanced than you're looking for.

catlou

Thanks!

It's quite basic really.....although I have an ok knowledge of powerpoint so I may download Gimp for future use?

would you still suggest it for doing this basic job or something else?

triggerhappy_2

Gimp is great, but has a similar learning curve to Photoshop so may be a bit time consuming to get started with. Worth downloading and having a play around with to see how you get on though.

How about Picasa for photo editing? Really simple to use if you're just retouching photos.

triggerhappy_2

In terms of card making (I'm assuming you mean greetings cards?) you could do worse than PagePlus for something free.

barginunter

I use Picasa for editing and organizing my photos. Cards can be made easily in MS Publisher if you have it or Word.

catlou

Oh HELL!! :eek:

So I have managed to do what I wanted on gimp, which is quite complicated (I did a night class on desk top publishing many moons ago so bit rusty but came in handy...!!)

However when I go to print it will not seem to talk to my epson printer not had this problem with anything else?

So if I do file print it shows my printer lets me select it and lets me change the preferences to photo paper, best quality etc. But when I click print then it keeps crashing everytime...and I get the message "print.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close......."

Any ideas folks?

MadTechie

What about Kigosoft Inc Photo Card Maker

Photo Card Maker is a totally freeware!
Kigo Photo Card Maker is powerful, and it's a totally freeware!
All the templates for Kigo Photo Card Maker are free, too!
Photo holiday cards have become one of the most popular Greetings of the year. With this freeware, you can insert your most precious family photos or office staff picture directly onto one of these elegant photo holiday cards templates. Your loved ones will treasure this gift for years to come, by holding the memories of Christmas past captured on one of these holiday cards. Sending a Christmas photo card to your customers and clients, with a quality digital picture of your staff, sends the gift and message of your company's commitment to quality and service.

turbobob

catlou wrote: »

Oh HELL!! :eek:

So I have managed to do what I wanted on gimp, which is quite complicated (I did a night class on desk top publishing many moons ago so bit rusty but came in handy...!!)

However when I go to print it will not seem to talk to my epson printer not had this problem with anything else?

So if I do file print it shows my printer lets me select it and lets me change the preferences to photo paper, best quality etc. But when I click print then it keeps crashing everytime...and I get the message "print.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close......."

Any ideas folks?

Don't know - from searching around Windows printing support in GIMP looks a bit iffy - http://registry.gimp.org/node/11864

How about saving it as a common image file (say TIF or JPEG) and then using another program like Windows Photo Viewer to print it?

spud17

catlou wrote: »

Hi

I don't usually do stuff like this very often so when I have looked on my pc the only software I can seem to find that does it is Arcsoft Photo Impression 4 which is not that great!

Can anyone recommend me anything free that I can download or use online?

Thanks!

I posted at the weekend, trying to find something to make flyers, menus etc, the free PagePlus also suggested by triggerhappy, certainly looks promising.

Linbox

http://www.filehippo.com/download_paint.net/