Good Software for photo's.

[wade7575]

I was looking into getting some Software to resize Picture's and edit them a bit,I want to stay away from Coral and Photoshop as I'm not an advanced user and I won't need software that complex and that's another reason I was wanting to stay away from them,I just want something that is very easy to use,I already have AVS Image resizer and it works good and is easy to use.

I was wondering has anyone used Serif and if it is any good.

 

[Dave_W]

Lightroom is by far the best there is

 

[mikew_RIP]

Welcome,cant tell from your post if you have purchased a new Nikon camera,if you did give the View NX2 a try that came with it,as for photoshop yes it is daunting the first time but there is a great guided option which leads you through it,then it can be as simple or complicated as you want.
Not tried serif but photoshop elements 11 is available for a free trial so you have nothing to lose.

Adobe - Download free trial version Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 | Adobe

mike

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

ViewNX2 is designed for Nikon and it is easy to use and most important it is FREE. If you lost your disk then you can download the latest version at ViewNX 2 from Nikon

Good place to get a little more info on ViewNX2
Digitutor ViewNX 2 Ver.2.1.1 | Nikon

 

[Mick]

Adobe Lightroom 5 is currently 20% off if you are in the UK (£82.05) and they offer a free trial.

EDIT:
There is also GIMP which is FREE.

 

[fotojack]

Want something quick and easy? Free? Works like a charm? IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide End of story.

 

[Mfrankfort]

I love Lightroom 5 for almost all my editings. If I need to get super specific with filters, focus stacking, true HDR... individual pixels... I'll use Lightroom CS6. But for about 99%, Lightroom 5 is amazing. And it's a catalog too, which is a bonus. Go Wings.

 

[wade7575]

Ok thanks guys I'll give them all a look over,I think for an Image resizing program where the Picture is not an amazing picture but one I would like to keep I think I will still keep using AVS Image resizer as it is really fast and easy to use and does not seem to hurt Image quality if you shrink them 3 to 5%,I have a lot of Piture's from days gone by and will keep taking more and for me saving some room is a must.

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

I use Lightroom 5 but can also endorse Irfanview (mentioned by Jack previous) if you are looking at something for FREE and Simple.. been using it ofr years.

Pat in NH

 

[Horoscope Fish]

IrfanView - Official Homepage

End of story.

If you want simple and effective, look no further.

 

[framemeister]

Hi Don.
I have downloaded and installed ViewNX 2 (64 bit). The thumbnails show up as blank (black) but the photo opens up in full screen when I click on the blank thumbnail. I have tried the 32 bit version and get the same result. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks,
Michael

 

[Eduard]

You most likely don't have the proper Codec files installed. You have a choice of using Microsoft's or Nikon's. Install ONE of them, reboot your system and see if that fixes the issue.

 

[framemeister]

Thanks Eduard - that's fixed it!!