Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 119014" data-attributes="member: 13090">I use a photo editing program called Irfanview. You can download it for free (no nag screens about upgrading or anything like that either) from here:&nbsp; <a href="http://download.cnet.com/IrfanView/" target="_blank">IrfanView - CNET Download.com</a>I'm probably at risk of being laughed off the forums for telling you this, but I use Irfanview for a lot of Q&amp;D edits when working with .jpg's because it's SIMPLE and FAST, while for heavier, more precise work on RAW files and such I break open Photoshop.&nbsp; Anyway, once you open a file in Irfanview you simply navigate to: Image/Color Corrections in the toolbar and use the sliders for the different color (R, G, B) corrections , the &quot;Gamma&quot; slider, etc. and then apply the changes when you're happy. There's a separate menu item for &quot;Sharpen&quot;; click it repeatedly to increase the sharpening effect; more than two clicks will promptly ruin most pics in my experience.Furthermore, if you're going to use Irfanview, you'll want to download the &quot;Plug-ins Pack&quot; from the homepage:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.irfanview.com/" target="_blank">IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide</a>&nbsp; As well as the Microsoft Camera Codec Pack:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829" target="_blank">Download Microsoft Camera Codec Pack from Official Microsoft Download Center</a> if you play with RAW files. Also, all of the above assumes you're playing on a Windows PC; if you're a Mac user I have no suggestions for you...And now you know my dirty little secret!! Hope it helps.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 119014, member: 13090"] I use a photo editing program called Irfanview. You can download it for free (no nag screens about upgrading or anything like that either) from here: [URL="http://download.cnet.com/IrfanView/"]IrfanView - CNET Download.com[/URL] I'm probably at risk of being laughed off the forums for telling you this, but I use Irfanview for a lot of Q&D edits when working with .jpg's because it's SIMPLE and FAST, while for heavier, more precise work on RAW files and such I break open Photoshop. Anyway, once you open a file in Irfanview you simply navigate to: Image/Color Corrections in the toolbar and use the sliders for the different color (R, G, B) corrections , the "Gamma" slider, etc. and then apply the changes when you're happy. There's a separate menu item for "Sharpen"; click it repeatedly to increase the sharpening effect; more than two clicks will promptly ruin most pics in my experience. Furthermore, if you're going to use Irfanview, you'll want to download the "Plug-ins Pack" from the homepage: [URL="http://www.irfanview.com/"]IrfanView - Official Homepage - one of the most popular viewers worldwide[/URL] As well as the Microsoft Camera Codec Pack: [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26829"]Download Microsoft Camera Codec Pack from Official Microsoft Download Center[/URL] if you play with RAW files. Also, all of the above assumes you're playing on a Windows PC; if you're a Mac user I have no suggestions for you... And now you know my dirty little secret!! Hope it helps. [/QUOTE]

Verification