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<blockquote data-quote="cwgrizz" data-source="post: 364418" data-attributes="member: 27017">For the OP, I'm probably about as new at PP as anyone on here.&nbsp; I came at this a little different than probably most on here did.&nbsp; I have a Canon A520 P&amp;S camera.&nbsp; I used the .jpg image it produced and put it into Gimp for a little tweaking here and there.&nbsp; When I started having trouble with Canon's software for downloading the files from the camera I started using Picassa, but I really didn't like the way it cataloged EVERY image on my computer.&nbsp; OK, now to the DSLR.&nbsp; I started shooting RAW almost immediately, because that is &quot;what you do&quot; when you have a camera capable of RAW output. Ha!&nbsp; Now what?&nbsp; I used Nikon ViewNX-2 for downloading from the SD card and then PP using Capture NX-D.&nbsp; So far all free software.&nbsp; Export processed files as .JPG or .Tiff.&nbsp; Then if needed I shrink the file size, add copyright or any other additional processing ie HDR I use Gimp.&nbsp; Having never used PSE, PS, LR or whatever, I don't know what I am missing. Ha!&nbsp; One other program I used, but never have really gotten the results I wanted was Raw-Therapee (also free and is a Raw processing software).&nbsp; I always keep thinking that I would like to see what some of the &quot;not so free&quot; software would be like to use, but at this point I don't really see the point.&nbsp; My monitor and laptop are not &quot;calabratable&quot; and I mostly use the laptop for my processing as it is the most powerful of the machines I now own.&nbsp; Wish list is long, money is short. Ha!&nbsp; As a side note, I never played with Picassa for PP, but I have seen where some say it can do some of the necessary fixes.&nbsp; I didn't like it, but only used it because it was convenient for downloading pictures from my Canon P&amp;S.&nbsp; I may have to give it another look. Ha!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cwgrizz, post: 364418, member: 27017"] For the OP, I'm probably about as new at PP as anyone on here. I came at this a little different than probably most on here did. I have a Canon A520 P&S camera. I used the .jpg image it produced and put it into Gimp for a little tweaking here and there. When I started having trouble with Canon's software for downloading the files from the camera I started using Picassa, but I really didn't like the way it cataloged EVERY image on my computer. OK, now to the DSLR. I started shooting RAW almost immediately, because that is "what you do" when you have a camera capable of RAW output. Ha! Now what? I used Nikon ViewNX-2 for downloading from the SD card and then PP using Capture NX-D. So far all free software. Export processed files as .JPG or .Tiff. Then if needed I shrink the file size, add copyright or any other additional processing ie HDR I use Gimp. Having never used PSE, PS, LR or whatever, I don't know what I am missing. Ha! One other program I used, but never have really gotten the results I wanted was Raw-Therapee (also free and is a Raw processing software). I always keep thinking that I would like to see what some of the "not so free" software would be like to use, but at this point I don't really see the point. My monitor and laptop are not "calabratable" and I mostly use the laptop for my processing as it is the most powerful of the machines I now own. Wish list is long, money is short. Ha! As a side note, I never played with Picassa for PP, but I have seen where some say it can do some of the necessary fixes. I didn't like it, but only used it because it was convenient for downloading pictures from my Canon P&S. I may have to give it another look. Ha! [/QUOTE]

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