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Alternative to Photoshop?

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Naomi
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I am currently away from home for the season and so am using a different computer. Is there a program that is available in the standard package for windows that I can use to reduce the file size of my photos so I can post them up on here? (i.e. they can only be 100k max for here...)
Dec 19 2005 3:21AM
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Spam_Man_1500
Posts: 1358 - Karma: 12
PAINT YO! you can do everything in it, its the doo it all photo editing program!
Dec 19 2005 3:35AM
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ihatemyscratches
Posts: 753 - Karma: 9
gimp for free, macromedia firewoks if your a student or teacher. fireworks was free for me but it's harder than photoshop.
Dec 19 2005 10:01AM
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Chinook333
Posts: 78 - Karma: 10
Windows Powertoys has a image resizer.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Install that and then all you have to do is right click an image and go to 'resize'.
Dec 19 2005 10:47AM
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*freeskierpj*
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 13
I wouldn't use anything other than Photoshop. Thats just me though.
Dec 19 2005 11:46AM
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hucker22
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ihave photo draw it is pretty bad ass
Dec 19 2005 11:58AM
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skisf4x4
Posts: 394 - Karma: 21
photoshop really has no alternative.

but you are not exactly using it to its potential if you are just resizing pictures. go to download.com and look up "photo resize" programs or something. there is a bunch that should work.
Dec 19 2005 12:16PM
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St.Steezy
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just go on www.download.com and search for a photo compressor. Much easier then using fireworks or photoshop.
Dec 19 2005 4:04PM
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freezed
Posts: 12973 - Karma: 500
just get the GIMP.
Dec 20 2005 12:00AM
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Sir.Pete
Posts: 1617 - Karma: 84
paint is superior to all. i love it.
Dec 20 2005 1:16AM
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Thorvildsen
Posts: 1867 - Karma: 12
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i had that on my computer but since i have a mac and i'm never going back to windows again i just use ps
Dec 20 2005 9:32AM
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k_Boss957
Posts: 1726 - Karma: 15
paint is where its at yo
Dec 20 2005 3:24PM
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Aasert
Posts: 1583 - Karma: 9
jasc paint shop pro..its okay, but far far away as good as PS
Dec 20 2005 3:35PM
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Ericpbp
Posts: 3161 - Karma: 24
i was like that till i got into illustrator which is sick also. Photoshop>illustrator still
Dec 20 2005 3:54PM
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tuckeredoutfilms
Posts: 665 - Karma: 41
gimp works pretty well...

Photofiltre is another free program that is a free 1.5mb download. It works very well for basic photo editing http://www.snapfiles.com/get/photofiltre.html
Dec 20 2005 11:24PM
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freeskibum82
Posts: 6355 - Karma: 5,055
there is corel graphic suite similar toolbar and easy to use if you know photoshop
Dec 21 2005 9:23AM
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skisf4x4
Posts: 394 - Karma: 21
its also almost as expensive, occasionally more.

IF you are actually going to be spending money, get the whole adobe suite (photoshop, illustrator, forgot the rest). its only a couple hundred bucks with student discount (it can't be that hard to find a student if you are not). price for the average consumer is like $1200 or something rediculous if i remember right. been awhile since i got all that.

i still say www.download.com + photoresizer is the most cost effective and simplest route for you.
Dec 21 2005 9:40AM
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AndrewZ
Posts: 759 - Karma: 36
Gimp has a lot of the same features but i just dont like using it, but is free which is huge
Dec 21 2005 2:35PM
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attitashfreestyle29
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 209
use paint
Dec 21 2005 3:44PM
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